News From Around The County
From the Bleachers – With Ron Mosher Both the Fall River Bulldogs and Burney Raiders posted victories this past Friday night, as the far reaching tentacles of the monster Dixie Fire played a part in the on-field activities in both games. In the early days of the Dixie fiasco, the picturesque town of Greenville was pretty much destroyed by flames, […]
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ANDERSON, Calif., — Authorities in Anderson say a woman found loitering outside a closed business was arrested after providing officers with a false name early yesterday morning, Tuesday Sept. 28. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Shasta Lake armed robbery leads to arrest of juvenile & adult Redding motel search yields weapons & narcotics – Felon arrested Anderson traffic stop yields fentanyl, […]
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MT. SHASTA, Calif., — Authorities say a local man who was captured on surveillance video tagging several Mt. Shasta businesses was arrested during a vandalism investigation Friday morning, Sept. 24. Officers have identified at least ten victims of vandalism in the downtown area and have asked that any other victims not yet identified to contact their department. LEADING THE SCNS […]
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CITY OF SHASTA LAKE, Calif., — Authorities say two people, including a juvenile and adult, were arrested after the early morning armed robbery of a Shasta Lake teen Monday, Sept. 27. During their investigation, deputies located and recovered a switchblade-style knife they say was used during the robbery. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Redding motel search yields weapons & narcotics – […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a local felon was arrested after a search at a Redding motel led to the discovery of a firearm and other weapons, as well as fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine and drug sales paraphernalia Sunday evening, Sept. 26. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Anderson traffic stop yields fentanyl, meth & heroin – Two arrested Bean bag shotgun blast […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a convicted felon who is on parole and has spent most of the last ten years in and out of prison was arrested again after he allegedly beat his mother, dragging her through her home by the neck, Sunday, Sept. 26. The alleged suspect, Joshua Michael Rocha, 37, of Redding, refused to be taken into custody […]
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ANDERSON, Calif., — Authorities say an early morning Anderson traffic stop led to the arrest of a local man and Redding and Redding woman after a police K-9 helped sniff out narcotics; including fentanyl, methamphetamine and heroin, Sunday, Sept. 26. SEE OTHER RECENT SCNS HEADLINE NEWS AND STORIES: Driver dead after fiery Shingletown rollover accident Redding road rage collision leads […]
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BURNEY, Calif., — Kindergarten students at Burney Elementary were delighted yesterday when local law enforcement and fire officials showed up at the school to participate in a show-and-tell that allowed the children to get up close and personal with the first responders; along with their equipment, vehicles, and various tools of the trade they employ in their daily duties serving […]
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From the Bleachers – With Ron Mosher The Big Valley Cardinals thrilled their homecoming crowd with an impressive win, while the Fall River Bulldogs blanked their opponent, and the Burney Raiders fell to a perennial powerhouse – all in last Friday night under the lights. The Fall River Bulldogs ground out a 14-0 win over visiting Pierce at home, in […]
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UPDATED: Friday, Sept. 24, 1:42 p.m., With additional details, updates. Originally Published: Friday, Sept. 24, 9:40 a.m. REDDING, Calif., — As the destructive Fawn Fire enters its second full day and continues to grow, fire officials say favorable overnight winds helped firefighters make good progress in increasing the nearly 6,000 acre wildland vegetation fire’s containment to ten percent. All evacuation […]
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