News From Around The County
SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — Authorities have confirmed that two people were killed in a two-vehicle traffic collision that occurred on Hwy 44, near Bridge Creek Road and two miles east of the Lassen Park Entrance, early Thursday evening, March 11. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Driver sought after hit and run kills Burney woman, 63 No injuries after vehicle crashes through […]
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BURNEY, Calif. — Authorities say a 63-year-old Burney woman was fatally struck by a driver who then fled the scene of the deadly collision last night, Thursday, March 11. The fatal incident happened on SR-299E near Hudson Street. Witnesses to the incident have said the vehicle struck and dragged the victim, before leaving her to die in the middle of […]
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FALL RIVER MILLS, CALIF. — No injuries were reported after the driver of a vehicle lost control and smashed through a fence in Fall River Mills earlier this afternoon, Thursday, March 11. According to a CHP incident log, the solo-vehicle crash happened in the area of Reynolds Road and SR-299E, between 5th and 8th streets. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: No injuries […]
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SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — With the ongoing, now more than year-long COVID-19 pandemic and public health crisis continuing, Shasta County is reminding area residents that vaccinations for the novel coronavirus are continuing and have provided a number of resources and links to help facilitate the vaccination process. Saying her offices have been inundated with many questions from her constituents regarding […]
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Author: Jeremy Tuggle – Education and Community Engagement Manager – Shasta Historical Society In 1899, Cottonwood was located eighteen miles south of Redding and seventeen miles north of Red Bluff. It was located on the county line between Shasta and Tehama Counties, and on the California and Oregon railroad which included a busy railroad depot that made it a major […]
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SACRAMENTO – Today, Assemblywoman Megan Dahle (R-Bieber) joined 14 of her Assembly Republican colleagues in supporting Assembly Bill 86, to provide $6.6 billion to get students back in the classroom. As the majority of schools in northeastern California counties have been open, this measure will provide critical funding to help these schools continue their good work. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: […]
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JOHNSON PARK, Calif. — Intermountain area firefighters from multiple area fire stations spent nearly three and a half hours knocking down eight separate but possibly related fires early Thursday morning, March 4. The fires included a large log deck blaze at a lumber yard and seven additional grass and vegetation fires within a half-mile radius. Authorities have since said the […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Community Work Program Officers (CWPOs), along with inmates from the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office Alternative Work Program, teamed up with Redding PD’s Neighborhood Police Unit and employees from the City of Redding Parks Department to conduct an extensive set of cleanup projects over two days this week. Despite the ongoing, nearly year-long COVID-19 global public health crisis, […]
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REDDING, Calif. — No serious injuries were reported after an early morning blaze swept through a southwest Redding double wide mobile home earlier today, Wednesday, March 3. The fire tore through a residence in the 1100 block of Kenyon Drive near Chantilly Lane, in a rural and somewhat mountainous area, southwest of SR-299W and Hwy 273. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: […]
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BURNEY, Calif. — With generous donations from Redding Rancheria, Sierra Pacific Industries, and others, Burney Elementary and High school teachers, administrators, and students are continuing work on creating an engaging learning environment as Phase 3 of the elementary school’s years-long Wellness Plan and project promoting education for the “whole child”. The Wellness Plan includes an outdoor “Peaceful Playground”, and a […]
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