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Chico’s investigation into police sharing license plate reader data with federal and out-of-state agencies is expected to wrap up in early September. The findings could help determine the future of the city’s 27 cameras.
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Shows and Podcasts
Cultivating Place: A New Garden Society, with Erika Rumbley and Renee Portonova
The New Garden Society is a Boston-based organization run by horticulturists, landscapers, and farmers who seek to expand green industry opportunities for their incarcerated and formerly incarcerated neighbors in greater Boston.
Timeline for Chico police license plate data sharing investigation | Oroville community raises concerns over Flock cameras | NorCal Roller Derby season cut short
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026.
August 12: V.P. Bowdrix, David Philhour & Amy Gaffney
To learn more about these poets, click on their names.
Nancy's Bookshelf: Poetry in Core Samples
Retired Butte College instructor Phillip Hemenway has published a collection of his poems, Core Samples
Appeals court rejects Valley’s Edge challenge | Bill could help Camp Fire survivors recover unpaid losses | Perseid meteor shower peaks this week
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026.
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Don Thompson/AP PhotoNSPR asked California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office whether Chico police could face scrutiny for sharing license plate data outside the state. Here’s what we learned. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRThere’s no data center proposal in Butte County. That hasn’t stopped hundreds of residents from weighing in on what one could mean for the region. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRElevated E. coli levels are prompting new warnings at Sycamore Pool, but current testing can’t show whether the dangerous strain linked to last summer’s outbreak is present. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRAfter losing one of its biggest sources of funding, Stonewall Alliance Chico is launching a new campaign to keep serving the North State's LGBTQ+ community. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from August 6 to August 9. -
Butte County Sheriff's OfficeProsecutors have filed new attempted-murder charges against the suspect in Chico's deadly library shooting. Two of the alleged victims are young children. -
Erik Adams/NSPRA new temporary library is welcoming Chico readers back more than a month after a shooting that killed two people. Here's what you need to know. -
City of Chico/FacebookThe city hopes the emergency declaration will give it more leeway to enforce homeless encampments in Lindo Channel, where officials say dangerous outdoor fires are being set. Homelessness advocates say the move won’t fix the problem.
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Lawmakers and military families are raising concerns about conditions on board the USS Lincoln. The carrier, key to the administration's war with Iran, has been at sea for over 250 days.
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The board voted to close the Washington, D.C., arts complex's main campus for a $250 million renovation — three months after a federal judge temporarily blocked a similar closure. -
Domingo is nominated for two Emmy Awards for two very different performances — in the Netflix comedy The Four Seasons and in HBO's Euphoria. "I can go very deep with my characters," he says. -
A surprise hearing this Friday in federal court has added to speculation that Luigi Mangione could enter a plea, which could derail a state murder trial. -
The four southernmost islands of the chain also are claimed by Japan, which calls them the Northern Territories. -
Russia maintained an iron grip on Crimea since seizing it from Ukraine in 2014. Many Russian civilians go there to enjoy the beaches. But now Ukraine is hitting Crimea hard, upending daily life.
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