Redding Water Utility employees will team with youth members of the Nor Cal Leos Club on today and Saturday (March 19 and 20) to check for leaks in homeowners’ water systems by examining water meters. Three teams will contact homeowners in a portion of…

Tehama County changed its inmate-release policies this week after an inmate who was mistakenly released without posting bail bludgeoned his ex-girlfriend, breaking bones and fracturing her skull, sheriff's officials said. The attack took place just days after Humberto Sandoval Moctezuma, 40, had been jailed on suspicion o

What: Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day Celebration When: March 27, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: Shasta County Veterans Hall Yuba Street, Redding, CA 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sponsored by Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 357 For more information and/or to donate contact: Ed

What: Turtle Bay Exploration Park’s Auction Jeans, Jewels and Jazz When: Saturday March 27, 5:30 p.m. Where: Redding Convention Center Back by popular demand, Turtle Bay Exploration Park’s Auction Jeans, Jewels and Jazz: Swing into Spring returns to the Redding Convention Center o

We thought you would enjoy this YouTube video (about 6.5 minutes long) from Saturday’s annual Hyampom Pie Auction fundraiser. This is an annual event in Hyampom to raise

What: BBQ Benefit for Shasta County Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council When: Thursday, March 25, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Where: (Behind District Attorney’s office) 1525 Court St. Redding, Ca. Cost: $8. Includes: Sandwich, chips and beverage Contact: Shasta Count

Citizens of Shasta County: Have you ever gone to Shingletown for a summer picnic, or fishing at one of the many lakes there? Have you ever driven up Hwy 44 through Shingletown on your way to cut a Christmas tree, or to…

Those of us who live in the Redding and Red Bluff areas have a tendency to take the Sacramento River for granted. We shouldn’t. I’m working on a story for a different publication about the City of Bakersfield’s efforts to get…

Read Part One of “Our Broken Sky” here. In 1992, the National Academy of Sciences defined geoengineering as “large-scale engineering of our environment in order to combat or counteract the effects

Lisa Redden remembers her Grandma June singing around the house. "She had a wonderful voice and sang the songs of the 30s and 40s. Many of the songs were show and Broadway songs popular at the time. She was fearless in her singing and I'd sing with her like crazy. It took me many years to muster the courage to sing out loud

What: Turtle Bay to host Ken DeCamp’s “Seasons in the Underworld,” a photographic exploration of Whiskeytown’s beautiful flora When: Presentation by DeCamp at 6 p.m. March 25; exhibit runs March 21 through May 16 Where: Turtle Bay Visitor Center Theater Turtle Bay Ex

Get outta town this weekend and experience some of the events that the North State has to offer. This week’s Get Outta Town highlight is the Spring Wine Festival in Humboldt County. Great local wine, supporti

I declare winter officially over! OK, OK, that sort of decision is above my pay grade, and I’ve lived around here long enough to know that the cold rain could return at least until the Kool April Nights car show ends. But…

It’s shaping up to be quite a weekend of live music around these parts. Now, I’m not your social planner, but my advice is to get outside during these beautiful days and then experience some performances once the sun begins…

Do you have a nickname? What is it and how did you get it?

I realize I’m not breaking news here, but it’s certainly nice to see Shasta Lake filling up as a result of a fairly robust winter. As of this morning, the lake was 30.5 feet from the top. Yesterday’s depth at the…

Slide show by Joe Domke Music found here The Fourth Annual Fur Ball at Win-River Casino Event Center, 2010, benefited Another Chance Animal Rescue League. In opening slides: The yappy hour and silent auction, emcee Jennifer Scarborou

What: The University Preparatory School Drama Department presents “Harvey” When: March 25, 26 and 27 at 7 p.m. and March 28 at 2 p.m. Where: Small theatre upstairs in the west wing in the Shasta Learning Center (2200 Eureka Way, Room 210) Cost: $10 (includes desserts and…

Femme de Joie loves her a good sandwich, the drippier and messier the better. French dip with red onions and pepper Jack cheese, meatball with sauce, gooey chicken salad, Po’ Boy with olive salad, even that 70s standby of avocado-tomato-sprouts-cheese……

Driving by the empty “Monica’s Vintage Inspired” storefront on Athens Avenue in Redding made my heart hurt. My friend Monica Templeton is probably at a much lower risk for a hurting heart (of the attack var

What piece of clothing will keep you from being pinched today?

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

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

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…

What: U-Prep Fundraiser Viva Las Vegas When: Mar 20, 5 p.m. Where: Gaia Hotel Anderson, California Cost: $45 or $450 for an 8-person table Contact: Diane Hurner (530) 242-0424 dianehurner@yahoo.com The University Preparatory

What: “Tree Art” Reception When: Mar 20, 2 to 5 p.m. Where: BoxCar Gallery 5905 Sacramento Avenue Dunsmuir, CA Dunsmuir, CA-”Tree Art” by Cheryl Petty exhibition will be shown at a reception March 20 from 2-5pm at the BoxCar Gallery 5905 Sacramento Avenue i

What: Re-think Your Health and Celebrate March as National Nutrition Month! When: Spring Garden Workshop Presented by Wayne Kessler of Shambani Organics March 15, 5:30-7:30 pm Eat Right When Money’s Tight Includes a healthy cooking demonstration March 22, 5:30-7:

Most of us search for a quick, healthy way to start the day, and one of my favorites is a little gem I call a Morning Glory. What is a Morning Glory? I like to call it a whole-grain scone without…

In an effort to end the foreclosure crisis, the Obama administration has been trying to keep defaulting owners in their homes. Now it will take a new approach: paying some of them to leave. This late

I recently took a day trip to San Francisco to satisfy my craving for art, history and culture. My mom, sister and I drove to Golden Gate Park - a place I hadn’t visited since childhood - to see the “Tutankhamun…

What was your worst “daylight savings snafu?”

Slide show by Joe Domke Shasta Symphony Orchestra Winter Concert at Shasta College Feb 28, 2010 Song: Julians Auftritt by Christoph Pronegg The Shasta S

Redding, CA - The award winning films and photographs entered in the second annual Sundial Film Festival were announced Saturday night at the Cascade Theatre. Taking the “Best of Fe

The Presbyterian church, built in 1881,  was the first church constructed in Redding. It was located on the south-east corner of Butte and Pine streets, but this original building was burned to the ground on September 1

Today is Daylight-savings time. Don’t forget to set your clocks ahead one hour (spring forward). Click here if you’d like to read more about why

Let’s face it - I am all about habitat and environmentally friendly and responsible gardening. I am. I love birds, bees, butterflies and the like. But, let’s also face the fact that we live in deer country. And Oh Deer!…

There will be a Celebration of Life event for former Shasta County Supervisor Molly Wilson at 10 a.m. Saturday at Redding Christian Fellowship (2157 Victor Ave.). Then, at 2 p.m., an additional service will take place at the Northern California…

“The reason I think geoengineering should be considered is I don’t think we are going to save the planet with the emissions-reductions approaches that are on the table. No one is taking the magnitude of the technological challenge seriously.” ~…

It can be smoking hot at the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area beaches during the summertime. But when the next beach season arrives, there may not be any actual smoking. National Park Service officials are considering banning smoking at Whiskeytown’

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BEYOND THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE HORIZON According to a 2007 CNN Money article, the human resource consulting firm Mercer estimates the typical full-time employed American receives 15 days paid vacation and 10 days of paid holidays. The American Society of…