COTTONWOOD — One day after naming the husband of a slain Cottonwood woman as a "person of interest," sheriff's personnel, an inmate fire crew and others cleared overgrown vegetation Thursday from a drainage ditch near the couple's upscale home looking for additional evidence in the slaying.

Sheriff’s detectives today are searching the Robinson Glen area of Cottonwood for clues in the May 5 slaying of Karen Kay Duenas, 51.

The husband of a Cottonwood woman found stabbed to death in her home earlier this month has been named a "person of interest" in her murder, the Shasta County Sheriff's Office announced today.

As detectives continue to investigate the murder of a 51-year-old Cottonwood woman, Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko said Tuesday there may be some new developments in the case.

SHASTA LAKE — Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a trio of men after a reported burglary today at Ace Hardware.

The Tehama County Sheriff’s Office and numerous other emergency responders from local and state agencies will conduct an emergency-preparedness training next week for their staff in Red Bluff.

A pair of Cottonwood residents reported someone broke into their home some time Friday and stole $4,000-worth of items.

Authorities say a Corning man allegedly busted out two windows of the car of his teenage girlfriend's mother and then started a vegetation fire Thursday night.

The names of four Shasta County constable-deputy sheriffs are being added to the list of those who have been killed while in the line of duty.

Though the circumstances of her death remain shrouded in secrecy, a Cottonwood woman killed Saturday at her Robinson Glen Drive home died from multiple stab wounds, Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko said Thursday.

As Shasta County sheriff's deputies continued their search on land and water Wednesday for clues in the weekend murder of Karen Kay Duenas, the victim's neighbors complained that investigators continue to withhold information.

The circumstances of her death still shrouded in secrecy, Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko said Thursday that a Cottonwood woman killed Saturday at her Robinson Glen Drive home died from multiple stab wounds.

This past week received two "Yes on A" mailers, each touting new jobs and more revenue for schools, fire service and the sheriffs department. "Create good jobs. Keep Shasta safe." But buried in tiny print where the return address would...

A Shasta County sheriff's dive team spent all day searching a canal near Rhonda Road and Collin Court in Cottonwood for clues in the Saturday slaying of Karen Kay Duenas.

A $10,000 reward is being offered by the Shasta County Secret Witness program for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for Saturday's death of Karen Kay Duenas of Cottonwood, it was announced today by the Shasta County Sheriff's Office.

The mother of a Redding man shot and killed by a Shasta County Sheriff's sergeant in October has filed a wrongful death claim against the county.

A boat wreck that occurred Sunday night happened after the pilot turned sharply, causing the boat to swamp and sink, according to the Shasta County Sheriff's Office.

The Shasta County Sheriff's Office has identified the woman killed in her Cottonwood home this weekend as Karen Kay Duenas, 51.

The Shasta County Sheriff's Office is investigating an early-morning death of a woman in Cottonwood as a homicide.

SHASTA LAKE — Sheriff’s deputies said they arrested two teens Monday after they were spotted trying to break into rooms at the Shasta Dam Motel.

SHASTA LAKE — Sheriff’s deputies said they arrested two teens Monday after they were spotted trying to break into rooms at the Shasta Dam Motel.

Someone broke into a Paskenta man's home in the last two weeks when he was gone and stole a muzzle-loading rifle kit, then broke in and stole from him again Sunday, the Tehama County Sheriff's Office reported.

Emergency personnel will be holding drills accompanied by realistic gunfire audio today at Win-River Casino, the Shasta County Sheriff's Office said.

A man was found shortly after being reported missing on Lake Shasta, earlier today.

A 24-year-old Red Bluff-area transient was arrested early today after deputies chased him from a traffic stop, according to the Tehama County Sheriff’s Office.

A Round Mountain man was ordered Monday to be committed to Napa State Hospital after being deemed earlier this month as legally insane when he fired an arrow last year at two sheriff's deputies.

A body found last week in a drainage ditch near Tulelake is that of a 20-year-old man reported missing more than a month ago, according to the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office.

We'd like to send a big "Thank you" out to our local sheriff's department for its timely warning about an armed suspect wandering about in our neighborhood the other evening.

A 58-year-old Shingletown man accused of stabbing his younger brother last week with a knife attempted suicide Thursday in his jail medical cell by breaking a floor tile and then cutting himself with it, Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko said Friday.

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.

As an army of assault-rifle-toting law enforcement officers searched Monday for a Palo Cedro man accused of firing upon a sheriff's sergeant, he was taking a nap on the roof of a home.

Shasta County sheriff's Sgt. Jason Gassaway said he's lost count of the times he has been shot at during the past 13 years.

PALO CEDRO — After searching for more than two hours Monday night, a California Highway Patrol helicopter crew spotted a man who was believed to have fired two shots at a Shasta County sheriff's sergeant.

Shasta County sheriff's deputies are searching the area around Northgate Drive in Palo Cedro this afternoon after a deputy reported someone had fired a small caliber weapon from a house on that street.

Authorities said a driver led Shasta County sheriff's deputies on an early morning chase Saturday.

Authorities say an alleged burglary suspect led Shasta County Sheriff's deputies on an early-morning chase Saturday.

The Siskiyou County Animal Control office filed an animal cruelty case Friday against people who, authorities say, neglected three horses, two of which are dead.

Veterans on Wednesday night honored three Shasta County sheriff's deputies who suffered injuries while serving in the line of duty or saved another person's life.

A Ferndale man was arrested in Red Bluff Tuesday after Tehama County sheriff's deputies pulled him over and allegedly found 40 marijuana plants and $8,000 in cash in his car.

On 4/9/2012 at 2249 hours, the Shasta County Sheriffs Office received a report of a robbery which had just occurred in the 6000 block of Oak St Happy Valley. Investigation revealed that the victim Brad Wion’s dog was shot and a shot-gun was brandished at some of the homes occupants. The suspects fled in a [...]

Shasta County sheriff’s deputies and California Highway Patrol officers Monday night chased three suspects in a stolen car from Anderson to Shingletown but were unable to find the driver.

Three suspects stole two pounds of marijuana at gunpoint Monday night from a Happy Valley couple who had children inside their home. They also shot the family dog, deputies say.

Shasta County concealed-weapons permit applicants lined up in droves last month, leading to the busiest month on record for those applying to discreetly carry firearms.

Deputies with the Tehama County Sheriff's Office said they arrested a man on suspicion of trying to steal a pick up truck after a man stopped and held the alleged thief at gunpoint overnight.

A 24-year-old man is facing multiples charges after leading a sheriff’s deputy on a car and foot chase Friday night.

A Red Bluff woman was arrested Friday morning on suspicion of drug charges after Tehama County sheriff’s deputies stopped her vehicle for an expired registration on S. Jackson Street and Kimball Road.

California Highway Patrol officers and sheriff's deputies Friday were looking for a man who was driving a stolen pickup they were chasing when the truck tilted sideways in mud near Bowman Road and Cottonwood Creek in Tehama County.

California Highway Patrol officers and sheriff's deputies this morning were looking for a man who was driving a stolen pickup they were chasing when the car flipped over near Bowman Road and Cottonwood Creek in Tehama County.

A judge gave a 52-year-old Montague man permission to leave jail after a jury convicted him of dragging a Siskiyou County sheriff's deputy from a moving car.

Skeletal remains, including a skull, were found by a hiker Sunday near the border between Tehama and Butte counties, Tehama County sheriff's deputies reported Monday.