A Man was Arrested after Striking a Utility Pole in Cottonwood, which started a small Fire. Shortly after 9:30 Tuesday Night, a P-G-&-E Pole was knocked down on Bowman Road at Rackley Court. The Pole and Live Power Lines had Bowman Road completely blocked until a P-G-&-E Crew arrived nearly Two Hours later. The i

A 25-Year-Old Man who was lost in the Mountains of Trinity County walked out of the Wilderness at 11:30 Tuesday Night. Evan Cutting of Willow Creek was reported missing on Saturday. He was Hunting with Two Friends in the Rugged Country between Big Bar and Hayfork. Cutting became separated from his Friends, but stayed in

Officials were searching for a possible Arsonist in the Anderson Area Tuesday Night. At about 11:20, an Abandoned Box Trailer full of Trash was discovered on Fire alongside West Anderson Drive just North of Gas Point Road. After that, at least Three more Fires were reported in a short period of Time, including One at And

Yreka Police have captured the Suspect in Monday’s Robbery of a Jewelry Store. Police say the Man walked into “Exquisite Jewelry” on Miner Street just after 11AM Monday and simulated a Gun beneath his Clothing. He left on Foot, though Police have not said what he was able to escape with. Apparently, the

Crews from Cal-Fire and the Happy Valley Fire Protection District made quick work of what first appeared to be a Disaster unfolding Tuesday Afternoon. Fire Personnel responded at about 3:30 to a Location off of Shanks Road near the West End of Olinda Road. When the first Engine arrived, the Fire was estimated at 2 Acres

The Redding Sunrise Rotary will be presenting a Donation Wednesday to help with the purchase of a Police K9. A Check for 15-Hundred Dollars will be presented to the Group “Communities For Police Canine” during a Ceremony on the Front Lawn of the Convention Center at 5:30PM.

The Shasta County Coroner’s Office has identified a Redding Woman who was killed while walking on Oasis Road Monday Night. At around 7:30, 35-Year-Old Melissa Thomas was walking Eastbound in the Roadway West of Alee Lane. According to the C-H-P, She then walked across the Center Line into the path of a Westbound 20

The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team located a lost Hunter in the Northern reaches of the County. 57-Year-Old Leroy Bernel of Fall River Mills was hunting in the Bartle Gap Area off of Highway 89 South of McCloud. He failed to return and meet his Hunting Partner at dark on Sunday as planned. Th

Over One Thousand Acres will go up in Smoke in the Happy Camp Area. A Series of Prescribed Burns is planned by Klamath National Forest Officials near the small Siskiyou County Community. Five Hundred Acres of Vegetation Underburning will be done at a Site 3 Miles Northwest of Happy Camp, and another Five Hundred Acres lo

Two apparently-unrelated Armed Robberies were reported in Siskiyou County Monday. According to Yreka Police, a Man walked into “Exquisite Jewelry” on Miner Street just after 11AM and simulated a Gun beneath his Clothing. He left on Foot, though it’s not clear what he was able to escape with. Meanwhile,

Time is running out to purchase a Yellow Rubber Ducky for Redding East Rotary’s “Ducky Derby” this Weekend. The Ducks will be dropped from the Diestlehorst Bridge into the Sacramento River at One O’clock Sunday. Tickets will be available at the Caldwell Park Boat Dock, the Redding Air Show on Satu

A Fundraiser will be held this Weekend to benefit the Northern California Veterans Museum and Heritage Center. The “2011 Mash Bash” will be held Saturday, and all Proceeds will go to the next phase of the Museum’s Park. Only 500 Tickets are available. Tickets can be purchased for $40, and include Dinner

A Red Bluff Man has Died from Burns He suffered in a Crash Sunday Afternoon. Just before 3 O’clock, 50-Year-Old Daryoosh Kaveh was driving a 1968 Volkswagon Beetle Southbound on Paskenta Road approaching Live Oak Road. For Reasons Unknown, Kaveh swerved to the left and onto the Shoulder of the Road, then back to th

The Shasta County Coroner’s Office has Released the name of a Bicyclist who was Struck and Killed by a Train Saturday Morning in South Redding. At around 9AM, Witnesses say the Man, Identified as 21-Year-Old Skyler White, was riding a Mountain Bike alongside the Railroad Tracks South of Canyon Road when a Northboun

A Redding Man was Convicted by a Jury on Friday of Holding his Wife Captive and Brutalizing Her. In February of last year, 34-Year-Old Patrick Farmer held his Estranged Wife overnight in a Motor Home on his Father’s North Redding Property. He Strangled Her, Threatened Her with a Knife, repeatedly Punched Her in the

A Reported Armed Robbery of a Residential Marijuana Garden in Mountain Gate turned out to be just the result of Methamphetamine-induced paranoia, according to Sheriff’s Department Investigators. At around 5:30 Sunday Morning Shasta County Sheriff’s Deputies and Highway Patrol Officers were sent to Wonderland

A Former School Teacher who’s been on the lam since walking out of a Shasta County Courtroom was Captured Sunday Afternoon. Just after Two O’clock, Redding Police arrived at a Hilltop Drive Motel looking for 44-Year-Old Diane Fisher. The Former Rother Elementary School Teacher was Wanted on a number of Theft,

