News From Around The County
 WHISKEYTOWN, Calif. — Authorities who spent several hours searching for a missing swimmer at Whiskeytown Lake say they located the man’s body Thursday evening, Aug. 13. The victim, since identified as 67-year-old, Charles Michael Colburn, of Weaverville, was discovered near the intersection of Highway 299 and Whiskey Creek Rd., according to officials. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: Two confirmed dead […]
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UPDATED: Saturday, Aug. 15, 12:15 p.m. See Original Story below. SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — Officials have confirmed that two people were killed in a fiery, head-on collision that happened on Hwy 299W just east of Buckhorn Summit, near the Shasta/Trinity County line yesterday afternoon. Officials have since reported a Toyota sedan was traveling east on SR-299W when, for reasons still […]
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Miners struck the lucrative quartz vein of the National mine in 1869, at Rich Gulch, and the vein became a heavy producer of gold in the Old Diggings mining district. This caused additional probing and exploratory operations which led to miners sinking winze’s and driving tunnels, drifts and raises on the property which were also dug out by miners using […]
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BURNEY, Calif. — Authorities arrested a Burney man who allegedly fled the scene of an accident that left a traffic sign as well as vehicle parts and debris scattered across SR-299E, east of Hatchet Summit, late Monday evening Aug. 10. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: McArthur man arrested after robbing Burney bank, assaulting minor Wanted out of Florida since 2005, sex offender […]
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BURNEY, Calif. — A McArthur man is in custody after officials say he robbed the Tri-Counties Bank in Burney and assaulted a juvenile while on his way out of the business with money he had been handed this afternoon, Monday, Aug. 10. According to officials now investigating the incident, the man – who has since been identified as Kwahn Quinn, […]
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SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — The Shasta Regional Transportation Agency is extending the close date for an online community questionnaire seeking input on how the community want to travel in 20 years. The Shasta Regional Transportation Agency is extending the 2040 Long Range Transit Plan community questionnaire’s deadline through to August 12th which allows community members to share their thoughts on how […]
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CORRECTION: Although an earlier version of this report indicated the juveniles involved in this incident were hospitalized after the violent encounter, Shasta County Sheriff’s Sgt. St.Clair has since clarified that both were evaluated and treated at the scene and neither was found to have been seriously injured during the confrontation with the store’s manager. FALL RIVER MILLS, Calif. — Two […]
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California assembly-members Megan Dahle (R-Bieber) and James Gallagher (R-Yuba City) recently announced they are working together to spearhead a new effort to reinstate local control over COVID-19 closures and prevention measures. Saying, “We are all in this together,” Dahle and Gallagher are working toward creating a unified voice of North State elected officials via a letter currently […]
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EASTVALE, Calif. — A couple from the North State area of Yreka were arrested at an Eastvale park in southern California, after they were found to be in possession of a loaded shotgun, narcotics and drug paraphernalia Sunday morning, Aug. 2. The pair, 41-year-old, Joseph Edward Garibay and 28-year-old, Rebeccah Fleming, both of whom are on felony probation, remain in […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, Aug. 5, 3:05 p.m., With coroner’s release of victim’s names and additional details released by authorities. Originally published Tuesday, Aug. 4, 11:55 a.m. REDDING, Calif. — Officials today are continuing a murder-suicide investigation, after a man allegedly murdered his wife before turning a knife on himself. Authorities say the alleged suspect repeatedly and fatally stabbed himself in front […]
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