News From Around The County
JOHNSON PARK, Calif. — Intermountain area firefighters from multiple area fire stations spent nearly three and a half hours knocking down eight separate but possibly related fires early Thursday morning, March 4. The fires included a large log deck blaze at a lumber yard and seven additional grass and vegetation fires within a half-mile radius. Authorities have since said the […]
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REDDING, Calif. — No serious injuries were reported after an early morning blaze swept through a southwest Redding double wide mobile home earlier today, Wednesday, March 3. The fire tore through a residence in the 1100 block of Kenyon Drive near Chantilly Lane, in a rural and somewhat mountainous area, southwest of SR-299W and Hwy 273. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: […]
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ANDERSON, Calif. — Already on probation for a prior arson conviction, a knife-wielding and wanted felon was arrested for arson again after he was seen starting fires in a gully near the Tractor Supply business in the 1900 block of Marx Way in Anderson yesterday morning, Sunday, Feb. 28. The fires that led to the man’s arrest were reported within […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Authorities say that reports of shots fired at an east Redding home that a woman set ablaze slowed firefighter’s suppression efforts and ultimately led to the arrest of a woman yesterday morning, Sunday, Feb. 28. The alleged arsonist later attempted to grab an officer’s gun while being treated at an area hospital and had to be physically […]
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LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. — Authorities say one person was hospitalized after a residential structure fire erupted at a private residence in the El Carisso area of Lake Elsinore earlier today, Wednesday, Feb. 10. The blaze, which caused the victim to be hospitalized with moderate to serious injuries, happened at a private residence in the 15000 block of Darnell Drive, southwest […]
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LAKELAND VILLAGE, Calif. — Authorities and family members say two young children, ages 1 and 2, were killed, while another four victims were critically injured and remain hospitalized after a deadly fire tore through a Lakeland Village home in the Lake Elsinore area yesterday afternoon, Monday, Jan. 25. Three family dogs were also killed in the blaze, which took about […]
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MONTGOMERY CREEK, Calif. — Authorities say a Shasta County woman with multiple warrants was arrested after setting a car ablaze on Big Bend Road, about a mile north of SR-299E, Monday afternoon, Jan. 18. The fire destroyed a Volkswagen Jetta and burned about a quarter-acre of vegetation, according to Cal Fire-Shasta. In the wake of Monday’s arrest, Montgomery Creek residents […]
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HEMET, Calif. — Authorities say a Hemet home was heavily damaged and a family was displaced after a blaze tore through the family’s garage Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 19. Although no injuries were reported, the fire also destroyed a car that was parked inside the garage as well as a van that was parked in the driveway. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: […]
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VALLE VISTA, Calif. — Two homes, along with at least one pickup truck and several outbuildings were destroyed after a blaze tore through a Valle Vista residential neighborhood early Saturday morning, Jan. 9. Although both homes were left uninhabitable, it was later learned that two young bystanders rescued a dog that was tied to a tree within a few feet of […]
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BURNEY, Calif. — Officials say nobody was injured but many irreplaceable family heirlooms were destroyed after a fire erupted in a Burney chicken coop and spread to a nearby shed and surrounding vegetation Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 29. Although nobody was injured in the fire, the blaze destroyed the chicken coop, “leaving five chickens homeless and confused as to where to […]
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