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California’s COVID-19 state of emergency is being phased out at the end of this month. Also, the state-run OptumServe COVID-19 test site in Chico will close on Feb. 24, and Chico State has broken ground on its first net-zero building.

To learn more about these poets, click on their names.

Two local authors set their novels in the north state and the second episode of The Writer's Room.

This week we continue our celebration of Black History Month, and love stories, centered on the cooperative, and communal concept of Ujaama, in conversation with Bonnetta Adeeb of Ujaama Seeds, and the Ujaama Cooperative Farming Alliance, and Nathan Kleinman of the Experimental Farm network, a member and collaborator in the Ujaam alliance and all that it is growing – which is both uplifting and delicious.

The Chico Police Department is investigating a suspected homicide after a body was found near Food Maxx off Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. Also, state officials say the latest atmospheric river storm to hit California will pose new flood threats, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is providing millions in funding to restore salmon habitat throughout the state.

Local author Bob Madgic writes a memoir in 100-word stories.

Some survivors of the 2018 Camp Fire who left the state after losing their homes say that’s left them far from support available in California. Also, charges have been filed in a recent shooting at Teichert Ponds in Chico, and residents in rural areas like the North State face challenges in accessing health care.

Chico voters are weighing a proposed sales tax increase. Also, health officials in the North State are encouraging vaccination against flu and COVID-19, and California’s community colleges won’t meet its goals to close the gaps in graduation rates between racial and ethnic groups in the next few years.

A strong earthquake today off the coast of Humboldt County left residents without power and brought reports of widespread damage. Also, California’s state firefighters will have to wait years for the shorter workweeks they’d asked for, and a state bill would decriminalize the possession of psychedelic drugs.

Chef and nutritionist Lacey Helene offers a few delicious recipes we can sip.