News From Around The County
UPDATED: Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2:30 p.m. See Original and updated Stories below. REDDING — Authorities in Redding today announced the arrest of a man they say confessed to fleeing the scene after running down a teen who had been walking home from school earlier this month. The hit and run collision, which happened as the boy walked on a sidewalk […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, Dec. 19, 2:30 a.m., With victim’s identification and other details from CHP. MONTGOMERY CREEK — Details are still slowly emerging, but authorities have confirmed they are investigating the cause of a solo-vehicle, rollover crash that killed at least one person in Montgomery Creek earlier this morning, Tuesday, Dec. 17. The area where the deadly accident occurred – on […]
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Guest Writer Spotlight: Jeremy M. Tuggle: Shasta Historical Society Above: this postcard image was taken between the years: 1904 and 1915. It shows the Golden Eagle hotel in the distance, the Lorenz hotel, the quartz water fountain and the Carnegie Library. From the collection of Jeremy Tuggle. The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union founded the first Redding Library in 1896, and […]
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UPDATED: Monday, Dec. 16, 11:30 p.m. See Original Story below. LAKEHEAD — Officials are continuing to work at the scene of a major injury traffic collision between a van and a big-rig that happened on the southbound I-5 at Lakeshore Dr., north of Redding in Lakehead. Shortly after 10:30 a.m., CHP updated that the involved vehicles had been removed from […]
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BURNEY — Several recent mountain lion and bobcat sightings in the Intermountain communities of Burney and neighboring Johnson Park, as well as the Big Bend, Montgomery Creek and Clark Creek areas, have area residents on edge and discussing what to do, and what not to do, in the event of a face to face encounter with one of Shasta County’s […]
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PALO CEDRO — Officials are continuing to work at the scene of a tractor trailer combo that crashed into and knocked down a power pole in Palo Cedro shortly before noon today, Tuesday, Dec. 10. No injuries were reported after the collision, which happened along the Deschutes Rd. off ramp for SR-44, according to a CHP incident log. LEADING THE […]
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LASSEN COUNTY — CHP and other emergency personnel remain at the scene of a rollover traffic accident involving a tractor-trailer combo that overturned while transporting cattle this morning, Friday, Dec. 6. The accident happened along SR-299E, near Six-Mile Corner, between the communities of Bieber and Adin. Although the driver of the big-rig was reportedly not seriously injured in the crash, […]
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Guest Writer Spotlight: Jeremy M. Tuggle – Shasta Historical Society A crowd gathers to attend the lighting of the Redding Christmas tree in 1933. The tree is topped with a neon star. Courtesy of Shasta Historical Society. This holiday favorite was originated in 1919 by the Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), who cut the first evergreen to be placed […]
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HAPPY VALLEY — An Anderson woman was arrested Thursday evening, Nov. 28, after her male companion fled from a traffic stop in Happy Valley, leaving her to take the fall for a sawed-off shotgun that deputies found inside her SUV. Despite an hours-long search, the man who fled from the vehicle was not identified or located, according to officials. LEADING […]
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REDDING — The 38th Annual Lighted Christmas Parade will be held in the downtown area of Redding on Saturday, Dec. 7. The parade is scheduled to begin at 6 pm and is expected to conclude at 9 pm. The theme for this year’s event is Hometown Holidays, which was suggested by theme contest winner and $100 prize recipient Lynn Belvins, […]
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