Shasta County, CA

Editor’s note: Today’s article was written by Eythana Miller as part of the California Humanities Emerging Journalist Fellowship program in collaboration with Shasta Community College and the Shasta College Foundation. Welcome, Eythana Miller, to A News Cafe. A 3-year-old boy stood in a parking lot in downtown Redding...

All photos courtesy of Shasta County Sheriff’s Office. A Shasta County man was recently arrested for alleged unlawful firearm possession and narcotics charges. On Wednesday, August 3, deputies began a search after receiving reports of an armed and possibly suicidal man who was driving from Whitmore to Redding. While en route, deputies were advised that the man — identified as 38-year-old Joshua Good — had allegedly made statements to the effect of wanting to kill law enforcement officers and some of his family members.

Shasta County's cockroach population exploded over the past five years, according to pest control and animal experts. That's because a newer species of prolific cockroach moved into the North State, they said. These are outdoor species that take up residence in garages and sheds, not usually in restaurants or homes,...

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — Once again, the family of a woman murdered in Redding is going before the state parole board to try and keep the killer in prison. A little bit of a warning: a graphic description of the killer's crime is in this story. It was November...

SHASTA COUNTY (KPIX) -- In a life flight that could change the course of one tribe's history, a helicopter delivered 20,000 endangered salmon eggs to a remote area in Shasta County, in an effort to save the winter-run Chinook species struggling to survive in California's warming river waters."It has always been on our hearts and minds to bring the salmon back to the McCloud," said Caleen Sisk of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe. "Because we believe that whatever happens to salmon happens to us."For Sisk and members of her tribe, it was a monumental moment, personally helping a new generation of...

PLACER COUNTY, Calif. — Four people, including two from Shasta County, were arrested after they were caught with around $2,000 worth of stolen items in Roseville last Friday. On Aug. 5, Roseville police said four men walked into a retail store on the 1100 block of Galleria Boulevard and...

LASSEN COUNTY, Calif. 11:42 A.M. UPDATE - The forward progress of a 14-acre vegetation fire has been stopped in Lassen County, just east of Shasta County, according to CAL FIRE. CAL FIRE says the 3-8 Fire is off of Highway 299 and Big Valley Summit, just east of Pittville. The...

On Monday the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection announced the. addition of more than 2,500 acres to its demonstration state forest system. Acquisition of these forested properties increases opportunities for critical research, forest restoration, and public recreation. These two new properties, comprised of 2,246 acres along South Cow...

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — With the help of a Chico nonprofit, a Shasta County woman is getting ready to send a cargo shipment of medical supplies to Ukraine through Poland. Chico S.A.V.E. (Salvage All Valuable Equipment) has been gathering humanitarian aid for "Shasta for Ukraine" its usable medical equipment.

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. will host a wildfire safety webinar for its customers on Wednesday. The event is scheduled for 5:30 to 7 p.m. and it will focus on the utility’s plans for 2022. “PG&E experts will provide a brief presentation, after which participants will have the opportunity...

REDDING, Calif. - Police in Redding arrested an alleged drunk driver who they say crashed into a patrol car in a stolen vehicle during a wild chase in Shasta County. The incident started Sunday around 7:30 p.m. Redding police arrested the driver 25-year-old Christina Vallesteroes of Round Mountain on a...

Nearly 10 years after Mark Duenas of Cottonwood was convicted of murdering his wife, his lawyer is asking a judge for a new trial, claiming his previous attorney did not competently defend him. Specifically, Duenas’ request for a new trial in a writ of habeus corpus says his former attorney did not have blood experts and an audiologist testify during the second of his two murder trials. ...

LAKEHEAD, Calif. — UPDATE, 6:25 p.m. Aug. 7:. Caltrans District 2 says traffic has returned to normal in the southbound lanes of I-5 in Lakehead following a vegetation fire. However, the #2 lane of northbound I-5 in the area is closed. BREAKING, 5:15 p.m. Aug. 7:. A vegetation fire...

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — A lady is in jail this morning after taking police for a high speed chase throughout Shasta County last night. On August 7th at approximately 7:36 PM, SHASCOM Dispatch began receiving several reports of a reckless or possibly intoxicated driver, driving a silver colored Acura sedan. The vehicle was reported to be unable to maintain lanes, and driving into oncoming traffic in the area of South Bonnyview Road near Bechelli Lane. Another caller reported the vehicle was stopped in the roundabout in the same area. Information provided by the callers was relayed to the Redding Police Department. As witnesses reported the vehicle entering onto northbound Interstate 5, the information was forwarded to the California Highway Patrol.

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. 3:44 P.M. UPDATE - Westbound Highway 299 near Whiskeytown Lake was blocked due to a multi-vehicle crash on Monday afternoon. Caltrans said the highway was blocked to west traffic about seven miles west of Old Shasta. Caltrans reported the crash just before 2:30 p.m. Traffic began returning...