News From Around The County
UPDATED: Wednesday, May 5, 4:35 p.m., With coroner’s release of information. REDDING, Calif. — A man visiting friends from out of state was killed when his motorcycle soared off the westbound Highway 44 at the Continental Street overpass and crashed down onto the roadway below Sunday afternoon, May 2. Several witnesses, including another motorcyclist the victim had been riding with, […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Several members of a family had to be rescued after their kayak overturned, dumping several children into the Sacramento River in the area of Wyndam Drive yesterday evening, Saturday, May 1. One of the children involved in the scary ordeal, all of whom were wearing safety flotation vests, was four-years-old. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Robbed of casino […]
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CORNING, Calif. — A chance encounter between a young boy and Corning police officer led to a school presentation of the department’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) drones. During last Wednesday’s special presentation the young aviation fan was presented with a number of honors, including being designated as a Corning Police Department “Honorary Drone Pilot.” LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Robbed of […]
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BURNEY, Calif. — Officials are continuing to work at the scene of a two-vehicle collision that occurred northeast of the Intermountain community of Burney this afternoon, Saturday, May 1. The accident occurred along SR-89, three miles south of Burney Falls State Park, according to a CHP incident log. This collision was the second to occur just south of Burney Falls […]
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UPDATED: Saturday, May 1, 4:45 p.m. See Original Story below. BURNEY, Calif. — Officials have released additional information about last night’s deadly solo-vehicle crash that killed a two-year-old boy and sent all five other occupants, including three additional children, to various hospitals via air ambulances. The deadly crash happened on SR-89 south of Clark Creek Road, near Burney Falls State […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Authorities say the armed robbery of an elderly woman’s winnings from the Win-River Casino late Thursday night, April 28, ultimately led to the arrest of an Oroville pair after a brief standoff at a Red Bluff apartment complex the following evening. The victim was hospitalized with a laceration to her arm after being dragged from her car […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Authorities say that reports of a girl walking through the Mount Shasta Mall in Redding while armed with a handgun brought a swarm of officers, who quickly located and detained a juvenile Thursday afternoon, April 29. The weapon she was reported to be carrying was determined to be a realistic-looking airsoft pistol. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Redding […]
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ANDERSON, Calif. — Authorities say a man who was found parked inside a closed residential construction zone in Anderson where multiple recent thefts have been reported was arrested after officials found he was in possession of a loaded handgun, methamphetamine, and other prohibited items Tuesday evening, April 27. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Redding standoff ends after weapons-wielding man sets own […]
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REDDING, Calif. — A man who at times was seen wielding various weapons, including a loaded handgun, metal pipe, knife, stick, and machete was arrested after a violent series of encounters with a neighbor over a property theft dispute led to an hours-long SWAT standoff Wednesday morning, April 28. The volatile incident ended when the suspect set his own trailer ablaze […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Authorities say a felon who was found passed out at a Redding gas station was arrested after a police K-9 led to the discovery of narcotics, cash, and a stolen handgun early Sunday morning, April 25. The drug bust was the second significant drug-related arrest involving Redding Police Department’s K-9 “Chase” within hours of the same overnight […]
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