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UPDATED: Wednesday, Nov. 17, 7:50 a.m., With additional details from Redding PD. Originally Published: Tuesday, Nov. 16, 12:36 p.m. REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say an 8-year-old girl who was riding her bike to a Redding elementary school was struck by a pickup truck just outside the campus grounds Tuesday morning, Nov. 16. The victim suffered minor, non-life-threatening injuries and was […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say an intoxicated driver was arrested after a solo-vehicle rollover crash in Redding early Monday evening, Nov. 15. A light pole was knocked down in the accident, which happened at the roundabout at Shasta View and Inspiration Place, according to officials. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Machete attack to face in Redding leads to man’s arrest CHP […]
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MT. SHASTA, Calif., — Mt. Shasta Police Department reports that over the last two weeks, from Oct. 31 through Nov. 12, officers responded to 286 calls for service that resulted in seventeen new cases and eight arrests. Comparatively, during the prior two-week period the department responded to 270 calls for service that resulted in nineteen new cases and six arrests, […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a man who attacked another man with a machete during an early morning argument in Redding led to the arrest of the machete-wielding suspect Monday, Nov. 15. The attack, which left the victim with machete-related injuries to his face, happened outside a private residence in the 2000 block of California Street, in the area of […]
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SHASTA COUNTY, Calif., — Former state Senator and California Secretary of Veterans Affairs Kaare Maurice Johannessen was recently honored for his service to our country and the North State region, as well as his long-time and ongoing commitment to veterans and the community at a Veteran’s Day event in Redding. Johannessen was instrumental in the funding and creation of the California […]
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RED BLUFF, Calif., — A CHP officer was injured when his vehicle was rammed by a stolen big rig during a high-speed pursuit Friday morning, Nov. 12. The officer reportedly suffered minor injuries and is expected to survive. The driver who rammed the officer’s vehicle was arrested at the end of the dangerous chase and now stands accused of stealing […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a family argument that led to an indiscriminate shooting at an apartment complex in a densely populated Redding neighborhood caused a large, multi-agency police response that ended with the arrest of a local man early Saturday morning, Nov. 13. As reported by SCNS at the time, the alleged gunman, 22-year-old Solomon Lewis, was arrested just […]
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From the Bleachers – With Ron Mosher Both the Burney Raiders and Big Valley Cardinals won their opening-round games in the Northern Section CIF 8-man football playoffs last Friday. SEE OTHER RECENT “FROM THE BLEACHERS” ARTICLES: From the Bleachers – With Ron Mosher: Prep football heading to exciting finish Burney Homecoming game canceled as Raiders forced to forfeit their last […]
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YREKA, Calif., — Students at Evergreen Elementary School were delighted to receive a special visit from the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday, when a deputy stopped by for a unique version of show and tell. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: One dead after fiery wreck in Redding Raped and strangled, juvenile victim survives – Redding man arrested Nearly 28 pounds of […]
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WEED, Calif., — Authorities say a minor traffic violation north of Weed in Siskiyou County led to the seizure of more than twenty-seven pounds of drugs Monday morning, Nov. 8. Two Oregon residents were arrested as a result of the traffic stop and significant seizure, which California Highway Patrol says had an estimated street value of more than a half-million […]
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