Driver suffers broken leg & other injuries after Redding crash – Arrested for DUI

REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a man suspected of driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs suffered a broken leg and other significant injuries after a solo-vehicle crash inside a residential neighborhood in Redding Sunday evening, August 21. The driver, who was released to the custody of hospital staff due to his injuries, was arrested and potentially faces DUI […]

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Officials seek help identifying Anderson package thief

ANDERSON, Calif., — Officials in Anderson are continuing to ask for the public’s help identifying a man who was captured on home surveillance footage stealing a large delivery package from a home’s front porch on Friday morning, Aug. 12. According to the Anderson PD officials, who have released both video and still-images of the theft, the man seen stealing the […]

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Montgomery Creek woman, 25, killed in head-on collision with big rig near Fall River Mills

FALL RIVER MILLS, Calif., — Authorities say a 25-year-old Montgomery Creek woman was killed after being involved in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer semi-truck early Saturday morning, Aug. 12. Neither of the occupants from the big rig were injured in the deadly collision, which happened along SR-299E just west of Pit No. 1 Powerhouse Road near Fall River Mills, […]

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Suspect killed during domestic violence attack in Cottonwood – Charges not expected against woman who fired fatal shot

COTTONWOOD, Calif., — Authorities say a domestic violence related incident led to the fatal shooting of a Cottonwood man Sunday, August 7. According to officials, the woman alleged to have fatally shot the man suffered “severe” injuries at the hands of her attacker and was being “physically and mentally abused” by the man who ended up dead as the result […]

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Suspected of recent gas thefts and wanted on multiple warrants, McArthur man arrested with narcotics & firearm

MCARTHUR, Calif., — Authorities say a local man with an extensive criminal history was arrested after a traffic stop led to the discovery of methamphetamine and a loaded and concealed firearm, as well as burglary tools and items typically associated with fuel theft Wednesday evening, July 20th. Last night’s stop was the result of an ongoing investigation into a significant increase […]

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Red Bluff traffic stop leads to discovery of meth, heroin, fentanyl, and handgun – Felon arrested

RED BLUFF, Calif., — Authorities say a felon was arrested in Red Bluff after a traffic stop led to the discovery and seizure of methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl, yesterday afternoon, June 20. As a result of the stop, officers also found packaging material, a handgun and ammunition, and more than $1,000 in cash, according to officials. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Toddler […]

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Shotgun blast from Anderson resident protecting his family ends violent crime spree and felon’s life

ANDERSON, Calif., — Authorities say a convicted felon with a criminal history that included arrests for stalking, making criminal threats, violating a domestic violence restraining order, drug possession, resisting arrest and other crimes has died after being shot by a resident whose home the suspect was repeatedly ramming with his vehicle Sunday evening, June 19. The shooting ended a violent crime […]

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Toddler found wandering Redding in diaper leads to parents’ pre-dawn Father’s Day arrest

REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say an early morning 911 call reporting the discovery of a toddler found wandering city streets in Redding led to the arrest of the two-year-old boy’s parents after officers found the child and his siblings had been living in “absolutely deplorable living conditions” on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 19th. As a result of the early morning […]

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Matt Pontes, former Shasta County CEO, tapped as SPI’s first Director of Wildfire and Fuels Management

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif., — Matt Pontes, who announced last month that he was resigning as Shasta County CEO, and timber titan Sierra Pacific Industries announced over the weekend that Pontes will become Sierra Pacific Industries’ (SPI) first Director of Wildfire and Fuels Management. Sierra Pacific Industries is a third-generation, family-owned forest products company based in Anderson, California, and the company […]

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Bella Vista man, 69, ID’d after fatal I-5 wrong-way crash that seriously injured Shasta Lake driver

REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a Bella Vista man was killed when he smashed head-on into another vehicle while traveling the wrong way on Interstate 5, between SR-299E and Twin View Boulevard, Friday evening, June 10. Two other drivers were involved in the crash, including a City of Shasta Lake woman who was left trapped inside her wrecked vehicle and […]

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