Power out to most of Tehama County, third shutoff possible Tuesday
RED BLUFF — A Public Safety Power Shutoff prompted by high winds and hot, dry weather began Saturday afternoon in Tehama County, cutting power to most of the county with the exceptions of Corning and...
View ArticleMan, 2 children killed in Northern California head-on crash
DAIRYVILLE — A head-on collision on State Route 99E near 62nd Avenue around noon Saturday killed two Lewiston children and a Chico man, leaving a woman with major injuries. The collision occurred when...
View ArticleWrong-way driver on I-5 runs head-on into CHP car
COTTONWOOD — A woman driving the wrong way on Interstate 5 ran head-on into a CHP officer’s car early Friday in Tehama County. California Highway Patrol officers had responded to multiple calls around...
View ArticleShooter at Walmart Distribution Center in Red Bluff was former employee;...
RED BLUFF — At least six people were injured, two of whom died, in a shooting Saturday afternoon at the Walmart Distribution Center on 99W south of Red Bluff. Based on interviews at the scene with...
View ArticleNorthern California police seize more than 1,700 pounds of processed...
RED BLUFF — A cannabis bust on June 25 led to the arrest of five people and law enforcement seizing more than 1,700 pounds of processed cannabis. Officers from the California Department of Fish and...
View ArticleFishermen reel in pipe bombs at Barge Hole north of Red Bluff
COTTONWOOD — Two pipe bombs were discovered and detonated Sunday afternoon at the popular Barge Hole fishing destination on the Sacramento River in Cottonwood. A fisherman reeled in a suspicious device...
View Article3 Northern California wildfires merge; August Complex now largest in...
RED BLUFF — The Elkhorn Fire merged Wednesday with the Hopkins and Willow Basin fires and stood at 255,309 acres and 27 percent containment as of late Wednesday night. The merged fire, now called...
View ArticleRed Bluff murder: Bound man was dragged behind motorcycle through neighborhood
A man was dead after being dragged behind a motorcycle through a Red Bluff neighborhood, and the motorcyclist was arrested, police said. Officers had been called at about 10:30 p.m. Monday to Franzel...
View ArticleNorthern California child diagnosed with rare brain infection; cause likely...
RED BLUFF — A Tehama County child younger than 10 years old has been diagnosed with an extremely rare and devastating infection in the brain known as primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM....
View ArticleNorthern California tree worker returned to customers’ homes and killed them,...
A worker on a Northern California tree crew returned to the homes of two customers and slashed their throats, a jury found. Ryan Blinston. (Butte County Sheriff’s Office) Ryan Scott Blinston, 38, of...
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