A land management project in eastern Shasta County got a $605,000 boost from the federal government Thursday — the first installment under a program that will total $12.5 million spent in the Burney-Hat Creek basins by 2019.

Shasta County's game wardens are seeking tips about a series of deer-poaching incidents near the Cassel area outside Burney

On Thursday, John Knowles and Aaron Larson were navigating Highway 299 near Round Mountain, pulling car after car out of the snow with their Mt. Burney tow truck.

It’s shaping up to be another rainy day in Redding today with up to three-quarters-of-an-inch of rain expected to fall, forecasters with the National Weather Service in Sacramento say. Today’s high temperature will be near 45 degrees. Rain is also in the forecast for tonight, as well as gusty winds. Gusts as high as 33

Delivery of the Record Searchlight to the Lakehead, Burney and Shingletown areas may be delayed this morning due to ice and snow on the roads.

A wild gray male wolf's journey through Siskiyou and Shasta counties put him at times within miles of towns even as he traversed highways and skirted parks and wildlife areas.

I was shot in the back of the head in US Bank's Burney branch two years ago, Dec. 15, 2009. I have life abundantly — and shall multiply that.

Firefighters and ambulances are responding to a blaze at Duncan's Frosty tonight.

A Burney dentist, once convicted of tax evasion and who survived being shot in the back of the head by a bank robber in 2009, has sued the bank, alleging managers should have had a guard on site.

California state parks will hold a hike at the McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park on New Year's Day.

Burney’s Jacob Nelson is not among the 16 global semifinalists in the 2012 Voice of McDonald’s contest.

Master Sergeant Michael Louis Thomas is retiring after 20 years of military service.

A 23-year-old Burney man was arrested in Anderson today after reportedly making threats of gun violence, Anderson police said.

BURNEY - A 41-year-old transient who is a registered sex offender from New Jersey was arrested today in Burney after failing to register in Shasta County after arriving here.

Fire crews knocked down a structure fire tonight just west of Burney, containing the blaze to the second floor and attic of a home.

The California Highway Patrol is heading out to a two car accident just outside Burney may have involved a roll over.

Great Place to Work has come out with its best-companies-to-work-for list. Among the winners is fast-food icon McDonald's. "The fast-food giant cares about its employee

Ron Gettman, Burney

With Burney Falls a matter of miles away, the town of Burney has long been a pass-through community for many on their way to the state park. Fourteen years ago, though, Ramona and Dan Warren set out to give people a reason to pull over, if even for a minute or so, to enjoy a well-made cup of gourmet coffee.

On 10-17-11, at approximately 0830, Deputies from the Burney Division with assistance of the Marijuana Eradication Team (MET) executed a search warrant at a location on Day Rd in McArthur. The search warrant was in response to an investigation stemming from information received that Christopher Staffin, a Felon, was in poss

A grant of $10,933 from the Walmart Foundation and the Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) will provide Shasta Senior Nutrition Programs(SSNP) with funds to assist in the Meals on Wheels Program in the Burney and Fall River Mills Area. The Walmart Foundation-MOWAA Building the Future Vision Grant will enable SSNP

There shouldn't be any more lightning in the Redding area today, though the possibility of thunderstorms remains in the higher elevations near Burney. The National Weather Service says to expect mostly sunny skies today in Redding with a high near 94 degrees. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low around 64. In the Burne

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

The intense round of thunder and lightning that rocked the north state Monday night continued Tuesday, keeping north state firefighters busy battling small fires in Shasta, Siskiyou and Tehama counties.

The National Weather Service warned outdoors enthusiasts today to be mindful of the possibility of heavy rain, lightning and hail caused by late summer thunderstorms. "The atmosphere will become unstable enough in the afternoon hours to produce thunderstorms..." the weather service says in a weather alert directed to the n

At least one person was trapped in an SUV that rolled over during a wreck this morning near Burney

An Old Station Couple Wanted in Oregon has been taken into Custody in Burney. Just before 2:30 Tuesday Afternoon, an Oak Street Resident called Shasta County Sheriff’s Deputies to Report a Suspicious Person. She said a Man had come to her Residence acting strangely, and when a Deputy drove by He ran away. She provi

In Clint McClurg's eyes, his Raiders prep football program is gradually improving.

