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The City of Chico
The “entertainment zones” will be in a large swath of downtown and in Meriam Park. City officials hope they will help boost business.
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Shows and Podcasts
Chico State steps away from symphony | North State fires prompt evacuations | Aortic dissection, explained
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
Chico may allow open drinks downtown | Shasta social services reassured | Chico library next steps
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, July 13, 2026.
Blue Dot: The "earthquake gate" in Southern California between the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults
Host Dave Schlom is joined by Liliane Burkhard, a geophysicist and planetary scientist at the University of Bern in Switzerland, to discuss a recent study linking earthquakes on two of Southern California's major faults.
Chico settles police stop lawsuit | Butte County wildfire alert devices | Livestock major part of North State wolf diet
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, July 10, 2026.
Cultivating Place: Slow Design, Thoughtful Places, Andrew Fisher Tomlin
Andrew Fisher Tomlin is widely acknowledged as leading the development of a distinct professional career path in planting design through his own work and as a Director of Environmental Design at the London College of Garden Design in London and Melbourne, where he has mentored some of the most exciting new designers coming out of the UK and Australia over the past 20 years.
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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. -
Chico City Council/FacebookChico prepares to finalize city manager hire amid questions over past lawsuits. -
Michael Seamans/AP PhotoShort headlines and local updates from across the North State and California. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from July 2 to July 5.
NPR News
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When Solitaire Miles was 18, she had a stroke. When she got to the hospital, doctors and nurses accused her of being on drugs. Then, her unsung hero arrived and ensured she got the care she needed. -
Iran threatened to block all oil exporting routes in the region on Wednesday in response to the U.S. maritime blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz. -
AI is a fast-growing business expense. Some companies are cutting costs by switching to cheaper Chinese AI models. -
Napalm Death's ongoing campaign for musical destruction comes to the Desk. The founding fathers of grindcore speed through a sprawling catalog with manic energy. -
Dani Bensky and a group of women who were abused by Jeffrey Epstein have formed a bond they call a "survivor sisterhood." They live in two worlds, of advocacy and everyday life and motherhood. -
Dr. Erica Schwartz, Trump's nominee for CDC director, faces the Senate health committee for her confirmation hearing on July 15. If confirmed, she will lead an agency dealing with workforce and leadership shortages, and new layers of political review.
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