A 23-year-old Red Bluff resident who asked to remain anonymous to protect her safety says her 28-year-old husband, who is an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, was abruptly and aggressively detained at the Tehama County Jail Thursday. She said her husband… Continue Reading
UPDATE, 2:46 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22, 2025: Press release from the Shasta County District Attorney’s Office: “TYLER MCCAIN ARRAIGNED FOR THE MURDER OF NIKKI SAELEE MCCAIN Friday afternoon, Tyler Scott McCain pled not guilty to murdering his wife Nikki Saelee… Continue Reading
Mon. June 30, update: Norman Valdez pleaded not guilty this morning during his arraignment to the multiple misdemeanors the Shasta County DA’s office is charging him with. The case was put off for motions until August 8. ### The Shasta… Continue Reading
On the morning of April 26, 62-year-old United States Marine Corps combat veteran Norman Valdez and Lisa Valdez, Norman’s 59-year-old wife of 19 years, hopped into their car at their McArthur area ranch in rural eastern Shasta County. They headed… Continue Reading
It’s been 10 months since 40-year-old Happy Valley resident Nikki Saelee-McCain was last heard from by her family and friends, and went missing. In those 10 months, community members have risen up and dedicated countless hours to help locate Saelee-McCain.… Continue Reading
During the early morning hours of December 11, a fire swept through the historic Bidwell Mansion in downtown Chico. Nearly one week after the fire, a California State Park official announced in a December 17 press conference that the fire… Continue Reading
A new wave of vigilante activism is sweeping the North State with the rise of two chapters of a group that calls itself Dads Against Predators, or “DAP”.
DAP was originally founded in Ohio in 2020 and it is now active in several states. Continue Reading
Nikki Cheng Saelee-McCain, a 39-year-old Happy Valley resident, disappeared more than two-and-a-half months ago. She is still missing. The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office and the Shasta County District Attorney’s Office are the lead North State agencies investigating Saelee-McCain’s disappearance. Story… Continue Reading
Nikki Saelee-McCain is missing, and the 39-year-old Shasta County woman’s close-knit family is frantic with worry. Their last communication with Nikki was on Sat., May 18, when she texted her younger sister Chloe Saelee, at about 12:35 a.m. Nikki’s brief… Continue Reading
Editor’s note: At 5 p.m. on July 11, 2024, for clarity’s sake, A News Cafe removed some text from this story. We regret any confusion. On the afternoon of June 26, Edna Lepe sat in the Chevron gas station parking… Continue Reading
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