We weren't joking, precisely, in today's editorial, but when we said the Westboro Baptist Church must be an "atheist cabal" trying to discredit religion, it was definitely an ironic rhetorical device. Sigh, many of the commenters missed the point. Perhaps...

Police say several officers wielding batons and pepper spray were needed to subdue an 18-year-old Redding man who kidnapped his mother at putty-knife point and demanded she take him to a cell phone store.

A 21-year-old woman arrested at her grandmother’s house in Big Springs is awaiting extradition to Maryland to face arson charges in connection with a December apartment fire, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Department reported today.

A Weed man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of illegally prescribing medical marijuana to patients and booked then released from the Siskiyou County Jail.

A Big Bend man was sentenced this morning to 35 years to life in prison for trying to murder two Shasta County sheriff’s deputies in 2006.

Okay so this was an indoor session, but with this kind of weather we couldn’t resist taking her outside our for a few shots. Spring is a such great time for sessions! Not too hot and the landscapes are gorgeous! 

This is the time of year when everybody is talking about Redding's annual "KOOL APRIL NITES" event!  If you live in Redding, you know ALL about it. If you're not from here, and want something to do in April, where the weather is nearly perfect - then head over to Redding and take part in t

This is the time of year when everybody is talking about Redding's annual "KOOL APRIL NITES" event!  If you live in Redding, you know ALL about it. If you're not from here, and want something to do in April, where the weather is nearly perfect - then head over to Redding and take part in t

Springtime gets a little crazy for us around here, so bare with us as we get everything updated on the blog! Here’s another senior from this past week. We did her friend the previous week and I think they win the prize for the smiliest seniors :). Every shot was great and their personalities were [...]

Maybe now we’ll find out whether Danny Baugh was telling the truth. From the Jan. 23rd Searchlight: The porn circulated among managers, top administrators and even City Council members, Baugh told private investigator Diane Davis, declining to name names. Baugh...

... for having a bunch of students earn the Golden State Farmer Degree, the highest honor for their level. The Daily News' Karen McIntyre has the details....

... for having a bunch of students earn the Golden State Farmer Degree, the highest honor for their level. The Daily News' Karen McIntyre has the details....

The Warriors swept all six singles matches for the win.

The loss of Joshua Munns to his family has inspired many community members to come up with ways to assist the family emotionally and financially.

The Paul Bunyan Conservation Society is planning a three-day “American Freedom Rendezvous” today through Sunday at Anderson River Park.

Kelly Brewer was right. In her blog on the downtown Subway. And in her vision of cyber citizen journalism. Her blog on the holdup to the Subway in the old Thompsons’ Clothing Store building apparently prompted this follow-up item in...

In a letter to the Willows Journal, Michael O'Brien of Willows writes: The problems with letting the schools teach our children moral values is they are not our values. As a young man I can remember youngsters saying “yes mama”...

In a letter to the Willows Journal, Michael O'Brien of Willows writes: The problems with letting the schools teach our children moral values is they are not our values. As a young man I can remember youngsters saying “yes mama”...

(Jim #16) — I’ve seen every show staged by The Dance Project, the Cascade Theatre’s in-house repertory company led by the ultra-talented James Santos. And I’ll keep going to see them. Prior to Thursday night’s performance of “Once on This Island,” James made a short announcement th

…I’d be watching The Rolling Stones in “Shine a Light” tonight. The Martin Scorsese documentary is now playing at an IMAX in Sacramento. On the other hand, who wants to see a close-up of Keith Richards three stories high (see...

North Star Brewery in Shasta Lake presents:"Hollow Lane" Local musicians rock'n the taproom8-11 pmCheck out their t

Speaking of Mad Cowboy Disease, here's a great song from 1986 by "

Senor Rosa's is now featuring live music on Friday night's. Tonight, grab a scrumptious burrito and enjoy the sounds of "Ellis," a seventeen-year guitarist extraodinaire and John Mayer-to-be.

Here’s another fun session we did this week. Pets are always welcome to join you on your session!!

Shasta County Mental Health is bracing for an estimated $3 million deficit next fiscal year and searching for budget-cutting solutions, which could include outsourcing some services for adults. The county department submitted its preliminary budget of approximately $18 million, down from this year's

PALO CEDRO -- Chico High School's Cody Thompson bombed when he had to and played it safe everywhere else at Thursday's Eastern Athletic League meet at Palo Cedro Golf Club.

Wendy Millis quizzes the classroom of fidgety 15-year-olds with a touch of laughter in her voice, even though she's discussing some of the most serious issues these teens might face.

If heaps of money in a candidate’s campaign war chest guaranteed victory come Election Day, then District 2 Assembly Candidate Jim Nielsen would win the upcoming June primary by a landslide.

The American Legion District No. 2 presented a check for $500 to Kevin Raffa of Bella Vista, a disabled veteran injured while serving in Iraq.

A Redding man credited with thwarting an attempted kidnapping has been named a recipient of the prestigious Carnegie Medal for heroism, it was announced Thursday.

RED BLUFF -- The big rodeo isn't until next weekend, but this town is already saddled up and rarin' to go.

Plans for the north state's first historic Subway are history -- for now.

Robert Burroughs, who served two tours in Iraq, has long collected military memorabilia.

A pair of recently released reports -- one by a timber giant and the other by timber critics -- are at odds about the effect logging has on climate change. Anderson-based Sierra Pacific Industries released a report at the beginning of the month saying that intensive management, logging of about 12 percent of it

Red Bluff artist and entrepreneur Jennifer DeBose knows that these are tough times for everyone, especially for north state artists who are trying to make a living.

• Farmers market opens Saturday • Mt. Shasta Ski Park ends season Sunday • Tickets now available for Palo Cedro park benefit

Col. Ron Rondeau said a tour of Afghanistan was the best deployment of his military career. He was in charge of a medical unit that established hospitals, and provided equipment and health care training.

WASHINGTON -- It's not just angry passengers who are suffering. The grounding of thousands of flights is disrupting cargo, mail and other crucial business for financially strapped airlines, and that means painful new strains on a struggling U.S. economy.

They can't be real Christians. They must be part of an atheist cabal.

By now we all have a story about a job outsourced beyond our reach in the global economy. My own favorite is about the California publisher who hired two reporters in India to cover the Pasadena city government. Really.

I picked up your paper during lunch Tuesday and was caught by your front-page article on the Simpson Paper mill's $3 million cleanup fine.

The Enterprise High School softball team scored a pair in the bottom of the seventh to pull out a big 2-1 Eastern Athletic League win over Pleasant Valley on Thursday.

Pierce Young, 7, of Redding drew this colorful picture of different types of dinosaurs. Pierce is a second-grader at Turtle Bay Elementary. Pierce likes karate,

Mystery meal

Today is Friday, April 11, the 102nd day of 2008. There are 264 days left in the year.

Here’s a sunrise taken from our home in West Redding. Camera: Nikon D70 - This picture has not been enhanced in any way… Leon Nelson

(Note from Doni: Please meet Lauren Brooks, who’ll write a regular column especially for Food for Thought. Lauren and I met and became friends when we worked together at the Record Searchlight, where Lauren commuted to Redding from Chico to cover the Record Searchlight’s cops beat. She is a dedicated,