While the town of Shasta, CA (a.k.a. Old Shasta) is best known for its Historic State Park, more and more people move to this small unincorporated community of Shasta County. At one point, Old Shasta was an important commercial center and a major shipping point for mule trains and stagecoaches serving the mining tow

While the town of Shasta, CA (a.k.a. Old Shasta) is best known for its Historic State Park, more and more people move to this small unincorporated community of Shasta County. At one point, Old Shasta was an important commercial center and a major shipping point for mule trains and stagecoaches serving the mining tow

A brief political seizure perked up this week’s Redding’s City Council meeting. It concerned a mayoral nominee to the Community Services Advisory Commission Community

A former Shasta County man badly wounded in Iraq is coming back home today.

A brief political seizure perked up this week’s Redding’s City Council meeting. It concerned a mayoral nominee to the Community Services Advisory Commission. These things are usually routine: A vacancy occurs, the mayor nominates a worthy person to fill in, councilors praise the worthy person, a

Small businesses that are hunkered down against the brutal economy might want to check out a way to significantly cut expenses: the

Jounalist Paul Shigley, who writes about planning issues statewide but lives in Shasta County, bemoans Starbucks' recent decision to shutter its new location at California and Placer streets. The Starbucks with a drive-through window at the edge of downtown? That...

The deadly scene at Apartment 35 on Wednesday was the result of a suicidal ex-boyfriend determined to take out the woman who sent him packing. Kenneth Alfred, 63, of Palo Cedro, instead killed his ex-girlfriend’s house guest, Nancy Bosley, 63, of San Jose, before turning the gun on himself, police said today

More than 1,000 lightning strikes pelted Northern California on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, sparking at least 26 wildfires in Shasta County, while the Eagle Fire in Trinity County kicked up again and escaped its containment lines.

A 25-year-old Redding man was sentenced Wednesday to 180 days in Shasta County jail and placed on formal probation for three years after he pleaded no contest in May to having sex with a 15-year-old Redding girl.

The former chief executive officer and president of Haven Humane Society pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Shasta County Superior Court to five felonies, including embezzlement by a public officer, identity theft and grand theft.

More than 1,000 lightning strikes peppered Northern California Tuesday night and early this morning, sparking at least 20 new wildfires.

Residents who suspect plane contrails are showering harmful metal particulates on Shasta County made their plea for local testing Tuesday, but instead their concerns will be sent to state and federal officials.

More than 32,000 marijuana plants were destroyed Tuesday after they were discovered growing in the Platina area of western Shasta County.

A conspiracy theory that says government agencies are using jets to dump poisonous heavy metals into the atmosphere moves today from the realm of late-night talk radio call-in shows to the Shasta County supervisors chambers.

I am writing in regards to the Shasta County Health Department's Preventative Care for Adults program. I have just been informed that this program will be eliminated.

They’re coming from Oregon, Washington, Maine. Sacramento, Anderson, Redding, Lakehead. They’re 61 and 50, 65 and 61, 62 and 53, 57 and 58. They’re couples who’ve been together for decades who’ve decided that where they can marry, they will marry. Now that t

There is a chance for thunderstorms late Tuesday and into Wednesday in the higher elevations of Northern Shasta County, a forecaster with the National Weather Service said.

Nothing reminds Shasta County residents how important firefighters are like a long and smoky summer. This circa 1950s aerial photo shows the Market Street Bridge looking south through downtown Redding. In the distance, the Shasta Box Company's factory goes up in a cloud of smoke. To view other historical photos

The First Amendment, which provides for freedom of speech and freedom of expression in the United States, is one of the most powerful pieces of legislation ever drafted. Without it, the dissenting opinions of our citizens that serve to push and pull the progress cart would be lost in a cloud of fear and governme

Shasta County Public Health's Breastfeeding Support Center will honor breast-feeding mothers in a celebration from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday at its downtown Redding center, 1220 Sacramento St. in Redding.

Shasta County's 10 Superior Court judges today could see their pay plummet from $178,000 a year to less than what a local fast-food cook makes flipping burgers.

A Shasta Lake woman was sentenced to prison Thursday for identity theft after stealing information from five Shasta County residents to process fraudulent returns at a Hallmark store where she worked.

