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At the State of the University Address on Tuesday, President Steve Perez said enrollment numbers are up for a third year in a row. He said the budget is looking up, too. That’s as the entire CSU system weathers a fiscal crisis.
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Shows and Podcasts
California judge flags courthouse arrests in Shasta County | Chico council considering outsourcing public works jobs | ‘Hello, Dolly’ being performed in Chico
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
Anti-ICE protests grow in Chico | Former CapRadio executive charged with embezzlement | Shasta County reports measles case
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, February 2, 2026.
Blue Dot: Good Fire as a tool for landscape and human healing
Host Dave Schlom is joined by two program managers from California State University's Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve to discuss the concept of "good fire."
Trump vs. California schools | ICE protests follow Minneapolis unrest | Chico police board to get new members
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, January 30, 2026.
Cultivating Place: After the Fires: Cultivating Place in LA with Studio Petrichor
Cultivating Place checks in with two humans who are cultivating their place with care in the wake of this catastrophe. Leigh Adams and Shawn Maestretti are Studio Petrichor, based in Los Angeles.
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Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP PhotoThe late congressman will be remembered at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds. An overflow crowd is expected. -
MK2 Films, Snowgoose Festival, Bloodsugar & KitKat RecordsHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from January 22 to January 28. -
Chico City CouncilPublic works employees in Chico will soon have access to early cancer detection blood tests, following a city council vote that expanded a program previously limited to police and firefighters. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRCounty officials say a new $44 million jail in Oroville will help address capacity issues that intensified after a California law shifted many people in prison to county jails, while improving medical and mental health care. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRA new monthly music meetup at Chico’s 1078 Gallery is designed to help women musicians connect, collaborate and build confidence — no matter their experience level. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRThe protest on Tuesday was part of a nationwide action marking one year since President Donald Trump returned to office. -
Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP PhotoShort headlines and local updates from across the North State and California. -
Sean PeelerThe photographer and artist details the mobile tintype process and shares his thoughts on the significance of art.
NPR News
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The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics and national security. -
Hundreds of dogs competed for the top prize at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show this week. Penny the Doberman pinscher was named best in show. -
In South Africa, paleontology has been dominated by white people. Lazarus Kgasi is changing that dynamic — and coloring in the picture of the world our distant ancestors once inhabited. -
How old is too old for a 30-year mortgage? It's just one of a number of questions that older Americans face when they are looking to buy a home later in life. -
The partial government shutdown has ended. Now, lawmakers come to a more difficult task: how to find bipartisan agreement on changes to immigration enforcement.
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Lawmakers have a little over a week to negotiate changes to federal immigration enforcement. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., talks about what's next and what Democrats are looking to accomplish.
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