What began as a pair of teens’ Saturday ride on BMX bikes up Hartnell Avenue in Redding turned into a dramatic physical confrontation by multiple Redding Police officers who were staffing a nearby DUI checkpoint. Later, one of the… Continue Reading
Over the course of more than a week, A News Cafe reached out to the Redding Police Department several times seeking comment regarding the Aug. 24 incident involving several RPD officers and a pair of teen BMX bike riders. To… 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
Shasta College has acquired a new sculpture titled “No Beginning, No End” by artist William Wareham. The college is hosting a retrospective show of the posthumous works by William Wareham (1941 – 2023) to honor the different phases of the… Continue Reading
For the first time in 16 years, voters in the Gateway Unified School District will be presented with a bond measure dedicated to raising funds for new construction, renovating existing school buildings and athletic facilities, upgrading computers and other technology… Continue Reading
Putting faces to the names. That’s the goal of two Shasta County moms who lost their sons to the local fentanyl scourge. Rebecca Meeks of Redding and Lora Thomas of Lakehead have posted pictures of their adult sons on their… Continue Reading
This week the North State Breakdown analyzes the Ellis Report regarding the controversial handling of a letter from the Attorney General by Kevin Crye and Patrick Jones, raising questions about transparency and potential legal violations. We also examine the disturbing… Continue Reading
During the last several years of extremist upheaval inside Shasta County Board of Supervisors meetings, most citizens who show up at the meetings to make public comments are regulars. But Tuesday, a woman’s appearance at the lectern brought a hush… Continue Reading
The regularly scheduled weekly Tuesday morning meeting of the Shasta County Board of Supervisors was called to order at 9:00 a.m. on August 27, 2024. The complete video and agenda are available here. Timestamps are in parentheses. (1:42) [Voices from… Continue Reading
The League of Women Voters of the Redding Area invites all Shasta County residents to attend upcoming candidate forums and ballot proposition events. A complete list of events appears below. All forums are free and open to the public. They… Continue Reading
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