News From Around The County
REDDING, Calif., — Authorities have confirmed that the body of a deceased man was found along a walking trail near the Anderson Cottonwood Irrigation District (ACID) Canal in Redding Friday, April 8. Friday’s discovery marked the second time that a body was found in or near a Shasta County waterway this week, after another body was found floating in the […]
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ANDERSON, Calif. — Authorities have confirmed that a body was recovered from the Sacramento River near the Anderson River Park late Tuesday morning, April 5. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Yreka man sought after assaulting deputy, fleeing on foot Weeks-old “minor dispute” leads to Redding shooting – Gunman arrested Injured man rescued from Sacramento River after jumping from bridge in Red […]
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ANDERSON, Calif., — Authorities say a wanted felon was arrested after being found in a stolen vehicle at an Anderson Walmart yesterday afternoon, Friday, April 1. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Death investigation underway after body found under Redding bridge Struck from behind and dragged in Redding, motorcyclist suffers serious injuries Juvenile was possibly laying in Red Bluff roadway when fatally […]
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CITY OF SHASTA LAKE, Calif., — Authorities say a convicted felon and registered sex offender was arrested after gunning down an acquaintance during an argument at a private residence in the City of Shasta Lake late Thursday evening, March 31. Officials have said the alleged suspect, 58-year-old Dwight Stewart Honeycutt, used a sawed-off shotgun to kill a man that he believed […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say an Anderson man was arrested yesterday after allegedly engaging an underage female in a lengthy and inappropriate online conversation that included him sending multiple photos and videos of himself engaged in “various sexual acts”. After officials learned the suspect agreed to hire the young victim as a babysitter and made arrangements to pick her up […]
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ANDERSON, Calif., — Authorities say a two-vehicle traffic collision in Anderson left three people hospitalized and led to the arrest of a Cottonwood woman last night, Thursday, March 17. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Burney woman arrested with drugs and cash after 143 mph pursuit ends in crash near Johnson Park UPDATE: More details released after deadly Redding shooting – Suspect […]
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ANDERSON, Calif., — Authorities say a felony probationer who fled from officers while armed with a machete was apprehended after officers deployed a less-lethal Taser to halt the man’s flight for freedom early Sunday morning, March 13. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Details sparse following fatal officer & deputy-involved shooting near Mt. Shasta Autistic toddler who wandered away from Round Mountain […]
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ANDERSON, Calif., — Authorities say a trio of Yreka women, all members of the same family, have been arrested after a pre-arranged drug deal spun wildly out of control when the teenager they were attempting to sell marijuana to turned the tables on them and attempted to rob them at an Anderson motel Saturday morning, March 12. When the women […]
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CITY OF SHASTA LAKE, Calif., — Authorities say a wanted felon was arrested after a search warrant served at his City of Shasta Lake residence on Friday morning, March 4, led to the seizure of fentanyl and methamphetamine, along with extensive packaging, use, and sales-related paraphernalia and other indicia of ongoing narcotics trafficking and sales. Several unlawfully possessed firearms magazines […]
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ANDERSON, Calif. — Authorities say nineteen children and one adult were injured after an SUV reportedly being driven by an Anderson teen plowed into a daycare center on Balls Ferry Road in Anderson on Thursday afternoon, March 3. According to authorities, fourteen of the children were transported by ambulances to area hospitals in the immediate aftermath of yesterday’s accident, while […]
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