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Short headlines and local updates from across the North State and California.
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Shows and Podcasts
August 19: Emily Holman & Ibe Liebenberg
To learn more about these poets, click on their names.
Nancy's Bookshelf: Cruising Chico's Esplanade in the 1960s
"Cruisin’ the ‘Nade" takes you back in time to Chico in the 1960s.
Chico residents oppose license plate readers | Chico backs stricter public camping rules | Gallagher introduces redistricting bill
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026.
Chico settles $325K excessive-force lawsuit | Watchdog urges end to license-plate reader contract | Shasta registrar seeks convicted former Colorado clerk
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026.
Chico talks anti-camping rules | Camp Fire survivors to be paid less than owed | NSPR Continuity Host Alisa Tousey bids farewell
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, Aug. 17, 2026.
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USDA Agricultural Research Service/AP PhotoWest Nile Virus activity is increasing in Butte County, which accounts for a third of California’s reported cases this year. Here’s what local health officials say about this point in the season. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from August 13 to August 16. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRChico’s investigation into police sharing license plate reader data with federal and out-of-state agencies is expected to wrap up in early September. The findings could help determine the future of the city’s 27 cameras. -
InciWebShort headlines and local updates from across the North State and California. -
Noah Berger/AP PhotoA California bill could help survivors of some utility-caused wildfires recover money they say was left out of their settlements. -
Gian Ehrenzeller/AP PhotoThe Perseid meteor shower is peaking over the North State. Here’s when to look up and what you could see. -
Don Thompson/AP PhotoNSPR asked California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office whether Chico police could face scrutiny for sharing license plate data outside the state. Here’s what we learned. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRThere’s no data center proposal in Butte County. That hasn’t stopped hundreds of residents from weighing in on what one could mean for the region.
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The former Meta employee testified that the company culture prioritized user numbers over child safety measures. -
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with 404 Media cofounder and reporter Emanuel Maiberg about his investigation into a shipment of rare books which ended up at an Amazon AI training warehouse.
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Primary elections in Alaska have set the stage for some big races in the fall: one that could be key in Democrats' effort to take control of the Senate in the midterms.
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A cafe in one of Paris' most historically diverse neighborhoods has long been a gathering spot for Muslims and Jews of Tunisian origin, who've been getting together for decades to play cards and chat.
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There's a vigil Wednesday night in Mississippi to mark the birthday of Nolan Wells. The teen who was found dead after being left on a island would have been 19 years old.
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Around age 100, the human body's immune system may make a turn that helps address the common ailments of aging, according to researchers in Japan who study supercentenarians who live to be 110+.
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