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Short headlines and local updates from across the North State and California.
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Shows and Podcasts
Blue Dot: John Steinbeck, Ed Ricketts and the epic story of the Western Flyer
Host Dave Schlom is joined by two special guests to tell the story of the now-fully restored Western Flyer.
Fire weather prompts Bidwell Park closures | Chico Unified considers police back to schools | Chico State students protest CSU's OpenAI deal
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, Oct. 16, 2026.
Cultivating Place: Gardenside with journalist Kai Wright, co-host of The Guardian's Stateside with Kai + Carter
Kai Wright is a gardener, but you likely know him as a Peabody Award-winning host, editor, and longtime journalist whose work explores the intersection of history, power, and the evolving American identity.
PG&E power shutoff updates | California dam safety | North State No Kings protests
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026.
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.
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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. -
Rich Pedroncelli/AP PhotoShasta 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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National Weather ServiceHot weather is expected to linger into early next week, with forecasters warning it could dry out the region and set the stage for increased fire risk. -
Urban Design Associates/Barber Yard Specific PlanA major housing development planned in Chico is raising questions about where the city ends and farmland begins. -
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.
NPR News
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Mayor of Bend Melanie Kebler about how the community is grieving the three children and teacher who were killed in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School on Thursday.
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An armed bystander stopped a shooting at a school in Bend, Ore. We talk with experts about how rarely an armed civilian ends an attack like this and how gun rights groups are responding.
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A new investigative series by NPR looks into the real life missing person case of American journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared in Syria over a decade ago.
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The Irish rock band Fontaines D.C. has been trying to make sense of it in their music. Their new album is called Dopamine Chamber.
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In Silicon Valley, the AI boom means a lot of people are excited about this new technology, but concerned about when the music might stop. NPR went to San Francisco Tech Week to take the pulse.
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Norway has the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, but it's facing a self-imposed dilemma. Should the fund's investments include companies that contribute to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war?
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