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Shows and Podcasts
Chico entertainment zones launch | Bill targets rural transit | Newsom signs tougher DUI laws
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, Sept. 28, 2026.
Blue Dot: Dark skies for ecosystem and human health with The Nature Conservancy
Host Dave Schlom is joined by two representatives from The Nature Conservancy in California to discuss the importance of dark skies as a natural resource.
Padilla takes on license-plate readers | Chico schools mull return of police | BrickWorks to reopen after 22 years
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, Sept. 25, 2026.
Cultivating Place: The Gospel of Asa Sims, a Garden History Love Story
Happy Autumn! Cultivating Place is proud to launch an occasional series from Host Abra Lee, delving into our Garden past to better understand and illuminate our Garden present and future. Sometimes we have to look back to grow forward!
September 23: Brandom Quinones & Emily Grelle
To learn more about these poets, click on their names.
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Jeff Chiu/AP PhotoRecent polling shows voters narrowly support Prop. 40 — the billionaire tax — and two measures designed to kill it. Only one outcome can prevail. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRThe self-taught photographer and artist who dabbles in both portraiture and oil painting showcases her work throughout town at markets, events, and mixers. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from September 17 to September 20. -
Your Local Marketplace/Samantha ZangrilliChico Renaissance and Fantasy Faire this Saturday. Free admission. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from September 10 to September 13. -
Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesFlock Safety has poured more than $2 million into federal and state lobbying since 2025 as the fast‑growing surveillance company faces mounting scrutiny from lawmakers in both parties and privacy advocates over its ever-expanding network of license‑plate‑tracking cameras -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRThe security upgrades would be for the Chico and Oroville branches, which are currently undergoing renovation, and come after two people were fatally shot at the Chico location in June. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from September 3 to September 6.
NPR News
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Five men arrested on terror charges near U.K. air base released on bail, Trump administration rolls back fuel efficiency standards for new vehicles, prosecutors reopen Cornell fraternity rape case.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich about his memoir, "This Cursed Beautiful Land," on his imprisonment in Russia on false espionage charges.
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Sailors have been on long deployments this year. The focus has been on carriers, but those on smaller ships also feel the strain.
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In most states, people with Medicaid coverage will have to prove they're working, volunteering or studying, starting Jan. 1. But Montana is starting that early, and it's sowing confusion and anxiety.
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A judge in Massachusetts will consider several motions, including one to dismiss the triple-murder case against Lindsay Clancy, after a mistrial was declared over a deadlocked jury.
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Pastoring is an intense job. But what happens when a pastor is stuck thousands of miles away from his church –- with no hope of returning anytime soon?
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