A home burned tonight in the Starlight Pines area in eastern Shasta County.

Thought I whilst donating blood yesterday afternoon. Our blood bank looks even fancier than a New York bank or a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, complete with lots of glass enclosed offices and conference rooms, expensive ergonomic furniture, and...

A 44-year-old Anderson man pleaded not guilty today in Shasta County Superior Court to 10 felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child and is due to have his preliminary hearing on March 23.

Twenty years ago after tripping from one side of the San Juan Mountains (Durango) to the other (Telluride), I found myself watching an outdoor movie about a downtrodden family in Romania. Later in the day, I saw Oliver Stone hanging…

The second time was a charm for a Redding man accused of stalking and harassing his neighbors.

So says "guest writer" Virginia Reeter in the Anderson Valley Post: Excerpt: Well, according to Shasta County Public Health's handout Paws for Tips, dogs that live with smokers have a 60 percent greater chance of developing cancer. In this same...

Redding police are still looking for a man suspected of forcing an 18-year-old woman into a car at the Darkside Tattoo parking lot on Monday and driving off with her after an argument.

Safe ways to transport infants include strollers, handheld

A former clerk with the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office who admitted to embezzling about $16,000 from the department was ordered today to serve 207 days in jail and pay nearly $80,000 in restitution.

The story of a once-in-a-lifetime elk hunt.

Received the following request from "Mr. Round Barn man" Robert Ingram for the following: "There will be a Round Barn Workday this Friday, March 12th, beginning at 9:00 AM. If all goes well, we should be very close to finishing...

A Redding gas station was closed this afternoon after a gas pump was reportedly struck by a vehicle there.

Though parents may be eager to "graduate" their child from a rear-facing infant seat to a forward-facing seat, it potentially exposes their child to greater risk. A 2007 study published in Injury Prevention, a public

The original 12-room Shingletown Hotel is on the right. It was built in 1854 and destroyed by fire in 1905 and quickly rebuilt. It was located about 1,660 ft. west of the present Shingletown Store. In 1923, Benjamin Loomis purchased...

Citing budget concerns, the Shasta Union High School District board of trustees is slated to vote tonight on whether to send out layoff notices to about 20 employees.

The City of Redding/Shasta County Homeless Continuum of Care Council is holding a public hearing at 10 a.m. Thursday at Redding City Hall to discuss needs of the homeless in Shasta County.

Conditions at Mt. Shasta Ski Park

Jonathon Bell, mortgage banker with US Lending in Redding, briefed Realtors on a loan program that allows home buyers to secure a loan to buy and upgrade a home simultaneously using an Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM). The investor for the loan allows the borrower to add funds into the loan to complete energy efficient re

Such beautiful skies yesterday. I found myself just looking up. Looking up you notice birds. Along about 5 pm, groups of birds flying in from the east gathered into a swirling circle. A tornado of birds. Round and round they flew, making a cloud of their own, somewhere over the North Market Street Bridge. And then indi

One Realtor's perspective, from his blog: My out-of-town client closed escrow yesterday on their Redding home. He sounded celebratory when I called to deliver the news that we were on record. "You going out to dinner tonight, Skip?" he asked....

OneWord is an interesting prompt. Here’s a word, here’s 60 seconds to write. Bing, times up. Edit and post.“I was lost, but now I am found.”It was a sermon he used quite often – the go-to lecture when she questioned life. And she was convinced God was intentionally ignoring her.“God helps

ANDERSON -- A train blocking North Street is tying up traffic in that area this morning, according to scanner reports.

Gilbert Moore, the Searchlight's managing editor in the late Sixties and my first boss, e-mailed his homage to this terrific actor: To see a total craftsman at work, revisit these old Jeff Bridges films By Gilbert Moore I pay little...

The Mountain Gate Community Services District board of directors will meet tonight to discuss the potential hiring of a manager or interim manager.

My out of town client closed escrow yesterday on their Redding home. He sounded celebratory when I called to deliver the news that we were on record. "You going out to dinner tonight, Skip?" he asked. Um, no. Maybe pay some bills. In more prosperous times, real estate agents spent money as quickly as they m

Clouds will multiply and thicken over the northern Sacramento Valley and surrounding mountains today, leading to a chance of showers by late afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

The Shasta County Coroner's Office has identified the pedestrian fatally struck Monday evening by an SUV while crossing a downtown Redding street as Kelly Jean McCoy.

In May of last year, Cori Fulkerson called on the balance and agility of her childhood, stepped into a pair of roller skates, laced them up for the first time in years and set about the rink, marking her initiation into the world of roller derby. Despite an injury in September, the ride has so far been good for Fulkerson.

