Short headlines and local updates from across the North State and California.

Short headlines and local updates from across the North State and California.
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This week on Cultivating Place, you are in for a real summer adventure on a global garden armchair tour of sorts with a plantswoman who has studied and gardened at some of the Western world’s best from Sissinghurst, Hidcote, and Monk’s House in the UK to Sparoza in Greece.
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The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, July 10, 2025.
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To learn more about these poets, click on their names.
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Redding author Kelly Ramsey recounts the two years she spent as a member of a hotshot wildfire-fighting crew.
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The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
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A man was shot and killed Monday night at Chico’s alternate homeless campsite on Eaton Road. Police say the homicide appears to be an isolated incident and are asking for the public’s help.
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The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
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The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, July 7, 2025.
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Host Dave Schlom is joined by Backcountry Press Publisher Michael Kauffmann along with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo botany professor Matt Ritter. Both combined to author the superb new book, California Trees: A Field Guide to the Native Species.
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CapRadio Board Members approved the end of its operating agreements with NSPR and KHSU. The Sacramento-based station plans to transfer both public radio stations to their license holders by November.
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The new PBS documentary "Made in Ethiopia" explores China's increasing investment footprint in Africa through three women whose lives are deeply affected by the largest industrial park in Ethiopia.
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What President Trump learned after his tax cuts bill passed in his first term -- and what his team might do differently this time as they work to sell it to Americans.
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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has left the U.S. after meeting President Trump, but with no breakthrough on a Gaza ceasefire. And many Israelis are increasingly eager to see the 21-month war end.
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President Trump has become a major booster of digital currency. The Planet Money team went to look into how the president's crypto enthusiasm plays out inside the industry.
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Could sirens save lives in future flash floods? Texas officials say they intend to install sirens in Kerry County. Experts agree that sirens are an important tool for warning people about flash floods in rural areas. But the technology is expensive, and can't solve the problem all on their own.
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This year is the first time that more U.S. college students will learn entirely online compared to being fully in-person. And research shows most online programs cost as much or more than in-person.
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