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Navigating a legal maze in Chico
Cal Northern School of Law’s Chico clinic is providing no-cost legal advice available through April By Sam DeLong At some point in your adult life you might need to seek legal advice — but the […]
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District 1 congressional candidate Kyle Wilson explains positions on farming, housing, affordability and other issues
By Ken Magri Kyle Wilson is a 33-year-old Democrat from Santa Rosa running in the June 2 primary to advance toward November’s general election for the next two-year term as the US Representative from District […]
Film
Fungus among us: Even though it’s a box-office flop, ‘Cold Storage’ is a fine piece of horror-comedy
By Bob Grimm Skylab, the United States’ ill-fated first space station, was launched in 1973 and came crashing back to Earth in 1979. It has been a prominent plot device in some movies and TV […]
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Glenn County’s only hospital cleared a federal hurdle, but it still needs millions to reopen
By Ana B. Ibarra for CalMatters A shuttered Northern California hospital is getting a lifeline from Congress, but it doesn’t come with money to actually reopen and serve patients. A new federal law will restore […]
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The perpetual brawler: New book shows the political force of Harry Reid’s leadership
By Geoff Schumacher In the spring of 2010, an upstart political movement called the Tea Party held a rally dubbed the “Showdown in Searchlight.” An estimated 9,000 people trekked to a secluded desert area […]
Weekly picks
What’s going on? February 19–25
Hot picks for a chilly week. And, Chico News & Review has even more of what’s on tap at local clubs, theaters, galleries and performance venues. Visit the CN&R’s FREE online calendar for all of […]
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A young woman from Chico gets her day in court against Instagram and Youtube
By the Chico News & Review staff A 19-year-old woman from Chico remains at the center of a civil trial against two of the biggest tech platforms in the world this week. Known in court […]
Film
Good stuff from a hard year
Our reviewer offers top choices of film and TV that you can stream now By Juan-Carlos Selznick In the grimly challenging year of 2025, the “escapist” pleasures of the movies may have seemed, more than […]
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Mental health advocate for Yurok Tribe, of California’s first nations, dies in apparent murder-suicide
By Nigel Duara for CalMatters A member of the Humboldt County Yurok tribe who advocated for better mental health treatment and suicide intervention in rural Northern California has died in an apparent murder-suicide. Celinda Gonzales […]
Opinions
Essay: Surgical patients deserve access to acupuncture
By Dr. Stephanie Cheng America’s opioid crisis touches nearly every family. Roughly 5.7 million Americans live with opioid use disorder, and about one in three adults say they or someone in their family has battled […]
Film
AI apocalypse: Sam Rockwell is in peak form in the zany ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’
By Bob Grimm The future is in cataclysmic peril because we stare at our phones and blather on social media all day in the apocalyptic comedy Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die. Humanity has one last […]
Weekly picks
What’s going on? February 12–18
Hearts are throbbing. But, not everything’s exclusively for love birds this week. Chico News & Review has more highlights of what’s on tap at local clubs, theaters, galleries and performance venues. Visit the CN&R’s FREE […]
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Chico’s Little Red Hen adapts to challenges of funding cuts
By Sam DeLong Full disclosure: The author of this story was an employee of Little Red Hen for more than 10 years before deciding to pursue a career in journalism. If you’ve lived in Chico […]
Opinions
Essay: Red tape is strangling rural healthcare. We need to cut it
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. […]
Weekly picks
What’s going on? February 5–11
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 […]