This summer’s improvement to SR 299W on the crooked Buckhorn may have benefits beyond accident reduction, time savings and motion sickness relief. Perhaps flagman-caused delay might give motorists pause to seek alternative routes to the Redwood Empire. State Route 36 is an almost secret treasure, as scenic as it is an eng

Local homeowners upset over a state plan to charge them up to $150 a year for fire prevention won't have to go to Sacramento to air their complaints. The California State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection is holding a meeting in Redding on Wednesday to hear public input on the controversial plan.

The website may have been shut down, but the political controversy it has sparked in the 1st Congressional District race is far from over.

The prosecution has rested in a case that should never have been brought: the ghastly soap opera better known as the criminal trial of John Edwards. The testimony has been salacious, mesmerizing and revolting. Edwards has been proved to be what everyone already knew beyond a reasonable doubt: an egocentric cad. How big a ca

Thank you for Dev Clough's letter (Thursday). Finally, somebody to debunk Reagan's philosophy of trickle-down economics. So many bought into that philosophy and pointed to the improved economy as proof, but the improved economy actually was due to a huge increase in federal spending, especially for defense.

Developers of a controversial shopping center in Churn Creek Bottom have backed off their claims that their project would generate hundreds of thousands in annual property taxes for nearby schools.

Obviously this bad news -- the red ink has grown from $9 billion to $16 billion -- plays into Brown's campaign to get voters to approve sales and income tax increases this fall, to "protect schools and public safety." Here's...

Yabba Dabba Doo! There are 2 homes listed for sale on this short street in Lake Redding Estates.

SAN FRANCISCO—The long-awaited new Redding courthouse for the Superior Court of Shasta County moved a significant step closer to reality today when the State Public Works Board (SPWB) approved acquisition of the final parcel of land needed to complete the site. The City of Redding has been instrumental in the acquisitions

Right before I retired, someone asked me if I wouldn't get bored. I said I had lots of plans and that boredom was not one of them. It's been three blissful months now and my problem is not boredom, it's finding time to do everything. I remember when a good friend retired about 15 years ago, and she said, "How did I e

With his legal battle against the county still in full swing, vintner Reverge Anselmo has spent $20,000 to fund the campaigns of candidates who, if elected, would become the new majority on the Shasta County Board of Supervisors.

With his legal battle against the county still in full swing, vintner Reverge Anselmo has spent $20,000 to fund the campaigns of candidates who, if elected, would become the new majority on the Shasta County Board of Supervisors.

was forced out, read this post on the "Blind Bulldog Blog" from Attorney and Advocate Barbara Kauffman :Barbara Kauffman has left a new comment on your post "Judge Jack "Hitman" Halpin , Retiring?":Shasta

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Barbara Kauffman has left a new comment on your post "Judge Jack "Hitman" Halpin , Retiring?":Shasta County parents are lucky that they have had such loud advocates for court reform as Lani Kitkowski, Alan Ernesto Phillips

Voices of Faith: What can people of different faiths do to work together for the improvement of our society

A federal agency's former scientific integrity adviser who filed a whistle-blower complaint in February, saying he was fired for his findings on a controversial proposal to remove dams in Siskiyou County, will speak at a meeting Monday in Yreka.

Redding wouldn’t be complete without our grain mill. All great civilizations throughout history have relied on gristmills to provide the staff of life, going back to the Old Testament. Our terrific local mill is Moores Mill, founded by miller Bob Moore.

Redding streets are getting safer but still have ample room for improvement.

It's that time of the year again - spring cleanup at the historic Parkville Cemetery where many of our important pioneers are buried. It's a beautiful cemetery in a beautiful grove of oak trees. Just being there makes you feel...

RED BLUFF — In the latest move to ease the pain from the loss of Lake Red Bluff, the City Council this week moved toward improving the boat launch in River Park.

A Redding-area transient stole a van then drove to Walmart early Monday morning and went on an $1,800 stealing spree, police said.

ANDERSON — The City Council today is expected to approve contracts including six-figure salaries and perks with the city's new manager and police chief.

A Redding-area transient stole a van then drove to Walmart early this morning and went on an $1,800 stealing spree, police said.

The Redding Missfit Bandits U17 girls soccer team captured the prestigious Northern California Presidents Cup on Saturday with a 1-0 victory over the Los Gatos Cats in Elk Grove.

