We’re back home at Chico State. Reestablish your membership to support NSPR.
Join us! Become a sustaining member for as low as only $5 a month.
Make a difference today with a single gift to your public radio station.
Nick Shockey
/
California Department of Water Resources
California’s snowpack is at just 18% of average. One of the lowest levels on record. Here’s what that means for water supplies, agriculture and wildfire risk across the state.
National Weather Service Sacramento
/
Twitter
Erik Adams
/
North State Public Radio
Shows and Podcasts
Snowpack collapse raises fire concern | SBA loans restricted for non-citizens | Paradise animal shelter reopens
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, April 2, 2026.
Butte County begins wildfire safety project | Redding residents challenge proposed jail site | Iconic Susanville mill destroyed by fire
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
‘No Kings’ in the North State | Book in Common author coming to Laxson | State eyes AI comment ban
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, March 30, 2026.
Best of Blue Dot: Reimagining Ag: the California State University Chico Center for Regenerative Agriculture
Blue Dot goes down on the farm by visiting with folks from California State University, Chico's Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems (CRARS).
Measure B cleared for Shasta ballot | Butte, Shasta counties see slight population growth | Farmworkers Day replaces Cesar Chavez Day
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, March 27, 2026.
-
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from March 26 to April 1. -
Terry Pierson/MediaNews Group/The Press-Enterprise via Getty ImagesAs heat becomes a year-round reality, California is often still responding like it’s an emergency. In the field, health providers fundraise for one basic need that grants can’t buy. -
Dai Sugano/Bay Area News GroupHomelessness prevention shows promising results in California, as advocates push to spread it statewide and nationally. -
Alyssa JadeA musical of six choir students whose lives are cut short in a freak accident is debuting at Paradise’s Theatre on the Ridge. -
Erik Adams/NSPRThe state is seeking $38 million in damages for the December 2024 arson fire. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from March 19 to March 23. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from March 12 to March 15. -
Alex Brandon/AP PhotoThe president’s supporters are sticking with him despite his campaign promises to not start new wars.
NPR News
-
Historian Ian Buruma chronicles the lives of ordinary Berliners — including his own father — during World War II. Stay Alive is about the past, but has powerful lessons for the present. -
Some 20,000 seafarers are trapped in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz; the UN says its trying to extricate them.
-
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks retired Rear Admiral and former national security communications adviser John Kirby about President Trump's address on the war with Iran.
-
President Trump addressed the nation Wednesday night to outline his objectives for the war in Iran, discuss the military's progress to date and announce the war there is "nearing completion."
-
Iran continued to target Gulf countries with ballistic missiles and drones Thursday as the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad issued a security alert warning of attacks by Iran-backed militias. -
NASA's Artemis II crew has successfully launched on a mission that will take it around the moon and back to Earth. Here's what to expect over their roughly 10-day journey.
More News
