Real Estate in Redding CAWe have seen an increase in activity in the last three months with more and more homes going "pending" (or in escrow).Our MLS shows the following "pending" homes:January 2008 - 31 homesFebruary 2008 - 121 homesMarch

Real Estate in Redding CAWe have seen an increase in activity in the last three months with more and more homes going "pending" (or in escrow).Our MLS shows the following "pending" homes:January 2008 - 31 homesFebruary 2008 - 121 homesMarch

If you missed our sports section today, this year's Record Searchlight Valuable Player on the girls' side is West Valley High School hoops phenom Tabytha Wampler, who registered 15.1 points and 9 rebounds per game in her senior season. As...

(Jim #12) — We’re posting from the Beatnik Cafe in Joshua Tree. The cafe is blasting the worst metal music on the planet (not very beatnik), so this will be a real short post. But, here’s some photos.

Two of six defendants accused of killing a 20-year-old Redding man in 2005 pleaded guilty today to second-degree murder.

RED BLUFF – A portion of Interstate 5 in Tehama County will be renamed to honor the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians in a dedication ceremony next week.

Usually, in a La Nina year, the Pacific Northwest gets a steady stream of rain and snow that pushes precip levels above normal while southern California bakes in bland winter sunshine and precip totals plunge far below normal. Here in...

BURNEY — A 52-year-old Burney man was arrested early this morning on suspicion of breaking into a locked school and leading sheriff’s deputies on a brief chase.

On April 26 -- think Earth Day -- local greenies and the city are sponsoring the Redding Whole Earth Festival. It will have the usual fun, games and booths about sustainable living, but I was surprised to see that the...

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Remember a few years back when the Sacramento Watersheds Action Group, a tiny local nonprofit that has worked to restore fish habitat in Sulphur Creek and other waterways, was slapped with a $33,000 fine for violating prevailing-wage laws by enlisting...

Rest of today 69 degrees Changeable skies Very slight chance of showers Winds west-southwest to 12 mph Wednesday 63/51 Changeable skies Showers possible, especially morning Winds west-southwest to 10 mph Rest of this week: A shot at more precip Friday...

A 23-year-old Redding teacher’s aide accused of sending flirtatious messages and inappropriately touching an 11-year-old boy pleaded guilty Monday to two misdemeanor counts of annoying or molesting a child.

A fire in a detached garage shop in Lake California caused an estimated $35,000 in damage Monday, but did not damage the adjacent house.

Live Web Systems™ customer Windthings is a family owned business who sells wind products all around northern California.  They attend several home garden shows and festivals selling their p

It looks like the Wretched Flashlight probably ran out of journalists to write local news stories, so they are now using articles from the Sacramento Bee to fill their pages. Here's an interesting article about a

U.S. authorities are believed to have found the bodies of at least four more contractors in Iraq, and the father of Anderson contractor Joshua Munns fears his son is one of them.

So, I was reading my Gmail from Surface Tension about his 45th birthday Absinthe experience, and this Google ad popped up on

Fitness goes through phases. We can't all be at peak all the time, so we go through training, competition (or Special Training), and recovery phases. » read the entire item »

Now that we have celebrated the Sacred Triduum our lives are returning to their normal paces. Well not exactly. With the Easter celebration of the Paschal Mysteries hopefully there has been a transformation in all o

The bodies of two private security contractors who were abducted in Iraq with 25-year-old Joshua Munns of Anderson have been found in Iraq. Richard Kolko, an FBI spokesman in Washington, D.C., confirmed Monday morning that the bodies of John Roy Young and Ronald Withrow had been discovered, but he sai

As newspapers struggle with changing times, one young entrepreneur has cast his lot with the printed word.

This year's Record Searchlight Valuable Player, Tabytha Wampler, scored lots of points in her West Valley High School basketball career.

A necklace with a broken clasp. Gold earrings missing their match. An old dental bridge needing a patch.

This morning, outside my window, I heard a scratchy, purposeful kind of noise that I sincerely hope was the sound of a bird building a nest.

NEW YORK — JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s higher offer for Bear Stearns on Monday gave the investment bank control of nearly 40 percent of its ailing rival, blunting the threat that angry shareholders could scuttle the deal.

First team -- G - Lauren Arrowsmith, Jr., Liberty

WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department on Monday approved the merger of the nation's only two satellite radio companies, removing a major obstacle to the long-pending deal.

LOS ANGELES -- A federal labor lawyer argued Monday that eight workers fired from the Santa Barbara News-Press should be put back on the job immediately because they are likely to prevail in their case claiming they were improperly fired for union activity.

Police say it only took a few weeks for a jealous and violent man to agree to pay a hit man a "stack of money" in exchange for the murder of his estranged wife, but it would take nearly another 15 years before two informants would come forward to tell of the crimes.

A Sacramento man who killed his Happy Valley stepfather with a martial arts sword two years ago could face three life sentences after his conviction Monday on a first-degree murder charge and two counts of aggravated mayhem.

A small, fold-out quartet of frames with photographs of four young girls was found in the heating duct of an apartment on Del Sol Place in Redding sometime in 2004.

DUNSMUIR -- Two men were arrested in connection with one of two arson fires over the weekend. Siskiyou County Sheriff's deputies are searching for a third man who is believed to be a witness, they said Monday.

TOKYO -- Complete games were common for Daisuke Matsuzaka in Japan.

• Blown transmitter silences KLXR-AM • Garage damaged, but home spared from fire • Kool April Nites meeting planned • Group hosts march, dinner in honor of Cesar Chavez

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece -- The head of Beijing's Olympic committee had just started his speech. The high priestesses in flowing robes were waiting to start the ancient ceremony to kindle the Olympic flame.

MEXICO CITY -- If you're seeing your grocery bill go up, you're not alone.

WASHINGTON -- You've just been diagnosed with cancer, and the doctor is discussing treatment options. Should the cost be a deciding factor?

You can't zone poverty out of existence -- the poor, after all, will always be with us -- but Redding city planners are giving it a try.

The television commercials leading up to the June 4 California primary will tell voters that this election is all about eminent domain, with the big question whether government at any level should be allowed to take property from one private owner for the purpose of selling it to another.

Why is it that every time a compassionate entity wants to help the poor and homeless, the City Council or the Planning Commission balks, unless it's the Good News Rescue Mission?

I’ve never had a professional massage.  When I admit this, especially to women friends, the typical response is a dropped-jawed, “You’re KIDDING!” Nope. Not. Kidding.  Yes, the act of massage can knead sore muscles into submission. Yes, massages can be relaxin

“I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once. ” Jennifer Yane, writer/artist

(Note from Doni: This column, as is true of all Steve Brewer’s columns here on Food for Thought, represents his earlier work; columns new to most north state readers.) Now that we’re officially in the throes of spring, it’s time to take up spring cleaning, whether we like it or not.