Furnaceville & Ingot: Home of the Afterthought mine – Part 2

Miners searching for silver struck the copper vein of the Copper Hill mine in 1862, during the silver rush excitement at Silver City. This vein was located in the boundaries of the Cow Creek mining district. However, mining activity lacked on this property until 1873, several years after the abandonment of Silver City, a former settlement which existed above the […]

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SR-299E re-opened after overturned big rig, spilled lumber, cause six hour cleanup

UPDATED: Tuesday, June 22, 9:26 p.m., With road closure update, additional details. Originally Published: Tuesday, June 22, 5:46 p.m. BELLA VISTA, Calif. — SR-299E has just re-opened and details are beginning to emerge after a flat-bed tractor-trailer combo carrying lumber overturned, dumping lumber across and partially blocking the two-lane mountain highway, earlier today. Tuesday, June 22. The minor injury rollover […]

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Early morning Anderson bike patrol leads to two arrests, including wanted felon

ANDERSON, Calif. — Two men, including a wanted felon with five active warrants for his arrest and a CDC parolee, were arrested by Anderson police officers conducting early morning bicycle patrols Monday, June 21. “Throughout the summer, members of the Anderson Police Department’s Bike Team that are assigned to the graveyard patrol shift will continue to be out conducting patrols on […]

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Silver City: A prelude to Furnaceville & Ingot

In 1862, a silver rush caused the creation of a mining community called Silver City, also known as Silverton, about 2 1/2 miles above the present-day town of Ingot. It’s name derived from the silver ore which the miners of this burg sought after along the channels of Silver Creek and Cedar Creek. It was located in the boundaries of […]

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ConnectGen commits nearly $2M to “robust” Community Benefit Program, showing long-term support for Shasta residents

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — ConnectGen, LLC (ConnectGen), a renewable energy company focused on developing best-in-class wind, solar, and energy storage projects that will increase America’s supply of low-cost, domestically produced clean energy, is developing the Fountain Wind Project in northeastern Shasta County, near the existing Hatchet Ridge wind farm. Once in operation, the Fountain Wind Project will feature 72 wind […]

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Arrested more than 20 times this year, woman arrested again after violent Redding incident

REDDING, Calif. — A woman on felony probation for weapons violations, who has generated more than forty law enforcement calls for service resulting in more than twenty arrests this year alone, was arrested again on multiple felony charges after a violent incident at the Redding Area Bus Authority (RABA) maintenance facility Saturday morning, June 19. The woman, since identified as […]

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Woman seriously injured, airlifted, after Burney motorcycle crash

BURNEY, Calif. — A woman was seriously injured and airlifted to a Redding trauma center after a motorcycle she was a passenger on crashed while traveling on Black Ranch Road near Burney earlier this afternoon, Friday, June 18. Black Ranch Road is an approximately nine mile stretch of two-lane roadway connecting highways 299E and 89, at Clark Creek Road, that […]

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Catalytic converter thefts spike in Mt. Shasta – Tips on how to protect your vehicle

MT. SHASTA, Calif. — A recent spike of catalytic converter thefts in the Mt. Shasta area has led officials to issue warnings and advice about how area residents can protect their vehicle’s catalytic converters against theft. Although the thefts tend to hit repair shops and businesses with ungaraged fleets the hardest, anyone, anywhere can be targeted. Law enforcement agencies throughout the […]

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Citing “extreme drought conditions, wildfire dangers”, SPI and Beaty to close all public timberland access

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — Citing “extreme drought conditions” and “risk of wildfire”, both Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) and W. M. Beaty & Associates, Inc. have announced they will be closing all timberland access to their properties, beginning next week, Monday, June 21.  The closures, which are similar to other forestland closures heading into wild fire season in recent years, are […]

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Redding man, 25, dead after truck plummets off SR-299E near Ingot

UPDATED: Friday, June 18, 9 p.m., With Coroner’s release of information. INGOT, Calif. — Authorities say a 25-year-old Redding man was killed when his vehicle careened off SR-299E and soared down a 50-foot embankment near Ingot, Thursday afternoon, June 17. California Highway Patrol has since said that several 911 callers reported that the deceased man was speeding and driving recklessly […]

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