District 3 Supervisor challenger Corkey Harmon showed up with 2 minutes to spare before the 6 p.m. start of his first public one-on-one face-off with two-term incumbent Mary Rickert. The forum was hosted by the Shasta League of Woman Voters… Continue Reading
Shasta County announces that Laura Burch, Director of the Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA), will be on leave starting Monday, September 16, 2024, for a planned medical event. Ms. Burch will return to her role once medically approved to… Continue Reading
This fall, the Shasta College Theatre Department will bring Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House” to life, a play steeped in potent social commentary and compelling characters. This timeless story, set in 19th-century Norway, explores the intricate dynamics of individual identity,… Continue Reading
The Shasta County Board of Supervisors’ ultra-conservative board majority has struck again. Even legions of weary rational citizens — those stupefied by countless toxic “Shasta County Shit Show” meetings, people who’d ceased being surprised by board majority shenanigans — were… Continue Reading
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
Letter to the Editor: I owe my brother’s survival to Shasta County District 3 Supervisor Mary Rickert. I, like many others who turn to Mary Rickert in times of crisis, found she was there for me. I called Mary at… 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
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