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Flora Fire Now 75-Percent Contained While a Suspect has Been Arrested for the Blaze
A Redding-area man has been arrested in connection with Wednesday’s Flora Fire outside Healdsburg and Windsor. Cal Fire the fire started after he drove his car 4 miles without a right front tire. 44-year-old Justin Roy Jones of Anderson started the fire on Chalk Hill Road east of Healdsburg. The friction caused sparks that ignited three separate fires that eventually cpmbined into the Flora Fire burning about 36 acres. It is 75-percent contained. Jones was booked into the Sonoma County Jail around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Jones is one of several arrests related to wildfires in what’s become a dangerous fire year.
Record Searchlight wins California journalism awards, recognized for public service
California's annual journalism contest recognized the Record Searchlight for public service journalism in its pursuit of records related to the sheriff’s office management in Shasta County. The newspaper in 2021 began to seek an investigative report and other documents that would shed light on how former Sheriff Eric Magrini ran his department after he left his job to accept a promotion as the county’s No. 2 official, despite having received “no confidence” votes from his staff. ...
Big League Dreams closes after nearly 20 years in Redding. Future of facility is uncertain
Editor's note: This story has been updated with a statement from Kevin Flora of Big League Dreams. Big League Dreams abruptly closed Wednesday night, ending a nearly two-decade-long run that in recent years was plagued by problems with maintenance and poor field conditions. The city of Redding announced the closure Thursday afternoon in a...
Community Connect: Weekend of July 26 - July 28
REDDING, Calif. — Here are some events happening throughout the Northstate!. For more information visit the webpage here. Fore more information you can visit here. Saturday, July 27, 3 p.m. - 10 p.m. // Hauler Parade kicks-off Friday, July 25 at 4 p.m. Shasta District Fair & Event Center,...
Shasta School Board Vows to Defy New Student Privacy Law
Anderson Union High School Board President Jackie LaBarbera says her district will defy a new law that bars schools from notifying parents about a child's gender status. “The board has no plans to change any policy with regard to parental notifications. The last two years, Anderson has been very clear on its parental rights stance. Through policy and resolutions, we have proven we will stand by a parents right to be involved in every aspect of their child's education,” LaBarbera told KRCR.
ARCA Menards West Series: 2024 Shasta Race Preview
This Saturday, July 27, we are moving into the second half of the 2024 ARCA Menards West Series season. The Shasta 150 seventh race of the year contested at Shasta Speedway in Anderson, CA. This 0.375 mile oval is an old acquaintance of the West Series. Indeed between 1967 and...
2019 Black Kite Pinot Noir Angel Hawk Anderson Valley – Bottle Notes
Black Kite Cellars, a family-run winery, specializing in block-designated Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Founded by Donald and Maureen Green in 2003, Black Kite is named for the beautiful but endangered Black Shouldered Kite that is native to the Anderson Valley. Jeff Gaffner of Saxon Brown is the consulting winemaker. Angel...
Cal Poly Humboldt Artist Wins 2024 California Duck Stamp Contest
A painting by Cynthia Fisher of Hamilton, Montana has been chosen as the winner of the 2024 California Duck Stamp Contest. “I learned to love waterfowl during my years in college at Cal Poly Humboldt,” said artist Fisher.” “I spent all my times studying ducks and other birds, doing taxidermy, and went on the first of many Duck hunts after that,” said artist Fisher. Judges first noted the position and orientation of the mallards in Fisher’s painting, describing the ducks in flight as an action shot. The painting reflected the background as Sutter Buttes, a small mountain village near Yuba City in Sutter County. Artist Fisher’s Blue Ribbon winner and three runners up will be on display at the Pacific Flyway Decoy Association Annual Wildlife Art Festival in Sacramento.
Interstate 15 Shut Down Near Nevada-California Border Due to Semi-Truck Fire, Disrupting Travel Plans
Travelers planning to use Interstate 15 near the Nevada/California state line, found themselves at a standstill as the major thoroughfare was closed in both directions south of the boundary, following an incident where a semi-truck hauling lithium-ion batteries caught fire. The shutdown extended from Afton Canyon to Basin roads after the San Bernardino County Fire Department responded to the blaze on northbound I-15 at mile marker 113, between Barstow and Baker, News 3 LV reported.
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