News From Around The County
UPDATED: Friday, June 18, 9 p.m., With Coroner’s release of information. INGOT, Calif. — Authorities say a 25-year-old Redding man was killed when his vehicle careened off SR-299E and soared down a 50-foot embankment near Ingot, Thursday afternoon, June 17. California Highway Patrol has since said that several 911 callers reported that the deceased man was speeding and driving recklessly […]
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UPDATED: Sunday, June 6, 7:53 p.m., With suspect’s booking information, other details. BELLA VISTA, Calif. — A man captured on film at the scene of a vegetation fire in Bella Vista was reportedly arrested by Arson Investigators earlier this morning, Sunday, June 6. Witnesses at the scene told SCNS that firefighters made quick work putting out the fire, before the […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, June 89, 10 a.m. BURNEY, Calif. — Firefighters have determined that a vegetation fire that threatened the Pit River Casino and numerous homes in Burney last Saturday afternoon was caused by an escaped campfire left burning inside an illegal encampment, CAL FIRE/Shasta Trinity officials have since reported. No arrests were made after the blaze, which consumed approximately 20.5 […]
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BURNEY, Calif. — No injuries were reported after a two-vehicle collision involving a passenger SUV and school bus in Burney earlier this afternoon, Wednesday, May 26. The crash happened at the intersection of Main Street and Mountain View Road, near Speedway Gas. Witnesses have since reported the driver who caused the collision, reportedly a teenage driver heading home after school, […]
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OLD STATION, Calif. — A woman and three children were hospitalized after a solo-vehicle, rollover traffic accident near Old Station Friday afternoon, May 14. Two of the victims, including a mother and one of the children were life-flighted with major traumatic injuries after the crash, which happened on SR-44, about one mile east of SR-89. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Kidnapped, […]
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CASSEL, Calif. — Residents from the Intermountain area and beyond have come together to help provide comfort, financial aid and other assistance to a local family after the sudden and unexpected passing of long-time local Darcy Aguilar early Sunday evening, May 2. She was 47-years-old at the time of her death. “She was an amazing woman and we would like […]
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BURNEY, Calif. — Officials are continuing to work at the scene of a two-vehicle collision that occurred northeast of the Intermountain community of Burney this afternoon, Saturday, May 1. The accident occurred along SR-89, three miles south of Burney Falls State Park, according to a CHP incident log. This collision was the second to occur just south of Burney Falls […]
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UPDATED: Saturday, May 1, 4:45 p.m. See Original Story below. BURNEY, Calif. — Officials have released additional information about last night’s deadly solo-vehicle crash that killed a two-year-old boy and sent all five other occupants, including three additional children, to various hospitals via air ambulances. The deadly crash happened on SR-89 south of Clark Creek Road, near Burney Falls State […]
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BURNEY, Calif. — Fire officials today confirmed to SCNS that they are investigating a series of arson fires that have swept through the Burney area over the last week. Officials also confirmed that last night’s apartment fire in Burney was not related to the arson fires and was caused by a faulty attic fan. Although no injuries or property damage […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, April 20, 1:22 p.m. Originally Published: Monday, April 19, 11:30 p.m. See Original Story below. BURNEY, Calif. — Officials today released additional information about a fire that damaged a Burney apartment last night, Monday, April 19. No injuries were reported after the fire, which happened at 37263 Superior Avenue. The small fire, which caused about $20,000 in damages, […]
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