News From Around The County
HATCHET MOUNTAIN — Heavy snow, icy roadway conditions, and inclement weather, are causing significant backups and delays on SR-299E, just east of Hatchet Mountain this afternoon. By 3:30 p.m., numerous accidents, spin outs, and stuck vehicles, have been reported throughout the area along Highways 299 and 44. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Man who fatally shot Anderson roommate arrested Oak Run […]
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UPDATED: Saturday, Feb. 9, 1:30 p.m., With additional details and photographs. See original story and photos below. BELLA VISTA — Efforts to recover and remove a wrecked big-rig tractor-trailer that overturned in Bella Vista yesterday afternoon are continuing today, after recovery efforts had to be temporarily suspended last night due to snow and inclement weather conditions. The tractor-trailer combo, which […]
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OAK RUN — Authorities are investigating the murder of a Shasta County man who was found fatally shot yesterday, in the unincorporated mountain community of Oak Run, about 35 miles east of Redding. The man’s lifeless body was discovered on the 15000 block of Stagecoach Rd., near Frontier Rd., Thursday afternoon, Feb. 7. Yesterday’s murder was the second Shasta County […]
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BURNEY — Details are still trickling in after a fatal fire that ripped through a residence at Burney’s Los Colinas Mobile Estates early this morning, Tuesday, Jan. 22. One area news agency, KRCR 7 News, has reported at least one fatality related to the fire, which destroyed a double-wide mobile home. The park, which is located along Highway 299E at Tamarack Ave. […]
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California Highway Patrol is reporting dangerous, weather-related, roadway conditions along a 25-mile stretch of Highway 299E, between the Intermountain communities of Hatchet and Ingot. A CHP incident log indicated motorists had reported several fresh inches of snowfall near Hatchet Summit and a rock and mud slide near Ingot. The road remains partially open as of this report, but at 10 […]
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OAK RUN — California Highway Patrol is investigating a non-injury, solo vehicle crash near the unincorporated community of Oak Run after a vehicle plummeted about 50 feet down a steep embankment and ended up in Cedar Creek. The accident happened along Highway 299E, just west of Oak Run Rd., according to a CHP incident log. LEADING THE BURNEY & […]
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INGOT — Authorities are investigating a non-injury traffic collision involving a PG&E vehicle that left the roadway and went down an embankment earlier this afternoon, Monday, Jan. 14. The solo-vehicle crash happened on Highway 299E, near Ingot, according to a CHP incident log. LEADING THE INTERMOUNTAIN-AREA HEADLINES: Caught in the act of burglarizing storage unit, Burney man arrested Pursuit of […]
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JOHNSON PARK — Eagle-eyed deputies are being credited with arresting a Burney man they say was caught in the act of burglarizing a storage facility, early Saturday morning, Jan. 12. The alleged burglary happened at Ideal Mini Storage in the 21000 block of Highway 299E, in the unincorporated community of Johnson Park, just east of Burney. Shasta County Sheriff Tom […]
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An hour-long, high-speed pursuit of a suspected bank robber that began in Bend, Oregon, ended with a spectacular, rollover crash near Bieber in Lassen County, yesterday afternoon Friday, Jan. 11. The armed robbery suspect was apprehended after the crash and later booked into jail. Dramatic cell phone footage captured the chase as it raced toward Bieber along Highway 299E. The footage, […]
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HILLCREST — Fresh snowfall and un-plowed roads have been cited as possible contributing factors after a single-vehicle, rollover accident, Saturday afternoon, Jan. 5. California Highway Patrol later reported only minor injuries after the crash, which happened on Hwy. 299E, east of Big Bend Rd. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: 2+ pounds of meth uncovered at Redding home, 3 arrested RPD officer […]
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