Since taking office last January, Shasta County District 4 Supervisor Matt Plummer has been singularly focused on homelessness, in particular the more than 80 homeless veterans currently living in encampments scattered across the county, sleeping in their cars, waking up… Continue Reading
If there’s one thing local election deniers such as former Shasta County supervisor Patrick Jones, right-wing enforcer Rich Gallardo and SoCal transplant Laura Hobbs constantly demand, it’s transparency. “We can’t have free and fair elections unless we have absolute transparency… Continue Reading
Jenny O’Connell-Nowain, the Redding woman who caused a commotion with a sit-down protest during a Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting on Nov. 7, stood her ground Friday in Shasta County Superior Court. O’Connell-Nowain, 41, is charged with two misdemeanors… Continue Reading
On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at approximately 8:16 PM, Shasta County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the area of Small Farms Drive and Duck Canyon Lane, Igo, to a report that a male had fired a gun at their family which… Continue Reading
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Shasta College a federal TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) grant totaling $348,514 a year for a total of $1,742,570 over five years to improve college retention and graduation rates among low-income, first-generation students,… Continue Reading
At Shasta College, “green” isn’t just a school color—it’s a commitment. From campus-wide composting to sun-powered classrooms, the college is digging deep into sustainability with new efforts to divert hundreds of cubic yards of waste from landfills and return it… Continue Reading
It’s been three weeks since the first goldfish massacre occurred in my modest garden pond. The devastation was completely unexpected. For nearly two years my pet-store fish had thrived nicely in my Redding backyard pond under the leafy shade of… 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
A Redding peace-loving protester has been ordered to appear before a judge in Shasta County Superior Court. Seven months after Jenny O’Connell-Nowain interrupted a Board of Supervisors meeting with a peaceful sit-down protest, the District Attorney’s Office has charged her… Continue Reading
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