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Dom Belza, a Republican running for California’s 3rd Assembly District, said his daughter Rylee Rose died from complications related to leukemia.
Shows and Podcasts
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.
Aldridge passed over for Chico city manager | Judge orders sheriff to keep policing Willows | It’s heating up in the North State
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, July 9, 2026.
Nancy's Bookshelf: In search of a new life
In her memoir "Midstream: A Life Remade in 50 Swims," fourth-generation Chicoan Kate Washington chronicles diving feet first into a new life.
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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. -
Paradise Symphony OrchestraConductor Lloyd Roby and his orchestra will provide the soundtrack to America’s 250th birthday in Paradise. -
Connect250What happens when strangers sit down and truly listen to one another? We’re joining StoryCorps and NPR’s "Morning Edition" for Connect250, a nationwide effort to capture Americans’ stories for the Library of Congress in honor of America’s 250th birthday. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRWhile some residents say a guard on duty could help deter an attack in the future, others question if more security is what’s really needed. -
Jeff Chiu/AP PhotoThe Supreme Court’s ruling upholding state bans on transgender athletes does not change California law, but it could bolster the Trump administration’s pressure on the state.
NPR News
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A troubling pattern of federal agents fatally shooting civilians is developing, with deaths in Maine, Texas and Tennessee. The family of a man fatally shot by agents told NPR they want answers.
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NPR's Michel Martin talks to Robert Malley, a negotiator of a 2015 Iran nuclear deal, about President Trump saying the U.S. is reinstating a blockade on Iranian ports and charging a toll on cargo.
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President Trump says the Strait of Hormuz is open, and the U.S., not Iran, will collect tolls.
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Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, reacts to the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old Colombian man by federal law enforcement in Biddeford, Maine, Monday morning.
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AI is moving beyond chatbots and into toys, dolls, and robots built to befriend children. A leading child-development expert says the technology offers real promise — but also risks crowding out the human relationships children need most. -
The U.S. military announced it will begin its blockade of Iranian ships over the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, as Iran vowed to assert its own control over the critical international waterway.
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