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Shows and Podcasts
Best of Blue Dot: The art and science of fly fishing with Hall of Famer Mike Mercer
Host Dave Schlom gets to delve into his favorite pastime, fly fishing, with two of his heroes -- Mike Mercer and Bryan Quick from The Fly Shop in Redding, California.
Shooting suspect appears to flash extremist-linked gesture | Library had no standing guard | How Chico police response compares nationally
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, June 26, 2026.
Cultivating Place: Following What Flourishes, with Amanda Hannah
Amanda Hannah is the Director of Botanical Garden Horticulture at Holden Forests & Gardens in Cleveland, Ohio.
Library shooting suspect planned suicide, DA says | Downtown lawsuit takes new turn | Layoffs hit Butte County’s EBT, Medi-Cal office
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, June 24, 2026.
Nancy's Bookshelf: In the orchard
Retired professor Pamela Geisel Plemmons is an expert in home orchard management, sustainable landscape practices, and integrated pest management.
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Butte County Sheriff's OfficeProsecutors say a journal recovered from the 18-year-old suspect shows he planned to kill himself after Monday's deadly shooting at the Chico library, but his lack of experience with the shotgun prevented that from happening. -
Erik Adams/NSPRThe FBI says the suspect in Monday's Chico library shooting spent time studying the Columbine attack and may have been trying to carry out something similar. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from June 18 to June 22. -
National Weather ServiceFriday storms could bring lightning to the North State. Here’s why fire officials are keeping an eye on the forecast. -
City of Chico/YouTubeThe Chico City Council approved a five-year sewer rate increase this week that would see a rate hike of 55% as soon as November. -
National Weather Service/XLocal agencies set their own rules on when to activate cooling centers, which provide more than just a place to cool off during extreme heat emergencies. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRAn Iranian-linked group says it accessed and released customer billing information as part of a broader cyber campaign targeting Cal Water in Chico, Bakersfield and Visalia. -
Sarah Bohannon/NSPRCould the E. coli strain that sickened several children in Chico last summer return this year? Butte County’s Health Officer, Jarett Beaudoin explains what testing is showing ahead of the summer swimming season.
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Anthropic pulled two new AI models offline after the Trump administration said they were too dangerous for foreigners to use. Rival OpenAI agreed to let the administration vet users of its newest model.
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Texas students will be required to read Bible passages and learn about the role of Christianity in the state's history under new reading lists and social studies curriculum expected to be approved Friday.
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Three days after twin earthquakes hit Venezuela, rescue teams race against time amid mounting casualties, strained relief efforts, and mounting criticism of the governments response.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Karol Bassim, senior program manager at International Medical Corps about the situation on the ground in Venezuela after two devastating earthquakes there this week.
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This week the Supreme Court gave the Trump administration a green light to expel hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants who've been living and working legally in the U.S.
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NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant have a World Cup knockout stage preview and discuss Serena Williams' return to Wimbledon.
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