The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, August 24.
In today’s episode:
- Overdose deaths soar in Butte County, one health official’s advice on safer drug use — Sarah Bohannon, NSPR
- Two more homeowner insurance companies drop California coverage — Ava Norgrove, NSPR
- Butte supervisors write letter of opposition to Water Ratepayers Protections Act bill — Ava Norgrove, NSPR
- Firefighters make progress on the Head Fire — Sarah Bohannon, NSPR
In case you missed it:
- Chico scheduled to clear southeast half of Depot Park — NSPR
- 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s ‘Dream’ speech to be celebrated in Redding — NSPR
- Oak Way Community Garden lets people grow their own — NSPR
- PG&E to increase flows on Feather River’s North Fork for whitewater recreation — NSPR
- Show Love Thrift forced to move after 12 years to make room for cannabis dispensary parking lot — NSPR
- News of Maui wildfires sparks empathy, flashbacks in Paradise — NSPR
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