News From Around The County
SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — California Highway Patrol officials have reported an uptick in traffic collisions involving bears throughout the Intermountain area of Shasta County along State Route 299E, between the city of Redding and Burney area. At least seven bear strikes and near collisions with bears have been reported to CHP over the last few weeks and officials are cautioning […]
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LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. — Authorities in Lake Elsinore say a “rigorous investigation” into a brutal axe and baseball attack of a local transient last August has resulted in the arrest of three other transients, all of whom were arrested and charged on Friday, Sept. 11. The victim of the bloody attack, which took place early Tuesday morning, Aug. 18, on […]
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WHITMORE, Calif. — Authorities say a 16-year-old shot and killed a man during a violent domestic incident involving the deceased subject and a woman Friday evening, Sept. 11. Although officials have said the teen was related to both parties involved in the violent encounter, they have not specified exactly how the three were related. No arrests have been made in the […]
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Located about 2 1/2 miles from the town of Shasta is the Mount Shasta mine, a once-lucrative producer of gold and one of the larger gold mining operations in the Shasta mining district, after gold was discovered in the area in 1897. The mine, which is within the boundaries of the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area on the Mt. Shasta Mine […]
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REDDING, Calif. — A Redding woman was seriously injured when she was struck by a car on State Route 273, near Win-River Resort & Casino north of Canyon Rd., early this morning, Saturday, Sept. 12. Although the pedestrian was found to be at fault for crossing the highway outside a marked crosswalk, the driver who struck her was arrested after […]
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HEMET, Calif. — Authorities are continuing to search for a man who managed to elude capture despite an hours-long standoff that happened at a Hemet RV park in the 3600 block of W. Florida, Thursday, Sept. 10. Although the standoff, which took place at the Golden Village Palms RV Resort, caused the park to be shut down for about ten […]
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MURRIETA, Calif. — Having already released two books in her “Remarkable Reese” series, Murrieta resident, Lisa Wellcome – a preschool teacher and aspiring author of children’s books – is preparing to launch the third book in her series, titled, “Remarkable Reese: I Want to be a Firefighter!” In her Remarkable Reese children’s books, the main character, Reese – who was […]
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SAN JACINTO, Calif. — A San Jacinto search warrant related to a sexual assault investigation led to a short standoff early yesterday evening, Thursday Sept. 10. After nearly an hour, the suspect exited the home where the warrant was being served and he surrendered to and was arrested by Riverside County Sheriff’s SWAT members. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: RivCo inmate […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Wanted on an outstanding felony warrant for crimes committed in Clovis, a Fresno felon was apprehended after fleeing from a traffic stop in Redding yesterday afternoon, Thursday, Sept. 10. The suspect led officers on a several block foot chase before being apprehended by Redding police officers. The suspect, 30-year-old Tyrone Williams – who has served time in […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, Sept. 10, 12:30 p.m. See Original Story below. BANNING, Calif. — Officials have identified a 29-year-old Cathedral City man as the inmate they say was beaten to death by other inmates at Banning’s Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility on Tuesday. Although authorities have not provided a possible motive for the deadly attack, the inmate, Rosendo Echevarria, was facing […]
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