News From Around The County
HATCHET MOUNTAIN — Minor injuries were reported after a motorcyclist plowed into the back of a Cal Trans street sweeper earlier today, Tuesday, Feb. 18. This morning’s crash, which happened on SR-299E near Hatchet Mountain Summit, reportedly caused minor delays while firefighters and CHP worked at the scene of the crash. LEADING THE BURNEY AREA HEADLINES: Shasta County’s Most Wanted […]
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BURNEY — Firefighters battling a Burney residential fire managed to extinguish the blaze, while also saving other nearby homes and structures, as well as an adjacent church that were threatened by the late-night fire, Monday evening, Feb. 18. Despite quickly knocking down the blaze the fire left the home uninhabitable, displacing at least one adult and a child, along with […]
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Guest Writer Spotlight: Jeremy M. Tuggle: Shasta Historical Society A farmer by the name of Ephraim Brown, and his wife Lorilla (Lillie) Brown, brought their family out west from Cortland County, New York in 1866 and they settled at French Gulch, Shasta County, California. Ephraim continued to pursue his career as a farmer at their new place. Ephraim and Lorilla […]
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Compiled from SCSO and Redding PD MOST WANTED BENNET LEE ASHINHURST Bennet Lee AshinhurstDOB 01/24/19895’06” / 180 lbsBrown Hair / Brown EyesCharge: Vehicle Theft / Violation of Probation MOST WANTED CHELSEA LYNN HYATT Chelsea Lynn HyattDOB 02/18/19985’08” / 153 lbsRed Hair / Blue EyesCharge: Receiving Stolen Property / Violation of Probation ARRESTED The following members of Shasta County’s Most Wanted […]
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REDDING — Authorities today announced the arrest of two of three suspects they allege robbed a Redding CVS Pharmacy earlier this month. After leading officers on a high-speed pursuit and eluding officials after abandoning their vehicle in Anderson, the two men who were apprehended fled to the Bakersfield area after the robbery, according to Redding PD officials. Officers are still […]
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ANDERSON — Anderson PD officials yesterday announced the arrest of seven people after a victim spotted his stolen classic car being listed for sale on social media. According to officers, the man who originally stole the vehicle had been offering the car to women online and trying to trade the vehicle for sexual favors. Officers had been investigating the vehicle […]
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REDDING — Authorities are investigating the cause of a Redding traffic collision that left one woman dead and another driver with minor injuries Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 11. The deadly collision, which happened when one of the two drivers attempted to pull out of a private driveway, happened near the intersection of Eureka Way and Whiskeytown Ct. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: […]
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BURNEY — When the staff and administrators of Burney Elementary School were finishing up their duties after a long week of educating Burney’s youth last Friday, they never could have expected the random act of kindness the school and its students were about to receive. But when a man walked into the school’s office just before the end of the […]
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REDDING — Do you have a child, age 7 to 12 who loves to look up to the stars and contemplate the mystery and wonder of our universe? Or perhaps your child fancies themselves to be a junior adventurer? Someone who loves to explore the world around them in a quest for hidden treasure? If so, then Turtle Bay Exploration […]
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CITY OF SHASTA LAKE — Reports of a man sleeping inside a car with a shotgun in his lap led to the arrest of a parolee, who officials say had broken into at least one City of Shasta Lake home the prior evening. He was apprehended Thursday, Feb. 6, when officers caught him prowling around a second City of Shasta […]
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