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Butte County's library security contract allowed for standing guards. But officials said they had never seen the need to assign one to the Chico library before Monday's shooting.
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Shooting suspect appears to flash extremist-linked gesture | Library had no standing guard | How Chico police response compares nationally
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, June 26, 2026.
Cultivating Place: Following What Flourishes, with Amanda Hannah
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Library shooting suspect planned suicide, DA says | Downtown lawsuit takes new turn | Layoffs hit Butte County’s EBT, Medi-Cal office
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, June 24, 2026.
Nancy's Bookshelf: In the orchard
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Authorities cite Columbine link in library shooting | What's next in the case | Sheriff releases names of victims
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Wednesday, June 23, 2026.
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Butte County Sheriff's OfficeProsecutors say a journal recovered from the 18-year-old suspect shows he planned to kill himself after Monday's deadly shooting at the Chico library, but his lack of experience with the shotgun prevented that from happening. -
Erik Adams/NSPRThe FBI says the suspect in Monday's Chico library shooting spent time studying the Columbine attack and may have been trying to carry out something similar. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from June 18 to June 22. -
National Weather ServiceFriday storms could bring lightning to the North State. Here’s why fire officials are keeping an eye on the forecast. -
City of Chico/YouTubeThe Chico City Council approved a five-year sewer rate increase this week that would see a rate hike of 55% as soon as November. -
National Weather Service/XLocal agencies set their own rules on when to activate cooling centers, which provide more than just a place to cool off during extreme heat emergencies. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRAn Iranian-linked group says it accessed and released customer billing information as part of a broader cyber campaign targeting Cal Water in Chico, Bakersfield and Visalia. -
Sarah Bohannon/NSPRCould the E. coli strain that sickened several children in Chico last summer return this year? Butte County’s Health Officer, Jarett Beaudoin explains what testing is showing ahead of the summer swimming season.
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To mark the occasion of Miles Davis' centennial, trumpeter Keyon Harrold put on a concert at Carnegie Hall and shared a candid conversation about the legend with Christian McBride. -
Two couples spend an ill-advised evening together in the tense comedy The Invite. Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton, star in the film, which plays it a little too safe. -
Nayef Samaro, 25, was killed in an Israeli military raid on Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, as he prepared to meet his wife at the hospital for the birth of their first child. -
Ukraine launched a major nighttime attack on a dozen Russian regions, Russian-held Crimea and the surrounding seas, and Russia attacked various regions of Ukraine, as their war grinds on. -
The cause of the damage could not be independently verified, and authorities did not immediately issue a statement on the incident.
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