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Author: Jeremy Tuggle – Education and Community Engagement Manager – Shasta Historical Society In 1863 Colonel William Magee, a noted surveyor, miner, prospector, and resident of Shasta, California, located the quartz vein of the Original Sky Blue mine of the Middle Creek mining district. After an examination of this vein, gold was extracted from it which yielded some lucrative high-grade […]
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REDDING, Calif. — A motorcyclist who fled from a Redding traffic stop was seriously injured when he attempted to run a red light and plowed broadside into a passenger sedan Thursday afternoon, April 1. After the major injury collision, which happened at the intersection of Eureka Way and Pioneer Drive, officers determined the rider, Hunter Dorsey, 24, of Redding, had […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Authorities say a man who attempted to rob a Redding bank was nabbed within minutes of leaving the location empty-handed, after the teller refused to give him any money Monday morning, March 29. The attempted robbery happened at Banner Bank, located at 880 Cypress Avenue, which happens to be within a short, quarter-mile walking distance from the […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, April 1, 1:38 p.m., With additional details and release of victim’s name. Originally Published: Wednesday, March 31, 11:38 p.m. LAKE CALIFORNIA, Calif. — Authorities have identified a Cottonwood woman who was killed after a solo-vehicle traffic collision in Lake California Tuesday evening, March 30. A passenger in the car when the fatal accident occurred received minor injuries and […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Authorities say an ongoing dispute between two men led to a shooting under the Clear Creek Bridge along State Route 273 in Redding early this morning, Tuesday, March 30. Within 35 minutes of the shooting, officers had located and arrested the man who now stands accused of the shooting. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: Officials confirm BHO […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, March 30, 11:13 a.m. See Original Story below. JOHNSON PARK, Calif. — In the wake of an explosion that occurred inside an RV-style travel trailer at the Lamplighter Mobile Home Park in Johnson Park last Saturday night, authorities have announced that a Butane Honey Oil lab was the official cause of the explosion that destroyed the trailer and […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Authorities say a search warrant served at a “known problem house” in the 5600 block of Mountain View Drive resulted in 14 people being contacted inside the home and the arrest of six of those contacted Thursday afternoon, March 25. Additionally, a total of 38.4 grams of methamphetamine was located and seized during the warrant service, Redding Police […]
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SHASTA LAKE, Calif. — Three people were injured, including one who sustained major injuries and remains hospitalized, after a boating accident involving two vessels that collided Wednesday afternoon, March 24. The accident, which was not caused by impairment according to officials, happened on the Pit Arm of Shasta Lake west of Arbuckle Flat Campground. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: New details […]
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OLD STATION, Calif. — Authorities say a man who violently fought with and then pulled a knife and threatened a deputy during an Old Station disturbance investigation was eventually apprehended after an hours-long standoff and SWAT callout yesterday morning, Wednesday, March 24. The alleged suspect, Benjamin W. Elliott, 41, of Old Station, was coaxed out of his residence by crisis […]
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COTTONWOOD, Calif. — Saying, “Not on our watch”, Shasta County Sheriff’s Office announced that a side-by-side UTV stolen from West Valley High School in Cottonwood over the weekend was recovered and a man was arrested earlier today, Wednesday morning, March 24. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Wanted parolee’s arrest ends Shasta Lake barricaded standoff BREAKING: Homicide investigation underway after Burney man’s death […]
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