News From Around The County
ANDERSON, Calif., — Authorities say a wanted Anderson felon was taken into custody without incident yesterday morning, Friday, Sept. 17. The man, 52-year-old Kyle Richard Sims, is on the District Attorney’s Chronic Offender Accountability Program (COAP) and recently failed to appear for court on over 12 felony cases, according to officials who said Sims is currently facing as many as […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Redding Police Department yesterday announced the creation and implementation of the department’s Crisis Intervention Response Team (CIRT), a new unit created in partnership with Shasta County Public Health. Comprised of two police officers with advanced crisis intervention and mental health training, along with a mental health clinician from Shasta County Health and Human Services, the specialized team […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a woman they described as “heavily intoxicated” was arrested last night, Tuesday, Sept. 14, after first leaving the scene of multiple collisions that occurred in the Win River Casino and then crashing head-on into a pickup truck while driving the wrong direction within a construction zone on Hwy 273. The final crash, which occurred south […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say an Oregon man who fought with a Redding resident after being interrupted while burglarizing the victim’s apartment was eventually apprehended after first fleeing from and then fighting with both officers and a police K-9 Tuesday, Sept. 14. The interrupted burglary occurred at the Woodland Apartments complex in the 2900 block of Polk Street, just north […]
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A pair of Burney men say they are lucky to be alive after a pair of harrowing ordeals that officials say began with one of the men falling asleep at the wheel and crashing his work truck, while headed to his job supporting the ongoing, months-long Dixie Fire firefighting efforts early Thursday morning, Sept. 9. Speaking exclusively with SCNS today, the […]
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From the editor: If you have photos from this game that you are willing to share with the community please contact SCNS.-TM LOYALTON, Calif. — Although the Burney Raiders lost the game here Saturday afternoon, 18-24, the real story has nothing to do with the score or who won or lost. Burney plays 8-person football, and after traveling for 3.5 […]
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MT. SHASTA, Calif., — Law enforcement K-9s have proven to be a valuable asset to their handlers, the officers they protect and the community at large over the years, with the specially trained dogs often leading the charge at active crime scenes – meaning they are often the first to make contact with alleged suspects. While those contacts typically lead to […]
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Writer’s Note: Due to the Dixie Fire now beginning to directly threaten the Intermountain area communities where SCNS is located, possibly forcing our own evacuation, this will have to be a quick update; with no time to write an actual article. We will continue to provide additional updates and information as time allows.-TM SHASTA COUNTY, Calif., — The Shasta County […]
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MCARTHUR, Calif., — With a lull in area sports over the Labor Day Weekend, it’s time to catch up on high school volleyball. The Lady Bulldogs of Fall River returned to the court under direction of coach Laura Lakey in her third season as head coach, and immediately started the season against much larger schools in facing Central Valley, […]
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As compiled from Mt. Shasta Police Department/Facebook MT. SHASTA, Calif., — Mt. Shasta Police Department reports that over the last two weeks, from Aug. 21 through Sept. 3, officers responded to 333 calls for service that resulted in twenty-one new cases and ten arrests. Comparatively, during the prior two week period the department responded to 327 calls for service that […]
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