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California’s snowpack is at just 18% of average. One of the lowest levels on record. Here’s what that means for water supplies, agriculture and wildfire risk across the state.
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Butte County begins wildfire safety project | Redding residents challenge proposed jail site | Iconic Susanville mill destroyed by fire
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
‘No Kings’ in the North State | Book in Common author coming to Laxson | State eyes AI comment ban
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, March 30, 2026.
Best of Blue Dot: Reimagining Ag: the California State University Chico Center for Regenerative Agriculture
Blue Dot goes down on the farm by visiting with folks from California State University, Chico's Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems (CRARS).
Measure B cleared for Shasta ballot | Butte, Shasta counties see slight population growth | Farmworkers Day replaces Cesar Chavez Day
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, March 27, 2026.
Best of Cultivating Place: Spring's Wild Dreams, with Jen Williams
A conversation with Jen Williams, the founder of Wild Dreams Farm and Seed on Washington’s Vashon Island.
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Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from March 26 to April 1. -
Terry Pierson/MediaNews Group/The Press-Enterprise via Getty ImagesAs heat becomes a year-round reality, California is often still responding like it’s an emergency. In the field, health providers fundraise for one basic need that grants can’t buy. -
Dai Sugano/Bay Area News GroupHomelessness prevention shows promising results in California, as advocates push to spread it statewide and nationally. -
Alyssa JadeA musical of six choir students whose lives are cut short in a freak accident is debuting at Paradise’s Theatre on the Ridge. -
Erik Adams/NSPRThe state is seeking $38 million in damages for the December 2024 arson fire. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from March 19 to March 23. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from March 12 to March 15. -
Alex Brandon/AP PhotoThe president’s supporters are sticking with him despite his campaign promises to not start new wars.
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The federal housing agency wants to shift money away from permanent housing and toward programs that impose sobriety and other conditions. Advocates warn that would push many back into homelessness. -
FIFA has raised prices for over 40 games of the World Cup in its latest sale that kicked off Wednesday, according to an NPR count. The most expensive tickets to the final now cost $10,900. -
The plan would fund DHS, except for immigration enforcement, through September. Republicans would then try to fund the whole agency for three years using a tactic that would not need Democratic votes. -
The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on birthright citizenship at a key political moment for President Trump.
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On April 1, 2001, a midair collision between an American aircraft and a Chinese plane sparked an 11-day diplomatic crisis — and the two countries still tell very different stories.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with international law expert Gabor Rona about attacks on civilian infrastructure in the Iran conflict and how they may constitute war crimes.
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