I guess that's what I get for not listening to radio much over the last - oh, the last millennium or so. This morning while driving to work I heard this song and was simply blown away: HAD to know what it was. I checked the KPIG website playlist when I got home... the Waterboys. This is fantastic.

Of course his overhead is practically zilch. From today's DrudgeReport: THANKS FOR MAKING MARCH '08 THE BIGGEST MONTH IN THE DRUDGEREPORT'S 13 YEAR HISTORY! MAIN PAGE LOADED 590,943,577 TIMES... TOPS MARCH 2007'S 425,371,511... TOPS MARCH 2006'S 287,443,312 ... MANY THANKS...

If I was asked to name the one thing in my life that really made a difference in this world, what would it be? Or, does my existence really matter? Has my being impacted anyone? Have I really attempted to do anything in t

I have always been a beer drinker. I loved almost any kind of beer, and then one day I was exposed to Guinness. Well, need I say any more? There really isn't any other type of beer when compared to Guin

Pieces of Northern California springtime (Lema Ranch, bottom left) (Candace #12) — When I attended college in the bluegrass hills of Kentucky (never mind how long ago), spring break marked a dramatic turning point. Winter-weary, we couldn’t go south fast enough for that week between quarters. It always seemed,

Redding dermatologist and Internet entrepreneur Craig Kraffert has sold DermStore, his eight-year-old online venture, to Manhattan Beach, Calif.-based Intelligent Beauty, Inc. DermStore’s customer support and shipping will stay in Redding but the headquarters will move to Manhattan Beach. Kraffert says...

Well, it turns out Redding didn't secretly annex the city of Shasta Lake. I saw the other day on Wikipedia the claim that Redding's population was north of 104,000 people, "according to the city's latest estimates" and based on some...

That’s the title of an interesting and thought-provoking article by Salon.com’s Andrew Leonard on the state of our economy. A couple of money graphs for your consideration: During both the Bill Clinton and the Geor

That’s the title of an interesting and thought-provoking article by Salon.com’s Andrew Leonard on the state of our economy. A couple of money graphs for your consideration: During both the Bill Clinton and the Geor

I'm a big fan of the Chronicle's Debra Saunders, but even great batters strike out now and then. From today's column: It's a mystery of modern life that educated voters can grouse about the high price of gasoline - yet...

COTTONWOOD -- West Valley High School’s FFA teams finished first in the novice class and second in the advanced class in a regional contest on parliamentary procedures. The the Parli Pro regional finals contest was held Wednesday, March 19, in Chico.

RED BLUFF - A Red Bluff man was arrested Wednesday night following an alleged assault in which two men reported that they had been stabbed, police said this morning.

There's been a lot of talk about shoes as we approach "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" this

I stumbled across this 2007 Pulitzer Award page when I was googling the story below. Renee Byer of the Sacramento Bee won a Pulitzer for her

According to AP news earlier this week, the Sacramento Bee "named a new publisher to guide the newspaper as it struggles with declining revenue and tries to extend its reach on the Internet." Here's another good quote from the article: "The ne

Well folks, it's almost here: The 2008 Belly Dance Extravaganza at the Shasta College Theater, Saturday, April 5th. Featuring performances by:Nanna Candelaria, Sandra and Michelle of San

Recently spoke to Sunrise Rotary about the state of the local economy. Excerpts: My memories go back to growing up here in the late Fifties and Sixties, when we once had a mainstay industry. Many jobs in the woods and...

Recently spoke to Sunrise Rotary about the state of the local economy. Excerpts: My memories go back to growing up here in the late Fifties and Sixties, when we once had a mainstay industry. Many jobs in the woods and...

A motley collection of human body organs rested on a banquet table yesterday beside Dr. Roy Glover at Turtle Bay Exploration Park. Talk about your ultimate visual aide: one human heart, a brain, a healthy lung, a sorry-looking smoker’s lung and a cut-away slice of leg, bone, tendons and all. The body p

The rumble of planes above Deanna Beck's Fig Street home near Benton Airpark in Redding is as common as the sounds of her neighbors leaving for work and returning home.

The Redding Colt .45s summer league baseball team are moving across town at the right moment.

• Wildflowers course to be previewed • Trout season begins Saturday on section of the Feather • Shasta Wheelmen plan rides on Saturday and Sunday • Mountain bikers challenge Whiskeytown's The Chimney • Still time to register for Saturday's Run for the Wild • Beginner Nordic wa

In 1942, Harlan Carter purchased 2.5 acres of land when it was still a wilderness area on the outskirts of town. He bought the land from Zelma Benton, who owned a large tract of land on the north side of the Sacramento River still known today as the Benton Tract.

The sound of barking dogs alerted residents that a black bear was paying a visit to their west Redding neighborhood Wednesday afternoon.

As that often misquoted line goes, music is supposed to soothe savage beasts - heck, even mildly irked ones.

While the big talk this week is the Simpson University baseball stadium plan, it's allowed a Shasta College resurgence to fly under the radar.

Detractors are an expected occurrence with such a radically different display as "Bodies Revealed," the exhibitor's chief medical director said Wednesday.

West Valley High School junior Florian Gaul cleared 15 feet in the pole vault Wednesday at a Northern Athletic League meet in Shasta Lake.

It's become as predictable as a late budget.

Sparks at Lassen 3:30 p.m.

Redding skunks tested at the University of California at Davis did not die of rabies or distemper, a veterinary scientist said Wednesday.

Dear Babe: I have my ticket stub from Super Bowl I, which was then called the World Championship Game. The ticket is a little dog-eared but otherwise in good condition for being 41 years old. Steve Ledder, Sun City.

A Palo Cedro teenager is out of intensive care, but still hospitalized, after he was seriously injured Saturday during a soccer tournament at Redding Soccer Park.

Rumored for weeks to be in jeopardy of closing, the Breaking New Grounds coffee shop has been sold to Redding businessman Jeff Nordin.

ANDERSON - The body of Joshua Munns, the Anderson man kidnapped and murdered in Iraq, is tentatively scheduled to be returned to California on Friday.

A 21-year-old Anderson man faces up to nine years in prison after he pleaded guilty Wednesday in Shasta County Superior Court to abusing his 5-week-old daughter.

Redding police arrested a 15-year-old boy Tuesday after he allegedly stole a woman's wallet while she was in the Kmart parking lot on Hilltop Drive.

ANDERSON -- Anderson's City Council, acting as the Anderson Redevelopment Agency, unanimously approved the $1 sale of two downtown parcels to the owners of two Burrito Bandito restaurants.

• Wildlife group plans 'shower,' open house • Herman's Hermits show to benefit Secret Witness

A small fire sent up large flames and black smoke Wednesday evening south of Mercy Medical Center in Redding.

The driver of a large SUV died Wednesday night when his vehicle hit a tree off Mistletoe Lane in Redding.