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Paradise Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Lloyd Roby and his orchestra will provide the soundtrack to America’s 250th birthday in Paradise.
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Shows and Podcasts
Cultivating Place: Sunchoke Farms, Next in the Cultivating South Bend Series
Susan Greutman is the founder and owner of Sunchoke Farms, an urban homestead-turned-family farm in South Bend, Indiana, growing chemical-free produce on formerly vacant city lots.
Library book sale concerns | Chico gets new city manager | Threats over rumored data center
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, July 2, 2026.
Nancy's Bookshelf: Love, loss, and the journey of self-discovery
Chico author Douglas Keister‘s 49th book explores love, loss, and self-exploration. This novel features a 15th-century painting, The Garden of Earthly Delights, that hangs in the Prado Museum in Madrid.
July 1: Marc Mallinger & Danielle Alexich
To learn more about these poets, click on their names.
Birthright ruling brings relief to immigrant families | Plumas tightens RV living rules | Library users split on added security
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Wednesday, July 1, 2026.
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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. -
NSPRBeginning Monday, July 6, North State Public Radio will air the "BBC World Service" at 9 p.m. on weeknights. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRPerforming for nearly a decade and co-producer of the Stardust Review, Majors continues to push boundaries while prioritizing audience connection and creating inclusive community spaces through burlesque. -
Chico Theater CompanyChico Theater Company is staging Neil Simon's “Rumors,” a fast-paced comedy about friendship, assumptions and a dinner party gone terribly wrong. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRButte 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.
NPR News
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The Society of St. Pius X was excommunicated by Pope Leo for ordaining bishops without his permission. Its issues with the church run far deeper. -
As much of the Eastern U.S. experiences potentially record-breaking daytime temperatures, the nights are also staying unusually warm, leaving the human body no time to recover. -
The romance books Ryan read growing up rarely included characters who looked like her. Now she deliberately centers people the genre has left out, including Black, Indigenous and queer women. -
The Scottish-born comic became a U.S. citizen in 2008. He showcases his goofy sense of humor, and his appetite for the unpredictable, in a new five-part documentary series for CNN. -
President Trump and his family took in more than $1 billion last year through crypto businesses, a federal filing released Wednesday revealed.
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Former White House ethics lawyer Richard Painter says President Trump "stands alone" in having substantial financial conflicts of interest and that, "for every other executive branch official, it would be a violation."
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