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The state is seeking $38 million in damages for the December 2024 arson fire.
Shows and Podcasts
Blue Dot: Excellence in science teaching: Caltech's Feynman award-winning Sarah Reisman
Host Dave Schlom is joined by California Institute of Technology professor Sarah Reisman for an in-depth conversation about teaching one of the most difficult subjects taught on any college campus: organic chemistry.
Unusually warm weather ahead | California wants to bring down suicide rates | New tool shows downtown Chico redesign ideas
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, March 13, 2026.
Cultivating Place: Vital Energy: Omar Al Shafie on innovative re-thinking and growing
We celebrate the joys of healthy living soil in conversation with Omar Al Shafie, co-founder of Northern California-based Teregen Ag.
Dental concerns after Oroville fluoride decision | McCain murder trial delayed | Paradise renames council chambers for LaMalfa
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, March 12, 2026.
March 11: Les Hait
To learn more about these poets, click on their names.
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Claudia Brancart/NSPRState Sen. Mike McGuire stopped in Chico over the weekend while campaigning for California’s 1st Congressional District, saying he's Democrats’ best chance to turn the district from red to blue. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRAbout 7,400 customers were without power at one point, a PG&E spokesperson said. -
Melodie EllisonFrom friendship to racing against time, this raunchy comedy packs all the messages and laughs needed for a night in the theater. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from March 5 to March 11. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRAt Tuesday’s council meeting, over a dozen residents spoke against the Chico Police Department buying up to $1.3 million in military equipment. Despite council giving the go ahead, many in attendance want more oversight in police spending. -
When has NSPR shown up for you? For Rural Voices Day, North State Public Radio is asking listeners across the North State to share their stories. -
Chico City Council/FacebookChico Police Chief Billy Aldridge will be asking City Council to approve $1.3 million in military equipment purchases at Tuesday’s meeting. -
Redding Electric Utility/FacebookThe community-owned utility is proposing four consecutive years of 4.5% rate hikes. If approved by councilors in March, the average customer would pay about $7 more per month.
NPR News
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A class-action lawsuit has been filed after part of a decades-old sewer line in Maryland collapsed in January, sending raw sewage into the Potomac River. After weather delays, repair work has resumed. -
In a post on Truth Social, President Trump announced Friday afternoon that Richard Grenell is leaving the Kennedy Center. The arts complex is scheduled to close in July for renovations. -
A growing chorus of Republicans in Congress have embraced rhetoric against Muslims and sharia law. But unlike in past years, their remarks have faced little public pushback from leadership.
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The country singer-songwriter formerly known as Sturgill Simpson has a new album out under his current stage name, Johnny Blue Skies and the Dark Clouds.
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From Timothee Chalamet's comments about opera to the new category of Best Casting, here's what to know ahead of the Academy Awards.
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A federal judge has put the brakes on a criminal probe of the Federal Reserve, saying it was part of an improper campaign by the Trump administration to pressure the central bank into cutting interest rates.
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