GOP files second redistricting lawsuit | Butte County may end library fines | Study finds wildfire smoke deaths underestimated

By Erik Adams,

Ken Devol

Published August 26, 2025 at 6:42 AM PDT

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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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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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