News From Around The County
Reports of shots fired during a residential burglary in the Millville area led to the arrest of one of two alleged suspects who Shasta County Sheriff’s officials say exchanged gunfire with a homeowner, his adult son, and a 72-year-old neighbor, early Friday evening, Aug. 17. The violent confrontation happened at a home on the 26000 block of Highway 44. The […]
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HAPPY VALLEY — A suspected drug dealer was arrested after deputies discovered a half-pound of methamphetamine and other items associated with drug sales Monday night, August 13. A deputy stopped the vehicle after noticing it being driven without its headlights on in the area of Erika Lane and Happy Valley Rd., in the unincorporated community of Happy Valley. LEADING THE […]
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MT. SHASTA — At least three people died in a fiery wreck involving a motor home and full size pickup truck earlier this afternoon in Mt. Shasta, according to California Highway Patrol officials. The deadly crash happened on I-5, just south of the N. Mount Shasta Blvd. on ramp, behind Mt. Shasta City Park. LEADING THE REDDING HEADLINES: Unidentified man leaps […]
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ANDERSON — A deputy who stopped to talk to an Oregon transient loitering in the area of the Anderson Teen Center Sunday, Aug. 5, later arrested the man after learning he was a registered sex offender who had failed to register in California after leaving the Hillsboro, Oregon area. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: UPDATED: FRM “Hat Fire” at 2,500 ac. with 15% […]
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CITY OF SHASTA LAKE — Officials are investigating if a medical crisis led to a single vehicle crash earlier this evening after a vehicle left the roadway and overturned down an embankment. The accident happened on Lake Blvd, south of Shasta Lake and north of Red Bud Ln., above Fishermans Point. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Shasta County’s Most Wanted Criminals […]
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ANDERSON — Two people were seriously injured and later airlifted to an area trauma center after an off-road, all-terrain vehicle crash that happened earlier this afternoon. The major injury accident was reported in the area of Aoudad and Buffalo Drives, between Dersch and Ash Creek Roads, east of Anderson. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: Officials recover body of man who […]
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ANDERSON — Authorities have reported that an “at-risk” missing 63-year-old man has been located safe and returned home. The man was considered at risk due to suffering from dementia and a previous brain injury. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: Officials recover body of man who disappeared after diving off Burney Falls Shasta County’s Most Wanted Criminals & Arrests – Updated […]
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SHASTA LAKE — A 21-year-old University of Oregon student, visiting Shasta Lake for an annual fraternity event, was found dead in his sleeping bag Saturday morning. He was discovered the morning after reportedly spending the previous day and night consuming alcohol, according to other students and witnesses. Gooseneck Cove Boat-In Campground, where the victim was found, is one of four […]
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UPDATED: Saturday, Mar. 3, 11:30 p.m. SEE ORIGINAL STORY AND UPDATES BELOW ANDERSON — Shasta County’s Director of Emergency Services has declared a local emergency following last Tuesday’s discovery of several hundred pounds of explosives inside an outbuilding/barn on a rural property at 5747 Happy Valley Road in Anderson. The explosives were discovered by deputies during a residential burglary investigation and their unexpected discovery prompted the mandatory evacuations of nearly 100 homes […]
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UPDATED: Friday, Feb. 23, 11:30 p.m. with victim’s identification. SHASTA LAKE — Officials are conducting a death investigation after a fisherman found a man’s body floating in the northern end of the Sacramento Arm of Shasta Lake, Tuesday, Feb. 20. Shasta County Coroner’s officials later identified the victim as 60-year-old, William Alan Beckwith, of Corning. According to Coroner’s officials a postmortem examination has been […]
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