Ken Devol

The Camp Fire devastated many communities in Butte County on Nov. 8, 2018. NSPR spoke with those involved with recovery to learn what’s changed over the last six years.

Nov. 8 marked six years since the devastating Camp Fire. NSPR has been speaking with those working in recovery in the burn scar. Today, we hear from Scott Amick from Paradise Parks and Recreation District. Also, loose soils in the Park Fire burn scar are creating an ongoing flash flood risk during heavy rain, and artist Valerie Rose continues to promote the importance of Deaf culture in her public art with an upcoming mural at Show Love Thrift in Chico.

Expert explains why bird flu has spread rapidly in the state. Also, PG&E is hoping to raise its rates again, and the City of Marysville has reached an agreement with the owners of a major league development team to make Bryant Park its new home.

Yuba City is home to thousands of uncontrolled feral chickens, but experts say they could spread infectious diseases to nearby residents. Also, three new councilors will be sworn into the Chico City Council tomorrow, and Chico's outgoing mayor announces run for State Assembly

Almost a month after the general election, Butte County’s election results are now official. Also, Redding’s more than 200 mile trail system provides a great opportunity for winter recreation, and the band Scowl will perform in Chico ahead of their North American tour.

Two children were injured and one man is dead after a shooting at a private K-8 school in Butte County. Also, three new Chico city council members will be sworn in at City Hall, and California prisons will no longer be able to withhold mandated money from people when they are released.

Chico is mourning the loss of Bidwell Mansion after it was destroyed in a fire early Wednesday morning. Also, Governor Gavin Newsom is touring the state to showcase his California Jobs First plan. One of his stops was a ranch in Colusa County. And a Chico cakery is closing its brick-and-mortar location doors due to high business costs.

The Tuscan Water District was established to try to preserve groundwater resources for local agricultural landowners. But there is concern with how the district plans to engage in an experimental recharge strategy, which some say could harm small farmers and trees in Chico and Butte County.

Chico Unified School District swore in new board members Teisha Hase and Gayle Olsen at its meeting last night. Also, Shasta Lake levels are nearly 18 feet higher than they were in mid-November, and Sharing Blessings to Others founder Jean Chrislot Michaud welcomes the community to experience Haiti's rich culture.

Water advocates are speaking out against the controversial Tuscan Water District. Also, the True North Housing Alliance started a program to provide training and counseling to unhoused Chico residents at the beginning of the year, and Redding plans to cut one of their Crisis Intervention Response Teams, which handle calls involving people suffering from acute mental health crises.