News From Around The County
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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REDDING — More than 9,000 lbs. of trash was collected at various homeless encampments throughout Redding this week, when officers with Redding PD’s Neighborhood Police Unit and the Community Work Program continued their efforts to address illegal camping and quality of life issues throughout the city. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: SCNS EXCLUSIVE: Guest speakers help pack Burney IIT “Town Hall” […]
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REDDING — Authorities say a month-long investigation into a known “problem residence” in Redding led to a search warrant being served at the home yesterday, Feb. 6. Thursday’s warrant resulted in the discovery and seizure of illegal drugs, weapons, ammunition, stolen property, and more, according to officials. Two men were arrested as a result of the warrant, which was served […]
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REDDING — A suspected Redding prowler learned the hard way not to brandish a gun-shaped lighter on a homeowner – who happened to be a concealed weapon permit holder – and responded by pulling out his own, very real handgun and chasing the would-be burglar from his neighborhood this morning, Saturday, Jan. 24. Although no shots were fired during the […]
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REDDING –A Weed woman with ties to Redding and Shasta County was arrested last Saturday evening, Jan. 18, on a years-old murder warrant, SCNS learned last week. The warrant stemmed from the March, 2012 robbery and beating death of 83-year-old, Henry Mariani, of Weed. Another suspect in Mariani’s 2012 murder, Darryl James Lawrence – who was 38 at the time […]
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REDDING — Authorities are searching for a man they allege attacked a woman and fled the area in her husband’s stolen pickup truck after the victim located her family’s stolen vehicle at Win-River Casino in Redding early Saturday morning, Jan. 18. According to officials, the victim and a friend had been driving around Shasta County searching for the truck after […]
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REDDING — A parolee armed with a shovel who reportedly smashed out the front window of a Redding residence during an attempted robbery was arrested early yesterday morning, Jan. 16. According to officials, after smashing out the home’s window and attempting to rob a woman of her cell phone and vehicle keys the man then turned his shovel and fury […]
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REDDING — Authorities in Redding have asked for the public’s help re-vitalizing a 44-year-old cold case murder that stole the life of 15-year-old, Terri Lynn Ray back in 1976. Although officials say that officers and detectives followed up on numerous leads at the time, even arresting and holding two people for a short time in the months following the grisly […]
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UPDATED: Friday, Jan. 11, 9 a.m. See Original Story below. REDDING — Officials have identified a woman who died when her speeding vehicle ran a stop sign and plowed into a row of boulders lining a Redding street, Thursday evening, Jan. 2. The victim was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, according to officials. The […]
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REDDING — A teen was arrested after officials say she led officers on a short, early morning pursuit in a stolen van Saturday, Dec. 28. The extremely dangerous chase, which covered about 18 miles and hit speeds of 114 mph on the freeway and 75 miles per hour on city streets, began in Redding near the intersection of Hilltop Dr. […]
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