When Death is Intentional Part 2: Who to Call When Help is Needed

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a four-part series that examines suicide statistics and what people are doing to help. Read part one here. Who do people call if they are contemplating suicide in Shasta County? The first answer… Continue Reading

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Suicide Series Part 1: Trinity County Tops the State in Suicides; Shasta County Doubles State Suicide Average

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a four-part series by reporter Bill Siemer that examines suicide statistics and what people are doing to help. Shasta County residents commit suicide at twice the statewide average. Trinity County ranks the highest of… Continue Reading

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Grabbing God: ‘Rico’

Imagine 10 adult men, scarred from years of living in prison or on the city streets, burdened by guilt and failure, shackled by parents who introduced them to crime and drugs, seeking salvation and hope from the only avenue left, living in a two bedroom, one bath halfway house by the railroad tracks in Redding. Continue Reading