The controversy in Churn Creek Bottom is picking up as Shasta County moves closer to the June 5 primary election that will decide the fate of a high-profile shopping center proposed in the rural enclave.

I don't think I mentioned it, but around the end of January I apparently tore my left rotator cuff. It hurt like an SOB and I was convinced I was having a heart attack, but the nurse at my doctor's office said she didn't think I was. She was right.It probably happened when I was dragging one of the trash bins to

Dear Babe: My dad got four horseshoes from a friend who used to hang around Hialeah in Florida. He was told that they were worn by Secretariat. I believe it was in the early 1970s. They are aluminum shoes. Two Victory horseshoes that are size 5 and two Thoro'Bred shoes size 4. I have heard that Secretariat wore size 5 h

Ask the real agricultural landowners what they think about locking away their private property rights until 2036. Ask the county planners what unintended consequences will result from a vote to approve Measure B: “(Russ) Mull calls the measure ironic for a different reason. It preserves the status quo, he said, and

Business interests, politicians, real estate agents and even some farmers are warning that Churn Creek Bottom landowners face unintended consequences if a controversial ballot measure to block general plan updates there passes in June.

RED BLUFF — When Melissa Mendonca drove to Anderson last year to see the award-winning documentary "Buck," she didn't know what she was in for.

RED BLUFF — When Melissa Mendonca drove to Anderson last year to see the award-winning documentary "Buck," she didn't know what she was in for.

Rising GOP star Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has broken with his party's lock step march to the right on immigration and, in doing so, has thrown a political lifeline to his party's presumptive presidential nominee, Mitt Romney.

Republicans blocked the "Buffett Rule", which would have required $1 million earners to pay taxes at a rate comparable to what middle income earners pay. Republican politicians are bound by oath to Grover Norquist's anti-tax pledge. Norquist is an unelected activist.

RED BLUFF — "We'll prove to you somehow that the wild, woolly West is still alive in California."

SHASTA LAKE — The city moved a few steps closer to a permanent library this week after the City Council approved allowing the facility to move into the former sheriff's substation.

SHASTA LAKE — A citizens' group is worried a proposal to build homes and retail space on nearly 600 acres along Interstate 5 could aid development of a controversial rock quarry proposed nearby.

An ancient American Indian proverb is etched on the grounds of the U.N. Plaza building in San Francisco. It states: "We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children."

Redding City Council on Tuesday voted 5-0 to leave in place through the end of 2012 a special tax to cover landscape services in a business improvement district created by Hilltop Drive hotels.

Deputies in Siskiyou County said they arrested a 33-year-old Montague man over the weekend after he drove through about 150 feet of fencing at a storage facility while apparently drunk.

Homeowners of five properties, whose backyards face Gregory Pond, will need to take down fences and other improvements built on public land dedicated for a trail.

When I was about 14 or 15, I watched some poorly-put together, low-budget variety television show on TV that had an appearance by the now largely forgotten pop singer Oliver. (I was a teenybopper, he was cute. What can I say?) There were a number of other per

You can read the entire court budget analysis at [www.lao.ca.gov]But here is the section pertaining to construction projects.Delay Or Cancel Certain CourtConstruction Projects

To  help  improve  conditions  for  pedestrians  and  bicyclists  in  Burney,  the  Pit  River  Tribe  is  inviting neighbors  and  businesses  to  share  their  ideas  about  creating  a  new  Bicycle  and  Walkway  Plan  for Burney  during  a  community  workshop  and  walking  tour 

October 20, 1991, I was in London. There are reasons I remember this date in particular.Normally I have a fabulous time in London. I've always loved the city, even from years afar before I traveled there. When you grow up in American, the concert of old is considerably different from th

Far too many political campaigns today invoke slogans instead of facts. Of course this could be an improvement on the part of those politicians who misrepresent facts in any case. Sloganeering appeals to the gut, not to the brain. A good slogan establishes an emotional connection with the reader or listener — a worthw

Amy Williams drove with her children for 2½ hours Saturday for a surprise — and it was worth it.

It was built in 1887 by George Groves. The hotel and its grounds occupied the entire block surrounded by Court, Placer, West and Yuba Street in downtown Redding. It was well known for its beautiful gardens, so well-known there was...

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So we left early on the morning of March 21 and drove down Interstate 5 to Sausalito, which is just north of the Golden Gate Bridge. We have friends who are currently living on a trimaran anchored just offsho