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Shasta County accuses elections chief Clint Curtis of failing to destroy ballots from the 2024 election as required by state law. Curtis disputes the county’s account.
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Shasta County election concerns | Butte County DA questions courthouse arrest law | North State heat advisory continues
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.
Best of Blue Dot: California's wild and scenic Eel River and California Fly Fisher magazine
Host Dave Schlom is joined by Charles Schneider, a Connectivity Program Manager for California Trout, to discuss the human and natural history of California's third-largest watershed, the Eel River.
Camp Fire survivors could see more money | Chico State responds to sexual assault concerns | Barber Yard project tests Chico’s Greenline
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, Oct. 2, 2026.
Cultivating Place: Sweet Peas & Sweet Homes: Where Flowers Become Memories
Host Ben Futa welcomes Colleen Raney of Washington State’s Songbird Seed Company and Diadem Flower Company to welcome October. Raney founded a seed company devoted to cultivating and preserving exceptional sweet peas.
Bidwell Mansion fire lawsuit moves forward | FEMA funds fall short for Park Fire | Chico Muslims celebrate Eid holiday recognition
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026.
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Noah Berger/AP PhotoGov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2700 on Wednesday, which requires state regulators to explore ways utilities can make up compensation shortfalls tied to fires they caused before July 12, 2019. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from October 1to October 4. -
Anthony Vasek/NSPRShort headlines and local updates from across the North State and California. -
Noah Berger/AP PhotoCal Fire, Chico and Tehama County will also be partially reimbursed for their immediate response to the devastating wildfire. -
Matt Rourke/AP PhotoThe legislation will require all CPR-trained workers in California to also learn to recognize an opioid overdose and administer naloxone, the powerful opioid overdose reversal medication. -
Pool photographer Jose Luis Villegas/The Sacramento BeeBradley Scott Sayer waived a hearing that would have tested the evidence against him. His next arraignment is set for Nov. 12. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRThe Chico nonprofit is giving older hardware another life and finding them new homes. -
Angel Huracha/NSPREighth-grader Shelby Hinkley takes obsession to extremes when she kidnaps a movie star to marry him in “I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire.”
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The Supreme Court heard its first argument of the new term: a case about how much power local governments have to recover the costs of responding to the effects of climate change.
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NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Jeremy Scahill of Drop Site News, which has issued an extensive new report on the U.S. airstrikes on a school in southern Iran.
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The rival candidates for governor of Minnesota are both breast cancer survivors, who've talked to each other about it - and spoke to a reporter about how that's shaped their lives and policies.
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Combined spending on advertising by Democratic state Rep. James Talarico, Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, and super PACs supporting each of them has already topped $240 million.
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Philadelphia held a parallel parking competition, and crowned Mario Zucca the winner after three rounds of challenges.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Erin Murphy, a professor at NYU School of Law and an expert on sexual assault law, about how New York state considers alcohol use when determining the presence of consent.
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