News From Around The County
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In order to help provide access to safe food options for highway truck drivers and motorists, and in response to Friday’s Executive Order by Governor Gavin Newsom and a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) rule change, Caltrans announced yesterday they will now be allowing temporary operation of food trucks at all of the State’s 86 rest areas during […]
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REDDING — Authorities say they arrested a felon who was found prowling backyards and trying to break into homes in Redding early Saturday morning, April 18. The man who was arrested had just been released from California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) custody just five days prior to this incident, after he was one of approximately 50 inmates who […]
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With April being child abuse prevention month and COVID-19 related stay-at-home orders continuing throughout the state, law enforcement agencies and mental health professionals warn that experts nationwide are seeing an increase in child abuse and family violence related cases. As the statewide quarantine and social distancing orders enter their second month, law enforcement agencies across the nation have reported upticks […]
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ANDERSON, Calif. — Authorities are investigating the death of a Junction City man after his lifeless body was found floating in the Sacramento River behind an Anderson residence Friday morning, April 10. The body, which has since been recovered by deputies assigned to Shasta County’s Boating Safety Unit, was found floating behind a home on the 3300 block of Riverside […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Authorities say a local man was arrested after fatally stabbing his 68-year-old mother in Redding yesterday afternoon, April 10. Friday’s deadly stabbing happened on the 1100 block of Edgewood Dr., according to officials now investigating the gruesome murder. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Wanted felon nabbed stealing from Anderson Safeway Redding transient arrested after vehicle theft, burglaries Drugs, […]
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SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — In response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, Shasta County – through its Department of Support Services Purchasing Unit – is seeking area food vendors to provide food preparation and delivery services for the County’s homeless population. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Wanted felon nabbed stealing from Anderson Safeway Redding transient arrested after vehicle theft, burglaries Officials seek […]
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BURNEY, Calif. — Due to the ongoing COVID-19 stay-at-home orders and other cautionary restrictions, Kindergarten registration for Burney Elementary School’s 2020-2021 school year has been reorganized to allow for one-on-one sessions with parents and/or guardians. LEADING THE BURNEY AND INTERMOUNTAIN AREA HEADLINES: Local fisherman’s body recovered after Round Mountain drowning Burney parolee in stolen car nabbed after pursuit, crash Burney […]
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REDDING — Already “well-known to law enforcement officers”, a Redding transient was arrested again after allegedly stealing a car and then using the stolen vehicle while burglarizing other cars, Tuesday morning, April 7. Although the alleged suspect attempted to flee from officers, he was ultimately apprehended and later booked into jail. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Drugs, weapons, cash seized during […]
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ANDERSON — Authorities today announced the arrest of a wanted felon after she was spotted last week by citizens while stealing items from an Anderson grocery store. The alleged suspect, Lisa Marie Larkins, 41, of Anderson, had numerous warrants at the time of her arrest and has an extensive criminal history including charges of robbery, identity theft, narcotics sales, burglary, […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Authorities arrested a probationer and suspected drug dealer after serving a narcotics-related search warrant at the man’s Redding residence, Wednesday afternoon, April 1. While serving the search warrant on the 2700 block of Heather Lane officers located and seized heroin, methamphetamine and methadone, as well as several weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition, according to Shasta […]
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