News From Around The County
YREKA, Calif., — Although few details have been released through official channels, Yreka residents were left talking today about what some described as a “massive” explosion that led to a home being completely destroyed last night, Thursday, Oct. 28. The fire, which consumed the residence – burning it to the ground, happened in a residential neighborhood in the area of […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2:39 p.m., With victim’s name, GoFundMe link, and other additional details. Originally published: Wednesday, Oct. 27, 9:28 a.m. YREKA, Calif., — Fire officials are continuing to investigate the cause of a residential structure fire that tore through a Yreka home, killing a child early Monday morning, Oct. 25. The fatal fire, which destroyed the residence leaving […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Sept. 28, 1:56 p.m., With update regarding children being located. See Original Story below. YREKA, Calif. — The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office has announced that two missing boys, ages 5 and 3, have been located and reunited with their mother. About the boys’ disappearance, their mother, Tisha Hockaday, has said her 5-year-old – who suffers from ADD and […]
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MT. SHASTA, Calif., — Authorities say that a man wanted in connection with an attempted murder investigation was arrested near the Rain Rock Casino Tuesday evening, Aug. 24. The alleged suspect, Kevin Gary Stewart, 40, was apprehended after a K-9 was deployed into a small, half-buried pipe where he had been hiding down the hill from the casino, located at 777 Casino […]
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The Allen Newton House, located at 325 North Gold Street, in Yreka, is a lovely Queen Ann Style Victorian, that attracts visitors and curious onlookers year-round. Easy to locate, the Newton House is just one of many unique places to visit for a road-break while traveling through the North State region along Interstate 5. Founded in March 1851 with the […]
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EASTVALE, Calif. — A couple from the North State area of Yreka were arrested at an Eastvale park in southern California, after they were found to be in possession of a loaded shotgun, narcotics and drug paraphernalia Sunday morning, Aug. 2. The pair, 41-year-old, Joseph Edward Garibay and 28-year-old, Rebeccah Fleming, both of whom are on felony probation, remain in […]
Read moreYREKA, Calif. — Two convicted felons were arrested on a variety of charges Saturday morning, Aug. 9, after an animal cruelty-related search warrant uncovered four firearms and various types of ammunition at a Yreka area residence. As reported by officials, one of the seized firearms was an assault weapon as defined by California Penal Code, while another “assault-type weapon” that […]
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HORNBROOK — A military Veteran who was experiencing a mental health crisis was arrested yesterday afternoon, June 28, after leading CHP on a dangerous, 130 mph pursuit and then ramming an officer’s patrol vehicle. Although the officer’s SUV caught fire after the collision and the alleged suspect refused to exit his heavily damaged vehicle, the man was eventually taken into […]
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YREKA — Officials are investigating after a deceased woman was found wedged between two residential fences on the 300 block of Lawrence Ln., early Monday evening. A resident who found the victim’s partially decomposed body later told investigating officers they were led to the gruesome find by the smell. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Driver and dog confirmed dead after Dorris […]
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HORNBROOK — A man is recovering and officials are investigating after the victim was reportedly shot in the Hornbrook area, early this morning, Tuesday, Sept. 25. Sheriff’s officials are now working to determine where the shooting actually occurred and what may have led to the incident, which officials believe happened in the area of Tarpon and Moonfish drives, east of […]
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