A Shasta Lake woman was sentenced this morning to nearly seven years in prison for identity theft after stealing information from five Shasta County residents to process fraudulent returns at a Hallmark store where she worked.

A billion-dollar giant in the global positioning system industry has purchased one of Shasta County's oldest manufacturers. SECO Manufacturing was acquired Wednesday by Trimble Navigation of Sunnyvale in an all-cash deal. Financial terms were not disclosed.

In what might be the most pricey theft of precious metals in Shasta County history, an area cement plant over the weekend reported losing more than $75,000 in copper and other metals.

  Developing the skills of a benevolent leader Part II: Resting areas   Location, location, location – you may not realize it, but dogs place as much importance on prime real estate as humans. Areas like beds, couches and even doorways are potential hot spots

According to a recent article by RisMedia - when asked to identify a location for a "dream home", 305 U.S. Homeowners were surveyed and the following results were noted.  Keep in mind, t

According to a recent article by RisMedia - when asked to identify a location for a "dream home", 305 U.S. Homeowners were surveyed and the following results were noted.  Keep in mind, t

SECO Manufacturing, one of Shasta County’s oldest manufacturers, has been acquired by Trimble in an all-cash deal announced this morning.

Someone has stolen one of the metal fish sculptures at West Cypress Avenue and Market Street in Redding, and Secret Witness of Shasta County is offering a $1,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of those responsible.

Solid Waste Division actions taken A comprehensive investigation by the City of Redding into improper conduct by some Solid Waste Division employees has resulted in disciplinary action against nine employees and “counseling memos” about City policy for 19 others. The wide-ranging investigation was promp

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE -- His four badly burned paws still snuggly bandaged, "Li'l Smokey," an adorable black bear cub rescued earlier this month from a Shasta County wildland fire, is getting a little feisty as his wounds start to heal.

The hilly countryside of Shasta County reveals itself as the waters of Lake Shasta dry up during the drought of 1977. The drought, which was perhaps the county's worst in the 20th century, ended in December 1977, when the amount of water in the lake more than doubled. To view this photo and other historical docu

Members of the Mien community gathered Saturday to celebrate more than 20 years in Shasta County and hold a reunion of their academic achievers.

The state Supreme Court this week upheld the 1994 death penalty conviction of a migrant worker who fatally shot a sheriff's deputy in the back of the head while en route to the Shasta County jail.

The former executive officer and president of the Haven Humane Society accused of bilking the nonprofit group out of at least $1,386 was going through U.S. customs in Guam at the time he claimed he was attending a business conference in Chicago last year, a Shasta County prosecutor said Friday.

A phoned-in tip has provided the Shasta County district attorney's office with the name of a suspect in an illegal dumping case near Salt Creek in north Redding.

Air quality is "very unhealthy" in Shasta County for the second day in a row.

An inmate who hanged herself Tuesday night at the Shasta County jail died Thursday.

An investigation into a female Enterprise High School teacher who allegedly had inappropriate correspondence with a 17-year-old student has been sent to the Shasta County district attorney for possible prosecution.

More than 22,000 marijuana plants were destroyed Thursday after the pot was found growing in the Knob Peak area of Shasta County west of Platina.

A sobriety checkpoint will be set up today in the unincorporated area of Shasta County.

A sobriety checkpoint will be set up in the unincorporated area of Shasta County on Friday.

An inmate who hanged herself Tuesday night at the Shasta County jail died today.

Air quality reached a "very unhealthy" level in Shasta County and remains "unhealthy" in Tehama County this morning officials said.

Bruce adopted my rule a few years ago: If a kid’s selling something, we’re buying it. Just on principle. We want to encourage and support kids who are willing to work to earn money. We’

A Redding woman facing life in prison without the possibility of parole was in critical condition Wednesday afternoon after she apparently attempted suicide Tuesday night by hanging herself in her cell with a bed sheet.

A pot plantation raid in Shasta County on Wednesday netted 2,706 plants, 10,000 pounds of harvested marijuana and the arrest of one suspect.

A Shasta County jail inmate was found hanging from a bed sheet inside her cell early Tuesday night and transported to a Redding hospital.