After years of writing, recording and mixing, Chico-based band Solar Estates has released a self-titled debut album — a project nearly a decade in the making.
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Short headlines and local updates from across the North State and California.
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Chico singer-songwriter Max Minardi has released his second album, ‘Anywhere.’ The record explores heartbreak, love and the life of a full-time musician on the road.
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Here’s what’s happening in the Chico area from October 9 to October 15
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Chico filmmakers Josh Funk and Dustin Vaught talk about turning their short horror film into the feature-length puppet comedy “The Fuzzies” — shot entirely in Butte County.
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There has been a late summer surge of COVID-19 in Tehama County, and officials say flu and other infections will rise as fall and winter approach. They say getting vaccinated early is the best defense against infection.
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CapRadio is set to end operations of North State Public Radio on November 30. Chico State Enterprises posted job listings for the Chico station and is encouraging current employees to apply.
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Chico Democrat Audrey Denney has entered the 2026 race against Republican Congressman Doug LaMalfa. It’s her third attempt to win California’s District 1 seat.
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Willows Fire Department plans to train staff to be paramedics by 2026 to help fill the void of Glenn County’s only hospital and emergency room closing.
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The remnant of Typhoon Halong slammed the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, an area in Western Alaska hundreds of miles from the U.S. road system. More than a thousand people are displaced.
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Prince Andrew has agreed with King Charles to stop using his Duke of York title, as scrutiny over his past connection to Jeffrey Epstein persists.
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OpenAI is preventing people from making AI videos of King on its Sora app after the estate of the civil rights leader complained about the spread of offensive and vulgar portrayals.
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Ethan Hawke stars as lyricist Lorenz Hart on the night his former writing partner, Richard Rodgers, debuts his hit musical Oklahoma!. Blue Moon offers a canny take on professional jealousy.
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Alysia Abbott was raised by a single father at the dawn of the gay liberation era. Sofia Coppola recently adapted Abbott's memoir, Fairyland, to film. Originally broadcast in 2013.
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Glover fought to build a life in music. From Portland, Ore., to New York City, her story traces resilience, creativity and the strength she found through sincerity.
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