An evacuation zone surrounding a mobile home just west of Redding city limits that is packed with more than 60 pounds of explosives and other volatile chemicals was expanded to 2,000 feet Friday morning as authorities finalize plans to torch… Continue Reading
It’s official, by formal decree from the mayor of Redding: Saturday shall forthwith be known as Hunter Wright Day. What did Hunter do to deserve such an honor? The 17-year-old Enterprise High School student merely put Redding on the map… Continue Reading
“2 Across” opens with an obviously distraught woman, alone, on a BART train at 4:30 in the morning. It closes with two former strangers leaving an East Bay station, united by an interest in crossword puzzles and, possibly, a budding… Continue Reading
Mayor Rick Bosetti, a former professional baseball player, used a sports analogy while adding his support to the City Council’s Tuesday night decision to go with a new realtor for the Stillwater Business Park. “Here’s a message you can take… Continue Reading
In introducing the topic of improved decorum on the Redding City Council, Missy McArthur admitted she set the bar pretty high when she challenged fellow council members to be more like President Ronald Reagan. “I wish we could become great… Continue Reading
For the past 30 years, Bob and Chic Miller have operated their Bella Vista Farms with the single goal of providing a loving, lifelong home to neglected, abused, abandoned, injured and forgotten animals. Theirs has been a not-for-profit operation in… Continue Reading
Seeking a neutral voice to lead the city during an election year, Redding City Councilwoman Francie Sullivan relinquished her prospective term as mayor for 2014 and asked Rick Bosetti to hold the largely ceremonial post for a second straight year.… Continue Reading
Although a divided Redding City Council on Tuesday passed on the opportunity to financially support a non-profit veterans museum, the panel reiterated its willingness to offer it a home on 15 acres of city property. Councilman Patrick Jones’ motion to… Continue Reading
Redding’s largesse in the 1980s and 1990s, when the city offered its employees high-end pension benefits, has returned to take a monstrous bite out of recession-depleted coffers. How big a bite? In a best-case scenario, the city will need… Continue Reading
With a 5-0 vote, the Redding City Council agreed Tuesday to confront the California Air Resources Board over looming diesel engine emission standards that opponents say will deal a crippling blow to the north state’s already fragile economy. The vote… Continue Reading
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