News From Around The County
REDDING, Calif. — Authorities say a motorcyclist was injured after the inattentive driver of a U-Haul van crashed into the back of the rider’s motorcycle, knocking him to the ground and dragging him along the pavement, yesterday afternoon, Friday, April 1. The crash happened at the intersection of Cypress and Hartnell avenues and forced the temporary closure of eastbound traffic […]
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MENIFEE, Calif., — A juvenile remains hospitalized today after suffering serious head injuries as a result of an offroad vehicle crash in a Menifee residential neighborhood early Thursday evening, Feb. 10. The accident, which involved one juvenile using a gas-powered quad to tow a second juvenile on a non-operating, plastic toy quad, happened on the 23700 block of Cypress Place, […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities have cited excessive speed as a primary contributing factor in a solo-vehicle, rollover traffic accident involving a fuel tanker with attached fuel trailer early Friday morning, Jan. 21. The crash, which punctured the tanks and caused as much as 8,000 gallons of fuel to be spilled – with around 4,000 gallons of a mixture of gasoline […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a Redding man was arrested for DUI and other charges after fleeing from the scene of a hit and run that knocked down a traffic signal pole Sunday evening, Dec. 26. The solo-vehicle hit and run happened at the intersection of E. Cypress and Hartnell avenues, according to officials. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Redding traffic stop […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Two people were hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash involving a pickup truck that had been towing several snowmobiles in Redding on Christmas Eve, Friday night, Dec. 24. Speeding and intoxicated driving were suspected as contributing factors in the collision, which occurred near the intersection of Oxford Road and E. Cypress Avenue, between Alfreda Way and Victor Avenue. […]
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REDDING, Calif. — A motorcyclist suffered major injuries when he plowed into the back of a pickup truck in Redding Monday morning, Nov. 2. The motorcyclist was “accelerating rapidly” when the accident occurred on East Cypress Avenue east of Churn Creek Road, according to officials. The crash was the second of two motorcycle accidents that happened within thirty minutes and […]
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UPDATED: Saturday, May 9, 10:45 a.m., With update from RPD. See Original Story below. REDDING, Calif. — Officials this morning reported that last night’s solo-vehicle crash, which happened on Cypress Ave. at the southbound I-5 on-ramp, resulted in four people – including three juvenile females – being injured. The crash occurred shortly after Redding police officers had attempted to stop […]
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REDDING — Authorities investigating the cause of an eight vehicle pileup in Redding yesterday afternoon, Thursday, Dec. 19, say they arrested a man suspected of being under the influence of drugs when he caused the wreck. The crash, which sent five people including a juvenile to the hospital with various injuries, happened at the intersection of Cypress Ave. and Churn […]
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REDDING — City of Redding police officers and Shasta County Coroner’s officials are investigating after another set of human remains was located in a canal just east of Redding City Hall. The gruesome discovery was made this morning, Monday, Aug. 5. Officials have confirmed that the remains found today are human, and include an arm bone and other remains. LEADING […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, May, 3, 9 p.m., With coroner’s release and additional information. RIVERSIDE — A man who officials say shot and killed two young women inside an SUV was arrested early Wednesday morning, May 2, after the man’s sister called 911 to report the double-fatal shooting. The victims were shot and killed in the La Sierra Hills area of Riverside, just northeast […]
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