Redding residents awoke Thursday to the tang of wildfire in the air, as smoke from the Coffin Fire in Trinity County blew over the valley. The fire southwest of Lewiston erupted Wednesday afternoon and quickly spread to 1,200 acres on gusty winds. Firefighters had… Continue Reading
The good folks at BloodSource have slated their 8th Annual Summer Blood Drive for this Friday, and they’re using pizza, ice cream and assorted other goodies to lure donors. The blood drive runs from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. at… Continue Reading
The Wild Horse Sanctuary near Shingletown celebrates its 30th anniversary this Saturday with an open house that will feature music, cowboy poetry, food, craft demonstrations and, of course, a chance to see wild horses up close. The sanctuary, which was featured… Continue Reading
Finally got a look at that inflatable movie screen that Enjoy Magazine is using to show free outdoor movies this summer. Wow. It’s big. Really big. We stopped by the post-ArtHop showing of “Casablanca” in the downtown Market Square Green, and Enjoy’s James… Continue Reading
Having trouble paying your mortgage? To find out if you qualify for a loan modification, you’ll have to work with a loan servicer — the company that collects your mortgage payments. But dealing with these companies can be frustrating and… Continue Reading
The Scene: A quiet Saturday morning. I’m the only one home. I’m still in my workout togs. Crossword puzzles and reading and snoozing await me. But I’m hungry. So I decide to whip up a couple of eggs and some… Continue Reading
The governor has signed a temporary ban on suction dredging, leaving gold-hunters with only traditional methods such as panning. Each year, nearly 3,500 permits are issued to people who use gasoline-powered dredges to seek gold in California’s streams and rivers.… Continue Reading
Steven Tyler, the wide-mouth lead singer for Aerosmith, was injured when he fell off a concert stage last night at the Sturgis, SD, motorcycle rally. Aerosmith was halfway through its concert, before a record Sturgis crowd, when the sound system cut out during the… Continue Reading
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