It was exactly one week ago, shortly after 6 p.m., when I heard yelling outside my home. I rushed outdoors to my porch to investigate. There, I saw several neighbors standing on both sides of the street, hollering excitedly back… Continue Reading
The purpose of my message is to encourage the Shasta County Board of Supervisors to reconsider their plans to locate the proposed Male Community Re-entry Program (MCRP), a multi-county detention facility, and “other unspecified items” on the City of Redding’s ninety-one acre riverside parcel downstream of Clear Creek’s Sacramento River nexus. Continue Reading
Saturday, under blue skies and warm spring temperatures, Redding earned its place on the national protest map when it joined more than 3,000 other towns and cities across the country where citizens showed up to participate in the No Kings… Continue Reading
In theory, I’m fine with the concept of downtown parking meters. Even so, while I realize things have changed since I was a kid in downtown Redding, I confess I miss the parking meters of my youth: one for every… Continue Reading
Shasta College’s school color reflects its commitment to “green” innovations, and those efforts were recognized on March 24, 2026, by the Board of Governors in Sacramento. Superintendent/President Dr. Frank Nigro, along with Dean Mark Klever, Horticulture instructor Leimone Waite, and… Continue Reading
It was still dark outside, barely two days into February, when my phone pinged a text message notification that roused me from a deep sleep in the wee hours of the morning: “Good morning! It’s Nora the midwife. We’re having… Continue Reading
In October I fell in love with the adorable village of Penn Yan, in Upstate New York, and with it the Amity Coffee Shop and Bakery. It was located downstairs from my Airbnb, where beginning around midnight my dreams were… Continue Reading
REDDING, CA – The 55th annual Shasta College Horticulture Department Spring Plant Sale will be held Friday, April 3 from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Saturday April 4 from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on the Shasta College campus… Continue Reading
On Wednesday, the jury trial for Tyler Scott McCain was continued to August 25, 2026. The defense attorney for Tyler McCain filed a motion to continue because he is currently engaged in another murder trial and would have been unavailable… Continue Reading
A few hours each school day, an industrial-level high-decibel racket emerges from the school’s cavernous woodshop in the 700 building that dominates a portion of West Valley Early College High School’s Cottonwood campus. If you dare, open the door and… Continue Reading
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