News From Around The County
SHASTA LAKE CITY, Calif., — Authorities say a traffic stop related to a vehicle’s loud exhaust led to the discovery of methamphetamine and an un-serialized and un-registered “ghost gun” early this morning, Tuesday, Nov. 2. Two men were arrested as a result of the enforcement stop, which occurred in the area of Oasis Road and Twin View Boulevard, according to officials. […]
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SHASTA COUNTY, Calif., — Several Shasta County based law enforcement agencies collaborated this weekend to conduct Operation BOO, aimed at verifying the parole and probation status and compliance of registered sex offenders throughout Shasta County on Halloween night. The compliance sweep was conducted by the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office, Shasta County Probation Department, Anderson Police Department and Shasta County Marshall’s […]
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MURRIETA, Calif., — Authorities say a parole compliance check conducted at the private Murrieta residence of a convicted felon led to the discovery of weapons and ammunition Thursday afternoon, Oct. 28. The compliance check, which was initiated by the Murrieta-Temecula Regional Gang Task Force, happened in the 26000 block of Saint Julian Circle, just south of Winchester Creek Avenue and […]
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SAN JACINTO, Calif., — A paraglider who crashed into a San Jacinto mountainside after launching from the Soboba Fly Park was plucked from the scene of the crash during a hoist rescue that took place Friday, Oct. 29. The injured paraglider survived the crash and was hospitalized with unspecified injuries after being rescued. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Middle school student […]
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MENIFEE, Calif., — A 13-year-old Menifee area student has been arrested in the wake of what officials have called a planned and unprovoked attack of another student at Ethan A. Chase Middle School last week. The fight, which was videotaped by another student and later shared to social media, showed the assault took place in the school’s outdoor cafeteria area […]
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Guest Writer Spotlight: What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world… – By Richard Lewis When my wife and I were in New York City a few years ago we visited the main Apple store location. The clear glass street level entrance to the store includes a beautiful glass staircase. The day we stopped in the […]
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif., — A Cal Fire-Riverside firefighter and his wife were both sentenced to four years in state prison yesterday after the couple pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to a 2015 attempted insurance scam. According to the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, the scam involved a pickup truck Eric Jabbar Norwood, 51, and Linda Lee Norwood, 57, both […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a motorcycle pursuit that began in Redding resulted in the arrest of a man after he fled to and hid inside a Shasta Lake residence Thursday afternoon, Oct. 28. The ground pursuit, which was eventually handed over to a CHP aircraft, traveled around ten miles before the motorcyclist was apprehended at a home on Parker Street […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, Nov. 4, 11:35 a.m. Originally published: Friday, Oct. 29, 5:02 p.m. See Original Story below. REDDING, CALIF. — Officials have identified a homeless woman who was fatally run over by a City of Redding garbage truck while sleeping in a dark alleyway between the California-Market and a Wienerschnitzel restaurant, near the intersection of Trinity and Market streets last […]
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YREKA, Calif., — Although few details have been released through official channels, Yreka residents were left talking today about what some described as a “massive” explosion that led to a home being completely destroyed last night, Thursday, Oct. 28. The fire, which consumed the residence – burning it to the ground, happened in a residential neighborhood in the area of […]
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