Mass Shootings

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, July 27, 2026

As Butte County weighs library security, research suggests guards can save lives and are best used as part of a broader security strategy.

The Chico Police Department and Butte County District Attorney updated the public on Friday afternoon on the mass shooting that took place in the early hours of May 6.

The shooting happened over the weekend just blocks from the California State University, Chico campus. Resources are now available at Chico State to help those looking for support.

Police were called to an apartment complex at Columbus Avenue in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said he was heading to the scene. "Please pray for all of the families impacted and for the city of Louisville," he said.

The shooter, a 28-year-old woman, is also dead, police said. The shooting occurred at Covenant School, a private religious school in Nashville.

The suspect in Monday’s deadly mass shooting in Half Moon Bay has been charged with seven counts of murder. Also, Republican state lawmakers have introduced bills that would ban homeless encampments near schools, daycare centers and libraries across the state, and new bills have been brought forward aimed at reducing fentanyl deaths in California.

A fire in Yuba County destroyed several homes in Olivehurst over the weekend while containment increased on other fires in the region. Also, one person is dead and four wounded after a mass shooting in Sacramento, and a bill signed by the Governor focuses on reducing plastic pollution.

The shootings in Philadelphia, Chattanooga, Tenn. and Clarendon County, S.C., left at least six people dead and nearly three dozen others injured.