Category: Shasta County and Surrounding Area News

After eluding deputies and fleeing wrong-way on I-5, motorcyclist crashes into SUV in Redding, killing rider

REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a motorcyclist who was first traveling the wrong way on Interstate 5 and then on Redding surface streets after fleeing from deputies during an attempted traffic stop was killed when he crashed at high speed into an SUV yesterday afternoon, Friday, April 15. Although deputies had discontinued their chase when the rider fled the wrong […]

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Redding felon’s drug sales arrest marks second drug bust in 11 days – Woman also arrested

REDDING, Calif., — For the second time in less than two weeks a Redding felon, who was already on probation for drug sales, was busted again for fentanyl possession and sales yesterday after a citizen’s tip led officers to an apartment the man shares with a woman, who was also arrested. According to authorities the man, 31-year-old Dustin Nidever, was […]

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Murder-Suicide suspected after Redding teen reports hearing gunfire from parent’s bedroom

REDDING, Calif., — Reports of shots fired inside a Redding home led to the discovery of two deceased persons who had both sustained fatal gunshot injuries yesterday morning, Tuesday, April 12. Authorities say murder-suicide is suspected in the shooting, which occurred at a home in the 900 block of Del Moll Drive. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Search continuing after man […]

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Body discovered on walking trail near ACID Canal in Redding

REDDING, Calif., — Authorities have confirmed that the body of a deceased man was found along a walking trail near the Anderson Cottonwood Irrigation District (ACID) Canal in Redding Friday, April 8. Friday’s discovery marked the second time that a body was found in or near a Shasta County waterway this week, after another body was found floating in the […]

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Investigation underway after body recovered from Sacramento River near Anderson River Park

ANDERSON, Calif. — Authorities have confirmed that a body was recovered from the Sacramento River near the Anderson River Park late Tuesday morning, April 5. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Yreka man sought after assaulting deputy, fleeing on foot Weeks-old “minor dispute” leads to Redding shooting – Gunman arrested Injured man rescued from Sacramento River after jumping from bridge in Red […]

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Yreka man sought after assaulting deputy, fleeing on foot

YREKA, Calif., — The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a Yreka man who fled on foot after assaulting a deputy during a traffic stop Friday, April 8.  The alleged suspect, 26-year-old Justin Edward Maughs, is considered armed and dangerous according to officials, who have cautioned that anyone who spots the absconded man not […]

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Weeks-old “minor dispute” leads to Redding shooting – Gunman arrested

REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a “minor dispute” that happened between two men at a party several weeks ago led to one of the men following and then shooting at the other man as they were driving in separate vehicles on Tuesday evening, April 5. Although the targeted victim was uninjured by the gunfire, his vehicle was struck by several […]

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Injured man rescued from Sacramento River after jumping from bridge in Red Bluff

RED BLUFF, Calif., — A Red Bluff man who was injured after jumping from the Antelope Boulevard bridge into the Sacramento River was later pulled from the river during a multi-agency rescue operation Tuesday morning, April 5. Officials who participated in yesterday’s rescue did not disclose why the man leaped from the bridge into the river but have said he […]

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Wanted felon nabbed in stolen vehicle at Anderson Walmart

ANDERSON, Calif., — Authorities say a wanted felon was arrested after being found in a stolen vehicle at an Anderson Walmart yesterday afternoon, Friday, April 1. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Death investigation underway after body found under Redding bridge Struck from behind and dragged in Redding, motorcyclist suffers serious injuries Juvenile was possibly laying in Red Bluff roadway when fatally […]

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Struck from behind and dragged in Redding, motorcyclist suffers serious injuries

REDDING, Calif. — Authorities say a motorcyclist was injured after the inattentive driver of a U-Haul van crashed into the back of the rider’s motorcycle, knocking him to the ground and dragging him along the pavement, yesterday afternoon, Friday, April 1. The crash happened at the intersection of Cypress and Hartnell avenues and forced the temporary closure of eastbound traffic […]

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