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CRIME & SAFETY
Woman who died in car crash identified
A pregnant woman who died in a car crash on May 13 has been identified as 34-year-old Ashley Rose Slavens, officials said on Tuesday.The Anderson woman was 9 months pregnant, according to a statement from the Shasta County Coroner's Office. At about 6:45 a.m. on Monday, a deputy coroner investigator...
Shasta County Coroner identifies woman who was killed in head-on crash in Cottonwood
SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. - The woman who was killed in a head-on crash on Bowman Road in Cottonwood on Monday morning has been identified as Ashley Rose Slavens, 34, of Anderson. The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office said Slavens was nine months pregnant. This case remain under investigation by the...
Northbound Interstate 5 reopens following rollover crash, two women injured
------ Two women were transported to the hospital after a van towing a 30-foot travel trailer rolled over on northbound Interstate 5 near the Cottonwood Weigh Station. The CHP said the road is blocked and traffic is being diverted around the crash scene through the Cottonwood weigh station. The driver...
Man arrested in Redding stabbing, deputies say
REDDING, Calif. - Deputies arrested a man early Monday morning after they responded to a reported stabbing. The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office said around 12:54 a.m., deputies responded to a home in the 17000 block of Paradise Lane in Redding. A reporting party told dispatchers that Flynn Zachary Jones, 34, of Redding, had stabbed her brother, a 58-year-old man.
Firefighters respond to house fire in Cottonwood
COTTONWOOD, Calif. - Firefighters responded to a house fire in the 10000 block of Lake California Drive near the Lake California community on Wednesday morning. CAL FIRE said they were dispatched to the fire at 8:07 a.m. and arrived at 8:15 a.m. When firefighters arrived, they reported smoke showing in...
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