This story was made possible by a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism. When Shasta County Assistant CEO Eric Magrini arrived at work on March 22, 2023, he’d been on the hit list for ...

David is a retired Environmental Scientist with a passion for wildlife photography and travel. He has lived in Shasta County for the last 38 years with his wife Becky. If the light is at all ...

Joanne Snyder is a north state artist and retired high school math teacher.

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Jim Dowling is a retired teacher and ex-railroad brakeman/conductor. He takes pictures, gardens and, on occasion, spins a decent yarn.

A Shasta County jury has found the Sundial Lodge liable in a wrongful-death lawsuit for a blaze that killed resident Jenell Foster in a room fire on March 23, 2021. The jury awarded about $6.4 ...

Jim Dowling is a retired teacher and ex-railroad brakeman/conductor. He takes pictures, gardens and, on occasion, spins a decent yarn.

This story was made possible by a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism. Last Thursday night, at the Shasta County Board of Supervisors’ final meeting of the year, Supervisors Kevin ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s tightly orchestrated Monday-afternoon visit to Shasta County came with scant advance notice. A select group of news organizations received a press release late ...

Jim Dowling is a retired teacher and ex-railroad brakeman/conductor. He takes pictures, gardens and, on occasion, spins a decent yarn.

Has the dust finally settled from Shasta County’s exhausting Nov. 5 general election? It depends upon who you ask. “The election is certified,” Shasta County Registrar of Voters Tom Toller ...

At last, the news that Shasta County voters and candidates have awaited for nearly a month is here: The county’s election results are certified, beating the state’s Dec. 5 deadline by one day.