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ANDERSON, Calif. — Authorities in Anderson are seeking the public’s help identifying those responsible for heavily damaging the soccer fields at Anderson River Park. The cost to repair the damages, which happened sometime between Saturday night, April 4 and the following morning, has been estimated at around $8,000, according to Anderson PD officials. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Kimball Plains: Exploring […]
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ROUND MOUNTAIN, Calif. — Authorities say the desperate search for a man who fell into the water while fishing and was swept away by the fast-moving current late Thursday morning, April 2, ended when the victim’s lifeless body was later found and pulled from the frigid water about an hour later. The deadly accident happened at a popular local fishing […]
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Above: Major Gorham G. Kimball a co-owner of the Cone & Kimball Company of Red Bluff, Tehama County, California. From the Red Bluff Daily News newspaper edition of Red Bluff, December 22, 1904. Kimball Plains was one of the smaller settlements of the Bald Hills in western Shasta County, which was located seven miles west of Cottonwood. Business partners, Joseph […]
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CORRECTION: This accident happened at the Redding Civic Auditorium, not Dollar General as previously reported.-TM REDDING, Calif. — Despite the ongoing statewide COVID-19 related stay-at-home order, a 19-year-old was seriously injured when he fell from a raised section of the Redding Civic Auditorium late last night, Wednesday, April 1. The accident sent the victim to the hospital with facial and […]
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JOHNSON PARK — Authorities say unattended children playing with matches sparked a small fire in Johnson Park that led to a large emergency response Monday afternoon, March 30. No injuries were reported and no property was damaged as a result of the fire, which led to the children’s parents being contacted. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: One dead after car soars […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, April 1, 11:55 a.m. See Original Story below. BELLA VISTA, Calif. — Authorities have identified a man killed Saturday evening in the Bella Vista area, March 28, after his vehicle soared off SR-99E and crashed into several trees. The victim killed in the crash, who has since been identified as 43-year-old, Tilak Madhukar Baviskar, of Yuba City, worked […]
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SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — Saying, “Our way of life in this rural county warrants this decision,” Shasta County Sheriff Eric Magrini announced today that stores that sell guns and ammunition in Shasta County fall within the “essential services” for the county and at his direction will be allowed to remain open for business. Magrini’s decision follows yesterday’s announcement from California […]
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SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — As the Covid-19 pandemic and shelter-in-place order continues to affect residents throughout the state, Shasta County Health and Human Services has announced that Shasta Tehama Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) will now be coordinating supplemental food distribution and delivery to isolated seniors, those with disabilities, and the medically vulnerable within Shasta County. LEADING THE SCNS […]
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REDDING — Authorities say a dinner-time brawl between a father and son led to the father’s arrest after the man, a convicted felon, pulled a gun and fired numerous rounds at his son Friday evening, March 20. The son was uninjured during the violent confrontation, which happened at a private residence on the 1700 block of Henry Ave., in Redding. […]
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BURNEY — A parolee driving a stolen car who fled from deputies was arrested after crashing and fleeing on foot last night, Thursday, March 19. Despite five prior felony convictions, the Burney resident arrested after the pursuit was found to be in possession of pepper spray, in violation of his parole terms. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Two-vehicle Burney crash leads […]
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