Why Cal Fire reports number of structures burned rather than homes
A listener asked why NSPR reports on the number of structures damaged in wildfires rather than homes. We spoke with Cal Fire to explain why those statistics aren’t easy to find. ✏️: Adia White | 📸: AP Photo
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On the radio this weekend: In a crisis, when all logic suggests that you get away from the dangerous thing, how will you respond?
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Thompson Fire - Update
The Thompson Fire is now 7% contained. Here's what we know about damage assessment, weather conditions and air quality. Also why officials are pleading with the public not to use fireworks on the Fourth of July.
✏️: Sarah Bohannon | 📸: AP Photo
Thompson Fire - Update
Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea told NSPR that more than 13,000 people in the greater Oroville area are currently under an evacuation order due to the Thompson Fire. In an interview, he warned looters to stay out of the area, reminded people to know their evacuation zone, and asked people not to use fireworks during the Fourth of July holiday.
“We don’t need an idiot setting a fire with fireworks while we’re dealing with this,” Honea said. “I would ask that people use good common sense and not create more problems for us.”
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A group of their friends decide to pool their funds and buy a little boat for cheap. They're taking it out for the first time into Boston Harbor, and everything is going great—until suddenly, it isn't.
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On the radio this weekend: It's funny the things that go through your head during a disaster. Listen to This American Life today at 11 a.m.
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On the radio this weekend: Donald Trump has a plan for his second term: retribution. We check in with the people who’ve crossed him to hear how they feel about that.
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People tethered to one particular other person, whether they want to be or not.
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On the radio this weekend: The trial for the men accused of orchestrating the September 11 terrorist attacks still hasn’t started yet. How one victim’s sister is navigating this historic and twisted trial.
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For years, Majid believed that if he could testify in court about what happened to him at a CIA black site, a judge and jury would give him a break. Finally, he got a chance to see if he was right.
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Redding among the top 100 best places to live in the country
Redding is among the top 100 best places to live in the country. That's according to city-marketing website Livability.com. The ranking looked at small and mid-sized communities across the U.S. Scores were based on economic variables and factors that influence quality of life, including affordability.
Only cities with a median home value of five hundred thousand dollars or less made the list, and analysis of average rent and home prices relative to income was part of the selection process. ✏️: NSPR & CapRadio | 📸: Visit Redding
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Minor Crimes Division: People taking it upon themselves to solve the tiny, overlooked crimes of the world.
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Chico art collective to celebrate Amy Winehouse’s music, life
In the realm of music legacies gone too soon, Amy Winehouse stands a towering figure. Belladonna Collective, a Chico-based media production company, has taken on the mighty task of showing audiences why her talent was such a tremendous loss.
“Amy, Amy, Amy! An Amy Winehouse Revue” will take the stage at Chico's El Rey Theater this week. It will showcase 14 different performers and be accompanied by a six-piece jazz band led by Webster Moore and Olivia Cerullo. Read the full story by clicking the link on our bio or IG story.
✏️: Angel Huracha | 📸: Belladonna Collective
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On the next Latino USA, Argentine writer Samanta Schweblin explains how she doesn't believe in the concept of "normality" in everyday life.
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On the radio this weekend: The story of the late Rev. Carlton Pearson, who was a rising star in the evangelical movement when he cast aside the idea of hell.
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