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Shows and Podcasts
October 7: Leah Kammerer & Meghan Irene
To learn more about these poets, click on their names.
Nancy's Bookshelf: Two guests have each written several books about their passion
Following your passion is the theme. Two authors pursue what they love.
Deadly bus crash ruled homicide | Camp Fire settlement payouts | Fire danger amid October heat
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Wednesday Oct. 7, 2026.
Shasta County ballots shredded | California vote-by-mail protections | Butte County ballots arriving by Oct. 14
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026.
Shasta County election concerns | Butte County DA questions courthouse arrest law | North State heat advisory continues
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.
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California Highway Patrol/NTSB)Investigation files from the National Transportation Safety Board show the pickup driver had a history of drug use. -
Rich Pedroncelli/AP PhotoShasta 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. -
Erik Adams/NSPRShort headlines and local updates from across the North State and California. -
National Weather ServiceHot weather is expected to linger into early next week, with forecasters warning it could dry out the region and set the stage for increased fire risk. -
Urban Design Associates/Barber Yard Specific PlanA major housing development planned in Chico is raising questions about where the city ends and farmland begins. -
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.
NPR News
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Isaias became the first hurricane of the Atlantic season late Wednesday. It's expected to make landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast Friday.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with former NOAA official Carolyn Gruber about vulnerabilities in the infrastructure of coastal cities during extreme weather events.
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Federal prosecutors say a teenager is under arrest, under suspicion of plotting a mass shooting at Minnesota's Mall of America.
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Throughout the summer, rumors have been bubbling in North New Jersey that ICE has quietly been using a warehouse as a detention center. NPR investigated. -
A former Syrian general wanted for crimes against humanity is living quietly in Lebanon, bankrolled and protected by American and Lebanese authorities, a BBC/NPR investigation has found. -
Even as the agency is tasked with drawing up new rules for crypto and prediction markets, its staffing and enforcement actions have dropped precipitously during the second Trump administration.
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