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Here’s what’s happening in the Chico area from June 4 to June 7.
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Shows and Podcasts
LaMalfa special election primary explained | Dry conditions signal fire season start | New hotel eyes Meriam Park
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, June 5, 2026.
Best of Blue Dot: Wildlife photography with Yellowstone's Tom Murphy
Host Dave Schlom is joined by nature and wildlife photographer Tom Murphy for an in-depth conversation about his life and career.
Cultivating Place: Turning Space into PLACE: ReGen South Bend
Tyler Kanchazeski is a sustainability advocate and the founder and owner of ReGen South Bend, an incremental development and community catalyst company based in the Near Northwest Neighborhood of South Bend, Indiana.
Free parking coming to downtown Chico | Huffman advances in District 2 | Outdoor Shakespeare returns to Chico
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, June 4, 2026.
Nancy's Bookshelf: Two Chico authors thrive with new work
Two Chico authors recently released tackiling different words from a sci-fi thriller to a loss and grief.
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YouTubeAudrey Denney says she’s proud of the campaign she ran and the movement she helped build, even as early election results suggest her third run for Congress is ending. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRThe latest news and updates from the 2026 primary election. -
Martin do Nascimento/KQEDCalifornia’s 2026 primary is the first since voters passed Proposition 50, which redrew congressional maps to give Democrats a shot at flipping up to five Republican-held seats. From the Central Valley to San Diego, here’s what’s at stake. -
FlickrA judge declined to invalidate Mayor Kasey Reynolds' vote on Chico's Downtown Revitalization Project. Here's what the ruling means, how a key funding deadline factored into the case and what happens next. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from May 28 to May 31. -
Courtesy of Butte County Superior CourtShort headlines and local updates from across the North State and California. -
Bruce Damonte/FlickrA Butte County judge is weighing whether Chico Mayor Kasey Reynolds’ vote against downtown revitalization should stand, as residents allege a conflict of interest and a June 22 state grant deadline approaches. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRThe Chico Unified School Board reassured the community that facial recognition technology would not be used. Some parents are still concerned about their students’ privacy.
NPR News
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Former Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino recently spoke at an international far-right gathering alongside white supremacists and neo-Nazis.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Laura Grant of station WEXT in Albany, N.Y., about new music out Friday by the Alabama-based band The Red Clay Strays.
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There is mounting evidence to suggest GLP-1 drugs designed as diabetes and obesity treatments also help reduce cancer risk.
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New modeling from the CDC shows that if measures aren't taken immediately, this outbreak could kill up to 20,000 people.
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Amid widespread tech layoffs, some highly skilled workers are making radical career changes. Some laid-off workers are turning to lower paying temp jobs, and some are leaving tech altogether.
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President Trump's name is coming off the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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