News From Around The County
COTTONWOOD, Calif. — Authorities last night announced the arrest of two men they say were responsible for a double shooting that left one person dead and another seriously injured and clinging to life in West Cottonwood early Tuesday morning, Nov. 3. Officials had previously said the property where the couple was shot was being used as an illicit marijuana growing operation. […]
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REDDING, Calif. — With more than half his training completed, the Redding Police Department could soon see the addition of a new furry partner in the form of “Jimmy”, a scent tracking bloodhound. Once trained, Jimmy – who is eight-months-old and has spent the last five months in training -would become the first bloodhound to go into law enforcement service in […]
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OLD STATION, Calif. — Deputies and Search and Rescue volunteers from the Shasta County Sheriff’s Department were instrumental in helping to locate two vehicles and their occupants after their vehicles became stuck in deep snow late Saturday afternoon, Dec. 19. The rescue happened on a Forest Service access road off Ash Pan Road in Old Station, according to officials. LEADING THE […]
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ANDERSON, Calif. — Authorities in Anderson say two more “porch pirates” were apprehended this week, following a weeks-long investigation that ultimately led to the couple’s arrest and the return of a child’s Christmas present that was stolen off a victim’s front porch. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: “Please come home or contact us,” family pleads of missing Burney teen COVID-19 concern […]
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REDDING, Calif. — With Christmas and the new year fast approaching and the ongoing, months-long COVID-19 public health crisis and pandemic on the forefront of people’s thoughts and concerns, Lab24 in Redding has announced free holiday COVID-19 testing for all North State region families and businesses. Lab24, a fully licensed and accredited reference laboratory headquartered in Redding, is a premier […]
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Sarah Lindgren-Akana of NorCal Missing and Murdered Indigenous People contributed to this report. BURNEY, Calif. — When 16-year-old Angelo Graves’ family prepared for bed last Friday evening and said goodnight to their son they had no idea he had plans to run away from home. However, once his family was asleep, that’s exactly what the teen did; slipping out of his […]
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SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — Over the next 20 years, the Shasta region is changing significantly due to its growing population, the COVID-19 pandemic, and major development in Shasta’s urban areas. That is why the Shasta Regional Transportation Agency (SRTA) is seeking input from the community on how best to strategize and plan for these changes. From December 11 – December 24, […]
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ANDERSON, Calif. — A wanted felon identified by Anderson Police Department as a Chronic Offender who has been contacted 29 times and arrested six times in 2020 alone was arrested once again for assault with a deadly weapon and other charges after a violent incident Wednesday, Dec. 9. Records and prior incident reports indicate the man was on probation and […]
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ANDERSON, Calif. — A wanted woman who was being sought after being identified in a November Anderson robbery was found dead from an apparent drug overdose, according to officials who had issued a warrant for the woman’s arrest and had been actively searching for her. Officials did not specify if the woman’s overdose was possibly related to her robbery warrant […]
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ANDERSON, Calif. — Authorities say a man who was walking on the Union Pacific railroad tracks in the area of State Highway 273 and Happy Valley Road in Anderson was killed when he was struck by a train early Sunday morning, Dec. 13. The victim died from massive head trauma, according to sheriff’s officials who investigated the deadly incident. LEADING THE […]
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