You could say we've been blessed by the Carr family. A primer from the Anderson Valley Post....

What: 2010 Celebration of Women’s History Month “Women Making History” When: March 2, 2 to 4 p.m. Where: The Atrium (south end of the Market Street Promenade, formerly called the Downtown Mall) Details: The event is designed to bring together the various community organizati

A fire inside a Cottonwood mobile home turned fatal this morning.

A Macdoel man was arrested Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of indecent exposure in connection with a series of incidents where a man exposed himself to women in the Mount Shasta area.

A vehicle rolled over late this afternoon on Highway 299E near Dusty Oaks Trail east of Bella Vista, the California Highway Patrol is reporting.

Slide show by Joe Domke Red Hawks vs Thunderbirds at Tiger Field Feb. 17, 2010 Song: Prolix by JT Bruce At Tiger Field, the Simpson Red Hawks played the Thunderbird

RED BLUFF – The Tehama County Board of Supervisors voted in favor of a controversial ordinance that would ban medicinal marijuana gardens within 1,000 feet of schools, school bus stops, churches, parks and child car centers and would limit the number of plants grown based on acreage.

NPR news had an interesting piece yesterday about rural areas that are being left in the technological dust. Its focus? None other than Trinity County. For most Americans, dial-up is a distant memory. But almost all the kids at Burnt...

The Cascade Union Elementary School District in Anderson has hired a new superintendent.

B.O.B. will be present at this year's Kool April Nites car show. But what's a B.O.B.?

An elderly Italian peasant, Uncle Nino (Pierrino Mascarino) comes to America for the first time to spend some time with his nephew, Robert Micelli (Joan of Arcadia’s Joe Mantegna), and his family. With

SHINGLETOWN — A 58-year-old Shingletown man was injured this afternoon in a near head-on traffic collision on Highway 44 at its intersection with Wilson Hill Road.

A 29-year-old Corning woman is recovering today at an area hospital after being badly beaten with a club this weekend by her boyfriend.

A 25-year-old Redding man arrested Thursday on suspicion of having sex with a minor and providing her marijuana pleaded not guilty to 48 felony counts during his arraignment and bail review hearing in Shasta County Superior Court.

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Ranging from soda brands to past presidents, close to 300 names have been submitted in a contest among school children to name this year’s Turtle Bay eaglets.

He may be Italian but...a puppeteer? Comment on Scott Mobley's story about the council vote last night: fireflysf#310525 writes: No one SPOKE in FAVOR of the CUTS!!!! That is because the Puppet Masters Dagg and Strazzarino had already pulled the...

The Wintu have been formally asking and patiently waiting for justice for more than 120 years. We are a patient and stubborn people. This letter was marked as received on May 22, 1890. It was sent via Jeremiah Curtain of the Smithsonian Institute to the BIA and presumably delivered to the then-current United States, Benjami

A 24-year-old Redding man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol after his SUV went off the road and hit an oak tree this morning on Clear Creek Road near Honeybee Road west of Redding, California Highway Patrol spokesman Jason Dotzenrod said.

Ken Murray wrote a column last fall about the perversity of the plastic-bag lobby using the California Environmental Quality Act to stop cities that are attempting to restrict or simply ban the use of plastic shopping bags. Well, it turns...

That's what Santa Barbara Independent writer Nick Walsh -- tongue mostly in cheek -- proposes to curb the endless discussions at some local council meetings. My proposal in this case is not to cut the baby in half, but rather...

I confess, spotting the title in an e-mail got my attention. Fortunately for the museum, the book is work of fiction about the United Nations -- whose headquarters is in the Manhattan neighborhood by the same name....

Efforts by the Federal Reserve to push mortgage rates to near-record lows have been sucessful but many homeowners can’t refinance their loans. The Wall Street Journal reported that 37% of all borrowers with 30-year fixed rate loans have interest rates of 6% or higher and could benefit by refinancing at cu

The sun will shine today and bring warmth after lots of cool rainy days. Inside our home it’s almost always sunny. We make the best of what we have, Frank and I. We, united now for seven years, after a hiatus of 23 years, will make it official next month. I can’t really bring myself to speak [...]

Conditions at Mt. Shasta Ski Park

Chico did. Chico has been included in a roundup of the Best Places to Live in America in the Men's Journal. ...The article's authors write, "College and community mesh so neatly in Chico that the would-be Sacramento Valley farm town...

A preliminary hearing that's scheduled for Thursday in Shasta County Superior Court was confirmed today for a Cottonwood woman accused of attempted murder and other crimes in connection with the alleged beating of her boyfriend's 7-year-old son last year.

Here’s a good sized home on almost an acre. It’s a nice setting, quite private. The house is older but has a nice feel to it. The lot is 137″ X 292′ and the house sits tucked away off the road on a circular drive. The site looks like it was once very cute and gar

REO listing agents will be partying like traditional conventioneers in a boom economy at the REO Expo,

See why we live here? Took these shots yesterday at the overlook. The lake is filling nicely, and the snowpack looks awesome. Yay! Somebody tell the tourists.

