It's no secret that a bad housing market really wallops the timber industry. Two-by-fours for framing houses are a major driver of the need for lumber. Still, Shasta County's annual ag report for 2009, which is available in a .pdf...

Richard Morey is angry. The 58-year-old Shasta Lake resident said he got a 27-year-old bill in June claiming he owes the Shasta County Department of Social Services $785.

An investigation into one of Shasta County’s most mysterious unsolved murders appears to be taking on new life.

Shasta County sheriff’s investigators are recommending that child endangerment charges be filed against the Shasta Lake father of an 11-year-old Redding girl who drowned July 18 in Clear Creek.

A dead house finch found two weeks ago in Redding has tested positive for West Nile Virus, according to a Shasta Mosquito and Vector Control press statement.

An Anderson police officer Thursday was ordered to stand trial on charges he allegedly raped a woman he was taking to Shasta County jail after her arrest in late May.

A 39-year-old Oak Run man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after he spent more than a month on the run before he was arrested in Texas following a shootout with two Shasta County bounty hunters in January.

A Nov. 30 trial date was set today in Shasta County Superior Court for a Cottonwood woman and her brother in connection with the alleged beating of a 7-year-old boy in December.

An Anderson police officer was ordered today to stand trial on charges that he allegedly raped a woman he was taking to Shasta County jail following her arrest.

"CPPA" was fortunate to welcome yet another new member at it's meeting last night.In this parent's case we learned that the familiar combination of Richard M. Bay and Reid Mckellar under "Teflon Jack" Halpin were the responsible parties for t

Don't forget! to attend the Shasta County "California Protective Parents Association" meeting tonight at 7:00 pm.2515 Park Marina Drive, Suite 203.

Brian Harper was convicted Tuesday afternoon of murdering a Shasta County woman nearly 22 years after her battered, strangled and nearly nude body was found in Caldwell Park.

The Shasta County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday in closed session to sue the Shasta-Trinity National Forest over its controversial roads plan.

As Shasta County Assessor-Record Leslie Morgan noted in her annual report, presented to the Board of Supervisors this morning, more than 23,000 properties had their tax assessments cut under Proposition 8, because their market value has fallen beneath their Prop....

The Shasta County board of supervisors voted today in closed session to sue the Shasta-Trinity National Forest over its controversial roads plan.

Police arrested a Redding woman this morning on suspicion of driving under the influence of prescription drugs after she backed her car into a Shasta County Public Works truck at a traffic light .

In Shasta County, the recession coupled with the state budget crisis has been nothing short of devastating, and the citizens of Shasta County are bearing the brunt of it.

SHASTA LAKE - Shasta County sheriff's deputies are being sent this evening to a Shasta Lake residence where a suicidal suspect is barricaded inside.

Tantalizing item on the Shasta County Board of Supervisors' closed-session agenda for tomorrow morning: CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Government Code section 54956.9, subdivision (c)): Initiation of Litigation: 1 potential case Dollars to doughnuts, the supervisors will be...

Looking for a deal in the Grant School District? Today’s luxury home FDotD once listed for $899K. This Middletown ma

Singer songwriter Chuck McCabe lost a battle with cancer last Friday, and the North State music community lost a dear friend.I met Chuck when he offered a weekend songwriting workshop through the Shasta County Arts Council several years ago. He listened to us -- all rank amateurs - and he shared stories and advice and

The Shasta County Junior Challenger Tournament concluded Sunday at Sun Oaks Tennis & Fitness in Redding.

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service this afternoon for east central Shasta County and west central Lassen County.

Ed and Jingr Lintz celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary July 17, 2010, at a surprise pot luck hosted by friends and family at the Scouts Hall in Anderson River Park. The couple were married July 16, 1960, at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Central Valley. At the time of their wedding, Jingr was a 1959 graduate of C

This blog entry posted by Business Insider makes the case that the country's middle-income earner is endangered. Michael Snyder of the theeconomiccollapseblog.com

This one caught our eye. We don’t see many contemporary looking homes here in sprawling ranch style Shasta County. And today’s FDotD is not actually in Redding, despite the address. It’s not too far out of town, however, and comes with some room on land to

Grocer A.F. Souza holds a sack of “Shasta’s Best” flour at a Shasta County display exhibit at the California State Fair, c . 1915. The Shasta Historical Society library is open to the public and

With a fivefold increase so far this year in the number of confirmed whooping cough cases in the state and Shasta County, local health officials have been stepping up their efforts to encourage people to get vaccinated.

