News From Around The County
REDDING, Calif., — An allegedly intoxicated man who called 911 to report that he had stabbed his roommate and was seen threatening to stab other citizens led to a SWAT standoff in Redding early Thursday morning, Nov. 11. He was later arrested for public intoxication, misuse of the 911 system and filing the false report of an emergency after surrendering […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a man who allegedly strangled and raped an underage female in Redding was arrested Wednesday, Nov. 10. The young victim survived the harrowing attack and later reported the violent encounter to law enforcement officials. The suspect, Joseph Paul Hornbeck, 20, of Redding, remains in custody. Information obtained during Redding PD’s investigation revealed there may be […]
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UPDATED: See Original Story below. REDDING, Calif., — Coroner officials have released the name of a man who died after his vehicle was involved in a fiery crash at the I-5 and Hwy 44 interchange, Wednesday, Nov. 10. The victim’s vehicle, which first crashed into a guardrail before continuing down the embankment and coming to rest on Hilltop Drive where […]
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Submitted by the Office of Congressman Doug LaMalfa As we head into the holiday season, Americans are beginning to see the real-time impacts of President Biden’s attempt to navigate America out of a recession while simultaneously proposing trillions of dollars worth of tax-and-spend legislation. The economy is already flush with cash due to all the stimulus checks, unemployment benefits, and […]
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TEHAMA COUNTY, Calif. — Authorities say a Cottonwood woman has been arrested last week after Tehama County jail staff and investigators discovered that she had been mailing drugs to an inmate being housed at the Tehama County Jail. The inmate she was mailing the drugs to, an Anderson man who has been incarcerated since September on multiple narcotics sales and […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Shasta County Sheriff’s Office today announced that what began as a missing persons case in Redding that quickly turned into a suspicious death investigation last month, has since transitioned into a murder investigation and led to the arrest of the victim’s cousin. The suspicious death investigation was kicked off after the missing man’s lifeless body was discovered […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Reports of a man seen brandishing a weapon outside the Redding Rancheria Headstart and causing a disturbance led to the armed suspect’s arrest Friday afternoon, Nov. 5. Although the man, who lives adjacent to the school where the incident occurred, initially fled from deputies who responded to multiple 911 calls regarding the suspect’s bizarre and violent behavior, […]
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MT. SHASTA, Calif., — Mt. Shasta Police Department reports that over the last two weeks, from Oct. 17 through Oct. 31, officers responded to 270 calls for service that resulted in nineteen new cases and six arrests. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Burney business owner seriously injured after run over by car More than twice the legal limit, on-duty Frontier employee […]
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BURNEY, Calif., — Authorities say the owner of a Burney automotive business was seriously injured when he was run over by an elderly driver yesterday afternoon, Friday, Oct. 5. The business owner was struck by the woman while attempting to guide her onto a car lift inside the location. The victim, Robert Watkins, 63, of Burney, was run over by […]
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BURNEY, Calif., — Authorities say a drunk driver, who multiple 911 callers and witnesses reported was nearly involved in numerous collisions with both vehicles and pedestrians, was arrested after a traffic stop in the Intermountain area town of Burney yesterday afternoon, Friday, Nov. 5. The man who was arrested was on duty and working for Frontier Internet when he was […]
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