Brook Fire smoke chokes air quality in Redding area The air quality in parts of Redding and surrounding North State communities degraded Sunday due to smoke from the Brook Fire, which spread into the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Air readings showed the... See more
Crews make gains against 410-acre Brook Fire near Redding Firefighters made progress overnight on the 410-acre Brook Fire, Shasta County's largest wildfire so far of the season. The fire, which broke out just after 4 p.m. on Saturday in the Bella Vista ar... See more
Scammers are spoofing Shasta County HHSA phone numbers Jenny Espino Shasta County is warning about a rise in scams that use fake Health and Human Services Agency phone numbers and impersonate employees of the Social Security Administration to deceive resi... See more
Control burn in July could put up smoke in Redding area Jenny Espino If you smell smoke in the air Wednesday night, it could be coming from a control burn that fire crews are planning at the Gore Ranch southwest of Redding. The prescribed burning on 43 ac... See more
Oakland man's July 4 death at Lake Shasta is fourth since June Jenny Espino An Oakland man recreating on Lake Shasta died over the Fourth of July weekend after he went under water while swimming with a group of family and friends who were trying to aid a ... See more
