News From Around The County
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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ONO — A Shasta County probationer and wanted felon who fired a shot at deputies trying to apprehend the man was arrested after an hours-long barricaded standoff in Ono last night, Sunday, Jan. 26. During the lengthy standoff the man who was arrested, 31-year-old, Jake Matthew Houser, barricaded himself inside an unoccupied cabin; “claiming he was heavily armed, the house […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, Jan. 30, 8 a.m. See Original Story below. WINCHESTER — Officials have released the names of two drivers who were killed in a head-on collision in Winchester last Friday morning, Jan. 24. The fatal wreck happened around 1 a.m., on Winchester Rd., just north of Scott Rd. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Home Gardens assault leaves one dead Search […]
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REDDING — A suspected Redding prowler learned the hard way not to brandish a gun-shaped lighter on a homeowner – who happened to be a concealed weapon permit holder – and responded by pulling out his own, very real handgun and chasing the would-be burglar from his neighborhood this morning, Saturday, Jan. 24. Although no shots were fired during the […]
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ANDERSON — Authorities arrested a wanted felon they say fled from a traffic stop before crashing his car and fleeing on foot late last night, Friday, Jan. 24. Despite attempting to hide inside a nearby parked car, the alleged suspect was apprehended with the use of Anderson PD’s K-9 “Aero”, according to officials who later announced the successful tracking and […]
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TEMECULA — The Temecula Valley Museum is excited to announce a new exhibit, American Farmer, coming to the location at the end of January. The exhibition, which was curated and organized by ExhibitsUSA, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, presents a collection of portraits showing the geographic and cultural diversity of the American Farmer. The temporary exhibit will be on […]
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SHINGLETOWN — Three people including a UPS driver were hospitalized after a head-on crash involving a delivery van and SUV in the Shingletown area Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 21. The two-vehicle accident happened on Hwy. 44, just east of Wilson Hill Rd., according to officials. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: RPD arrests woman, 29, charged in Weed man’s 2012 murder Search continuing […]
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SAN JACINTO — A CHP officer and juvenile Explorer Scout on a ride along were both hospitalized but later released after an “errant driver” lost control of his pickup and plowed into their parked patrol vehicle, early Wednesday evening, Jan. 22. The officer and explorer had been assisting other officers at the scene of another, unrelated collision and were preparing […]
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MONTGOMERY CREEK — Authorities say Search and Rescue members and other emergency personnel were instrumental in helping to locate and rescue two off-road enthusiasts after their side-by-side utility vehicle suffered a mechanical failure, leaving the pair stranded for several hours Tuesday evening, Jan. 21. The pair, who are both Cal Fire firefighters, reportedly spent about seven hours walking back toward […]
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REDDING –A Weed woman with ties to Redding and Shasta County was arrested last Saturday evening, Jan. 18, on a years-old murder warrant, SCNS learned last week. The warrant stemmed from the March, 2012 robbery and beating death of 83-year-old, Henry Mariani, of Weed. Another suspect in Mariani’s 2012 murder, Darryl James Lawrence – who was 38 at the time […]
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