A truck driver acquaintance says trucking companies have taken to making their contracted drivers purchase their own fuel. With diesel prices at more than $4 a gallon, a long haul can cost the truck owner-operator upwards of $2,400. No wonder...

A truck driver acquaintance says trucking companies have taken to making their contracted drivers purchase their own fuel. With diesel prices at more than $4 a gallon, a long haul can cost the truck owner-operator upwards of $2,400. No wonder...

Among the winners of this year's AP California-Nevada news writing and photo contest -- the prolific Ryan Sabalow, for his investigative piece on overcrowding at the Shasta County Jail. Bravo, Ryan....

Some Irish words of wisdom:Is maith an t-anlann an t-ocras.Hunger is a good sauce.Moladh luath agus cáineadh mall.Be quick to praise and slow to criticise.Tús maith leat

The Palo Cedro Inn features filet minion.

Kelly Brewer has a hilarious post here. Hope she isn't sniffling and sneezing by now....

Kelly Brewer has a hilarious post here. Hope she isn't sniffling and sneezing by now....

In Southern California, at least, the real estate market just keeps dropping. From DataQuick: The median price paid for a Southland home was $385,000 last month, the lowest since $380,000 in April 2004. Last month's median was down 5.6 percent...

In Southern California, at least, the real estate market just keeps dropping. From DataQuick: The median price paid for a Southland home was $385,000 last month, the lowest since $380,000 in April 2004. Last month's median was down 5.6 percent...

Tree and brush clearing has started in preparation for construction on a sprawling senior residential community that would sit on 10 acres across from Quality Plus Car Wash on Hilltop Drive in Redding. The land for years has been used by street vendors selling items such as oranges, blankets and birdhouses.

Tree and brush clearing has started in preparation for construction on a sprawling senior residential community that would sit on 10 acres across from Quality Plus Car Wash on Hilltop Drive in Redding. The land for years has been used by street vendors selling items such as oranges, blankets and birdhouses.

The words of two wise Texas musicians have been bounding around in my head lately. 1. Willie Nelson: “I used to look around in the audience and find one person who was really paying attention. Then I’d play to that person.” 2. James McMurtry: “People would ask me, ‘Are you still playing your gu

It's been nearly four years since developer Kevin Hafenstein announced plans to develop the former Casa Blanca motel property on North Market Street in Redding. Now Hafenstein is ready to move forward. He could submit plans to the city this week for a multi-use _ think housing and retail _ development. Hafenstei

It's been nearly four years since developer Kevin Hafenstein announced plans to develop the former Casa Blanca motel property on North Market Street in Redding. Now Hafenstein is ready to move forward. He could submit plans to the city this week for a multi-use _ think housing and retail _ development. Hafenstei

From something called InjuryBoard.com from Tampa, Fla. (apparently cribbed from Ryan Sabalow's recent RS article): Increased Northern California Plane Crashes - Coincidence?April 15, 2008 - 01:05 PM On April 8, 2008, a single-engine Cessna crashed on the main runway at...

Pasta!  Doni’s pasta-making class has some openings for Thurs., April 24.  Learn to make pasta from scratch, and turn your pasta dough into fettuccini, ravioli, lasagna and manicotti. Click here for more

How fitting yesterday was the 73rd anniversary of Black Sunday, the environmental disaster that marked the beginning of the Dust Bowl. Granted, our north state winds weren’t in the same league. But here in Igo 

Yes! I did it, I found a person to take some of my albotross! (oops) I mean fine fabric!If you want more on THAT story you can read it at http://fabrichoard.blogspot.com or just take my word that I have been trying to find a taker for awhile now. Since I have been trying

Nearly two months after downtown Redding stalwart Cheesecakes Unlimited closed, a new restaurant and bakery is making plans to open in the same space inside Sherven Square on Market Street.

After spending two nights in the woods around Whiskeytown Lake, a trio of teenage boys who fled from the Crystal Creek Regional Boys’ Camp were found today in Redding.

The wind picked up late yesterday afternoon in a serious way. Things in the yard were tumbling and crashing. The electricity went off and on for hours. I did two loads of laundry and hung them out to dry. They dried quicker than they would have in the dryer, and for free, too.I swept up enough cat hair in the be

I pray for a safe a peace filled visit to America for the Pope.I hope by his visit, we can

There were still patches of snow to play in as students from Anderson Union High School District, Cascade Union School District and Happy Valley Elementary School District and other area youngsters recently tromped through a logging operation near Viola east of Anderson.

A Bee story today notes that gas prices are high in Sacramento -- but even higher up north. Diana Curtaz has seen what we're in for, and it's not pretty. Heading home to Sacramento from a family visit in Redding...

