The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Wednesday, March 29.
Shasta County to hand-tally ballots after board vote
The Shasta County Board of Supervisors yesterday voted 3-2 to hand-count ballots to tally election results. This comes after the board decided to cancel its contract with electronic voting machine vendor Dominion earlier this year due to unfounded concerns over voter fraud.
— Adia White, NSPR
Loan to rebuild Honey Run Covered Bridge denied by Butte County Board of Supervisors
The Butte County Board of Supervisors heard a request yesterday from the Honey Run Covered Bridge Association to borrow around $2.5 million to rebuild the iconic bridge. The board voted not to approve the loan by a 3-2 vote.
— Jamie Jiang, NSPR
Interview: Community organizer Rain Scher remembers Desmond Phillips on the sixth anniversary of his death
Friday, March 17 marked six years since Desmond Phillips' death. The group Justice 4 Desmond Phillips has been pushing for change in Butte County since that day. Rain Scher is a member of the group. Listen to an interview with Scher in today’s headlines and read the full story.
— Angel Huracha, NSPR
Wet winter to bring more mosquitoes over the summer
Experts say the wet winter will likely usher in a bumper crop of mosquitoes as the weather heats up. Pooling water from recent rains will form ideal conditions for breeding mosquitoes. Mosquito season typically runs from April through summer.
— CapRadio Staff
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In case you missed it
- Thousands attend annual grazing festival in Paradise — NSPR
- Older residents would have more protection from fraud under new bill — CapRadio
- Assembly approves oil profit penalty bill, sending it to Newsom — CapRadio
- New study shows the majority of prisoners are serving extra time for sentence enhancements — CapRadio
- California announces a rollback of some state drought restrictions — CapRadio
- Celestial spectacle visible in the North State this week — NSPR
- Opponents of Valley’s Edge development make headway in efforts to stop the project — NSPR
- California tribes and mental health professionals look to improve crisis hotline experience for Native Americans — CapRadio
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