For the third year, the Shasta Library Foundation is partnering with locally-owned hamburger businesses to buy books for the Shasta Public Libraries in Redding, Anderson and Burney. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday (August 27), a portion of the proceeds from the sale of hamburgers at the following local merchants will go

In 1911: Sisson's great host of army worms two weeks previously turned into butterflies. They were interfering with automobile travel along the banks of streams, where they were unusually dense. As the automobile breaks into them, such a swarm would spring into the air that the chauffeur could not see his direction unti

Titled “Twisted Burney Falls,” this large mural is seen on Pine Street in Redding at The Darkside and Tatooing. Painter Guy Hailey seems to have captured the living essence of the watery rock in moonlight beneath the wo

On 07/25/2011, Monday, at 2117 hours (9:17 p.m.), a female reported to the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office regarding the possible suicide of her husband. The female stated she had been in an altercation with her husband just prior to hearing gunshots ...

Sheriff’s deputies in Burney said they arrested a 22-year-old woman Friday after finding methamphetamine and ammunition in her home.

A 47-year-old Reno woman was arrested following a crash near Burney Thursday afternoon. At around 3:25, Cheri Rhodes was driving a 2007 Toyota northbound on Highway 89 south of Highway 299 when she crossed over the center line, according to the C-H-P. She collided with a 1984 Ford driven by 60-year-old Richard Baker of S

Deputies in Burney arrested a former Modoc County man today who failed to register as a sex offender.

The Shasta Food Group will kick off its 11th annual countywide Summer Food Drive on Thursday, July 21, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Throughout the day, Shasta Food Group will accept donations of canned food and non-perishable grocery items at the Mt. Shasta Mall from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Other drop-off sites include locations in Ander

Two men were arrested in the Burney area following a Probation Search. Thursday Deputies suspecting drug activity arrived at a home off Highway 89. The residents, Troy Crandall and Lonnie Corona, are both on Probation. A search reportedly led to the discovery of a unspecified amount of Methamphetamine, along with Hypoder

Sheriff’s deputies arrested two 41-year-old Burney men after finding weapons and narcotics in their home.

State budget cuts are forcing the Shasta County Superior Court Burney branch to drastically slash its hours to only one day a week.

Pit River Health Service hosts its 13th annual Good Medicine health fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at its facility at 36977 Park Ave., Burney. The clinic will offer free and low-cost health screenings. Participants who complete the screenings receive lunch and may enter a drawing to win health-related prizes.

A Burney woman is in Jail after allegedly concocting a plan to kill her estranged husband and then herself. Shasta County Sheriff’s Deputies learned of the alleged plan Friday afternoon just before 2, when they were called to the Garden Lane home of 75-year-old Shirley Lasater, where she was waiting with her two so

In 1911: Miss Flora Lonquist, a sophomore at Shasta High School, and her sister Miss Edith Lonquist were seriously injured while driving near their home in Burney Valley. The horses bolted and ran for some distance until they struck a rock pile, where the buggy overturned and the girls were thrown out. Miss Flora fractured

BURNEY — Burney Basin Days, which celebrates the region's history and its future with a host of events and activities, reaches its zenith today with a downtown parade and a fireworks show.

Shasta County deputies on Firday arrested a 75-year-old Burney woman who they say kidnapped her estranged husband.

On Wednesday, 06/22/11 at 1915 hours, Burney Deputies received information that Steven Bautista was hiding at a residence off Oak St. Deputies responded and surrounded the residence. Moments later Bautista fled out the back of the residence and was met by Shasta County Sheriff Deputies and their K-9 dog, “Chase.” Baut

In 1911: Seven women passed a teachers' exam and earned certificates to teach in any grammar school in the county. The women were Bertha Felch, Burney; Hazel Conroy, Bella Vista; Norma Cravens, Anderson; Anna Tillman, Shasta; Mabel McLaggan and Gertrude Loftus, Castella; and Fay Rannells, Corning.

Shasta County deputies this evening arrested a 29-year-old Burney man they say assaulted his girlfriend last week.

The Shasta County coroner's office has identified the woman killed in a two-car, head-on wreck on Highway 299 in the Burney area as 71-year-old Norma Jean Richberger.

Shasta County deputies were looking Thursday for a 29-year-old Burney man they say assaulted his girlfriend and tried to run her over.

Shasta County deputies are looking for a 29-year-old Burney man they say assaulted his girlfriend and tried to run her over.