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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.”
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A judicial spokesperson confirmed that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor had filed a claim with the High Court in London and a hearing would take place Thursday. -
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced early elections Monday after his government suffered a bruising legislative defeat last week on emergency measures related to the country's housing crisis. -
While scientists have a decent understanding of how sauna and other forms of heat exposure exercises our cardiovascular system, they know relatively little about its impact on mental health. -
The case centers on whether local governments can hold giant energy companies accountable for the local harms of climate change, but it has repercussions beyond climate. -
This year, federal forecasters say the planet could see the strongest El Niño event on record. Here's what you need to know. -
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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