News From Around The County
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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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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BURNEY, Calif., — Residents of Shasta County’s Intermountain communities and beyond are invited to attend tonight’s open-forum “Town-Hall” style meeting to meet some of the “non-established” candidates running in the June 7 elections. The meeting, which will be held this evening at the Burney VFW Hall, begins at 6 p.m. and will continue through 8 p.m. for all those interested […]
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BURNEY, Calif., — Authorities say a Burney woman who was out of jail on bail after being caught with a stolen vehicle in Lassen County was arrested after crashing while fleeing from a California Highway Patrol officer Wednesday, March 16. A passenger from the fleeing vehicle managed to elude capture after the crash and has not been identified. Last night’s […]
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ROUND MOUNTAIN, Calif., — Reports of a 3-year-old non-verbal autistic boy who disappeared from his Round Mountain area residence kicked off a frantic, multi-agency search that ended when the young wanderer was located yesterday afternoon, Friday, March 11. The ensuing search focused on the area of Buzzard Roost Road where the child was last seen and continued until the missing […]
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ROUND MOUNTAIN, Calif., — Authorities say the discovery of explosive materials in a Round Mountain barn led to a large-scale, multi-agency response and the controlled detonation of the materials Monday, March 7. The four controlled detonations, along with the associated hours-long law enforcement and emergency personnel response and activities where the materials were detonated, caused concern for area residents not […]
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UPDATED: Monday, March 7, 12:15 a.m., With additional witness statements. FALL RIVER MILLS, Calif. — A Yuba City mother and her two young children were lucky to escape serious injuries after their vehicle crashed and overturned between the Intermountain area towns Fall River Mills and Burney yesterday afternoon, Sunday, March 6. The solo-vehicle accident happened along a notoriously treacherous two-lane […]
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SHASTA COUNTY, Calif., — A 71-year-old Cassel woman who disappeared in downtown Redding after she was arrested – and then released – following a reported confrontation with law enforcement officials has been found safe by family members. The woman’s arrest may have begun as confusion related to a hair appointment the woman thought she had, according to her family. After […]
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BURNEY, Calif., — Burney parents, students, and teachers alike are breathing a sigh of relief tonight after learning hours ago that a social media threat made toward Burney High School and its students was deemed not credible by sheriff’s officials. That determination was made after deputies tracked down the student who made the threat and determined they had no means […]
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BURNEY, Calif., — Burney Elementary School administrators were excited to share with SCNS today that the school was recently designated as a “Kindness Certified School” by the international non-profit Kids for Peace. “With everything going on in the world today, we can all really use some extra joy in our lives right now,” BES Principal Tara Aderman told SCNS. The […]
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