News From Around The County
UPDATED: Saturday, Aug. 28, 2:15 p.m. See Original Story below. REDDING, Calif., — Firefighters made quick work extinguishing a fire that forced the evacuations of numerous homes in the south Redding area near Hwy. 273, Westside Road and El Reno Lane. The blaze, which began as a residential structure fire around 10 a.m. this morning, soon spread to a second […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a juvenile was arrested after a vicious and apparently unprovoked knife attack that left a man with severe injuries in Redding late Wednesday evening, Aug. 25. The victim, who remained unidentified as of yesterday, remains in critical condition with life-threatening injuries. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: MSPD K-9 assists with arrest of Yreka attempted murder suspect […]
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REDDING, Calif., — A local man was arrested after officers discovered he was in possession of a significant quantity of fentanyl during a traffic enforcement stop in Redding Tuesday, Aug. 24. The stop led to a search warrant the uncovered additional fentanyl, along with a large amount of cash. Officials have since said that the stop that led to the […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say an out-of-compliance and unregistered sex offender from the Shingletown area was arrested after attempting to lure a juvenile girl into his van and then challenging a group of children who came to her aid to fight Friday evening, Aug. 20. The young victim managed to flee to a nearby group of friends, where the alleged […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say speeding and illegal passing on a double set of yellow lines led to the death of a 22-year-old Anderson driver who was killed after hitting another vehicle and being ejected from their car Wednesday evening, Aug. 11. The deadly crash happened in the area of Old Oregon Trail and Der Kinder Drive, according to officials. LEADING […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a rock-wielding and throwing man was arrested after attacking an elderly woman and employee outside a Redding Cattlemen’s Restaurant Sunday evening, August 8. When officers arrived the suspect attempted to attack one of them and a K-9 was used to take the combative violent and combative man into custody. SEE OTHER RECENT SCNS HEADLINE NEWS: […]
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UPDATED: Friday, Aug. 6, 3:30 p.m. See Original Story below. REDDING, Calif.,– Redding Police Department yesterday announced that the search for an elderly Redding man came to an end after the victim’s lifeless body was discovered near a set of railroad tracks in the area where his pickup truck had been previously located. The victim, 80-year-old, Terry Kingsford, was last […]
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REDDING, Calif., — An intoxicated man was pulled alive from Lake Shasta after leaping from the Pit River Bridge along Interstate 5 on Saturday afternoon, July 31. The man had called 911 and reported he parked his SUV nearby and was on the bridge shortly before he apparently jumped into the water some 200 feet below, according to a California […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a wanted felon with a lengthy criminal history who stole a car from a Redding business was arrested after leading officials on a dangerous, high-speed pursuit before being involved in a solo-vehicle, rollover crash yesterday afternoon, July 26. Two dogs that had been left inside the running vehicle as it sat parked outside the business […]
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UPDATED: Monday, July 26, 10:46 a.m. Originally published: Friday, July 23, 12:25 p.m. REDDING, Calif. — Additional details and information have surfaced after a juvenile drowning victim’s lifeless body was pulled from a Redding hotel pool Thursday evening, July 22. The young drowning victim was subsequently resuscitated by firefighters who happened to be staying at the location while assisting with wildfire […]
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