Viola – Riverside County News Source

Snow, icy roads, continue to wreak havoc along mountain highways

February 9, 2019 Trevor Montgomery

MANZANITA CREEK — CHP is at the scene of a non-injury, single-vehicle crash in the Manzanita Creek area along SR-44E, about halfway between Viola and Manzanita Lake. According to a CHP incident log, the driver of a passenger car lost control due to heavy snow and icy roadways and ended up stuck in a ditch along the side of the […]

VIOLA: Excessive speed reported in Hwy. 44 rollover accident

July 27, 2018 Trevor Montgomery

VIOLA — Officials are at the scene of a minor injury, rollover traffic collision that happened on State Highway 44, west of Deer Flat Rd. and about three miles east of the Lassen National Park entrance, in the unincorporated community of Viola. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Enormous, 28,000 ac. Carr Fire jumps Sac River, roars into W. Redding First responders […]

JOHNSON PARK: 50-year-old arrested after shooting, stand-off

January 16, 2018 Trevor Montgomery

JOHNSON PARK — Authorities arrested a 50-year-old man they allege shot another man outside a trailer park before barricading himself inside his residence, Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 16. The brief stand-off ended when the alleged suspect gave up and exited his home, according to sheriff’s officials. After the shooting the victim, 28-year-old, Richard “Ricky” Brian Lewis, was airlifted to Mercy Medical Center in Redding. […]