Community clean up effort will focus on Bird Sanctuary Loop of river trail
Beautify Shasta is hosting its largest volunteer cleanup of the year. Everyone’s invited.
News
Our news coverage of Shasta County is centered around the topics and stories most important to shaping our community. Much of our work centers on government accountability at the county and the three cities. We also report regularly on elections, law enforcement, public health and public safety.
Latest in News
Former Burney resident pleads guilty to murder committed in 1984
Today in Shasta County Superior Court, 64-year-old Roger Neil Schmidt Sr. pled guilty to charges of murder and sexual assault filed by the Shasta District attorney’s office earlier this year, four decades after the crimes were committed.
“My ancestors have not deserted me”: The life and writings of Wintu poet Alfred Gillis
After recent erasures of the historical contributions and experiences of Indigenous people from public sites, the work of an early 20th century Wintu poet provides poignant insights into how local Native people have fought against invisibility for centuries.
Shasta Health and Human Services Director reverses course on True North project
Last month, HHSA director Christy Coleman took a strong stance against the proposed project which, if approved by the state, could bring much-needed mental health services to Shasta County. Today she announced that she’s decided to support it.
Interactive mapping tool helps tell the story of California’s Tribal resistance
Beginning with California’s annexation from Mexico in 1850, the government engaged in nearly a century of ongoing colonization of Tribal land. Newly-developed curriculum explains how the Maidu and Pit River peoples have been able to reclaim some of that land through years of activism.
Key North State tourism organizations announce new CEO
Longtime tourism and hospitality expert Jennifer Johnston will be responsible for promoting tourism in Redding, Shasta and the surrounding counties in her new leadership role.
Black and Indigenous people in Shasta disproportionately face adverse interactions with police, local study says
A report by the Shasta Equal Justice Coalition used law enforcement data to examine racial and other demographic disparities in the county’s legal system.
Gov. Newsom appoints Redding attorney to fill judicial vacancy in Shasta’s Superior Court
Patrick Deedon will fill a role vacated by Judge Stephen Baker when he retired in June. His start date has not yet been announced.
North State “critical response” donor fund awards first round of grants
The fund was created by the Community Foundation of the North State to support nonprofits providing essential services during the recent federal shutdown.
After spate of alleged hate crimes and incidents, California Civil Rights Department holds forum in Shasta
Addressing recent allegedly racially-motivated crimes and incidents, California’s Commission on the State of Hate held a forum with local leadership to discuss the harms of discrimination.
Former Burney resident pleads guilty to murder committed in 1984
Today in Shasta County Superior Court, 64-year-old Roger Neil Schmidt Sr. pled guilty to charges of murder and sexual assault filed by the Shasta District attorney’s office earlier this year, four decades after the crimes were committed.
“My ancestors have not deserted me”: The life and writings of Wintu poet Alfred Gillis
After recent erasures of the historical contributions and experiences of Indigenous people from public sites, the work of an early 20th century Wintu poet provides poignant insights into how local Native people have fought against invisibility for centuries.
Shasta Health and Human Services Director reverses course on True North project
Last month, HHSA director Christy Coleman took a strong stance against the proposed project which, if approved by the state, could bring much-needed mental health services to Shasta County. Today she announced that she’s decided to support it.
Interactive mapping tool helps tell the story of California’s Tribal resistance
Beginning with California’s annexation from Mexico in 1850, the government engaged in nearly a century of ongoing colonization of Tribal land. Newly-developed curriculum explains how the Maidu and Pit River peoples have been able to reclaim some of that land through years of activism.
Key North State tourism organizations announce new CEO
Longtime tourism and hospitality expert Jennifer Johnston will be responsible for promoting tourism in Redding, Shasta and the surrounding counties in her new leadership role.
Black and Indigenous people in Shasta disproportionately face adverse interactions with police, local study says
A report by the Shasta Equal Justice Coalition used law enforcement data to examine racial and other demographic disparities in the county’s legal system.
Gov. Newsom appoints Redding attorney to fill judicial vacancy in Shasta’s Superior Court
Patrick Deedon will fill a role vacated by Judge Stephen Baker when he retired in June. His start date has not yet been announced.
North State “critical response” donor fund awards first round of grants
The fund was created by the Community Foundation of the North State to support nonprofits providing essential services during the recent federal shutdown.
After spate of alleged hate crimes and incidents, California Civil Rights Department holds forum in Shasta
Addressing recent allegedly racially-motivated crimes and incidents, California’s Commission on the State of Hate held a forum with local leadership to discuss the harms of discrimination.
