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Communities brace for heat wave
MEDFORD, Ore. -- With record heat waves set to strike the west coast local communities are preparing for continuous days of temperatures over 100. With different temperature thresholds, communities are preparing in different ways. The City of Ashland, with a temperature threshold of 95 degrees, plans to open their cooling...
Suspect in Wyoming Double Homicide Reportedly Arrested in Siskiyou County
A man was recently arrested in Siskiyou County in connection with a double homicide in Cheyenne, Wyoming, back in 2015. In a press release, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office announced that they had arrested Douglas Smith, 68, at his property in McCloud, California. The Cheyenne Police Department had reportedly...
CHP officer involved in early morning crash in Siskiyou County
YREKA, Calif. — A California Highway Patrol officer was involved in a crash with another vehicle early Friday morning. The officer was driving northbound on Interstate 5 just north of Moonlit Oaks Avenue in the Yreka Area around 3:22 a.m. when they were trying to help a driver in the southbound lanes.
Siskiyou County Caltrans worker awarded Governor’s Medal of Valor
SACRAMENTO – A Siskiyou County electrician was one of nine Caltrans employees to receive the California Governor’s State Employee Medal of Valor Wednesday. The medal, awarded based on acts of heroism to save lives or protect state property, is the highest honor California gives to its public servants.
Humboldt County Woman Arrested, Charged in Connection With Transporting Over 1,000 Pounds of Illegal Marijuana
This is a press release from the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office. The information has not been proven in a court of law and any individuals described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty:. On Friday, June 20th, at about 10:36 pm, a Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Deputy noticed a white...
Authorities arrest double murder suspect in Siskiyou County
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. - Authorities say they have tracked down their suspect in a cold case double killing. The crimes happened in Wyoming almost ten years ago. Authorities just arrested a man in Siskiyou County. Douglas Smith, 68, was arrested on Tuesday morning for the murders that happened in 2015.
Driver arrested after police find over 1,000 pounds of marijuana
SISKIYOU COUNTY, California (KDRV) — A 65-year-old woman from Redway, CA was arrested in Siskiyou County on Friday after police found over 1,000 pounds of marijuana. According to a Facebook post from the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office, police pulled over the woman — Mary Ballenta — on Friday June 20 at about 10:36 p.m. They caught her speeding through a construction zone along Interstate 5 near the town of Mount Shasta.
California Man Arrested For Cheyenne Coin Shop Murders In 2015
A 68-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday morning in Siskiyou County, California in connection with a July 20, 2015, double homicide at a Cheyenne business. Cheyenne Police Chief Mark Francisco identified the suspect as Douglas Smith of McCloud, California. Francisco says Smith is believed to be the person who made the 911 call reporting an armed robbery at the Coin Shop. When officers arrived at the business at 515 W. Lincolnway in downtown Cheyenne they found the business owner, 67-year-old Dwight Brockman, and his friend, 76-year-old George "Doc" Manley, shot to death.
Siskiyou County deputy locates over 1,000 pounds of cannabis in van
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. - Over 1,000 pounds of cannabis were discovered during a traffic stop this past Friday. The sheriff’s office said on Friday, around 10:36 p.m., a deputy noticed a white van speeding through a construction zone along Interstate 5 near the city of Mount Shasta. After initiating...
Police stops van traveling on I-5 with over 1K pounds of illegal marijuana
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. – A Humboldt County woman was arrested late Friday night after police found over 1,000 pounds of illegal marijuana inside a van she was driving on I-5 in northern California. According to the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office, just after 10:30 p.m. deputies stopped a white van...
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