A large number of Wounded Military Veterans call Shasta County their Home, and the Board of Supervisors is Officially Recognizing that fact. At Tuesday’s Board of Supervisor’s Meeting, a Proclamation will declare Shasta County as a “Purple Heart County” and Designate September 20th as the Day to r

August Unemployment Numbers have been released by the California Employment Development Department. Shasta County’s 14-Point-2 Percent Rate was drop from July’s 14-Point-9 Percent. Shasta County’s Jobless Rate has dropped nearly a Full Percentage Point from a Year ago, and since January, 25-Hundred Jobs

Another Redding Marijuana Collective has been Robbed. At about 6:45 Thursday Night Two Suspects, described only as Black Men, entered the Trusted Friends Collective at 1943 Pine Street and committed the Robbery. Redding Police Investigations is working on the Case and few Details have been released, such as if the Robber

A Stockton Man can count Himself as lucky after a Crash on Interstate Five Thursday Night. At around 7 O’clock, Thomas Winkleman was Northbound near Knighton Road when, for unknown reasons, He lost control of his Toyota Camry. The small Car crossed the Median, and into the Southbound Lanes, where it was struck broa

The Redding City Council will be asked to approve a new 6-Year Contract with Redding Firefighters, as well as a 3-Year Contract with City Electrical Workers. The Proposed Contracts will be up for Votes at Tuesday Night’s Meeting. The Firefighters’ Contract is expected to save 2-Point-5 Million Dollars for the

An allegedly Intoxicated Trucker ran into the wrong Car Wednesday Night. At about 9:30 a C-H-P Officer had somebody pulled over in the Parking Lot of the Super 8 Motel on Churn Creek Road. Meanwhile 49-Year-Old Dean Giddings was leaving the Parking Lot in a 2012 Kenworth, and drove the Big Rig head-on into the Patrol Car

No Arrests were made at a Sobriety Checkpoint conducted by Redding Police Thursday Night. It was set up on Hartnell Avenue near Reservoir Drive. 515 Vehicles passed through the Checkpoint, 342 Drivers were screened by Officers, Ten were detained for Further Investigation, and One Field Sobriety Test was given. The C-H-P

For the first time in Five Years, Elmer Fudd will be delayed by Doug LaMalfa this Year. Opening Day of Waterfowl Season on Type-A State and Federal Hunting Areas in the Sacramento Valley will be October 29th, One Week later than the rest of the “Balance of State Zone”. The reason is Rice. This Year’s Ri

The Staggering Number of Separate Fires burning throughout Northern California may seem overwhelming, and they certainly have State and Federal Crews doing a lot of traveling, but thanks to the Rain that came along with the Lightning, all of the Fires are small. As of Wednesday 32-Hundred Lightning Strikes within 24 Hour

A 44-Year-Old Woman from Fall Rivers Mills was Killed in a Single-Vehicle Traffic Accident in the Fall River Valley. According to the Shasta County Coroners Office, 44-Year-Old Regina Nalton was Killed in the Crash that apparently happened sometime Tuesday Night, and was discovered at about 8 O’clock Wednesday Morn

Shasta County Sheriff’s Detectives are still looking for One Suspect in an Attempted Marijuana Robbery that went sour in the City of Shasta Lake. Just before Midnight on August 29th, Deputies were called to a Home off Lake Boulevard, where they found Michael High in front of the House suffering from a Knife Wound i

Corning Police are looking for a 29-Year-Old Man from Paskenta who allegedly ran away from a Traffic Stop Tuesday Night. Just after 9:30, Officers tried to stop a Vehicle on 99-W South of Viola Avenue in Corning. The Vehicle pulled into a Private Driveway and the Driver jumped out and ran away Eastbound through an Open F

Redding Police and the C-H-P will both try to snare some Drunk Drivers with separate Sobriety Checkpoints. One of them will take place sometime Thursday, somewhere within Redding City Limits. Friday Night from 5 to 11, the C-H-P will set up somewhere in the Unincorporated Part of Shasta County. Officers will be equipped

One Person was killed in a Single-Vehicle Traffic Accident in the Fall River Valley. The crash apparently happened sometime Tuesday Night, and was discovered at about 8 O’clock Wednesday Morning. According to the C-H-P, the Deceased Person appears to have been ejected during a Rollover. The Body was found near the

The Area was spared from any more Lightning Fires Tuesday Night, and the Fight against the ones still burning was helped by Rain. On Monday Night, 694 Lightning Strikes were counted on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, causing 15 Fires. None were more than a Quarter-Acre, according to Forest Service Officials.They incl

An attempt to arrest a wanted man led to an extensive Search of a North Redding Canyon. Just before 3 O’clock Tuesday Morning, a Redding Police Officer on Mountain Shadows Boulevard tried to take 26-Year-Old Prince Cheatham into custody on multiple Arrest Warrants, but he ran away and escaped capture. Police contin

