Oroville nonprofit distributes Narcan to the community | Chico City Council to discuss shopping cart retrieval fees | CN&R to suspend its print edition

By Erik Adams,

Sarah Bohannon, Ken Devol, Angel Huracha, Ava Norgrove, Alec Stutson

Published December 19, 2023 at 9:15 AM PST

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Tuesday, December, 19.

In today’s episode:

Oroville nonprofit distributes Narcan to the community — Alec Stutson, NSPR
Shopping cart retrieval fees on tonight’s city council agenda — Erik Adams, NSPR
CN&R to suspend print edition — Ken Devol, NSPR
Oroville police create new online system for sending tips — Ava Norgrove, NSPR

In case you missed it:

Safe Space emergency winter shelter opens for the season — NSPR
Butte County sends permanent hauled water options down the drain — NSPR
PG&E asking state regulators to approve another rate hike — NSPR
Underserved school districts in Butte County to get more mental health professionals, support — NSPR
Former 7-Eleven building in downtown Chico to be new Safe Space intake center — NSPR
Downtown Chico businesses get letters to Santa for kids — NSPR
Home insurance could get more expensive in California — CapRadio
“Nowhere to go”: Butte County’s RV laws put wildfire survivors in difficult positions — NSPR

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Erik Adams

Erik began his role as NSPR's Butte County government reporter in September of 2023 as part of UC Berkeley's California Local News Fellowship. He received his bachelor's degree in Journalism from Cal State LA earlier that year.

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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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