Butternut squash is more than just a fall front porch holiday décor to join pumpkins and gourds. It’s the star of the soup show, the culinary gateway to all other fall and winter soups. Looks are deceiving when it comes… Continue Reading
Long ago and far away, in addition to writing a decade’s worth of opinion columns and feature stories for Redding’s daily newspaper, I also wrote columns and stories about food and cooking. Occasionally, a reader would ask for a specific… Continue Reading
Tyler McCain was back in Shasta County Superior Court this morning for his arraignment that lasted just a few minutes. This time, McCain’s was among a number of cases heard by Honorable Judge Adam Ryan in room 41. McCain, whose… Continue Reading
Luis Barajas was the last witness to testify on Day 4 of the Tyler McCain preliminary hearing inside the Shasta County Superior Courthouse Wednesday. McCain is accused of murdering his then-39-year-old wife, Nikki Saelee-McCain, in May of 2024. Saelee-McCain is… Continue Reading
Up until this morning, Tyler McCain has sat stoic and still in his navy-and-orange jail attire beside attorney Michael Borges in the Shasta County Superior Courthouse. McCain has attended a trial readiness conference, and now several preliminary hearings to determine… Continue Reading
Correction: A different witness name was incorrectly attributed to the Shasta County Sheriff Office’s senior investigative technician. The correct name is Courtney Leadingham. We regret the error and any confusion. Day 2 of Tyler Scott McCain’s preliminary hearing inside the… Continue Reading
Labor Day is the ideal day to share some exciting news about a large unexpected packet that arrived in the mail from the California News Publishers Association last week. For many months I’d been anticipating an envelope containing the impressive… Continue Reading
Please join me in welcoming former District 2 Supervisor Tim Garman as he discusses his campaign for the District 5 Shasta County Board of Supervisors seat. Happy Valley resident Garman was elected in 2022 following former District 2 Supervisor Leonard… Continue Reading
Drum roll, please. Until today, this popular recipe for Dan Ferrarese’s Spaghetti Veggie Salad has never been made public. It’s an honor and delight for A News Cafe to publish it here with permission from Ferrarese, formerly of Redding. He… Continue Reading
It’s been three weeks since the first goldfish massacre occurred in my modest garden pond. The devastation was completely unexpected. For nearly two years my pet-store fish had thrived nicely in my Redding backyard pond under the leafy shade of… Continue Reading
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