News From Around The County
REDDING — City of Redding police officers and Shasta County Coroner’s officials are investigating after another set of human remains was located in a canal just east of Redding City Hall. The gruesome discovery was made this morning, Monday, Aug. 5. Officials have confirmed that the remains found today are human, and include an arm bone and other remains. LEADING […]
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REDDING — Redding PD’s Neighborhood Police Unit recently teamed up with City Code Enforcement officials to address a “problem house” they have been investigating for the past two months, Redding PD announced Aug. 1. The operation happened at a private residence in the 1000 block of Center St., Wednesday afternoon, July 31. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Two injured, one airlifted, […]
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REDDING — Redding PD’s Neighborhood Police Unit teamed up with CHP on bicycles to conduct a downtown enforcement operation Friday, Aug. 2. During the successful operation, officers made nine arrests and issued multiple citations, officials recently announced in a social media release. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Two injured, one airlifted, after fiery Burney crash Girl, 9, dead, mother paralyzed, 2 […]
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CORRECTION: Early reports and a CHP incident log indicated the airlifted victim was transported by Mercy Air Ambulance; however, sources familiar with the investigation say that SEMSA Air 2 from Adin was the helicopter that transported female driver to Mercy Medical Center in Redding. BURNEY — Two Burney locals were injured, including one who was life-flighted with serious injuries, after […]
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MT. SHASTA — An alleged drunk driver – who was pulled from the flaming wreckage of his car after crashing in a construction zone on Interstate 5 near Mt. Shasta – fled the scene after being rescued, causing a widespread, hour-long search for the man. The crash, which happened north of Lake Street, caused a vegetation fire that could be […]
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UPDATED: Friday, Aug. 2, 11:38 a.m., With coroner’s release of information. REDDING — Officials today identified a man who was found deceased on a Redding property owned by Russell Hunt early Tuesday evening, July 23. Hunt is well known locally after repeatedly running for city council and area school board positions. He was also convicted of felony stalking out of […]
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REDDING — CHP is investigating the cause of a non-injury accident involving a McConnell Foundation big-rig crane truck that reportedly struck the Twin View Blvd. over-crossing while traveling northbound on Interstate 5 earlier today, Wednesday, July 31. According to a CHP incident log, the crane truck, which reports from the scene indicate was too tall to safely pass under the […]
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In “Today’s Lighter Side of the News…” MT. SHASTA — Authorities in Mt. Shasta are warning area residents to be mindful of bear activity in their ‘neighbearhoods’ after they recently responded to a vehicle break in that occurred during the overnight hours of Saturday, July 27. Officials warned of the “barbearic” behavior in a tongue-in-cheek social media post, complete with […]
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MT. SHASTA — Authorities yesterday asked for the public’s help locating a man they allege stabbed another man in the chest during a Mt. Shasta fight Saturday evening, July 27. The non-fatal stabbing happened outside a private home on the 200 block of Sheldon Ave., in a residential neighborhood northeast of Ream Ave. and Old McCloud Rd. LEADING THE SCNS […]
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MILLVILLE — A 9-year-old girl was killed and her mother suffered a broken neck and may be paralyzed from the neck down after a solo-vehicle, rollover accident, Sunday morning, July 28. Two other children, ages 3 and 6, suffered minor to moderate injuries, including a broken femur, bruised lungs, and others injuries after the crash; which happened east of Palo […]
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