Community member Michael Kamfolt is facing charges including alleged illegal possession of a machine gun. Crye released a video yesterday referring to him as a friend and saying he had no prior knowledge of the circumstances related to the arrest.
Board Chair Chris Kelstrom led an unusually collaborative meeting.
Shasta’s ROV pitched his process for counting ballots while alleging that past election officials, which would include his political opponent in the upcoming midterm, were engaged in fraud.
Plans for a correctional facility that the county hopes to build on city-owned land have sparked outrage among nearby residents. At a Redding Planning Commission meeting yesterday members of the public, planning commissioners, city staff, and Sheriff Mike Johnson all expressed their frustrations — from different sides of the debate.
The assemblyman was speculated to be a frontrunner for the late congressman’s seat. He’s running with the support of the late Congressman’s wife.
GOP sources in the North State say Assembly member James Gallagher could be well positioned to fill LaMalfa’s vacancy. Gallagher’s office did not answer questions about whether he's considering running for the seat.
Tine Marie Elrite’s death brings the number of people who have died while incarcerated in Shasta to five in less than a year.
Redding City Council member Mike Littau announced last night that Barner would be returning to work, thanking the public for their patience during the potentially “sensitive” situation.
The news of his death was announced by House Republicans today. LaMalfa’s empty seat narrows the already-thin margin between Republicans and Democrats in Congress.
The decision validates the perspective of some North State political movements which have long claimed that California’s gun laws violate Second Amendment rights.
