The phone call was from a lovely woman I’d not seen in a while. It was good to hear her voice. She cut to the chase. “You wrote recently that you collect dishes, and silver serving pieces, too, right?” A… Continue Reading
“Sex is the attraction that Newton left out,” says a character in Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia, a tragicomedy that explores the chaos and humor of romantic attraction alongside the existential question of free will versus fate. The Shasta College Theatre Department… Continue Reading
This afternoon, a Shasta County jury reached a verdict in the sanity portion of the Robert Parker Milton murder trial. The jury determined that Milton was sane at the time he committed the crimes. Milton is scheduled to return to… Continue Reading
This is a purely anecdotal observation, but I’ve noticed that people who like carrot cake above all other cakes tend to be healthy eaters; the kind of people inclined to run marathons and are dedicated to yoga. Generally speaking these… Continue Reading
A legal challenge by residents who are fighting alternative custody facilities and a future jail sought in south Redding was heard Monday morning in Shasta County Superior Court. Judge Ryan Birss approved the next court step of setting a June… Continue Reading
A proposed alternative custody facility that could see the construction of a new River Ranch Neighborhood Association close to the Sacramento River is facing a promised legal challenge over environmental concerns. The River Ranch Neighborhood Association is following through with… Continue Reading
Police Chief Brian Barner has announced his retirement from the City of Redding, effective September 19, 2026, concluding a 34-year career with the Redding Police Department, including the past three years as Chief. Chief Barner began his career with the… Continue Reading
Exploring neurodiversity, connection, and the full spectrum of human experience Not all minds work the same and that’s exactly the point. The Shasta Arts Council invites the community to experience Art & Mind, a new gallery exhibition opening May 1,… Continue Reading
Donna Jones Nelson, cherished wife, mother, sister, friend and volunteer extraordinaire, passed away at 90 years of age on Easter Monday, April 6, 2026. Donna was born on June 30, 1935, in Oak Park, Illinois, the eldest of five children,… Continue Reading
More than two dozen tree and rock structures known as “rockwads” will be added to the Sacramento River to provide juvenile salmon and trout populations with places to rest, feed, and hide before outward migration. The rockwads will replicate debris that… Continue Reading
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