Montgomery Creek woman, 25, killed in head-on collision with big rig near Fall River Mills

FALL RIVER MILLS, Calif., — Authorities say a 25-year-old Montgomery Creek woman was killed after being involved in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer semi-truck early Saturday morning, Aug. 12. Neither of the occupants from the big rig were injured in the deadly collision, which happened along SR-299E just west of Pit No. 1 Powerhouse Road near Fall River Mills, […]

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Minor injuries reported after SR-299E rollover west of Fall River Mills

UPDATED: Monday, March 7, 12:15 a.m., With additional witness statements. FALL RIVER MILLS, Calif. — A Yuba City mother and her two young children were lucky to escape serious injuries after their vehicle crashed and overturned between the Intermountain area towns Fall River Mills and Burney yesterday afternoon, Sunday, March 6. The solo-vehicle accident happened along a notoriously treacherous two-lane […]

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Local woman arrested for DUI and child endangerment after Fall River Mills crash injures elderly victim

FALL RIVER MILLS, Calif., — A two-vehicle traffic collision in the Intermountain area town of Fall River Mills led to the arrest of a local woman Wednesday, Jan. 26. The crash, which sent an elderly woman to the hospital, happened on SR-299E near Rays Food Place. The allegedly intoxicated driver had a 5-year-old child in the vehicle with her at […]

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Fall River man gets nearly 14 years in prison after admitting to 12 Burney area arson fires

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif., — A 24-year-old Fall River Mills man was sentenced to 13 years and 8 months in state prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to igniting at least a dozen fires in the Burney and Johnson Park communities earlier this year. The man, Cole Rainwater, was apprehended May 7, when he was spotted fleeing the scene of a fire he […]

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DUI suspected, weapons discovered, after major-injury crash near Fall River Mills

FALL RIVER MILLS, Calif., — Authorities say three people were hospitalized after a solo-vehicle, DUI and speed-related crash in the Fall River Mills area yesterday evening, Friday, July 30. The accident happened on Cassel Fall Fall River Road just before Nez Perce and Chaffey courts, south of Fall River Mills. Although the man operating the vehicle at the time of […]

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Victim’s family relieved after Fall River murder suspect located, arrested in Redding transient camp

UPDATED: Friday, June 25, 8:15 a.m. See Original Story with victim’s wife’s interview below. FALL RIVER MILLS, Calif. — The search for a man wanted in connection with the Monday, June 21 stabbing death of a Fall River Mills father of three has ended after Shasta County sheriff’s deputies located the murder suspect at a Redding area transient encampment yesterday […]

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Fall River Mills accused arsonist remains in custody after May arrest

BURNEY, Calif. — Authorities on Thursday announced the arrest last month of an Intermountain area man in connection with several recent arson-related fires that have burned throughout the Burney and Johnson Park areas since March. The accused remains incarcerated where he is being held without bail. Some of the many suspicious fires to have swept through the area include several […]

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No injuries after vehicle crashes through Fall River Mills fence

FALL RIVER MILLS, CALIF. — No injuries were reported after the driver of a vehicle lost control and smashed through a fence in Fall River Mills earlier this afternoon, Thursday, March 11. According to a CHP incident log, the solo-vehicle crash happened in the area of Reynolds Road and SR-299E, between 5th and 8th streets. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: No injuries […]

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Teens who pointed gun at manager while fleeing Fall River Mills burglary arrested

CORRECTION: Although an earlier version of this report indicated the juveniles involved in this incident were hospitalized after the violent encounter, Shasta County Sheriff’s Sgt. St.Clair has since clarified that both were evaluated and treated at the scene and neither was found to have been seriously injured during the confrontation with the store’s manager. FALL RIVER MILLS, Calif. — Two […]

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Shotgun-wielding man arrested after Fall River Mills standoff

FALL RIVER MILLS — A shotgun-wielding man who threatened to shoot himself as well as any deputies who tried to approach his home was arrested following a tense standoff in Fall River Mills early Tuesday, Jan. 28. The man’s 11-year-old son was inside the residence with him when deputies responded to initial reports of a person who had the barrel […]

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