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Fuel Reduction Activities Planned near Castle Lake
Press release from Shasta-Trinity National Forest Shasta McCloud Management:. The Shasta-Trinity National Forest Shasta McCloud Management Unit will be implementing fuels reduction activities in the Castle Lake area throughout the summer. The project includes hand piling around the lake, mastication along the ridge north of the lake, and chipping along...
Saturday Night Late Showing: Previewing The Shasta 150
While the ARCA Menards Series takes on the high banks of Salem Speedway on Saturday night, the ARCA Menards Series West has the late showing out in northern California for the Shasta 150 at Shasta Speedway. This weekend’s Shasta 150 is the 16th time the series has hit the 0.375-mile...
Entry list: Shasta 150 at Shasta Speedway
Car No. Driver Hometown Sponsor OEM Car owner Crew chief. 1 Robbie Kennealy Madera, CA Setting The Stage-American Swim Academy-CoverEase Harley Kennealy John Keller. 3 Todd Souza Aromas, CA Central Coast Cabinets Toyota Kelly Souza Jason Dickenson. 5 Sean Hingorani Newport Beach, CA Fidelity Capital Toyota Jerry Pitts Dustin Ash.
'Just killed us:' Shasta County fire conditions mimic those on the 145,000-acre Park Fire
While the Park Fire in Butte County may seem like a distant threat to Shasta County residents, the historically hot and dry conditions that pushed that fire to more than 145,000 acres in just three days are already on the ground throughout far Northern California. Dry conditions out in the forests, brush and oak-covered foothills, combined with a bumper crop of tall, dry grasses have made conditions in Shasta County and the rest of the North State...
Shasta School Board Vows to Defy New Student Privacy Law
Anderson Union High School Board President Jackie LaBarbera says her district will defy a new law that bars schools from notifying parents about a child's gender status. “The board has no plans to change any policy with regard to parental notifications. The last two years, Anderson has been very clear on its parental rights stance. Through policy and resolutions, we have proven we will stand by a parents right to be involved in every aspect of their child's education,” LaBarbera told KRCR.
Record Searchlight wins California journalism awards, recognized for public service
California's annual journalism contest recognized the Record Searchlight for public service journalism in its pursuit of records related to the sheriff’s office management in Shasta County. The newspaper in 2021 began to seek an investigative report and other documents that would shed light on how former Sheriff Eric Magrini ran his department after he left his job to accept a promotion as the county’s No. 2 official, despite having received “no confidence” votes from his staff. ...
California Recommends AT&T, Frontier, Six Others for $143M in Broadband Grants
The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has recommended a total of $143.3 million in grants to go toward broadband deployments to locations in the state that currently lack high-speed broadband service. AT&T was recommended for two grants totaling $18.1 million and Frontier was recommended for three grants totaling $22.9 million....
Newsom: Clear California homeless encampments
Gov. Gavin Newsom is pressing for direct action, nearly a month after the U.S. Supreme Court gave cities the green light to clear homeless encampments and arrest or fine unhoused people for sleeping in public spaces. As CalMatters homelessness reporter Marisa Kendall explains, the governor on Thursday issued an executive order directing state agencies to […]
Newsom set an ambitious goal to launch 500,000 Californians into new careers. Many are firefighters
In his 2018 campaign, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he would create 500,000 new apprenticeships in the decade after taking office. So far, the state has registered more than 180,000 new apprenticeships. Many of them are firefighters.
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