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"It's pretty clear the supervisors don’t quite understand what they’ve undertaken," county elections chief says.

“Sadly it seemed like the odds were against Liberty and Guardian this entire season.”

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. - The driver of a Tesla was arrested for DUI and child endangerment, after crashing into a Caltrans truck on Interstate 5 in Shasta County. The CHP said the driver and a juvenile passenger were sent to the hospital with serious injuries. The crash happened just after...

We've made this story free to everyone. Please support and sustain this work by subscribing today. Thank you. A winter storm hitting the North State on Tuesday closed schools and highways in Shasta, Siskiyou and Trinity counties, and delayed motorists. The California Department of Transportation advised motorists use alternate routes to get to their...

Literally hours before the Shasta County Board of Supervisors is due to convene for a special meeting to decide upon the county’s future CEO, controversy and secrecy surrounds one candidate who for weeks now has openly identified himself as the heir apparent to the county’s top leadership position.

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. - New details have been released about a man who has been missing in Shasta County for more than two weeks. His son said his father's truck was was found Saturday night in a ravine off Highway 299. Alex Hays Jr. posted on Facebook that his dad's...

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — All vehicles traveling north on Interstate 5 are again being screened for chains at Fawndale, north of Redding, in order to proceed north. District 2 officials say all vehicles will need chains in order to proceed north past the Fawndale Road exit—Exit 689. Drivers without chains will take the offramp.

TEHAMA COUNTY, Calif. - Two people were arrested after probation officers in Tehama County found more than 37 grams of methamphetamine and five grams of fentanyl. The Tehama County Probation Department said it contacted two people on post release community supervision (PRCS) in a Red Bluff parking lot on Monday.

Interstate 5 was closed in both directions in far Northern California on Tuesday as a cold front dumped snow, officials said.

All southbound lanes of Interstate 5 are closed from Exit 14 in Ashland to the California state line due to severe winter conditions in northern California, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. California transportation officials also have closed I-5 northbound from Redding to the Oregon state line, ODOT said. ...

A driver and a juvenile passenger were seriously injured when a Tesla crashed into a parked Cal-Trans truck. The collision happened a little after Midnight Monday night on Northbound Interstate 5 at Fawndale. The driver was arrested for driving under the influence and child endangerment. It’s not known if the Tesla autopilot function was being used at the time.

REDDING, Calif. - Crews are at work repairing sinkholes in Redding along Eastside Road between Whitehouse Drive and River Ranch Road, just south of the Haven Humane Society. The work will continue for 10 days as crews will be replacing the existing culvert that is currently failing. There are sinkholes along both sides of Eastside Road, causing a major safety hazard.

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. - 4:18 P.M. UPDATE - Caltrans District 2 reports that Interstate 5 has reopened to all traffic after being closed for more than 10 hours due to whiteout conditions. Traffic had been stopped at the Fawndale exit for northbound traffic and at Edgewood in Siskiyou County for...

REDDING. Calif. — Redding Public Works Street Supervisor, Carl Buchanan told KRCR that these storms significantly impact the road work in town. “The weather impacts roadway repairs of course because we have to use what's called a cold mix during the rainy season because we can't get a hot mix this time of year to make a permanent patch on the road so it affects how we can do the permanent patch.” Buchanan continued, “it affects how we can do our sidewalk repairs because you can't pour cement when it's raining so weather affects us a lot when it comes to priority like our roads and sidewalks.”

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Here’s when to expect the next round of rain and snow.

CITY OF SHASTA LAKE, Calif. - The City of Shasta Lake City Manager announced the city will be moving to stage one of it water shortage contingency plan following the governor's announcement about water restrictions last week. On Monday, City Manager Jessaca Lugo announced the City of Shasta Lake will...

SANTA ROSA, Calif. – Eleven Knights competed at the Bobby Miyashiro Invitational at Santa Rosa Junior College last week. Shasta's women's team was sixth with 196 points while the men were eighth with 124 points. Gabrille Mino led the women's team with 45 points, which was 10th overall out...

As wind and rain batter lower elevations, multiple trees, power lines, and utility poles have fallen this evening across central Humboldt County occasionally blocking major roads. Over 1700 people are without electricity–mostly in the middle western area of the county from Redcrest to McKinleyville. A 3.3 quake centered off...

Grab your umbrella, get your tire chains handy if you're in our higher elevations, and make sure to give yourself plenty of extra time to get where you need to go before you head out the door Tuesday. A trough of low pressure off the coast of northern California and Oregon is driving a substantial moisture plume over northern California today. This will leave our region with heavy valley rain, heavy mountain snow, and gusty southeast winds through your entire Tuesday. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect in the northern Sierra above 3000' through 8pm Wednesday due to the potential for up to 4' of snow in that area through Wednesday night. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect in the Shasta County Mountains through 11am Wednesday due to heavy snow, and an additional Winter Storm Warning is in effect in Trinity County above 2000' through 2pm Tuesday due to the potential for up to 20 inches of snowfall. A Wind Advisory is in effect in the valley through 5pm Tuesday due to sustained winds up to 30mph, and gusts in the 40mph to 50mph range being possible through the day. Modoc County will be under a Wind Advisory through 2pm Tuesday due to the potential for gusts up to 60mph out of the south. Gusty winds will also be likely in our mountain zones and could result in whiteout conditions when paired with the heavy snowfall through the day on Tuesday. The strongest winds are projected from late morning through early Tuesday evening. Temperatures are starting out in the 40's in the valley, 30's to 40's in the foothills, and 20's to 30's in our mountain zones early Tuesday. Winds will be gusty out of the south and we'll have moderate to heavy rain and snow through the day. The heaviest rain will be in store through early to mid afternoon in the valley, and snow will become heavier towards the afternoon in the Sierra. High temperatures are projected to range from the upper 40's to lower 50's in the valley, 30's to mid 40's in the foothills, and 30's to low 40's in our mountain zones Tuesday afternoon.