NorCal soldier among U.S. casualties in Iran war | North State youth tobacco use among state’s highest | Mount Shasta Ski Park closes due to lack of snow

By Erik Adams,

Published March 6, 2026 at 8:29 AM PST

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, March 6, 2026.

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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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Claudia Brancart

Claudia covers local government at North State Public Radio as part of UC Berkeley’s California Local News Fellowship. She grew up in the rural farming community of Pescadero, California, and graduated from Pitzer College in 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts in English.

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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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