News From Around The County
MT. SHASTA, Calif., — Mt. Shasta Police Department reports that over the last two weeks, from Sept. 18 through Oct. 1, officers responded to 337 calls for service that resulted in thirty-one new cases and thirteen arrests. Comparatively, during the prior two week period the department responded to 330 calls for service that resulted in twenty-one new cases and ten […]
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SHASTA COUNTY, Calif., — Authorities say a fiery crash into a tree resulted in the driver’s death early this morning, Tuesday, Oct. 5. The fatal, solo-vehicle accident happened on Highway 89, just south of Lake Road and about one mile south of McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park, according to officials. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Westwood shootout between gun-wielding men leads […]
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WESTWOOD, Calif., — Authorities say a Westwood gun battle between two men led to one of the gunmen being hospitalized with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound Saturday evening, October 2. The injured shooter was identified by witnesses of the shooting, which happened in the 300 block of Fir Street, between 2nd and 4th streets. He has since been arrested. Although the […]
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RED BLUFF, Calif., — Authorities in Red Bluff say a traffic stop led to the arrest of a local man who was found to be in possession of a significant quantity of methamphetamine, along with drug use and sales related paraphernalia and a handgun late Friday night, Oct. 1. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Armed incident with shots fired in Redding […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Although few official details have been released, authorities have confirmed that a felon who allegedly discharged a firearm and was considered to be armed and dangerous was arrested after a multi-agency search and investigation in Redding Saturday, Oct. 2. Although a second handgun-wielding suspect reported to be involved in the incident was not apprehended, the shooting that […]
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UPDATED/CORRECTED: Friday, Oct. 1, 11:32 a.m., To reflect that only one home was occupied at the time of this fire. REDDING, Calif., — One home was destroyed and another was left damaged by a structure fire that swept through a south Redding home late Thursday night, Sept. 30. The destructive blaze happened in the 1200 block of Riviera Drive near […]
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Jeremy Tuggle contributed to this article. LAKEHEAD, Calif., — When Shasta Historical Society’s Education and Community Engagement Manager Jeremy Tuggle finished filming a segment of his popular YouTube show ‘Exploring Shasta County History’ earlier this month he never could have imagined the “rare and historic” discovery that would follow just days later. The find, described as wreckage and artifacts from […]
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REDDING, Calif., — A local man who authorities have called a “prolific thief” was arrested again this week after officials in Redding linked him to at least eight vehicle thefts and multiple commercial and vehicle burglaries that have plagued the area over the last ten days. According to arresting officers, the alleged suspect, 29-year-old Dakota James Carboni, “showed no remorse […]
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The Governor’s Office recently announced the allocation of $138 million for wildfire prevention grants statewide to help mitigate the risk of catastrophic wildfire. In budget negotiations for this year’s wildfire prevention funding, Senator and Assemblywoman Dahle identified a list of unfunded, shovel-ready projects throughout the First Assembly and Senate District prepared for immediate funding to fire safe communities. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: […]
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BURNEY, Calif., — Burney Fire Protection District was excited to announce this week that the rural, Intermountain area firefighting agency had received a more than $237,000 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) to purchase a new ambulance. The grant will allow BFPD to purchase an ambulance that will replace an aging and outdated 2012 model with over 200,000 miles logged and […]
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