First West Nile case in Butte County | Depot Park to be cleared today | Kids and extreme heat

By Sarah Bohannon,

Ken Devol, Angel Huracha, Ava Norgrove, Alec Stutson

Published August 10, 2023 at 9:10 AM PDT

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, August 10.

In today’s episode:

Butte County confirms first case of West Nile Virus — Sarah Bohannon, NSPR
Depot Park encampment scheduled to be cleared this morning — Alec Stutson and Sarah Bohannon, NSPR
Siskiyou County repeals water ordinances residents say were aimed at Asian Americans — Ava Norgrove, NSPR
Kids are particularly vulnerable to extreme heat — Ken Devol, NSPR

In case you missed it:

Red Bluff could have new shelter for unhoused individuals by the end of the year — NSPR
Opioid overdoses, deaths on the rise in the U.S. — NSPR
Body of missing Hamilton City man found at Black Butte Lake — NSPR
Nearly 1 in 3 Californians say they wouldn’t get another COVID vaccine — The California Report
Torres Shelter says it’s working to make services more accessible — NSPR
Shasta County to pay $1.5M to family of man who was struck by sheriff’s deputy patrol vehicle — NSPR

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Sarah Bohannon

Sarah has worked at North State Public Radio since 2015 and is currently the station’s Director of Operations. She’s responsible for the sound of the station and works to create the richest public radio experience possible for NSPR listeners.

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Ken Devol

Ken came to NSPR through the back door as a volunteer, doing all the things that volunteers do. Almost nothing – nothing -- in his previous work experience suggests that he would ever be on public radio.

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Angel Huracha

Angel Huracha has been a part of the journalism field since 2006 and has covered a range of topics. He is a graduate of Chico State with a Bachelor's degree in news-editorial and public relations with a minor in English.

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Ava Norgrove

Ava is NSPR’s Morning Edition anchor and reporter. They previously worked on NPR’s Weekend Edition and NPR’s Weekend All Things Considered broadcasts and produced weekly national news stories focused on contextualizing national issues for individual communities. They love NorCal and spending time outdoors.

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Alec Stutson

Alec Stutson grew up in Colorado and graduated from the University of Missouri with degrees in Radio Journalism, 20th/21st Century Literature, and a minor in Film Studies. He is a huge podcast junkie, as well as a movie nerd and musician.

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