Greenville, CA

Many in Chico turned to the city’s public freshwater pool to stay cool during triple-digit temperatures over the weekend. Also, California’s power grid is always a concern during major heat waves but new tools should help it stay online during high heat days, and alcohol-related deaths have climbed since 2006 with a dramatic increase during the pandemic.

A Greenville woman is caring for stray cats left behind after the Dixie Fire. Also, Pacific Gas & Electric says it will begin undergrounding power lines in Magalia this week, and after a winter of record-breaking snowpack, California officials are preparing for possible springtime flooding.

This winter has brought towering snow banks, extended power outages, hail and now flooding to the North State. For the town of Greenville, recent storms hampered an already slow rebuilding process.

Recent storms have hampered an already slow rebuilding process in the town of Greenville. Also, Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday said $600 United Way checks are on their way to flood-affected farmworkers regardless of their immigration status, and the eleventh atmospheric river to hit California this winter left the Golden State reeling.

PG&E is burying power lines in Plumas County in the aftermath of the Dixie Fire. Also, the town of Paradise plans to reopen a portion of Honey Run Road that was damaged in the Camp Fire, and California student test scores provide further evidence of how the COVID-19 pandemic has hurt learning.

A doctor at Enloe Medical Center’s emergency department discusses how to identify heatstroke, which can be deadly. Also, the Indian Valley Community Services District (IVCSD) reports $7 million in state funding will help it rebuild crucial infrastructure in Greenville, and new state legislation would be the first in the nation to establish a heat warning system.

The Pakistani diaspora in Yuba City is raising disaster relief funds for devastating flooding in Pakistan. Also, millions in relief will go to Greenville to help rebuild infrastructure destroyed in the Dixie Fire, and elevated fire weather conditions are forecast in the North State today.

NSPR's Alec Stutson spoke with Taletha Washburn, executive director of Plumas Charter School, about their efforts to recover and rebuild over the last year.

Recovery is coming slower than expected for many in the Dixie Fire burn scar. NSPR’s Jamie Jiang was in Plumas County on the day of that year mark. She spoke with a longtime resident working to rebuild.

Recovery is happening slower than expected for many residents in the Dixie Fire burn scar. Also, isolated mountain thunderstorms could return to the North State this week, and California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye reflects on her time leading the state’s highest court.