Triple-digit heat returns to the North State | Oroville’s new fire safe council may help lower insurance | Newsom’s redistricting push faces GOP court fight

By Alec Stutson,

Sean Shanks

Published August 20, 2025 at 6:26 AM PDT

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Wednesday, August 20, 2025.

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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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Sean Shanks

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