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23 unhoused residents cleared from Chico encampments | Butte supervisors consider $5.2 million grant | Paradise to send sewage to Chico’s treatment facility

By Sarah Bohannon,
Ken Devol, Angel Huracha, Ava Norgrove, Alec Stutson , Adia White
Published April 9, 2024 at 3:23 PM PDT

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Tuesday, April 9.

In today’s episode:

  • Nearly two dozen unhoused residents in Chico forced to move during city’s recent encampment clearing — Alec Stutson, NSPR
  • Paradise Town Council will take another step toward sending sewage to Chico’s treatment facility — Ken Devol, NSPR
  • State grant could provide millions to help behavioral health programs in Butte County — Adia White, NSPR 
  • Lassen National Forest looking for volunteer campground hosts — Ken Devol, 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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Adia White
Adia White is a broadcast journalist and producer with nearly 10 years of experience. Her work has appeared on WNYC, This American Life, Capital Public Radio and other local and national programs. She started at North State Public Radio as a freelance reporter in 2017 before leaving for a stint at Northern California Public Media in Santa Rosa.
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