News From Around The County
BURNEY — A local pastor and long-time Burney resident is asking for the public’s help after burglars broke into Word of Life Assembly sometime late Saturday night or early Sunday morning, April 6th or 7th. Although there is no surveillance footage of the burglary, the pastor has since learned that there was a report of three suspicious men seen walking […]
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UPDATED/CORRECTED: Monday, April 8, 10:45 a.m., to reflect correct location in Burney, not Cassel. BURNEY — Emergency personnel are at the scene of a solo-vehicle crash in an unincorporated area of Burney that was reported this morning, Monday, April 8. The accident, which involved a pickup truck pulling a 32-foot trailer, happened on SR-89, near Hat Creek Ln., according to […]
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BURNEY — For the second time in as many months vandals have left a wake of broken and damaged children’s toys at Burney’s Bailey Park. Although it was not immediately known what day the vandalism happened, word of the most recent incident began to spread on social media yesterday afternoon, April 5. The same park, which sits on Bailey Ave., […]
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JOHNSON PARK — Residents of the small, unincorporated Intermountain community of Johnson Park, whose nerves were already rattled after a home invasion and shots fired last night, were further shaken – quite literally – by what early reports have indicated was possibly the controlled detonation of a “WWII bomb” earlier this evening, Wednesday, April 3. The detonation occurred in the […]
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BURNEY — An allegedly intoxicated man who officials say fired a handgun at several people while drunkenly searching for his estranged ex-girlfriend was eventually located and apprehended Tuesday evening, April 2. Last night’s shooting happened at a private residence in the 38000 block of Highway 299E, just outside the town of Burney and southwest of the unincorporated community of Johnson […]
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BURNEY — More than 115 students, parents, and teachers, came together for Burney Elementary’s second annual family STEM Fair, last night, Tuesday, March 27. The STEM Fair featured numerous interactive and hands-on STEM-based displays and experiments; including the opportunity for attendees to see how crystals are formed, to see how hot air balloons work, and how to create enough energy […]
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BURNEY — A felon on probation was arrested again after an early morning encounter with deputies, Friday, March 22. The probationer, later identified as Quentin Winn, 44, of Hat Creek, was arrested after a traffic enforcement stop for a minor vehicle code violation led deputies to the discovery of a stolen rifle, ammunition, and methamphetamine. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: No […]
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MONTGOMERY CREEK — No injuries were reported after an SUV careened off 299E, and ended up down an embankment, last night, Saturday, March 23. The non-injury accident happened near Moose Camp Rd., in the Montgomery Creek area. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: Family grieving after crash kills Australian native, Shasta College student, 21 Man arrested after threatening to shoot girlfriend, […]
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UPDATED: Friday, March 15, 7:15 a.m., With road closure update. ROUND MOUNTAIN — Authorities are investigating a tractor-trailer crash this morning, Friday, March 15, after the big-rig’s driver reportedly swerved to avoid a pair of deer on 299E. The rollover happened near Buzzard Roost Rd. in the Intermountain community of Round Mountain. The early morning wreck wreaked havoc for commuters […]
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BURNEY — A routine traffic stop in the Intermountain community of Burney led to the arrest of two people who had outstanding arrest warrants, early yesterday evening, Wednesday, March 13. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Man swerves to avoid deer, plows into Redding home Officials investigating Shasta Lake Fire Station burglary Evidence possibly links pair to numerous recent Intermountain area burglaries […]
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