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Here’s what’s happening in the Chico area from July 23 to July 26.
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Shows and Podcasts
Blue Dot: An innovative solution to removing and storing carbon: biochar and bio-oil with Charm Industrial
Host Dave Schlom explores the world of biochar and ways to remove carbon from the landscape with Pyrolysis engineer Joe Polin and policy expert Nora Cohen Brown from Charm Industrial.
Two years after the Park Fire: Trauma lingers | Rebuilding update | Arson trial continues
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, July 24, 2026
Cultivating Place: Rooted in Relationships, Plantsman Allen Bush
Allen Bush is an esteemed plantsman and lifelong advocate for the joy of gardening. He joins Cultivating Place Host Abra Lee in conversation this week to share about his work with Jelitto Perennial Seeds and his decades of sharing rich garden stories.
Gallagher urges federal wolf delisting | Park Fire trial continues
| Redding names interim after city manager's death
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, July 23, 2026.
July 22: Leah Kammerer & Paul Belz
To learn more about these poets, click on their names.
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Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from July 16 to July 19. -
Julio Cortez/AP PhotoChico has approved entertainment zones where people can carry alcoholic drinks outdoors in parts of downtown and Meriam Park. Here's how the program will work. -
The City of ChicoThe “entertainment zones” will be in a large swath of downtown and in Meriam Park. City officials hope they will help boost business. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRPeach farmers in the Central Valley have pulled up their crops and are facing financial hardship. They hope a new farm bill will help keep them going after one of the last canneries in the state closed earlier this year. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRPat Hull returns with a new album, experimenting with new tunings and lower registers and highlighting the importance of creativity for mental health. -
FlickrRedding’s entertainment zone — which allows people to carry alcoholic beverages in specific parts of downtown — has helped businesses, according to the city. -
FacebookDom Belza, a Republican running for California’s 3rd Assembly District, said his daughter Rylee Rose died from complications related to leukemia. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRHere's the latest on temporary library services, overdue books, returns and the upcoming satellite branch.
NPR News
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Democrats chose South Carolina for the first 2028 presidential primary, then Nevada, prioritizing Black and Latino voters. New Hampshire, New Mexico, Michigan and Virginia also hold early contests. -
The International Criminal Court voted to remove the global tribunal's chief prosecutor on Friday, nearly two years after sexual misconduct allegations against him first emerged, the court's oversight body announced. -
St. Louis Public Radio hosted one of the first media appearances this year between Rep. Wesley Bell and former Congresswoman Cori Bush. The primary race is a rematch of a race Bush lost last year to Bell.
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President Trump is set to speak tonight at the rescheduled White House Correspondents dinner despite his difficult relationship with the press.
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Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega declares "there won't be any more elections," cementing his grip on power and ending hopes for a democratic vote.
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For the second year in a row, the U.S. has reported a record-breaking number of measles cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday said the country has now confirmed 2,318 measles cases -- the highest case count since 1991.
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