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Anderson man arrested for recklessly causing a fire
SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. - 45-year-old Michael Wright was arrested for recklessly causing a fire on June 22, CAL FIRE said. On June 22, CAL FIRE/Shasta County Fire Department responded to a vegetation fire on Coleman Fish Hatchery Road. Through the area of the fire, there were fresh scrape marks found,...
Tempers flare as Shasta supervisors vote down Garman nomination to elections commission
Nathan Pinkney — spurned Tuesday by hardline conservatives on the Shasta County Board of Supervisors who voted down his nomination to the county's elections commission advisory panel — said that his political career isn't over.“I will say that it doesn’t deter me," said Pinkney, a community activist who at times has sparred with the supervisors who voted against his appointment to the Shasta County Elections Commission.
This weekend’s heat wave is fueling wildfire worries in Southern Oregon
The National Weather Service predicts the high temperature could reach 111 degrees in Medford and 108 degrees in Grants Pass this Friday and Saturday. In Redding, California, it could hit 116 degrees. A red flag warning is in effect through Wednesday in the Sacramento Valley, including Redding. That means weather...
Public safety shutoffs begin in Northern California
(FOX40.COM) — Pacific Gas and Electric customers in several Northern California counties may have woken up Tuesday morning to find themselves without power. The nearly state-wide utility provider is conducting its first Public Safety Power Shutoff events of the year due to the increased chance of wildfires. A PSPS event can be triggered by a […]
Smoke from Northern California fire expected to drift into SF Bay Area
Smoke from the Thompson Fire burning near Oroville, 150 miles northeast of San Francisco, was beginning to drift into the Bay Area Tuesday night and is forecast to continue to move into the region on Wednesday, as a heat wave continues to bake California, officials said. With air quality in...
How to save money on air-conditioning repairs, electricity costs during triple-digit heat wave
As the stretch of triple-digit temperatures continues this week, people across Northern California are ramping up the usage of their air conditioning units. RPM HVAC Service, a family-owned company based out of Roseville, said they got 60 calls for service within 24 hours early this week, and they expect to get even more as the heat wave goes on.
Redding mother shares struggle after daughter's rare Rett syndrome diagnosis
REDDING, Calif. — A local Redding girl was recently diagnosed with a rare genetic neurological disorder called Rett syndrome. The Northstate’s News Tyler Van Dyke spoke with Audrey Bland, the mother of recently diagnosed 3 year old Kinsley Johnston about what it's been like for her since they found out she was diagnosed with the disorder only a few weeks ago.
UPDATE: Fire west of Redding grows to 19 acres under hot, windy and dangerous conditions
Fire crews are on the scene of a blaze that broke out under hot and windy conditions early Tuesday in the Ono area west of Redding. In addition to hand crews and fire engines, air tankers and helicopters have been sent to fight the fire, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for wildfires because of hot weather, dry conditions and wind in the...
Three 2024 Football Athletes Represent Area in Lions All-Star Game
SHASTA COUNTY, CA (MPG) - Three former 2024 football players suited up in their football uniforms for the last time as they represented the area in the 47th Annual Lions All-Star game at Shasta College in Redding on Saturday, June 22. Biggs had multiple representatives as head football coach Brian...
Traffic grinds to a halt after a horse is killed on the I-5 Freeway
Traffic slowed down on the I-5 Freeway Tuesday night after a runaway horse died in one of the lanes. The California Highway Patrol said three horses started running across several lanes of the busy highway a little before 9:00 p.m., near the transition road on the westbound 210 Freeway close to the Newhall Pass. Two horses died after colliding with a car in the middle lane. It eventually died in the No. 4 lane. The driver pulled over to the side of the freeway as some passersby tried to wrangle another horse. It's unclear how the horses got on the freeway.
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