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A new program at Chico State aims to address teacher shortages across the North State by paying aspiring elementary school teachers while they earn their credentials.
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Shows and Podcasts
Nancy's Bookshelf: Redding physician Bruce Bartlow on Healing Together
Redding physician Bruce Bartlow is committed to narrative medicine and the spiritual dimensions of illness.
PG&E power shutoffs | Oroville historic home arson attempt | Police officers could return to Chico high school
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026.
ICE arrest reported in Chico | California wildfire memorial breaks ground | Shasta County weighs Recovery First
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026.
Blue Dot: Can the human body survive the long trip to Mars?
Host Dave Schlom is joined by Mark Shelhamer, former Chief Scientist of the Human Research Program at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and current director of the Johns Hopkins Human Spaceflight Laboratory in Maryland.
PG&E warns of possible power shutoffs in North State | Chico reports sharp drop in climate pollution | Oroville man sentenced for hate crime
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday Oct. 9, 2026.
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Erin Hooley/AP PhotoReports of immigration enforcement in Chico have "not been verified," the university said in an email. -
Erik Adams/NSPRTwo-hour free parking returns to downtown Chico lots for the holiday season. Short headlines and local updates from across the North State and California. -
PG&EShasta and Tehama counties face the largest potential shutoffs. See if you’re affected. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from October 8 to October 11. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRMore than 100 people gathered in solidarity with sexual assault survivors following rape allegations at Cornell University. -
Cory Doctorow/Flickr Creative CommonsThe proposed changes would allow misdemeanor charges for illegal camping even when no shelter space is available. -
Screenshot by Andre Byik/NSPRAbout 7,400 customers were without power in and around downtown Chico on Tuesday, according to PG&E. -
California Highway Patrol/NTSB)Investigation files from the National Transportation Safety Board show the pickup driver had a history of drug use.
NPR News
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Pope Leo is resting in a Roman hospital after undergoing lung surgery to remove a cancerous growth, according to the Vatican. Meanwhile, experts are weighin in about what this health scare means for the 71-year-old pontiff and his papacy?
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Katie Zacharia's first White House press briefing was short and often halting. The new press secretary chosen by President Trump left a lot of unanswered questions, including some uncertainties about her own qualifications.
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The president of Cornell University, Michael Kotlikoff, is under fire over the university's handling of a gang rape at a fraternity party in 2024.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, about the inflation data that was released on Wednesday.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with David S. Cohen, former deputy director of the CIA, about his piece in Foreign Affairs entitled "The Case for Economic Espionage."
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Medicare open enrollment starts Thursday, Oct. 15. And for several million seniors across the country it will be especially important. That's because some insurers are shutting their Medicare Advantage plans, especially in rural areas.
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