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From the Bleachers – With Ron Mosher KID’S CHEER CAMP The Fall River High School cheerleaders will hold their annual kid’s cheer camp September 20-24 at the bleachers at Fall River Jr/Sr high school. The camp will be divided into two groups – Li’l Pups for ages 3-6 and Bullpups for ages 7-12, and both groups will meet daily from […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say no injuries were reported after a rollover crash in Redding yesterday afternoon, Friday, Sept. 17. Only one vehicle was involved in the accident, according to officials. The crash, which caused the temporary closure of the roadway, happened at the intersection of Eureka Way and California Street. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Called “one man crime wave” […]
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SHASTA COUNTY, Calif., — Described by a Shasta County judge as a “one man crime wave” during a sentencing hearing yesterday, a local man, J. Tucker Bellegante, was ordered to serve a maximum of ten years and four months in state prison in one of several open and active felony cases he was facing. Bellegante also pleaded to a number of other […]
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ANDERSON, Calif., — Authorities say a wanted Anderson felon was taken into custody without incident yesterday morning, Friday, Sept. 17. The man, 52-year-old Kyle Richard Sims, is on the District Attorney’s Chronic Offender Accountability Program (COAP) and recently failed to appear for court on over 12 felony cases, according to officials who said Sims is currently facing as many as […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Authorities say a pedestrian was killed after being struck by a large box truck in Riverside Wednesday morning, Sept. 15. According to officials, the man killed had been seen impeding traffic and attempting to open the doors of other vehicles before the fatal collision, which happened at the intersection of Arlington Avenue and El Padro Street. LEADING THE RCNS […]
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MURRIETA, Calif., — Authorities say a pre-arranged meeting at a Murrieta park led to the robbery and shooting of a man early Tuesday morning, Sept. 14. Although officials have declined to specify why the early morning meeting at the Alta Murrieta Sports Park was arranged, the subsequent shooting investigation led to the swift arrest of three people, including one adult […]
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ANDERSON, Calif., — Fire officials say a commercial structure in an unincorporated part of Anderson was destroyed by a blaze that erupted after a stolen vehicle plowed into the closed business early this morning, Wednesday, Sept. 15. The wreck, which sent the driver to the hospital with major burn and other crash-related injuries and destroyed a total of seven vehicles, […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Redding Police Department yesterday announced the creation and implementation of the department’s Crisis Intervention Response Team (CIRT), a new unit created in partnership with Shasta County Public Health. Comprised of two police officers with advanced crisis intervention and mental health training, along with a mental health clinician from Shasta County Health and Human Services, the specialized team […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a woman they described as “heavily intoxicated” was arrested last night, Tuesday, Sept. 14, after first leaving the scene of multiple collisions that occurred in the Win River Casino and then crashing head-on into a pickup truck while driving the wrong direction within a construction zone on Hwy 273. The final crash, which occurred south […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, Sept. 16, 4:11 p.m., With additional details. Originally Published: Wednesday, Sept. 15, 12:01 p.m. RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif., — Officials today released the names of three inmates who died while in Riverside County custody within a three week time span from Aug. 18 through Sept. 12. Two of the in-custody deaths involved inmates being housed at the Robert Presley […]
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