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The other day, Sunday afternoon, December 14, to be exact, I was cruising by the Redding Senior Center on Benton Drive and noticed that their very large parking lot was awash with cars, with a giant blow up of a wolf, at the entrance door, with the words Shasta Jr. Wolves inscribed on its side.  Naturally, being a curious soul, I doubled back and snagged the last parking spot (really!), jumped out, took several pics of the giant wolf, then went inside. Wow, I thought, this pl

The suspect was identified as Claudio Manuel Neves Valente (also referred to as Neves-Valente), a 48-year-old Portuguese national and U.S. permanent resident since September 2017, with a last known address in Miami, Florida. Valente was a former Brown student, enrolled in the physics Ph.D. program from fall 2000 to spring 2001. - He had known links to murdered MIT professor Nuno Loureiro.

In a stark economic contrast across Latin America, remittances from the United States—the lifeblood for millions of families—have taken divergent paths in 2025. While Mexico grapples with a historic decline in these inflows, Central American nations are experiencing a surge, largely fueled by migrant fears over intensified U.S. immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump.

Have you ever walked into an office at eight o’clock in the morning, no less, and found wall-to-wall people, virtually shoulder-to-shoulder--dozens of them……..all happily chatting away like every one of them is an early morning person? If you have had that experience, you might’ve been attending an Anderson Chamber of Commerce “Greeters Meeting,” where dozens of business people, mostly Chamber members, all meet at a business that’s recently joined the Chamber to officially we

In a move that could reshape the American food industry, San Francisco has filed a groundbreaking lawsuit against ten major manufacturers of ultra-processed foods (UPFs), accusing them of creating addictive products that have sparked a public health crisis. Echoing the epic battles against Big Tobacco in the 1990s, this case highlights how corporate strategies—rooted in historical ties between tobacco and food giants—have engineered overconsumption.

Mayor Littau’s first full council meeting featured a heartfelt farewell to a city leader, spirited public comments, and a renewed focus on funding Redding’s civic auditorium.

Breaking News: A Shasta County jury deliberated over a three-day period and approximately 10 hours before delivering its verdict to Judge Thomas L. Bender.  Defendant, Jennifer O’Connell-Nowain, also known as Jenny Nowain, was found guilty of Penal Code §403- Willful disturbance of a public meeting, and deadlocked 11-1 on the second charge of Penal Code §148(a)(1) -Willfully delaying a peace officer in performing his duties. 

On the evening of December 17, 2025, President Donald Trump addressed the nation from the White House, sharing an upbeat reflection on his administration's first year back in office. In a concise speech that ran approximately 30 minutes, Trump celebrated what he described as major strides in the economy, border security, and global peace, while outlining hopeful plans for the coming year. Delivered amid holiday preparations, the address aimed to reassure Americans.

As the clock ticks toward the 2026 midterm elections, a high-stakes federal lawsuit challenging California's newly approved congressional redistricting maps under Proposition 50 has wrapped up its expedited hearing, leaving the state's political landscape hanging in the balance.

The Shasta County Board of Supervisors held their last meeting of the calendar year with new revelations from Chairman Kevin Crye about his health challenge and more cost-cutting measures ahead for the Social Services Budget under Shasta County’s Health and Human Services Agency. 

On December 17, 2025, Providence Police Department officials, alongside Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha, Brown University representatives, and Mayor Brett Smiley, held a press conference to update the public on the investigation into the December 13 mass shooting at Brown University's Barus and Holley engineering building. The attack left two students dead and nine injured during a voluntary study session. Five days in, no suspect has been namedd and no motive est

SNAP fraud not only drains $24 million daily ($8.76 billion annually) but undermines aid for 42 million needy Americans. Trump's reforms could save billions but risk disrupting benefits as a result of federal funds being cut off due to states unwillingness to share SNAP benefit data.

Author, Allison Scull When the light ushers in the day against the view of the pine-laden ridge in my backyard, I feel a deep sense of gratitude for where I live. After I drink a glass of water and grab my coffee, I wander outside to take it all in. I welcome a brand new day, a fresh new slate, and sweet mountain air in this place I call my home. No matter what the weather, a new day begins. My next move on most days is to take a walk. I walk in nearby Castle Crags. I walk

Not all of the 2,387 members of the Redding, California, Elks Lodge showed up--with children and guests in tow--to enjoy the Christmas Charity Party & Purple Pig Day, on Sunday, December 14, 2025.....but those that did were treated with Santa photos, madrigal singers, gift pick up and a (yummy!) brunch prepared—and joyously served—by cheerful members of the Redding Emblem Club #515, who assist Redding Elks Lodge #1073 in providing financial and community service to those in n

Widespread social media speculation has centered on Mustapha Kharbouch, a first-year Brown University student, as a potential suspect. Kharbouch is described in archived and screenshot-based profiles as a third-generation Palestinian refugee born and raised in Lebanon, who received a scholarship to attend United World College (UWC) Maastricht before enrolling at Brown.

On Monday, December 15, 2025, Nuno F. Gomes Loureiro, a 47-year-old professor of nuclear science and engineering at MIT and director of the university's Plasma Science and Fusion Center, was shot multiple times at his home in Brookline, a suburb of Boston. Loureiro was Jewish and held pro-Israel views, sparking suspicions of antisemitic motive for the shooting.

The second day of the jury trial against Jennifer O’Connell-Nowain ended with closing arguments and jury instructions. The jury began deliberating briefly before being dismissed at approximately 4:30 p.m.; deliberations will resume on December 17, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. O’Connell-Nowain faces two misdemeanor charges stemming from an incident on November 7, 2024, during a Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting. She pleaded not guilty and declined a plea offer from the Distric

Providence police released new surveillance footage of a person of interest. The individual was described as a stocky person wearing a two toned jacket. Authorities released new video footage showing the suspect moving around the campus. The individual was wearing a surgical mask.

Federal authorities announced today the disruption of a major domestic terrorism plot, arresting four alleged members of the far-left extremist group Turtle Island Liberation Front (TILF) who were accused of planning coordinated bombings across Southern California on New Year's Eve. The suspects, described as part of an anti-capitalist, anti-government, and pro-Palestinian organization, were apprehended last Friday in the Mojave Desert while allegedly assembling and testing e

On December 13, 2025, a tragic mass shooting unfolded at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, during the second day of final exams, claiming the lives of at least two students and wounding nine others. The attack occurred in a classroom within the Barus & Holley building, specifically in a Judaic Studies course taught by Professor Rachel Friedberg, who has a Jewish background and has taught in Israel.