News From Around The County
REDDING — Authorities in Redding are searching for four people who reportedly fled from the scene of a crash that left their car and a pickup truck dangling precariously from the second level of the downtown parking structure located at Placer at California streets Sunday afternoon, Dec. 22. According to officials, witnesses reported seeing four subjects flee from the scene […]
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REDDING — Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding an officer-involved shooting in Redding that left a person dead early Sunday morning, Dec. 22. The fatal encounter happened during a traffic stop on Pine St., just north of Cypress Ave., according to officials who say the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office has been designated as the lead investigating agency that will be […]
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REDDING — Authorities in Redding are searching for a driver who fled the scene after fatally hitting a pedestrian Friday evening, Dec. 20. The deadly collision happened on S. Market St., north of Angelo Ave. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: Search for truck that ran down Redding teen continuing Drugged driver arrested after 8 vehicle Redding pileup Our former Carnegie […]
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REDDING — Authorities investigating the fatal shooting of a guest staying at a Redding motel early this morning, Saturday, Dec. 21, say they arrested a Hollister man they allege shot and killed the person he claimed was his friend. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Victim ID’d after fatal Montgomery Creek rollover Drugged driver arrested after 8 vehicle Redding pileup UPDATE: Search […]
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REDDING — Authorities investigating the cause of an eight vehicle pileup in Redding yesterday afternoon, Thursday, Dec. 19, say they arrested a man suspected of being under the influence of drugs when he caused the wreck. The crash, which sent five people including a juvenile to the hospital with various injuries, happened at the intersection of Cypress Ave. and Churn […]
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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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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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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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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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