News From Around The County
REDDING, Calif, — Although few details have been released, officials have confirmed that an investigation is underway after a person’s body was discovered underneath the N. Market Street bridge in Redding on Friday, April 1. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Juvenile was possibly laying in Red Bluff roadway when fatally struck by teen driver Yreka City Clerk arrested – Victims sought, […]
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YREKA, Calif., — Authorities in Mt. Shasta say a child pornography investigation has led to the arrest of a Yreka man after a forensic evaluation of his computer uncovered hundreds of explicit images depicting children of different ages engaged in a variety of sexual activities. The alleged suspect, 39-year-old Arthur Franklin Timothy Boyd, is the City Clerk for the City of […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say reports of a vandalism involving a meat cleaver-wielding man led to an hours-long standoff at a Redding senior-living apartment complex yesterday afternoon, Thursday, March 31. Already well known to officers due to prior violent contacts, the alleged suspect, 69-year-old Melvin Rose, was eventually arrested after exiting his home after SWAT members deployed chemical agents into […]
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CITY OF SHASTA LAKE, Calif., — Authorities say a convicted felon and registered sex offender was arrested after gunning down an acquaintance during an argument at a private residence in the City of Shasta Lake late Thursday evening, March 31. Officials have said the alleged suspect, 58-year-old Dwight Stewart Honeycutt, used a sawed-off shotgun to kill a man that he believed […]
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RED BLUFF, Calif., — Authorities say a juvenile was possibly laying down in the middle of a Red Bluff roadway when she was fatally struck by a vehicle being driven by a teen Wednesday evening, March 30. Although not yet confirmed, witnesses have told SCNS the victim was a teenage girl. The deadly accident happened in the 1000 block of […]
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TEMECULA, Calif., — Although details are still emerging, officials today confirmed that a 17-year-old male was fatally shot inside a Temecula home Wednesday afternoon, March 30. Officials say a second juvenile has been identified in the deadly shooting, which occurred at a private residence in the 44900 block of Camino Alamosa, north of Redhawk Parkway and El Chimisal Road. LEADING […]
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MEAD VALLEY, Calif., — Authorities say an intoxicated driver who may have been trying to flee from a pending traffic stop in Mead Valley fatally struck a pedestrian before slamming head-on into another vehicle on Sunday afternoon, March 27. The pedestrian died at the scene and the alleged drunk driver along with several occupants of the involved vehicles were all […]
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REDDING, Calif., — A local transient who authorities say was responsible for the “brutal and unprovoked” murder of a Taco Bell employee on Monday evening was arrested yesterday morning after being found hiding at a Redding homeless encampment. In addition to confessing to this week’s murder, the alleged suspect, 55-year-old Brent Ray Close, also confessed to a second stabbing, which […]
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All congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses across the world are being encouraged to begin holding in-person meetings during the week of April 1. For most of the last two years, buildings for worship have remained closed globally due to the risks associated with meeting in person. Jehovah’s Witnesses in the U.S. also suspended their public ministry on March 20, 2020. Since […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Sober since 2007 and paroled from prison in 2008 after being convicted for a 2004 armed home invasion robbery, Tony Hoffman refused to allow the stigma of his former homelessness and drug addiction to control his future. Rather than dwell on the failures of his past, he instead decided to use his personal experiences, setbacks, and life […]
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