Sarah Bohannon
Host, Morning Edition & Board OperatorSarah is an award-winning reporter, producer and editor. She’s worked at North State Public Radio for six years and was previously the station’s News Director before leaving to study at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism.
Sarah is currently NSPR’s Morning Edition Host/Reporter. In addition to broadcast, Sarah has experience with podcasting and data journalism. Her reporting interests include health, agriculture and the environment. She grew up in Butte County and loves telling stories about the people and places of the North State.
You can reach Sarah with story tips/ideas at sarah.bohannon@mynspr.org
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Chico State’s Academic Senate is considering a resolution calling for an independent investigation connected to the school’s handling of a professor’s sex case. Also, flu cases are on the rise in the North State, and the California Air Resources Board adopted a plan mapping out the state’s approach to climate action. -
The National Weather Service in Sacramento is predicting a winter storm will last through tonight. Also, some North State fire survivors are concerned they would lose access to emergency information if Twitter goes dark, and the California Energy Commission held a hearing this week to uncover the reason for high gas prices in the state.
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In Part Two of our Sounding the Alarm series, NSPR’s Andre Byik and Sarah Bohannon look at how fire-prone communities in Butte County are turning to their own notification systems – including to sirens.
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In the second story of NSPR’s Sounding the Alarm series, we explore Butte County communities that are turning to sirens for wildfire evacuations. Also, a state report examines how wildfire smoke affects Californians, and the state Legislature is on track to become the most diverse in state history.
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Yuba City residents held the annual Nagar Kirtan over the weekend. Also, it may take days or weeks to know final election results in California, and health experts are raising concerns about the common respiratory infection known as RSV.
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Officials release preliminary election results for North State races and measures. Also, Camp Fire survivors share the reasons they came out to vote, and Democrats are poised to sweep statewide offices yet again.
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Today marks four years since the Camp Fire devastated Paradise, Magalia, Concow and Butte Creek Canyon in Butte County. Also, more than 20,000 ballots have been cast in Shasta County ahead of Election Day today, and millions of dollars have been spent on last-minute campaigning in California.
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NSPR’s Sounding the Alarm series explores emergency communications in Butte County. In Part One, NSPR’s Sarah Bohannon and Andre Byik look into how those who’ve lived through deadly wildfires in the region say the system is falling short.
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In the first story of NSPR’s Sounding the Alarm series, fire survivors who’ve lived through recent deadly and destructive wildfires in Butte County share how emergency communication has fallen short.
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Events commemorating the 2018 Camp Fire are scheduled this weekend in Paradise. Also, Redding’s Megan Rapinoe will be inducted into the California Hall of Fame, and Gov. Gavin Newsom is withholding $1 billion in funding for homelessness to re-evaluate shelter goals.