A Bee story today notes that gas prices are high in Sacramento -- but even higher up north. Diana Curtaz has seen what we're in for, and it's not pretty. Heading home to Sacramento from a family visit in Redding...

Hi folks, well, looks like some of us could take some time today and update the Wikipedia page for the Record Searchlight. Some things that

Congratulations to all the kyu test participants! The test was last night during the regular class period. We had 14 students testing, including two each from West Side Shotokan (Scott Kingsbury) and Shasta College (Dallas Adams).

Yup folks, apparently Tim Hearden thinks he is the Lone Ranger of Tehama County, and wants to remove all the frightening "fringe elements" up here in Redding.I had to laugh (again) as I was c

Taxes got you down? Need 2 Speed is Giving You a Tax Break!Race for $15.00 a race all day April 15th, 2008.Adult Track Only.See you

I usually pass on commenting about the receding American economy, but this article in the New York Times this morning caught my eye. Looks like the party is officially over for more retailers in the United States.

Since heavy snow blanketed the north state's high country in the first two months of the year, few flakes have fallen and the snowpack has shriveled. "Ever since mid February we have been falling behind fairly quickly," said Pat Titus, a fire battalion captain with the U.S. Forest Service in Mount Sha

Brooke Downs struck out 15 Monday as the Liberty Christian High School softball team handled Maxwell 12-3.

GERBER -- Godfrey Humann wants you to see the model railroad in his basement.

• Charter launches 16-megabit speed • Cost of driving up for 2008, AAA reports • Coffee group talk market expectations

Residents who call the Shasta County Sheriff's Office at night can expect longer waits for low-priority calls, while jail inmates trying to work off their sentences are now limited to weekdays only.

PREP BASEBALL -- Hayfork at Trinity 1 p.m.

Today is not my brother's birthday. I know that for a fact, the same way I know the smell of his neck, the way he grins when I tease him, and the sound his cane makes when he's happy or mad. His birthday is not today; it's tomorrow.

SHASTA LAKE -- The Make-A-Wish Foundation put a little more swing into life for 7-year-old Rylie Rivera. Volunteers from several local businesses helped build a large swing-set play structure in the backyard of the Rivera home Saturday.

Redding Mayor Mary Stegall will be an alternate delegate for presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, she said Monday.

A trio of teenage boys remained on the run Monday evening, and a new escapee brought the total to four boys missing from a correctional camp near Whiskeytown Lake.

SHASTA LAKE -- With summer quickly approaching, the South Lake Shasta Fire Safe Council is sponsoring a defensible space contest for property owners who are intent on protecting their land from fire.

New York students will have to settle for pizza without tasty turkey pepperoni topping. In Montgomery County, Md., schools, tomato slices were pulled for a few weeks from cafeteria salads in favor of less-expensive carrots or celery.

• Two killed in separate wrecks Monday morning • Deputies nab man hiding under porch

From "Romeo and Juliet" to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," literature, art and the movies have long found inspiration in the conflicts between parents and their offspring over whom the young people should marry.

A Cottonwood man could face drug charges after Tehama County Sheriff's deputies said they found a marijuana grow operation at his house when they responded Saturday to the report of an accidental gunshot wound.

McCLOUD -- Deputies say they nabbed a man hiding under a porch who fled from them after he stole a woman's wallet out of her purse and pushed her to the ground.

Haven Humane Society's chief executive officer, Norm Ryan, abruptly quit a little over a week ago. Both he and the directors of the nonprofit were exceptionally tight-lipped about why and what his departure means for the organization.

Barack Obama may be exactly what his supporters suppose him to be. Not, however, for reasons most Americans will celebrate.

I hope I have this right. I wouldn't want anyone shooting holes in this letter. But, it only asks questions about charter schools. Aren't charter schools like private schools being paid for by the taxpayer?

Today is Tuesday, April 15, the 106th day of 2008. There are 260 days left in the year.

Adoption and foster parent inquiry meetings -- 9:30 a.m., Adoption and Foster Care office, The Mall in downtown Redding, 1620 Market St., foster parent meeting starts at 9:30 a.m., adoption meeting starts at 11 a.m., 225-5858.

Hopeful news for downtown Redding appeared on the window of the vacant building that once held Cheesecakes Unlimited on Market Street. As you might recall, the Market Street Cheesecakes (not to be confused with the East Cypress Avenue Cheesecakes) closed in February. I’m still bummed about th

Nature abhors a vacuum, and so do I. Vacuum cleaners may be the efficient way to remove dust and grime from your floors, but I prefer the physical labor and shush-shush resonance of a broom on hardwood. Plus, I can listen to Muddy Waters while I clean rather than wincing the whole time against the roar of forced ai