Paranoid behavior led to the arrest of a Corning Woman on Drug Charges. Officers were called to a Blossom Avenue Home Tuesday Afternoon, and spoke with 23-Year-Old Kathryn Dalton in her Bedroom. She reportedly couldn’t sit still, and was highly agitated, saying some Girls were trying to beat Her up. She apparently

The C-H-P will try to catch some Drunk Drivers with a Sobriety Checkpoint this Weekend. Friday Night from 5 O’clock to 11 O’clock, a Checkpoint will be set up somewhere in the Unincorporated part of Shasta County. Officers will be equipped with Hand-Held Breath-Testing Devices, and specially trained C-H-P Dru

A Gold Panner had to be rescued from the Clear Creek Canyon. At around 11 O’clock Monday Night, Chris Perry called the Sheriff’s Office to say he had been Gold Panning with 49-Year-Old Kevin Bryce in Clear Creek near the Placer Street Bridge. Darkness fell, and Perry lost sight of Bryce. After searching for a

A Redding Man was Arrested for Negligent Discharge and Shooting into an Inhabited Dwelling. 24-Year-Old Christopher Parmenter had apparently been inside his Friend’s Buckeye Terrace Apartment and was playing with a 45-Caliber Handgun when, to his surprise, it went off. The Bullet traveled through the Ceiling and in

Another dramatic Electrical Storm overnight brought another round of Spot Fires. In Shasta County, none of the numerous Lightning Fires Monday Night was any larger than a Quarter-Acre, according to Cal-Fire. There were a lot of them, though, mostly in the Mountains around the Burney Area. Cal-Fire Officials in Tehama Cou

A Chico Man with a Gambling Problem has been Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Robbing Two Banks earlier this Year, and then quickly losing all the Money at a Casino. 54-Year-Old Michael Taylor robbed the Umpqua Bank in Los Molinos in March, and then robbed the U.S. Bank in Colusa about a Week later. After each robbery,

Service Reductions due to Budget Cuts have been announced for State Parks in Old Shasta and Weaverville. At the Shasta State Historic Park, the Courthouse Museum will only be open on Friday’s and Sunday’s from 10 to 5. The Visitor Center at Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park will be open on Thursday&#

An Attic Fire in Happy Valley may have been Smoldering for Hours before a Neighbor spotted it Monday Afternoon. Happy Valley Fire Protection District Crews were called to 15581 Cloverdale Road to find the Fire had burned through many of the Trusses and Rafters, and a lot of demolition was required to access it. The Resid

The Public is welcome to attend a Service Wednesday during which the Remains of Once-Lost Veterans will be Interred. The Missing In America Project locates the Unclaimed Remains of Veterans from Morgues and Mortuaries all over the Country and takes them to the Northern California Veterans Cemetery in Igo. The Ceremonies

Fire Crews had a busy Sunday, and It’s fortunate that Sunday Night’s Lightning Storm carried some Rain with it, but it still Sparked Several Fires. According to Cal-Fire, the Shasta County Activity was limited to several Small Spot Fires, including a Utility Pole that was Struck in Anderson, as well as a Tree

A Corning Man is Accused of using a Car as a Weapon against his Mother. Friday Afternoon, Tehama County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to Huckleberry Road in Corning. 35-Year-Old Troy Gannon had apparently been arguing with Relatives. His Mother, 60-Year-Old Theresa Gannon Marino, wanted to leave but when She tried

Siskiyou County Sheriff Jon Lopey says help from other Police Agencies was key to the recovery of Drugs allegedly thrown from a Pursued Vehicle last Week. At 2:30AM last Wednesday, a Deputy tried to pull over a Vehicle for Expired Registration on Interstate 5 South of Yreka. The Car stopped, the Deputy got out, and then

A 13-Year-Old Child was injured in a crash Sunday Afternoon in Redding that Police say was caused by a Drunk Man. Just before 4:30, Officers were called to the 500 Block of North Market Street after a 2005 Chevy Silverado Pickup Truck struck a Light Pole in the Center Median. The Pickup was located in a nearby Parking Lo

Shasta County’s first Evidence this Year of West Nile Virus has shown up. A Mosquito Sample collected in the Rural Area East of Anderson has tested positive to the Virus, which can be transmitted to Humans when Mosquitoes bite them. Treatments of the Affected Area are already underway by Shasta Mosquito and Vector

Somebody went Television Shopping at Wal-Mart- but not the Store. Sometime between 9 O’clock Saturday Night and One O’clock Sunday Morning, the Chain Link Fence surrounding the Wal-Mart Distribution Center in Red Bluff was cut. A Security Device was then removed from the Doors of a Semi Trailer and Six TVR

Redding police Arrested several People in Downtown Redding Friday Morning after a Fight outside Johnny’s Cathouse. Officers arrived at the Bar about 1:30AM, and saw the Bouncers fighting with several People in the Street. The Bouncers reported that they were trying to breakup a Fight between several Patrons, when t

An Arrest was made Thursday in connection with the August Murder of Sue Eian Saeturn. Investigators from the Anderson Police Department arrested 27-year-old Petsmon Phaviseth of Anderson. He was Arrested for a Weapons Violation, and Possessing a Handgun with an Obliterated Serial Number. The Charges stem from a Search Wa