Today A News Cafe chats with a registered nurse who reached out to A News Cafe to share some concerns and observations about how things are going at Shasta Regional Medical Center in the wake of increased COVID-19 numbers. Although… Continue Reading
I won the reporter jackpot when I videotaped Carlos Zapata, Shasta County’s alt-right recall kingpin/militia member/bull-semen purveyor/restaurant owner/former Florida strip-club owner as he unleashed a raging verbal attack against me in public Tuesday. Yes, it was uncomfortable being on the… Continue Reading
To any lawful, rational, elected county supervisor, a canceled Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting means just that: no meeting. Canceled means the room is empty. Canceled means locked doors. Canceled means lights out; everybody out. Sorry about the cancellation,… Continue Reading
At birth, some premature infants are born so early and so tiny that they can fit in an adult’s hand. They can weigh scarcely more than four cubes of butter. Their eyes are sometimes fused as tightly shut as kittens’;… Continue Reading
Unbeknownst to all but a few insiders, for more than a year it’s been like a horror movie inside the Shasta County Board of Supervisors chambers. As it turned out, not only was the monster in our midst all along,… Continue Reading
Monday morning in Redding, most citizens were blissfully unaware that their city had experienced a rare and disturbing public sighting at the Shasta County Courthouse: a group of Proud Boys had shown up for Carlos Zapata’s arraignment. Their purpose was… Continue Reading
Considering the quagmire of legal entanglements that Carlos Zapata currently faces, it’s no wonder he’s been MIA from his pet Red White and Blueprint docuseries. Not to mention he was also a no-show at the Gover Ranch RW&B fundraiser, which… Continue Reading
There were times during the last 59 days when Nathan Pinkney nearly lost hope. He wondered if his memory of the May 4 assault upon him at his former workplace, the Market Street Blade & Barrel restaurant, was accurate. During… Continue Reading
Christopher Joseph Meagher, whose violent acts were captured on The Tropics bar surveillance footage, is in custody at the Shasta County Jail for his attack upon a hearing-impaired man who’s known thus far as only “Bob”. Meagher, 45, who also… Continue Reading
A video that was released Saturday evening on Facebook shows a violent attack upon an elderly man who was walking with a dog outside a Redding bar Friday night. There are many questions, and just a few answers. What caused… Continue Reading
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