Shasta County is likely to recall Supervisor Kevin Crye, who was elected to the Board of Supervisors in 2022. Early returns early Wednesday morning showed the recall garnering support of 53.13% of voters, while 46.87% voted to keep Crye in office. Crye became a polarizing figure in the county when he aligned himself with far-right […]
Polls in California closed at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, and ballot counting is underway at the Shasta County Elections Office in the recall election against Supervisor Kevin Crye, three supervisor races and Measures C and D. Follow the Record Searchlight/Redding.com for the latest vote counts and comprehensive coverage of the high-stakes election for the county. […]
A jury found a Redding man guilty this week of shooting another man to death in October 2020 and then, a day later, leading police on a chase down Interstate 5 until he crashed the car he was driving and was struck by a police patrol car as he tried to run away. James Joshua […]
Even though hand counting election ballots was outlawed in California less than six months ago, the Shasta County Elections Commission on Monday voted to recommend the county Board of Supervisors pass a local ordinance mandating votes be tallied by hand. The recommendation was approved by commissioners Ronnean Lund, Lisa Michaud and Bev Gray. Commissioners Susanne […]
The Sacramento River ran deeper, wider and faster this week after officials who operate Shasta Dam kicked water releases into the river up to 35,000 cubic feet per second. As a result, shorelines disappeared, roads were closed and riverside trails were flooded as the amount of water flowing down the river through Redding and beyond […]
Shasta and Siskiyou voters will cast their ballots in the Presidential Primary Election on March 5. Races on all far North State ballots include the congressional race for California District 1, California’s Proposition 1, state senate and state assembly races. There are also district supervisor races in Siskiyou and Shasta counties, including a recall election […]
One year later: 47 feet higher (USA TODAY) Lake Shasta, the largest reservoir in California, is on an unexpected—though welcomed—rise in water levels. Heavy storms in the state have saturated the area, with nearly 37 inches of rain falling in the Shasta Damn surroundings since October 2023. Recently, heavy rainfall has increased water levels by […]
A 17-year-old was killed this past weekend when he lost control of his motorcycle east of Redding, the California Highway Patrol said. The collision happened around 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27 on Dry Creek Road north of Sage Brush Trail. According to the CHP, the teen was riding a 2018 Suzuki motorcycle south on […]
An officer with the Mount Shasta Police Department was involved in a shooting early Christmas morning, according to information the department posted online Monday. The department issued a short statement on Facebook that said the California Attorney General’s Office had taken over the investigation into the shooting, but did not provide any further details. It […]