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Five years after the Beckwourth Complex and Dixie Fire, Plumas County has ended emergency ordinances that allowed wildfire survivors to live in RVs and mobile homes. Here's how the county plans to enforce the change.
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Shows and Podcasts
Aldridge passed over for Chico city manager | Judge orders sheriff to keep policing Willows | It’s heating up in the North State
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, July 9, 2026.
Nancy's Bookshelf: In search of a new life
In her memoir "Midstream: A Life Remade in 50 Swims," fourth-generation Chicoan Kate Washington chronicles diving feet first into a new life.
Plumas County ends emergency RV housing rules | Siskiyou supervisors hear AI data center concerns | California launches wildfire detection satellites
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Wednesday, July 8, 2026.
In depth — Chico library shooting and its apparent online ties
A researcher of online extremism says the suspect in the deadly shooting may fit into a newer pattern of violent online communities.
Chico manager pick draws scrutiny | Mount Shasta quells data center rumors | Online extremism and active shooters
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Tuesday, July 7, 2026.
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Paradise Symphony OrchestraConductor Lloyd Roby and his orchestra will provide the soundtrack to America’s 250th birthday in Paradise. -
Connect250What happens when strangers sit down and truly listen to one another? We’re joining StoryCorps and NPR’s "Morning Edition" for Connect250, a nationwide effort to capture Americans’ stories for the Library of Congress in honor of America’s 250th birthday. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRWhile some residents say a guard on duty could help deter an attack in the future, others question if more security is what’s really needed. -
Jeff Chiu/AP PhotoThe Supreme Court’s ruling upholding state bans on transgender athletes does not change California law, but it could bolster the Trump administration’s pressure on the state. -
Mariam Zuhaib/AP PhotoA Chico immigration attorney says the Supreme Court's decision to uphold birthright citizenship is providing reassurance for many immigrant families across the North State. -
Cal Fire-Butte CountyShort headlines and local updates from across the North State and California. -
Mariam Zuhaib/AP PhotoA University of Virginia legal expert says the Supreme Court’s ruling on President Trump’s birthright citizenship order could raise new questions about citizenship documents for immigrant families, including in the North State. -
Carlos Kosienski/Sipa USA via AP PhotoThe Trump administration is moving federal oversight of special education to the Department of Health and Human Services, raising questions about what the change could mean for North State students with disabilities.
NPR News
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Canoeist David Hearn plead not guilty in D.C. Superior Court Thursday to a charge of destruction of property causing more than $1,000 in damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. -
Former strength and conditioning coach Mark Kulbis was charged Monday in the death of Calvin "CJ" Dickey Jr., a freshman athlete with sickle-cell trait who collapsed during training in July 2024.
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President Trump praised Iranian leaders just weeks ago. Now, he's called them "cuckoo" and says the ceasefire is over.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen about President Trump at the NATO summit and more strikes in the war with Iran.
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A federal judge in Manhattan ordered the payment of $5.8 million to writer E. Jean Carroll from a sexual abuse and defamation case against President Trump. The payment had been held up by appeals.
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Structural problems at a building in Midtown Manhattan continue to snarl traffic as repairs and inspections proceed. The area was evacuated this week when the building was deemed at risk of collapse.
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