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Just when you thought the Somali welfare fraud scandal couldn't get any wilder, the whispers on X (formerly Twitter) and many video posts on YouTube have cranked it up to eleven: "$3 billion stolen!" "$8 billion funneled to terrorists!" Viral posts are flying faster than a Minnesota blizzard, accusing everyone from Gov. Tim Walz to Rep. Ilhan Omar.

The results are in! The Shasta Association of Realtors has announced the winners of the 2025 Home Decorating Contest, and the Contemporary / Lights Synchronized to Music category is absolutely stacked this year. If you love over-the-top, radio-tuned, dancing light shows that make you feel like you’re inside a Hallmark movie on steroids, these are the three displays you cannot miss. Nightly shows typically run from 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (hours may vary—check the Redding Lights pa

Burney, CA – The American Legion Post 441, dedicated to serving veterans and the Intermountain community since 1939, is hosting its Annual Bill Baldwin Memorial Christmas Ham Dinner & Pig Raffle Fundraiser on Saturday, December 13, 2025, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Burney Veterans Hall (37420 Main Street). This family-friendly event features a hearty ham dinner priced at $12 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. Attendees can also participate in exciting raffle drawing

Supervisor Crye Reveals He Must Have Surgery to Have a Tumor Removed and Supervisor Kelstrom is Elected as Chair for the Board Next Year Clint Curtis, Registrar of Voters (ROV) presented the November 4, 2025, Special Election results to the Board, stating that turnout for the election was approximately 65,000 voters, which was higher than expected since it was not a major election.  General elections usually see 95,000 voters participating

Dr. Daniel Amen, the founder of Change Your Brain Foundation, BrainMD, and Amen University is a New York Times best-selling author and a practicing psychiatrist who has been treating the mentally ill and studying the science of brain health.  He recently revealed on a Tucker Carlson podcast that, contrary to what people have been led to believe, marijuana is not an innocuous substance.  There are real dangers that he has witnessed over his decades-long career and he is soundi

See some dazzling photos from the Redding Lighted Christmas Parade put on by the Active 20-30 Club.

Board of Supervisor Matt Plummer (District 4) led a well-attended town hall event on Monday evening at the Dignity Health Connected Living to provide more details to the public about the True North Behavioral Health Campus proposed for Shasta County by Signature Healthcare Services and to answer as many questions as possible.  Funding for the campus is not a certainty and won’t be known until late spring 2026, when the State’s Department of Health Care Services makes its dete

In a high-stakes oral argument that could reshape the federal bureaucracy, the U.S. Supreme Court appears ready to hand President Donald Trump a significant victory, granting him—and future presidents—broad authority to remove heads of independent agencies without cause. The case, Trump v. Slaughter, heard on December 8, 2025, challenges the longstanding protections that shield commissioners of bodies like the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from arbitrary dismissal.

--especially at Christmas, after dark, in the cold, with lights everywhere. Saturday was our annual Christmas parade and, of course, everyone was having a good time. ROV, Clint Curtis, joined the festivities with a float featuring the Nativity with Joseph, Mary and Baby Jesus in a manger, with many young 'visitors' to the manager dressed up in the garb of His day. The 20-30 Club puts on the parade and they cautioned our ROV that they ask "all entries to keep their presentatio

This shocking murder case sat in cold storage for decades. After 41 years a murder suspect is arrested in Tucson, AZ. Confronted with irrefutable DNA evidence taken from the original crime scene, Roger N. Schmidt confesses to the murder and sexual assault. Schmidt, it poor health escapes the possible death penalty with his plea agreement.

A chance to see old friends, the ones you don’t want to lose touch with, maybe even ignite new friendships…..enjoying a delicious , nutritious (and complete!) breakfast, winning a raffle for the very first time…..leaving with a few baked goods to share with grand children.  All this—and more—is to be had at 2081 Frontier Trail, Anderson, California, the location of the Frontier Senior Center. And if one happened to miss last Sunday’s action at the Frontier Senior Center….no w

California has a Gasoline Crisis - Are we approaching $10/gallon for gas? Gasoline prices are high and headed higher.

An opinion piece critical of Gavin Newsom's policies that have resulted in $Billions spent to solve homelessness but that have yielded only increaases.

Citizen Edward B. Wilkes has compiled a large amount of information in opposition to the proposed gun range in Millville, CA.

The United States and Canada have long been among the closest allies and trading partners in the world, with bilateral trade exceeding $900 billion annually and deeply integrated supply chains that have benefited both nations. In 2025, however, that relationship has entered a period of significant tension, marked by U.S. tariffs, temporary Canadian retaliation (now mostly lifted), and a series of high-profile factory closures and layoffs in Canada.

Featuring over 70 vendors, such as Reign Beau Bites Gifts & Accessories, 3DD Dragon ZL1 Printing and Lamb Chop & Waffles Concession, the warm interiors of the Shasta District Fair’s Trinity Hall and Shasta Hall welcomed many dozens of people (lots of families!) to the Shasta District Fair Holiday Bazaar, held Saturday and Sunday, December 6 & 7, 2025, from 9 to 3…..each day. As explained by Melanie Silva, who’s the CEO of the Shasta District Fair & Event Center, the generosit

National News FBI Arrests Suspect in Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Plot : Federal agents apprehended Brian Cole, accused of planting two non-detonating pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., on the eve of the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. The 30-year-old Virginia man is an autistic recluse and computer nerd who has no party affiliation his grandmother told the Daily Mail on Friday. It was reported that Cole admitted to planting

This report covers notable incidents, arrests, and enforcement activities reported by the Redding Police Department, Anderson Police Department, Shasta County Sheriff's Office, and California Highway Patrol (CHP) Northern Division for the period October 25 to December 1, 2025. Data is compiled from publicly available sources including agency press releases, social media posts, and daily logs.

One year into President Trump’s second term, the American people are witnessing the most sweeping and successful accountability operation in the history of the federal government. The two-tiered justice system is being dismantled agency by agency, courtroom by courtroom, and field office by field office through the simple, ruthless expedient of removing the ideologically captured personnel who built and sustained it.

In one of the most aggressive federal election-integrity operations in modern American history, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) for Civil Rights Harmeet K. Dhillon has compelled the Department of Justice to demand complete, unredacted voter registration databases from all 50 states. The stated purpose is simple and backed by statute: enforce the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). Section 8 of the NVRA states that voter roll list maintenance is a requirement.