Redding Police Chief Brian Barner has been reinstated to his position effective 5 p.m. on January 5, 2026, following a brief administrative leave that began on December 30, 2025. The leave, initiated by Interim City Manager Kari Kibler, required Barner to surrender his badge and service weapon and was officially classified as a "personnel matter." No criminal charges or formal disciplinary actions were announced, and city officials have provided limited details on the resolut

In a move that marks the abrupt end of a 58-year era in American media, the board of directors for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) voted unanimously on Monday to dissolve the organization.However, accusations of left-wing bias have dogged public broadcasters since the 1980s, intensifying during the Trump administrations. Conservative critics, including think tanks like The Heritage Foundation, argued that PBS and NPR had devolved into "radical left-wing echo cha