The weather continues its springlike run today in the north state.

What: Shasta College’s 7th Annual Intercultural Night Celebration When: March 25, 6 to 8 p.m. Where: Shasta College Student Center (cafeteria) Cost: $5, Children 12 and under are free. Tickets can be purchased in room 2308. Details: Enjoy world music, cultural dances, stories and

Six years ago, when there was a budget for such things and Redding had a new Planning Commissioner, I was sent to a League of California Cities Annual Meeting in Monterey. Besides learning something about provisions of the California Environmental…

Redding gets scant attention in the world of California public policy development. But that changes, at least momentarily, on Wednesday, when representatives of the Caltrans home office in Sacramento come to Redding for a big transportation planning workshop. The California Interregional…

The OneWord prompt of the day is “keychain.”He’s a casualty and he knows it.The car rockets down lonely two-lane blacktop, faded yellow center lines blur in the straight-aways, as he puts pressure on the accelerator.The car hums a satisfying tune. Most of the r

If a child stops breathing, and their heart stops beating, you need to act fast. Every cell in the body needs oxygen to survive, and if the blood stops bringing fresh oxygen, the cells begin to die. That can quickly lead to brain dama

How does a stodgy old utility company like Pacific Gas and Electric Co. inspire both love and loathing in its customers? The answer lies in how its power rates have evolved over the past decade.

SHASTA LAKE - A long-planned but scaled-down housing subdivision - Heritage Grove - may be moving forward.The Shasta Lake City Council will be asked today to approve two agreements, including the hiring of a land-use planning consultant, to help complete a series of studies and other work associated with the project.

It's been a remarkable community effort getting Grilla Bites open.Two years after he signed a lease and a year after his original plans to open the health food restaurant in downtown Redding, Brian Garcia hopes to greet his first customer this week - maybe as early as Thursday.

An investigation into the death of a Red Bluff boy killed last summer when a retaining wall on Lassen Peak collapsed beneath him raises questions about the stability of those walls.

3 dogs maul man in Trinity County A 53-year-old Trinity Pines man was in fair condition Monday at Mercy Medical Center in Redding after being mauled by three dogs last week.

Amy Vargas' students said goodbye Monday to about 70 cold-blooded animals they had come to know over the past couple of months.

The days of browsing in the Apple store at the mall, then dashing home to buy that iTouch online at Amazon.com - just to save the $25 or so in sales tax - could be coming to an end.

Shasta County school districts have notified 117 teachers that they will be laid off at the end of the school year, a teachers union representative said Monday, the deadline for sending out the pink slips.

Redding City Council members tonight will consider sending a letter to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger urging him not to release 19,000 unsupervised prison inmates.

A north state lawmaker Monday blasted the state prison system he said he spent years trying to reform. In a scathing interview, Assemblyman Jim Nielsen called the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) one of the most corrupt, self-serving bureaucracies in state government, one that routinely destroy

Molly Wilson left her mark Molly Wilson was such a wonderful person who represented our community for so many years. She left her thumbprint on veterans' services and the cemetery.

WHO'S BUYING? Timothy McIndoo (letter, Sunday) complains about congressional votes being bought for "Obama's health care fix." My knowledge is somewhat different: Congressional votes are being bought by health care insurance companies and drug companies to defeat health care reform.

Once again, the self-destructive cry is heard from some parts of California, just has it is been every 10 years when the Census is about to begin: "Don't count illegal immigrants."

1910: On the question of the eligibility of women to run for public office, District Attorney Tillotson advised the county clerk that women can be nominated for public office. Tillotson wrote a voluminous, thoroughly lucid opinion in response to an inquiry and forwarded it to the county clerk.

Hiring fair hosted for insurance jobs The Smart Business Resource Center is hosting a hiring fair for insurance agents at 9 a.m. Wednesday in Redding.

Life is all about perspective. I almost said that when she called. I'm glad now I didn't. Sometimes one of the hardest things about being a mother isn't knowing what to say; it's knowing when not to say it.

Before Shasta College existed alongside Old Oregon Trail in Redding, the Smith Ranch occupied the campus site along Stillwater Creek.

Central Valley's Lala Forrest-Cawker and Jordon Conner snagged All-Northern Athletic League honors to go with the Falcons' Northern Section girls Division IV basketball title.

In what is likely to be a slew of postseason honors, Enterprise High School seniors James and Anthony Williams highlight the All Eastern Athletic League boys basketball team.

The Mount Shasta High School baseball team swept a doubleheader Monday from U-Prep, winning 8-4 and 8-2 over the Panthers.Phil Ray took the loss in the opener for U-Prep. He struck out six, walked three and allowed three runs on six hits.

Hey, if you're going to run a scam, at least run one with good taste. An e-mail from the director of the North State Symphony, Keith Herritt: This afternoon I receievd two phone calls from folks in Chico who each...