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NSPR 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.
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Shows and Podcasts
Blue Dot: The great heat wave of 1936 with author Geoff Williams
Host Dave Schlom is joined by Geoff Williams, author of the new book, The Summer of Death: The Great Heat Wave of 1936 and the Making of Modern America.
New charges filed in Chico library shooting | Chico police data sharing raises legal questions | Heat advisory covers North State
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, Aug. 7, 2026.
Cultivating Place: We're all history in the making, life lessons from garden history
All history reminds us that we are all history in the making! Garden history reminds us that we as gardeners, our gardens, our gardening, and how our culture tends to and stewards land are all that, too. Hosts Ben Futa and Abra Lee consider these questions through the lens of garden history and their own garden lives: from plants to quilts, from potbelly stoves to richly rewarding stories from the past. Listen in!
New charges sought in Chico library shooting | Butte County residents say ‘no’ to AI data centers | Chico police update on license plate readers
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026.
Nancy's Bookshelf: Four decades in broadcast + a trip to Italy
In a rebroadcast interview from thirteen years ago, Nancy’s Bookshelf honors NPR correspondent Don Gonyea’s forty-year career following his recent retirement.
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Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from August 6 to August 9. -
Butte County Sheriff's OfficeProsecutors have filed new attempted-murder charges against the suspect in Chico's deadly library shooting. Two of the alleged victims are young children. -
Erik Adams/NSPRA new temporary library is welcoming Chico readers back more than a month after a shooting that killed two people. Here's what you need to know. -
City of Chico/FacebookThe city hopes the emergency declaration will give it more leeway to enforce homeless encampments in Lindo Channel, where officials say dangerous outdoor fires are being set. Homelessness advocates say the move won’t fix the problem. -
Leahana MishelofCalled "a love letter to teachers" by its director, Theatre on the Ridge's “Play It Straight” explores the difficult choices educators face when school policy conflicts with personal conscience. -
PJ GuintoDistance inspired Pollett's latest album, “If I Let It Quiet.” After earning recognition from NPR Music, the Salt Lake City singer-songwriter stops in Chico on Monday as part of a tour supporting the new release. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRA lawsuit claims the City of Chico failed to properly monitor water quality and maintain Sycamore Pool before an E. coli outbreak hospitalized four children. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from July 30 to August 3.
NPR News
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Days of heavy monsoon rain has caused rivers, including the Brahmaputra, to overflow, inundating communities, disrupting livelihoods and damaging infrastructure. -
Medicaid will have new work requirements next year. But some people with disabilities, who already work, say they'd like to work more, but risk losing their Medicaid coverage if they earn too much. -
As Iran works toward a final agreement with Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, leaders there have a political incentive to drag out negotiations: their desire to put pressure on President Trump.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks to Holly Dagres, senior fellow at the Washington Institute, about how the Iranian regime's understanding of U.S. politics informs its war strategy.
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Evacuation orders and alerts have been issued in British Columbia as wildfires burn across the province. Officials have declared a state of emergency.
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Lindell, of "MyPillow," plays up his ties to Trump, who endorsed him for Tuesday's primary. But the state Republican convention backed one of his opponents.
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