It was big news last year when the property assessments came out and reflected the first net drop in taxable property values since WWII. That was both California-wide and in Shasta County, where total taxable property values fell 2.14 percent....

Suddenly the Shasta County Court wants to be paid for a Civil Harassament order filed by Lani Kitkowski 3 years ago, against the parents of her ex-husband.At a time when Ms. Kitkowski had some custody of their daughter, the father's parents would use the child to Lure Ms. Kitkowski out so they could serve her with&nbs

A Shasta County judge Thursday ordered a jury back into deliberations in the trial of Brian Harper, accused of a 1988 “cold case” murder.

The Shasta County Marshal's Office deputies arrested a 23-year-old Redding man facing a six-year prison term for allegedly skipping out on his court appearances.

First 5 Shasta has awarded nearly $230,000 to oral health programs for young children in Shasta County.

A 21-year-old Shingletown man was arrested this afternoon on suspicion of making threatening statements to a family member and sheriff's deputies.

A 20-year-old Redding man accused of being involved in a pair of suspected gang-related shootings last month saw his preliminary hearing postponed this morning in Shasta County Superior Court.

On Carl and Linda Bott's radio show just now, Shasta County District Attorney Jerry Benito said at this point he intends to complete his term, serving out the balance of the year. "Obviously business continues" at the District Attorney's office,...

Reads the headline above this Anderson Valley Post story reprinted on the Corrections.com web site. Excerpt: Hispanic-based gangs, motorcycle gangs and prison gangs have set their sights on Shasta County, multiple sources confirm. "This is an untouched area for gangs,"...

If Richard Bay is giving you accolades as a great parent, or gushing about how you are bright and articulate; or even admits the child should and wants to be with you. Do not relax, this appears to be a kiss of death for your relationship with your child. It appears some sort of diversion to make Bay appear fair and objecti

The organizer of a music, yoga and agriculture festival digs the event’s new digs in Shasta County near Manton.

California Highway Patrol investigators have asked the Shasta County District Attorney’s Office to file charges against a Redding motorcycle shop owner accusing him of running a chop shop for an outlaw motorcycle gang.

In El Dorado County, rural residents fed up with 20th-century Internet options are taking action, the Bee reports: Now, the Camino Fiber Network Cooperative is trying to bring ultra-high-speed fiber-optic Internet service to the central part of El Dorado County....

California Highway Patrol investigators have asked the Shasta County District Attorney’s Office to file charges on a Redding motorcycle shop owner accusing him of running a chop shop for an outlaw motorcycle gang.

The Shasta County Board of Supervisors this morning approved an ordinance requiring public utilities file for a use permit when planning high voltage power lines in the county.

Churntown was one of Shasta County's original 1849 gold mining camps. It was located less than a mile southwest of Summit City beside Churn Creek. The creek was named for the ruts or "churns" formed in its bedrocks that resembled...

It’s been a busy month so far in the efforts to eradicate illegal marijuana gardens in the north state's backcountry.

Shasta Association of Realtors President Joyce Middleton said in today's story on June home sales that a house priced above $300,000 probably needs to be in Cadillac condition if the seller doesn't want it to languish on the market. Or the house needs to be an extraordinary deal. In an e-mail titled "Anot

For Shasta County officials and local property owners who’d like their voice heard before a utility strings up new high-voltage power lines — sometimes literally through their own backyards — the allure of a local ordinance and permitting process is obvious.

Home sales in Shasta County in June increased for the fifth straight month.

An 11-year-old Shasta County girl who drowned Sunday evening in Clear Creek west of Redding was identified Monday by the Shasta County coroner’s office as Lily Morales.

A Redding chiropractor lost his bid Monday for a Shasta County Superior Court judge to dismiss two felony sex crime counts against him.