News From Around The County
BURNEY — Officials announced today that a man whose lifeless body was pulled from Burney Creek early last March has now been positively identified as 41-year-old, Derwin Dick Hall, of Redding. Hall’s body was discovered partially submerged within the swollen creek near the diversion dam below the Park Ave. bridge, Sunday, March 3. Witnesses at the scene later told SCNS […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, May 9, 11:20 a.m., With additional details, GoFundMe link. REDDING — A Foothill High School senior, still reeling from the death of his father last March, was hit by tragedy once again when his grandmother and several family pets were killed by an early-morning fire that ripped through a Redding home last Monday, May 6. Although Juan Salcido […]
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RIVERSIDE — A parolee wanted in the bludgeoning death of a 22-year-old Riverside man was arrested Wednesday, May 1, following an “exhaustive” months-long investigation. From the beginning of their investigation, officials have said they fought an uphill battle locating and interviewing potential witnesses, who they described at the time as “uncooperative and evasive as to what occurred.” LEADING THE RCNS […]
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CITY OF SHASTA LAKE — A sheriff’s K-9 was instrumental in apprehending a man who officials allege threw a brick at his elderly father during an argument, before fleeing the home with a stolen rifle early yesterday evening, Tuesday, May 7. The victim was uninjured on the brick attack and the alleged suspect was later booked into jail on several […]
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HAT CREEK — Authorities are at the scene of a chain reaction crash involving a school bus dropping off students in the Hat Creek area and three, fully loaded, tractor-trailer combos that slammed into each other while trying to stop for the bus earlier this afternoon, Tuesday, May 7. The accident, which happened on SR-89, a half-mile south of Lava […]
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SISKIYOU COUNTY — The remains of a missing Marysville, CA man – who had not been seen since last January – were discovered in the Happy Camp area, a remote area of northwest Siskiyou County, Wednesday afternoon, May 1. The victim’s remains were found near Independence Creek Road, a United States Forest Service road, about 5 miles from SR-96. LEADING […]
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MONTGOMERY CREEK — Authorities are headed to the scene of a big-rig tractor-trailer combo that crashed into a guardrail and is now partially blocking Hwy 299E, near the Intermountain community of Montgomery Creek. According to a CHP incident log, although there were no reported injuries, radio traffic at the time indicated fire and rescue personnel were initially dispatched to the […]
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The cities of Temecula, Menifee, Murrieta, Lake Elsinore, and Wildomar are thrilled to announce their collaboration this summer for their regional health program once again! The collaborative organization, Valley Wellness Coalition (V.W.C.), will provide free fitness activities titled Free Fit at the local parks of all the participating cities during the summer throughout the week for the residents of these […]
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UPDATED: May 7, 10:45 a.m., With coroner’s release of information. CORONA –Officials have identified a 17-year-old Corona resident who died after an SUV he was a passenger in plowed into the back of a parked tractor-trailer big-rig while traveling on the 91 Freeway, just west of Green River Rd. The 18-year-old driver of the involved SUV was hospitalized with serious […]
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UPDATED: May 7, 9 a.m., With coroner’s release of information RIVERSIDE — Officials have identified a man who died after a fiery, two-vehicle accident involving a pickup truck and a semi-truck on Mission Inn Ave., between Indian Hill Rd and Arfon Way, late Wednesday evening, May 1. The crash, which caused the pickup to overturn and burst into flames, ejected […]
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