News From Around The County
REDDING — Authorities investigating the fatal shooting of a guest staying at a Redding motel early this morning, Saturday, Dec. 21, say they arrested a Hollister man they allege shot and killed the person he claimed was his friend. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Victim ID’d after fatal Montgomery Creek rollover Drugged driver arrested after 8 vehicle Redding pileup UPDATE: Search […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2:30 p.m. See Original and updated Stories below. REDDING — Authorities in Redding today announced the arrest of a man they say confessed to fleeing the scene after running down a teen who had been walking home from school earlier this month. The hit and run collision, which happened as the boy walked on a sidewalk […]
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Guest Writer Spotlight: Jeremy M. Tuggle: Shasta Historical Society Above: this postcard image was taken between the years: 1904 and 1915. It shows the Golden Eagle hotel in the distance, the Lorenz hotel, the quartz water fountain and the Carnegie Library. From the collection of Jeremy Tuggle. The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union founded the first Redding Library in 1896, and […]
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UPDATED: Monday, Dec. 16, 11:30 p.m. See Original Story below. LAKEHEAD — Officials are continuing to work at the scene of a major injury traffic collision between a van and a big-rig that happened on the southbound I-5 at Lakeshore Dr., north of Redding in Lakehead. Shortly after 10:30 a.m., CHP updated that the involved vehicles had been removed from […]
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Guest Writer Spotlight: Jeremy M. Tuggle – Shasta Historical Society A crowd gathers to attend the lighting of the Redding Christmas tree in 1933. The tree is topped with a neon star. Courtesy of Shasta Historical Society. This holiday favorite was originated in 1919 by the Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), who cut the first evergreen to be placed […]
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REDDING — The 38th Annual Lighted Christmas Parade will be held in the downtown area of Redding on Saturday, Dec. 7. The parade is scheduled to begin at 6 pm and is expected to conclude at 9 pm. The theme for this year’s event is Hometown Holidays, which was suggested by theme contest winner and $100 prize recipient Lynn Belvins, […]
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Guest Writer Spotlight: Jeremy M. Tuggle: Shasta Historical Society An iconic and historic building in downtown Redding, the Lorenz hotel, with an engraved date of 1901 on the front top of the building. This photograph was taken by Jeremy Tuggle on October 31, 2019. The present-day Lorenz hotel is located at 1509 Yuba Street in Redding. It is currently owned […]
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Writer’s Note: Due to the ongoing and sensitive nature of Redding PD’s continuing investigation, some details regarding this incident, including the vehicle involved and suspect details – which were heard over official radio traffic during this incident – have been left out of this report at the request of law enforcement officials. -TM REDDING — Authorities are investigating the shooting […]
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UPDATED: Monday, Nov. 25, 1:20 p.m. See Original Story below. REDDING — Authorities have released the identities of an Anderson pair who died after their vehicle careened off the ramp connecting northbound Interstate 5 with westbound Highway-44, in Redding. Although the crash was discovered around 9 a.m. Sunday morning, officials believe the deadly accident happened sometime overnight. Officials who responded […]
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UPDATED: Monday, Nov. 25, 10:30 a.m. See Original Story below. REDDING — A man who officials say entered an elderly Redding woman’s home and robbed her of her money before stealing her vehicle was arrested several hours after the ordeal that left the 79-year-old victim shaken, but otherwise uninjured. Radio traffic at the time of the incident indicated the victim […]
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