News From Around The County
UPDATED: Aug. 23, 9:15 p.m. See original story below. REDDING –Officials have released additional details related to yesterday’s shooting death of a man they say was fatally shot after attacking a Tehama County man who had been holding a 4-month-old infant when he came under attack. The man killed in the shooting was a registered sex offender and had a […]
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BURNEY — Area residents are abuzz after several recent mountain lion sightings, including one sighting early this morning along the southern end of Marquette St, south of downtown Burney, and another seen a few blocks away several hours later. Area residents began discussing the recent sightings earlier today, Wednesday, Aug. 22, after two different Burney residents shared posts online about […]
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Shasta County Sheriff’s officials announced this morning the arrest of a Shingletown business owner late last week who they allege was responsible for the murder of a woman whose “badly burned” body was found in the area of Battle Creek Reservoir, west of Old Station and north of Viola, in the Lassen National Forest. Due to the condition of the […]
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SHINGLETOWN — Very few details or facts are known about a Shingletown man who was arrested and subsequently booked for murder late last week and requests for information from sheriff’s officials regarding the murder have not been responded to. To date, no information or facts about the incident that led to the man’s arrest have been released through official channels, […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Aug. 21, 4:40 p.m. See original story below. COTTONWOOD — A minor, rear-end traffic collision involving a small passenger vehicle and bus filled with elementary-age children from North Cottonwood School resulted in no injuries, according to a school official who responded to a request for information regarding the crash. The accident, which was reported to California Highway Patrol […]
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BURNEY — A recent incident involving numerous reports of shots fired in the Burney Terrace area, followed by reports of a resident’s home that was struck by at least one of the discharged rounds have caused concern and frustration, as well as anxiety and outright anger, among Burney and Intermountain area residents. The Wednesday, Aug. 16, incident has left countless […]
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REDDING — A man died after he was hit by a train in downtown Redding, Thursday evening, Aug. 17. The fatal accident happened just north of Tehama St. and caused all east and westbound traffic in the downtown area to be shut down for several hours while officials investigated the accident, according to officials. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Officers Taser and […]
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REDDING — A pair of Redding residents who have already been arrested 37 times between them, was arrested again Thursday, Aug. 16, after Redding police officers contacted them while they were loitering at Redding Public Library. During the contact officials learned the pair had gone to the library with the intention of selling heroin to a woman. Officers had been […]
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As California continues experiencing its worst fire season in ten years, with more than 820,000 acres already burned across the state as of Aug. 10, Sierra Pacific Industries recently announced they had closed all public access to its forestland holdings in California. SPI’s announcement was immediately met with both praise and frustration, with countless California residents voicing their opinions about […]
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REDDING — Five people were hospitalized and a woman was arrested after the alleged suspect ran a red light and fled the scene of a traffic collision in Anderson Friday morning, Aug. 17. Two of those who were injured were minors, according to Anderson PD officials. The victims’ injuries were described as moderate to severe after the hit and run […]
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