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Short headlines and local updates from across the North State and California.
Shows and Podcasts
Butte County warns of budget strain | Judge tentatively sides with Chico mayor in downtown lawsuit | UC Irvine study tracks political breakups
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Wednesday, May 27, 2026.
Tracking California wildfire prevention | Chico parents raise privacy concerns over AI cameras | FAIR Plan rates are rising
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
Chico Unified to install AI cameras | Aaron Rodgers to retire from NFL | Hot today, cooler tomorrow
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, May 22, 2026.
Blue Dot: Understanding the basic science of spaceflight with Trisha Muro
Host Dave Schlom is joined by science educator and author Trisha Muro to discuss her new book, It's (Just) Rocket Science: Exploring Physics Through Spaceflight Missions.
Cultivating Place: A Radical Plan: Village Homes in Davis, CA turns 50!
We continue plumbing the potential of gardens and gardeners for growing a future we want to cultivate- for the benefit of all. To look forward, we look back to the radical plan for a 50-year-old, intentionally designed, sustainability-oriented community and housing development, Village Homes, in Davis, California.
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FacebookDom Belza was a former Marysville city council member and is one of three North State Republicans vying for the open 3rd Assembly District seat, which has been held by Republican James Gallagher for over the last decade. -
Jamie Johansson is a former president of the California Farm Bureau and is one of three North State Republicans vying for the open 3rd Assembly District seat, which has been held by Republican James Gallagher for over the last decade. -
Nationla Weather ServiceValley temperatures will approach 100 degrees through Friday before cooling closer to normal over the holiday weekend. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from May 21 to May 24. -
Pallet Shelter/FacebookChico’s homelessness response will look different after the Warren v. Chico settlement ends, with new rules at the Genesis Pallet shelter site and plans to close the alternative camping site. -
The U.S. Drought Monitor is showing moderate drought and abnormally dry conditions across the North State as fire officials warn of a potentially severe wildfire season. -
Angel Huracha/NSPROutpatient Records has spent more than a decade bringing vinyl pop-ups and live music events to Chico. Now creator Matthew Garcia is kicking off a new Latin music pop-up series built around vinyl, DJs and community connection. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from May 14 to May 17.
NPR News
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Ben Rhodes was a speechwriter and security adviser for President Obama. His book, All We Say, is a collection of 15 speeches — from Ben Franklin to Trump — about what it means to be American.
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Music is interwoven with the sounds of daily life in this West African island nation, which hosted two international music festivals in April and has been named the African Capital of Culture for 2028. -
Palestinians in the West Bank live amid garbage following Israeli restrictions. Two Palestinian entrepreneurs are trying to make a change. -
When a species is facing extinction, it takes an enormous human effort to stave it off. Case in point: the painstaking campaign to save the frosted flatwoods salamander. -
Texas Republicans nominated scandal-plagued state Attorney General Ken Paxton in their U.S. Senate primary following an endorsement from President Trump.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Brandon Rottinghaus, professor of political science at the University of Houston, about the outcome of Tuesday's primaries in Texas.
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