Last Sunday’s sunny weather reminded me that, back in the good ol’ days, Shasta Speedway began its season on the first full weekend in March with an open competition stock car race. The feat

Sean ( My Son) and I are planning our 200 mile Kayak Adventure for this early Summer.

With the arrival of 2010, my book project scooted from being an event I referred to as occurring ‘next year’ to one happening THIS YEAR!  I’m only 3 months out. Yikes. I’ve been reading,

This bank owned home has been for sale for almost a year, under 4 different agents, starting at $529K. We have some folks interested in properties with similar features so we went out for a look. On the surface it has a lot going for it: a big modern home, elegant country style, 2.4 acres not far ou

Recently I received an e-mail from a little girl who said, “I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Jefferson State. Mama says, ‘If you see it in A News Café, it’s so.’  Please tell me…

Lee Brushett's 77-year-old fingers fly on his mandolin as he winks at his grandson, Bryon Brushett, 10, who is ready to take the lead on his fiddle. The duo, who both live in Shasta, are playing "Whiskey Before Breakfast," the classic string band tune nearly every picker has in his or her repertoire.

Fundraiser helps children's program The "Shasta Women's Refuge" program, "Children Too!," will hold a fundraiser from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday "Chevy's" restaurant on Hilltop Drive in Redding.

Something remarkable is happening in California politics, but the leaders of the two major parties don't seem to get it.Voters are deserting the state's Republican Party in droves, but most are not going to the Democrats. Instead, they are declaring their independence and becoming an entirely unpredictable force capable of

Woman reports being abducted by boyfriendPolice searched Monday for a 23-year-old Redding man who police said is a suspect in an alleged kidnapping.

Knighton wrong for new mall We live in Churn Creek Bottom and now Hawkins of Idaho wants to build big box stores at the corner of Knighton Road and Churn Creek Road.

Names for this year's Turtle Bay bald eaglets will be hatched in classrooms.The California Department of Transportation is holding a naming contest for the yet-to-hatch eaglets, and schoolchildren from the north state and beyond are invited to send in their suggestions, said Denise Yergenson, Caltans spokeswoman.

Primed to capitalize on attractions like the Sundial Bridge and Turtle Bay Exploration Park, city officials established rules to spur tourist-driven development on North Market Street.

Federal funds may soon be distributed to help Siskiyou County residents whose property was damaged in a massive January storm that knocked down trees and power lines and blanketed some areas in up to 4 feet of heavy snow.

Educational DVDs aimed at teaching language to very young children cannot replace human interaction - the most effective way that babies learn, according to a study by the University of California at Riverside.

A Redding woman who was a crime victim in a deadly 2003 shooting is now a crime suspect.Rochelle Marie Coccellato, who was hit in the face in the shooting that left her 17-year-old boyfriend dead, pleaded not guilty Monday in Shasta County Superior Court to five felony counts of second- degree commercial burglary.

Siskiyou County law enforcement officials from at least four different jurisdictions are on the lookout for a serial flasher who exposed himself to women several times last week.

Having just retired from teaching and coaching, one of my hobbies is to go to basketball games. I comment frequently on Redding.com about the games under the name Saluki.

Enterprise High School skiier Brain Tofflemire took second Monday in the giant slalom at California Nevada Interscholastic Ski and Snowboard Federation championships at the Mt. Shasta Ski Park.

It turned out to be a record-breaking NorCal John Frank race after all on Saturday.While Sergio Reyes was grabbing his second straight John Frank win - albeit two minutes slower than his course-record time last year - Linda Somers-Smith cracked the American record books

While the Cougars are happy to have a home game today as the Northern California playoffs being, the visitors figure to be a tough challenge.

The teenage factory worker who huddled beneath the stairs of her family's home in England as the air raid sirens announced the arrival of Hitler's bombers could never have imagined the way her life would go.

1910: In investigating municipal drinking fountains, the State Board of Health had found that people lay aside class and color prejudice and throw caution to the wind when it comes to drinking water out of cups chained to the drinking fountain in public places. Photographs taken by a state inspector showed well-groomed men,

One night, when she was not quite 2, my daughter launched herself over the side of her crib, padded out to her brother's room, climbed into the spare bunk and fell asleep like a "big girl" in a "big girl" bed.

What is your favorite joke? Don’t forget the punch line.

A Red Bluff man was arrested Monday on suspicion of having illegal drugs, Red Bluff Police Department officials said.

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Home prices are falling, rents are tumbling, and apartment vacancies are rising. So why are thousands of small investors becoming landlords? Because real-estate prices have fallen much faster than rents,