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Essay: Red tape is strangling rural healthcare. We need to cut it
February 5, 2026 0
By Sally C. Pipes Rural America is running out of doctors. According to a recent report from the Commonwealth Fund, 43 million Americans now live in rural communities facing a shortage of primary care providers. This shortage isn’t new. It’s [...]
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A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and The Arts What’s going on? February 5–11
February 4, 2026 0
Get movin’! Don’t miss a beat with Chico News & Review’s coverage of what’s on tap at local clubs, theaters, galleries and performance venues. Visit the CN&R’s FREE online calendar for all of the listings in the Butte County area. [...]
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The one big beautiful prediction: The energy transition is still alive
February 3, 2026 0
Trump has attacked renewable power from every angle, but energy justice scholar Sanya Carley envisions an affordable green future. By Audrey Carleton, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here [...]
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Keep ’em guessing: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck help make Netflix’s ‘The Rip’ an enjoyable, unpredictable thriller
February 3, 2026 0
By Bob Grimm Ben Affleck and Matt Damon team up again for Netflix’s The Rip. This time, they’re under the direction of Joe Carnahan (The Grey … it’s a great film if you haven’t seen it) as a couple of Miami cops who [...]
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Chico’s small businesses find ways to lend support to city’s burgeoning ICE protests
February 2, 2026 1
By Ken Magri More than 100 Chico State students, staff and faculty members left their classrooms for a hastily arranged walkout on Friday. Their show of solidarity with Minneapolis was organized by the Students for Quality Education, or SQE, and [...]

Embattled reservoir project in Colusa and Glenn counties gets federal approval
January 29, 2026 0
Critics say initiative ‘fails to respect tribal nations and local economies in the North State’ By Dan Bacher The U.S. Department of the Interior just approved the Record of Decision, or ROD, for the controversial [...]
A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and The Arts What’s going on? Jan. 29–Feb. 4
January 28, 2026 0
Hot picks for a very cool week. Chico News & Review has you covered with highlights of what’s on tap at local clubs, theaters, galleries and performance venues. Visit the CN&R’s FREE online calendar for [...]
Straight out of Project 2025: Trump’s immigration plan was clear
January 28, 2026 1
The president denied involvement in the far right game plan, but he has followed it like a script. Here’s what might be next. By Kate Morrissey, Capital & Main This story is produced by the [...]
What would you do? Streetalk: If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be?
January 26, 2026 2
Asked at Saturday’s Farmers Market, Chico Morgan W. Farmer I wish I could alleviate everyone’s sense of fear. I think that’s the root of most of our issues. And if we weren’t afraid of change [...]
On eve of strike, Kaiser nurses sound alarm on patient care
January 25, 2026 2
More than 31,000 nurses and health care workers plan to walk out next week following months-long stalemate with Kaiser. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital [...]

Project Censored dispatch: Communities push back against AI data center expansion
January 22, 2026 0
By Alefiya Presswala Editor’s Note: This is the first of two Dispatches on AI data centers, with a second article, by Ella Mrofka, to be published in January 2026. There are more than 5,400 data centers in [...]
Honduran grandfather who died in ICE custody told family he’d felt ill for weeks
January 22, 2026 0
Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz is one of six people to die in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody less than three weeks into 2026. By Kate Morrissey, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning [...]
A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and The Arts What’s going on? January 22–28
January 21, 2026 0
Here’s just a sampling of events you can catch this week. Chico News & Review gives you many more choices for local clubs, theaters, galleries and performance venues. Visit the CN&R’s FREE online calendar for [...]
Surviving ICE as a legal observer in Northern California: Chico protest planned for Jan. 20
January 19, 2026 5
Minnesota shooting of Rene Good by ICE Agent begs the question “Could it happen here?” By Ken Magri “If they come for you in the morning, they will be coming for us that night.” –American [...]
Bad people: In the entertaining ’28 Years Later: The Bone Temple,’ humans are worse than the zombies
January 19, 2026 0
By Bob Grimm The film 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple picks up where last June’s new zombie classic, 28 Years Later, left off. Danny Boyle, screenwriter Alex Garland and new director Nia DaCosta have officially claimed the [...]

Chico’s Little Red Hen adapts to challenges of funding cuts

Essay: Red tape is strangling rural healthcare. We need to cut it

A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and The Arts What’s going on? February 5–11

The one big beautiful prediction: The energy transition is still alive

Keep ’em guessing: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck help make Netflix’s ‘The Rip’ an enjoyable, unpredictable thriller

Chico’s small businesses find ways to lend support to city’s burgeoning ICE protests

Embattled reservoir project in Colusa and Glenn counties gets federal approval

A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and The Arts What’s going on? Jan. 29–Feb. 4

Straight out of Project 2025: Trump’s immigration plan was clear

What would you do? Streetalk: If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be?

On eve of strike, Kaiser nurses sound alarm on patient care

Project Censored dispatch: Communities push back against AI data center expansion

Honduran grandfather who died in ICE custody told family he’d felt ill for weeks

A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and The Arts What’s going on? January 22–28

Surviving ICE as a legal observer in Northern California: Chico protest planned for Jan. 20

Bad people: In the entertaining ’28 Years Later: The Bone Temple,’ humans are worse than the zombies

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Chico’s Little Red Hen adapts to challenges of funding cuts

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A Weekly Preview of North Valley Music, Entertainment and The Arts What’s going on? February 5–11

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Essay: Red tape is strangling rural healthcare. We need to cut it