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Adopt me! Cats and dogs from Shasta County pet rescues and shelters
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (25+ words) Adopt me! Cats and dogs from Shasta County pet rescues and shelters'Record Searchlight Adopt me! Cats and dogs from Shasta County pet rescues and shelters...
No Kings protests planned in Redding, Mount Shasta and Yreka
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (351+ words) North State residents in Redding, Mount Shasta and other communities will join a nationwide effort to protest what they say is the Trump Administration's overreach for power, cuts of critical services and opposition suppression and censorship. They'll gather for the…...
Why are 2 giant American flags flying over Interstate 5 in Redding?
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (259+ words) Interstate 5 motorists driving through Redding on Thursday might have thought they were seeing double. A second giant American flag " the same size as Redding's permanent giant flag installation near the Cypress Avenue exit " is visible on the opposite side of…...
Which professional quarterbacks do the Redding-area high school QBs look up to?
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (145+ words) The Record Searchlight asked each of the Redding-area quarterbacks which professional gunslinger they look up to. See who they picked. Which professional quarterbacks do the Redding-area high school QBs look up to? The 2025 high school football season is here. Most…...
UPDATE: Husband arrested, charged in murder of Nikki McCain
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (568+ words) The husband of Nikki Cheng Saelee McCain " the Shasta County woman who was declared dead 10 months after she was reported missing " has been charged in his wife's murder. Tyler McCain was arrested on Wednesday morning, is being held without bail…...
Arizona man arrested in 1984 unsolved murder-rape case of 2 Shasta County teens
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (651+ words) Marking a major development in a Shasta County murder-rape case that's gone unsolved for nearly 41 years, the sheriff's office said a man arrested in Tucson, Arizona on Saturday is a suspect in the 1984 shooting death of 18-year-old Terry Arndt and…...
Rattlesnake encounters in Redding's heat: What to do if you see or are bitten by one
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (563+ words) Hot weather is bringing out Shasta County's shy sun-worshipping rattlesnakes, to the chagrin of humans who fear them. Native to'Shasta County, the Northern Pacific'rattlesnake'comes out from under rocks, logs and other hidden spots to bask in Redding's heat. While they…...
What Memorial Day at Redding area national parks, forests could look like after DOGE cuts
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (605+ words) National parks and forests are preparing for the busy Memorial Day weekend despite budget cuts and staffing shortages. Reduced staffing may impact services such as bathroom cleaning and trash removal. Shasta-Trinity and Lassen national forests, and Whiskeytown and Lassen national…...
Shasta County supervisors slammed for suing residents who want to change election laws
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (719+ words) The Shasta County Board of Supervisors has filed a lawsuit to stop some of the board majority's most ardent supporters from pursuing a ballot measure that would require hand-counting ballots, election-day vote tallying and also restrict the use of absentee…...
'Deficient:' Shasta County bid to delay work on election ballot measure shot down
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (598+ words) A judge on Wednesday denied Shasta County's request for an expedited decision on whether the county counsel must write a title and summary of a proposed ballot measure to change county elections laws. Superior Court Judge Benjamin Hanna said during…...