I happened to be online when right wing Christian Nationalist provocateur Charlie Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley State on Sept. 10. I watched horrified as video of the activist’s murder went viral across the world. Kirk was just 31,… Continue Reading
The third time proved to be the charm for freshly minted Shasta County Clerk/ROV Clint Curtis as the Shasta County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to approve his whittled down budget request at Tuesday’s meeting. District 2 Supervisor Allen Long… Continue Reading
More stunning revelations in the Nikki Saelee-McCain murder case came to light Thursday on the seventh day of husband Tyler McCain’s preliminary hearing in Shasta County Superior Court. Two people who were living on McCain’s property in Happy Valley testified… Continue Reading
A confidential informant in the Nikki Saelee-McCain murder case told a detective last year that Tyler McCain admitted to killing his wife, but the informant abruptly reversed his story in court Wednesday. The informant, Frans Albert Nelson, spent all day… Continue Reading
Day 5 of Tyler McCain’s preliminary hearing revealed further details of an affair involving his missing and presumed dead wife, Nikki Saelee-McCain, and included a sometimes forgetful witness – McCain’s mother. The Shasta County District Attorney’s Office has charged 40-year-old… Continue Reading
The North State Redding area is to be commended for supporting a huge fundraiser at St. James Lutheran Church on September 5 to benefit the starving people of Gaza. 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
Thursday’s preliminary hearing for Tyler McCain, accused in the murder of his wife, Nikki Saelee-McCain, will be open to the public and press, a judge decided Wednesday. McCain’s defense attorney, Michael Borges of Redding, was seeking to close the preliminary… Continue Reading
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