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Shasta County accuses elections chief Clint Curtis of failing to destroy ballots from the 2024 election as required by state law. Curtis disputes the county’s account.
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Shows and Podcasts
Best of Blue Dot: California's wild and scenic Eel River and California Fly Fisher magazine
Host Dave Schlom is joined by Charles Schneider, a Connectivity Program Manager for California Trout, to discuss the human and natural history of California's third-largest watershed, the Eel River.
Camp Fire survivors could see more money | Chico State responds to sexual assault concerns | Barber Yard project tests Chico’s Greenline
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, Oct. 2, 2026.
Cultivating Place: Sweet Peas & Sweet Homes: Where Flowers Become Memories
Host Ben Futa welcomes Colleen Raney of Washington State’s Songbird Seed Company and Diadem Flower Company to welcome October. Raney founded a seed company devoted to cultivating and preserving exceptional sweet peas.
Bidwell Mansion fire lawsuit moves forward | FEMA funds fall short for Park Fire | Chico Muslims celebrate Eid holiday recognition
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026.
September 30: Brad Johnson & Hillary Lindauer Vasey
To learn more about these poets, click on their names.
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Noah Berger/AP PhotoGov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2700 on Wednesday, which requires state regulators to explore ways utilities can make up compensation shortfalls tied to fires they caused before July 12, 2019. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from October 1to October 4. -
Anthony Vasek/NSPRShort headlines and local updates from across the North State and California. -
Noah Berger/AP PhotoCal Fire, Chico and Tehama County will also be partially reimbursed for their immediate response to the devastating wildfire. -
Matt Rourke/AP PhotoThe legislation will require all CPR-trained workers in California to also learn to recognize an opioid overdose and administer naloxone, the powerful opioid overdose reversal medication. -
Pool photographer Jose Luis Villegas/The Sacramento BeeBradley Scott Sayer waived a hearing that would have tested the evidence against him. His next arraignment is set for Nov. 12. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRThe Chico nonprofit is giving older hardware another life and finding them new homes. -
Angel Huracha/NSPREighth-grader Shelby Hinkley takes obsession to extremes when she kidnaps a movie star to marry him in “I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire.”
NPR News
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Fox News is being sued by families of two journalists killed in Ukraine four years ago. They say the network failed to keep their loved ones safe.
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A group of dads in the Houston suburbs discovered they could use drone deliveries to send each other potatoes. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with one of them, Nathan Edwards, an editor for The Verge.
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Voters are already voting in the midterms. This year, some voters are trying something new to get ready for the election: asking AI to help research their ballot and even decide who to vote for.
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As polls come out with increasing frequency closer to the midterm election, how much credence should voters give them? Meanwhile, President Trump continues campaigning for GOP candidates.
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Fraternities are at the center of recent debate over sexual assault on campus. Studies show Greek life is linked to higher rates of sexual assault, but researchers say it's a broader systemic problem.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to rapper Quavo about his nephew Takeoff's death four years ago, the future of his group Migos and his new album, "QRÖMELIFE."
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