News From Around The County
When an escaped campfire at an illegal homeless encampment erupted into a swift-moving vegetation fire that forced the immediate emergency evacuation of nearly 50 homes in the small Intermountain area town of Burney last month, homeowners were forced to flee for their lives as a wall of flames sped toward their homes. With deputies going door-to-door issuing urgent immediate evacuation orders […]
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Beginning this week, Shasta County News Source (SCNS) will be proudly featuring a new Community Reporter’s column, “SNIPPP’s Snaps”. The bi-weekly column will feature snapshots and details about different kittens, cats, and dogs available for both fostering and adoption through Spay & Neuter Intermountain Pets & Pet Placement (SNIPPP). Each new listing will include photographs as well as full and […]
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MT. SHASTA, Calif. — A parolee who violently attacked a Mt. Shasta police officer and then fought with a second responding officer was arrested after officers deployed less-lethal Taser devices and eventually wrestled him into submission earlier today, Sunday, July 4. One of the officers suffered minor injuries during the attack, which happened during a trespassing and vandalism investigation stemming […]
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UPDATED: Sunday, July 4, 3:40 p.m., With additional details, release of victim’s and suspect’s names. Originally Published: Wednesday, June 23, 5:43 p.m. HEMET, Calif. — Authorities who are continuing to investigate the fatal shooting of a Fresno man at a Hemet home last month have released both the victim’s name as well as the suspect’s name and have asked for […]
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LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. — Authorities say a woman who was the passenger of a car that plowed at high speed into a Lake Elsinore block wall was killed in the solo-vehicle crash late Thursday evening, July 1. The driver suffered major head injuries and remains hospitalized since the accident, which happened on Lakeshore Drive and Ohio Street, according to officials […]
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ANDERSON, Calif. — Authorities say reports of a disturbance at a known Anderson drug house led to the arrest of four people and the home being declared uninhabitable Friday evening, June 2. Officials have since described the residence, located In the 3200 block of Crest Drive, as “currently an active project of the Problem Oriented Police Unit (POP) … due […]
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ANDERSON, Calif. — Authorities say an Anderson man who engaged a person he believed was a runaway juvenile in sexual conversations and later attempted to meet with the child was arrested when he showed up at a local hotel Wednesday, June 30. As it turned out, the person the man had been communicating with on Facebook turned out to be an […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Authorities say a Burney couple who was found parked and under the influence of drugs outside a Redding aquatic park was arrested after officers discovered a significant amount of heroin and drug paraphernalia within easy reach of the woman’s seven-year-old child Saturday afternoon, July 3. Police also say they found drugs and other dangerous items wrapped up […]
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PERRIS, Calif. — A passenger was killed after a two-vehicle collision in Perris early Friday morning, July 2. The deadly crash happened at the intersection of Nuevo Road and Redlands Avenue, according to officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Religion Today: Jehovah’s Witnesses “Uniting the World in Faith!” with Global Virtual Event in 240 lands, 500+ languages 25 suspected child predators arrested […]
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Guest Writer Spotlight: The Wingman – By Richard Lewis Recently, I was driving on the freeway near our home. An 18-wheeler truck was in front of me and as I got ready to pass him he likewise decided to change lanes. As a common courtesy I flashed my headlights to let him know the lane was clear and he quickly moved […]
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