News From Around The County
BURNEY, Calif. — When Melissa Sweet moved to the Intermountain community of Hat Creek more than 20 years ago, she was drawn to the secluded and rural mountain area by the quiet and slow pace of mountain living. With the nearest town of Burney just a few miles away, Melissa thought the area would be the perfect community to bring […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Authorities are crediting citizens with helping to apprehend a man and woman who led officers on a vehicle pursuit before attempting to hide inside a Redding Lowes Saturday afternoon, March 13. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Pair dead after two-vehicle Hwy 44 crash Driver sought after hit and run kills Burney woman, 63 UPDATE: Search for missing Redding […]
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ANDERSON, Calif. — Authorities say a wanted Oregon felon with prior convictions for first-degree manslaughter and arson was arrested after attempting to steal items from an Anderson Walmart and then providing a false name to officials Saturday, March 13. The suspect, Jeffery Kenton, 59, of Oregon, remains in custody in Shasta County Jail while awaiting extradition back to Oregon, according […]
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PINE COVE, Calif. — Authorities say a Beaumont family visiting friends in Pine Cove led to a fatal sledding accident that ended in the tragic death of a 7-year-old boy Sunday afternoon, March 14. The victim was critically injured when his sled rocketed from a snow and ice-slicked driveway into the street, where he was run over by a passing […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, March 31, 12:30 p.m. See Original Story below. CANYON LAKE, Calif. — Authorities who are continuing to investigate the suspicious death of a man whose naked and lifeless body was pulled from Canyon Lake earlier this month, have asked for the public’s help in tracking the man’s movements and whereabouts in the days leading to the Sunday, March […]
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GOOD HOPE, Calif. — One person was killed and another was hospitalized with major injuries after a two-vehicle head-on collision in the unincorporated community of Good Hope early Saturday morning, March 13. California Highway Patrol has since said DUI is suspected in the fatal crash, which happened in the 24300 block of Hwy 74, west of Edward Street, between the […]
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LAKE ELINORE, Calif. — Authorities say a total of 19 people from three apartment units were displaced after a fire swept through a Lake Elsinore apartment earlier this morning Sunday, March 14. No injuries were reported after the blaze, which occurred in the 300 block of N. Langstaff Street, between Pottery Street and W. Sumner Avenue. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: […]
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UPDATED: Saturday, March 13, 12:20 p.m., With coroner’s release of information and other details. MURRIETA, Calif. — Authorities say a motorcyclist and father of four children was killed in a fiery, two-vehicle collision in Murrieta Sunday afternoon, March 7. Witnesses who saw or heard the crash, which happened at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Alexandria Drive, later described hearing […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, March 17, 12:34 p.m. See Original and updated stories, along with videos and photos below. RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Riverside Police Chief Larry Gonzalez today released a Critical Incident review that included a more detailed explanation of last Tuesday’s fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred during a gang graffiti and vandalism investigation. In the released Critical Incident video, footage captured […]
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SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — Authorities have confirmed that two people were killed in a two-vehicle traffic collision that occurred on Hwy 44, near Bridge Creek Road and two miles east of the Lassen Park Entrance, early Thursday evening, March 11. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Driver sought after hit and run kills Burney woman, 63 No injuries after vehicle crashes through […]
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