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Bradley Scott Sayer pleaded not guilty to charges in the deadly Chico library shooting as prosecutors confirmed X complied with a search warrant.
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Shows and Podcasts
Cultivating Place: A Path For All, Reeves-Reed Arboretum, Summit, NJ
Reeves-Reed Arboretum in Summit NJ, an historic estate and garden, has been considering these questions intensely. How to increase accessibility for visitors and yet maintain the equally important sense of being in and with nature.
In depth — What to know about Chico's outdoor drinking zones
Chico City Council voted Tuesday to create "entertainment zones" in parts of downtown and Meriam Park. NSPR's Claudia Brancart explains how they'll work, who's allowed to participate and the rules businesses and customers will have to follow.
Chico library shooting suspect returns to court | Judge eyes quick Measure B ruling | Chico council split on police raises
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, July 16, 2026.
July 15: Phil Hemenway, Michel Small & Emma Miller
To learn more about these poets, click on their names.
Nancy's Bookshelf: Life after a university career
Two local authors wrote novels about family after university careers.
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Claudia Brancart/NSPRPeach farmers in the Central Valley have pulled up their crops and are facing financial hardship. They hope a new farm bill will help keep them going after one of the last canneries in the state closed earlier this year. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRPat Hull returns with a new album, experimenting with new tunings and lower registers and highlighting the importance of creativity for mental health. -
FlickrRedding’s entertainment zone — which allows people to carry alcoholic beverages in specific parts of downtown — has helped businesses, according to the city. -
FacebookDom Belza, a Republican running for California’s 3rd Assembly District, said his daughter Rylee Rose died from complications related to leukemia. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRHere's the latest on temporary library services, overdue books, returns and the upcoming satellite branch. -
Sarah Bohannon/NSPRButte County is giving away up to 1,500 emergency ALERT FM receivers to eligible residents in unincorporated communities. The devices provide official emergency alerts during disasters, even when cell service is down. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from July 9 to July 12. -
Noah Berger/AP PhotoFive years after the Beckwourth Complex and Dixie Fire, Plumas County has ended emergency ordinances that allowed wildfire survivors to live in RVs and mobile homes. Here's how the county plans to enforce the change.
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Business is booming for Snap-on, a Wisconsin company that has made tools for professional mechanics for more than a century. It recently got a fact-finding visit from the head of the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank. -
Trump raises claims that U.S. voting systems are vulnerable in speech, election experts say the speech and released unclassified docs provide no evidence, dangerous floods sweep parts of Texas.
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The family of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo held a public viewing Thursday evening. Salgado Araujo, a 52-year old father of three, was killed in an ICE traffic stop in Houston last week.
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The U.S. struck bridges and a tower at a key Iranian port after Trump warned of attacks to force Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran continued retaliatory strikes.
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Leaders from roughly 60 countries gathered in Washington, DC, to discuss what top Trump administration officials are calling an urgent threat: far left terrorism.
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One of the most anticipated releases of the summer, Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" brings the epic to IMAX screens and beyond. Pop Culture Happy Hour's Glen Weldon has thoughts.
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