The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, April 18, 2025.

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, April 17, 2025.

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Wednesday, April 16, 2025.

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Tuesday, April 15, 2025.

At a second vigil for Athena Passidakis, the Redding community mourns the loss of the 21-year-old murder-suicide victim. Also, what’s at stake? That’s the question being discussed by a panel of Chico State faculty members on immigration, civil liberties and grassroots action, and the California State Park Pass program is now available at many public library branches through Dec. 31.

The woman shot and killed in Chico during last week’s police chase drew dozens of family members, co-workers, and friends to mourn the loss. Also, amid ongoing cuts to federal funding nationally, Butte County’s public health department is also bracing for impact, and Woofstock is this Saturday.

With increasing food prices and food insecurity throughout the nation, the need for food in Chico is also increasing. Some organizations hold consistent distributions despite ongoing costs. Also, the Chico State student killed in a murder-suicide last week will be remembered at vigils in Chico and Redding, and the Thursday Night Market is back in Chico again this evening.

Following citizen complaints, City of Chico staff have been looking into streets that need more lights, and where funding for lighting projects would come from. Also, Yuba, Sutter, and Tehama counties will not receive anticipated federal funds for levee maintenance and improvement projects, and California wildlife officials say beavers reintroduced to their native watersheds are working on restoring the wetlands.

Safe Space is ramping up its services with more case management and new day classes to help unhoused residents in Chico build life skills. Also, Butte County and the fire safe council could enter into an agreement to reduce wildfire risk near roadsides, and council members in Yuba City have endorsed a grant-funded program to incentivize commercial property owners to save water by replacing existing landscaping.

A rally and march in downtown Chico drew more than 1,000 to protest. Also, a shooting that ended with two people dead in Chico last week is believed to be connected to domestic violence. We hear from the director of Catalyst. And Attorney General Rob Bonta along with 18 other U.S. attorneys general is challenging President Donald Trump's executive order that requires proof of citizenship be provided before a person can register to vote.