Tag: Burney

TONIGHT: Area residents invited to Burney “Town Hall” meeting – With multiple June candidates scheduled to attend

BURNEY, Calif., — Residents of Shasta County’s Intermountain communities and beyond are invited to attend tonight’s open-forum “Town-Hall” style meeting to meet some of the “non-established” candidates running in the June 7 elections. The meeting, which will be held this evening at the Burney VFW Hall, begins at 6 p.m. and will continue through 8 p.m. for all those interested […]

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Wanted for attempted murder, Burney felon nabbed after 107 mph pursuit tears through Montgomery Creek area

MONTGOMERY CREEK, Calif., — For the second time in as many days, a dangerous high-speed pursuit led to a driver’s arrest in the Intermountain area east of Redding, with today’s apprehension taking down a wanted felon who had a million-dollar warrant for attempted murder. The pursuit, which traveled nearly ten miles and hit speeds in excess of 100 mph, began […]

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Burney woman arrested with drugs and cash after 143 mph pursuit ends in crash near Johnson Park

BURNEY, Calif., — Authorities say a Burney woman who was out of jail on bail after being caught with a stolen vehicle in Lassen County was arrested after crashing while fleeing from a California Highway Patrol officer Wednesday, March 16. A passenger from the fleeing vehicle managed to elude capture after the crash and has not been identified. Last night’s […]

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UPDATE: SR-299E reopened after crash near Hatchet Summit forces partial closure

UPDATED: Monday, Jan. 31, 12:08 p.m., With road closure update. Originally Published: Monday, Jan. 30, 8:55 a.m. HATCHET SUMMIT, Calif., — SR-299E has reopened after a traffic collision near Hatchet Summit, about eight miles west of the Intermountain area town of Burney, forced the partial closure of the two-lane mountain roadway this morning, Monday, Jan. 31.  LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: […]

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McArthur man, 27, ID’d after found deceased under Burney Creek Bridge

UPDATED: Tuesday, Dec. 14, 7:01 p.m. See Original Story below. BURNEY, Calif., — Authorities have identified an Intermountain area man whose lifeless body was found under the Burney Creek Bridge last Wednesday morning, Dec. 8. As reported by SCNS at the time, the man’s body was discovered under the bridge, near the intersection of Main and Butte streets. LEADING THE […]

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Near collision on icy highway leaves truck dangling from Lake Britton Bridge

BURNEY, Calif., — No injuries were reported when the driver of a pickup truck swerved to avoid a collision with another vehicle and lost control on an icy section of SR-89 near Lake Britton early Friday morning, Dec. 3. The accident, which happened at the Lake Britton Bridge northeast of Burney, left the pickup truck dangling precariously from the bridge, […]

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From the Bleachers – With Ron Mosher: Burney & Big Valley win to advance 

From the Bleachers – With Ron Mosher Both the Burney Raiders and Big Valley Cardinals won their opening-round games in the Northern Section CIF 8-man football playoffs last Friday. SEE OTHER RECENT “FROM THE BLEACHERS” ARTICLES: From the Bleachers – With Ron Mosher: Prep football heading to exciting finish Burney Homecoming game canceled as Raiders forced to forfeit their last […]

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Burney business owner seriously injured after run over by car

BURNEY, Calif., — Authorities say the owner of a Burney automotive business was seriously injured when he was run over by an elderly driver yesterday afternoon, Friday, Oct. 5. The business owner was struck by the woman while attempting to guide her onto a car lift inside the location. The victim, Robert Watkins, 63, of Burney, was run over by […]

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More than twice the legal limit, on-duty Frontier employee arrested for DUI in Burney

BURNEY, Calif., — Authorities say a drunk driver, who multiple 911 callers and witnesses reported was nearly involved in numerous collisions with both vehicles and pedestrians, was arrested after a traffic stop in the Intermountain area town of Burney yesterday afternoon, Friday, Nov. 5. The man who was arrested was on duty and working for Frontier Internet when he was […]

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New ShasCo Sheriff has busy weekend with stops in Burney, Redding and Bella Vista

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif., — Shasta County Sheriff-Coroner Michael L. Johnson enjoyed a busy few days with community oriented stops at meetings and events throughout Shasta County including Burney, Redding, and Bella Vista this past weekend. Johnson became the County’s top law enforcement official as Sheriff-Coroner last month, when he was tapped to fill the position left vacant by then-Sheriff Eric […]

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