News From Around The County
See important writer’s note below original article.-TM UPDATED: Tuesday, June 9, 11:55 p.m. See original story and earlier update below. REDDING, Calif. — A man suspected of being under the influence of multiple illicit drugs and prescription medications, and was filmed using his teeth to rip and tear the flesh from his own wrist, later died in police custody after […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Authorities say a shooting at a Redding residence ended with two people shot Sunday evening, June 7. The shooting led to a huge, hours-long response and search evidence related to the incident. A “Code Red” notification sent out to area residents, requesting they shelter in-place and avoid the area of Canby Rd & Hawthorne Ave. due to […]
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UPDATED: Friday, June 5, 4 p.m. See Original Story below. REDDING, Calif. — The former Central Valley High School head wrestling coach who was accused of and later admitted to sexually abusing at least five of his female students last February has been has been bound over for trial on more than twenty felony counts related to the abuse allegations. […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Authorities say charges will be filed against the mother of an autistic child after the youth went missing in downtown Redding Wednesday morning, June 3. Two officers involved in the search eventually found the young victim about 70 feet down a steep and rocky embankment according to officials; who later reported the little girl became “suspended and […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Trying to rescue a child from the fast-moving currents of Clear Creek in Redding, a Red Bluff man was swept downstream into a narrow and treacherous section of whitewater within Clear Creek Gorge Wednesday afternoon, June 3. Although the child eventually managed to safely exit the water, the man became stranded on a large boulder after he […]
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SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — A Redding man was sentenced to more than 19 years in state prison earlier today, after recently pleading guilty to charges related to a violent, trespassing-related incident at Shasta College last year that left three officers hospitalized with serious injuries. The man involved in the April, 2019 attack was already on parole for assault with a […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Authorities say a shotgun-wielding felon confronted two people who were vandalizing property near his home before assaulting one of the two men and shooting him early Saturday morning, May 23. The shooting victim was rushed to an area hospital, where he is continuing to recover, according to officials. He is expected to survive his injuries. LEADING THE […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Authorities have credited a Redding man with rescuing three people from the Sacramento River after their small boat took on water and began sinking early Monday evening, May 11. Monday’s rescue was the second time citizens were instrumental in rescuing stranded river-goers in less than a week, after two boaters helped officials rescue five people when their […]
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ANDERSON, Calif. — A 60-year-old Redding woman was killed after crashing into an Anderson area ditch Sunday afternoon, May 10. She was not wearing her seat belt when the accident occurred according to California Highway Patrol. Officers are now investigating the cause of the deadly solo-vehicle wreck, which happened in the area of Dersch and Parkville roads. LEADING THE SCNS […]
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UPDATED: Saturday, May 9, 10:45 a.m., With update from RPD. See Original Story below. REDDING, Calif. — Officials this morning reported that last night’s solo-vehicle crash, which happened on Cypress Ave. at the southbound I-5 on-ramp, resulted in four people – including three juvenile females – being injured. The crash occurred shortly after Redding police officers had attempted to stop […]
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