News From Around The County
REDDING — Sheriff’s officials arrested a man they say shot and killed a Redding resident early Friday evening, June 22. The deadly shooting happened in a field north of Clear Creek Road, about one mile west of State Route 273 and just outside city limits, according to officials. Although sheriff’s officials say the two men know each other, there is […]
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REDDING — The City of Redding is reminding its citizens about the dangers of pressurized oxygen cylinders as well as what is and is not allowed to be dropped off at their facilities after an oxygen cylinder caused an explosion that rocked the Abernathy Transfer Station earlier this week. The incident happened Tuesday, June 19, at the City’s solid waste […]
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Today’s Lighter Side Of The News… REDDING — A local officer got a smelly surprise and had a strange story to share after a stinky situation nearly spiraled out of control following an apprehension last Saturday. The curious and singularly unusual incident started after the constable snared a scandalous lassie and sequestered the squirrely charlatan at the Shasta slammer. OTHER […]
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REDDING — More than 20 hours after a cargo van transporting 14 show dogs was stolen from a Redding fast food restaurant, the van – along with all 14 dogs – was recovered from a wooded area south of Redding. The dogs have since been returned to their owners, but officials say the investigation in identifying and locating man believed […]
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REDDING — A traffic stop for a vehicle code violation resulted in a Redding man’s arrest yesterday afternoon after the alleged suspect was found in possession of drugs, stolen property, and a large amount of cash, according to officials. After their investigation, authorities arrested 52-year-old, Rile John Fifer. He was booked into Shasta County Jail on suspicion of transportation of […]
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REDDING — Three Redding teens have been arrested in the brutal garden hoe and hammer attack of three adults that happened sometime early Saturday morning, according to officials. The grisly incident occurred during an apparent robbery at a duplex on the 1100 block of Grange Street, west of S. Market Street, in Redding’s Park Subdivision. All three victims remain hospitalized, […]
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A man who reportedly chased a woman from Redding to Anderson Monday evening, March 26, was later arrested after fleeing from and fighting with arresting officers, according to officials. Three different area law enforcement agencies assisted during the hours-long incident and subsequent search for the suspect. After an investigation, Redding police officers booked Marty Dupree Hilliard, 42, of Redding, into Shasta County Jail […]
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REDDING — Authorities arrested a man they allege stabbed another man during a melee involving multiple people in downtown Redding, Saturday afternoon, Mar. 3. Another man involved in the fight, but not the stabbing, was also arrested. The victim stabbed by the alleged suspect was hospitalized but is expected to make a full recovery. According to officials, citizens who witnessed the incident were “instrumental” […]
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REDDING — A Sheriff’s bomb squad that was called in to help search for explosives at a private Redding residence near an elementary school later located two separate packages of an explosive material similar to C4, according to authorities. Because of the investigation’s close proximity to Buckeye Elementary School, which was the scene of a police shooting just eight days earlier […]
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REDDING — Officials are investigating after two people died when their motorcycle lost control on a sweeping curve and was struck by an SUV, Sunday evening, Feb. 4. The deadly accident happened near the intersection of Quartz Hill Road and Keswick Dam Boulevard, in Redding. Emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene of the deadly wreck about 6 p.m., after they […]
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