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Chico leaders are considering a downtown “entertainment zone” where people 21 and older could carry open containers of alcohol in designated areas. Similar zones have been created in other California cities, including Redding.
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Shows and Podcasts
Cultivating Place: Gardens as Social Infrastructure, Gardeners as Public Servants, with Chris Felhaber
Chris Felhaber is a gardener, a husband, and a father. Now based in the Chicago area, Chris has worked in public horticulture in a variety of capacities and with well-known organizations, including with plantsman Roy Diblik in Wisconsin.
Downtown Chico parklet program | Thunderstorm chances in North State | Chico Unified seeks input on AI cameras
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, April 9, 2026.
April 8: Paul Belz & El Sha Na Hu
To learn more about these poets, click on their names.
Nancy's Bookshelf: Inside the French food world
Luke Barr, the grandnephew of acclaimed food writer M.F.K. Fisher, has released his new book, The Secret History of French Cooking.
Downtown Chico revitalization hits snag | Chico State president town hall | Shasta County measles outbreak ends
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
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Nick Shockey/California Department of Water ResourcesCalifornia’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. -
National Weather Service Sacramento/TwitterShort headlines and local updates from across the North State and California. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRChico residents gathered for a third “No Kings" protest as part of nationwide demonstrations criticizing President Donald Trump’s policies. -
Erik Adams/North State Public RadioMillions of demonstrators are expected to take to the streets on March 28 to protest President Donald Trump and his administration. -
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.
NPR News
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with International correspondent Daniel Estrin about how the US-Iran-Israel ceasefire is being received in Israel.
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What do people who follow foreign affairs make of the war with Iran and the president's foreign policy? NPR spoke with a dozen World Affairs Council members in North Carolina to find out.
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A new study finds that looking at something and imagining it triggers the same exact process in the brain. It's also very similar to the process artificial intelligence uses to create an image.
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On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Tim Blake Nelson talks about feeling like he's running out of time to do the things he wants.
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Pakistan has acted as a mediator between Washington D.C. and Tehran over the last few weeks, and helped broker the ceasefire agreement this week. NPR's Juana Summers talks to Elizabeth Threlkeld, a senior fellow and director at the Stimson Center, about why Pakistan decided to step into this role.
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It's not just energy supplies that have been disrupted by the Iran war. It's also hitting frankincense, a commodity that's been defining trade routes in the Middle East for thousands of years.
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