More than 1,370 people have been charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. NPR is tracking each case from the initial charges through sentencing.
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The California Department of Finance released a population estimate on Tuesday showing the state gained just over 67,000 people in 2023 for a total population of more than 39.1 million. It's the first population increase since 2019.
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The Supreme Court heard arguments about a major homelessness case last week. Here's what to expect going forward and how it could affect unhoused residents in Chico. Also, Lassen, Modoc and Plumas County residents will need to carry permits before doing any residential burning starting tomorrow, and Caltrans officials say they’re making progress toward reopening Highway 70 through the Feather River Canyon.
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California formed the Office of Health Care Affordability in 2022, and on Wednesday, the board voted on a spending target that could begin to rein in costs.
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A community fridge in south Chico faces closure if not adopted by another operator. Also, plans to expand Chico’s passenger train routes to the Bay Area, high speed rail and the San Joaquin Valley are in the final stage, and Redding is among the top 100 best places to live in the U.S. according to livability.com that looked at small and mid-sized communities across the country with scores based on economic variables and factors that influence quality of life, including affordability.
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Host Dave Schlom visits with best-selling author and award-winning anthropologist Meredith F. Small to talk about her new book, Here Begins The Dark Sea: Venice, a Medieval Monk and the Creation of the Most Accurate Map of The World.
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A federal affordable internet subsidy is going away and 3 million Californians must decide whether to end access largely considered a human right.
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NPR's Life Kit team offers tips for how to read deeply in an age when we are constantly distracted.
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NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with comedian Jenny Slate for her new show Wild Card.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with NASA administrator Bill Nelson about the space agency's plans to return to the moon and travel later to Mars.
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Tens of thousands of people in the former Soviet republic of Georgia have been protesting a Russia-style draft bill they say will hurt free speech and democracy.
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There is a split-screen of media coverage of the Israel-Hamas war. Israeli channels focus on the Oct. 7 attack, the soldiers and the hostages, while Palestinian media highlights daily suffering.
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The English actor played Captain Edward John Smith in the 1997 film Titanic as well as King Théoden of Rohan in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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