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The Torres Community Shelter says it's working on ways to be more accessible to those in Chico who are unhoused. Also, Shasta County officials have agreed to pay $1.5M to the family of a man who was struck and killed by a sheriff’s deputy patrol vehicle, and Stanford researchers who mapped overhead power lines across California found that lines that pose a wildfire hazard are most likely in low-income communities.

Nearly 1 in 4 Californians lack basic literacy skills, how libraries in the North State are trying to help. Also, the Oroville City Council will discuss adding new cameras to police cars at tonight’s meeting, and salmon in Butte Creek are threatened from sediment after a PG&E canal failed last week.

PG&E’s move to quietly end a program to clear dangerous trees around its power lines has caused alarm for North State prosecutors. Also, Tuesday is the last day to submit public comments on the state’s plan to spend federal funds on housing for Dixie Fire survivors, and the Chico Police Department is warning residents of a new scam hitting the community involving cryptocurrency ATMs and bitcoin.

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Concern for salmon in Butte Creek continues following a rupture of a PG&E canal which washed a huge amount of debris into the stream. Also, Yuba County has confirmed a human case of West Nile Virus, and PG&E started work on undergrounding power lines in Magalia this week.

This week, we’re in conversation with members of the Miami University of Ohio engaged with Miami’s Institute for Environment and Sustainability Masters of Environment program and Institute for Food Farm to learn more about just a few of the ways plant and horticultural information is integrated into the daily life of Miami’s curriculum.

Drug overdose deaths have increased 150% percent in Butte County in the past five years, Director of Butte County Behavioral Health Scott Kennelly shares advice on how people who use drugs can do them a little safer. Also, two more homeowners insurance companies — AmGUARD and Falls Lake — made the announcement they’re leaving California earlier this summer with little fanfare, and the Butte County Board of Supervisors voted to write a letter of opposition to a state bill known as the Water Ratepayers Protections Act of 2023.

Dr. James E. Cottrell expands on the fears and importance of getting proper surgery.

Winds have pushed smoke from northern wildfires into the valley and officials say it’s important to check air quality. Also, the Shasta County Board of Supervisors saw another disorderly meeting this week, and the city of Chico has announced an unexpected vacancy on its Climate Action Commission.