First up, I realize this is a bratty, First-World “problem” to mention, but Costco forced me to do what I never wanted to do: ...

Rotary District 5160 honored Dr. Randy Smith of the Rotary Club of Redding with its Environmental Leadership Award during the ...

David is a retired Environmental Scientist with a passion for wildlife photography and travel. He has lived in Shasta County ...

For one thing, it’s a major hassle for women to change their names on all their legal documents and paperwork. It’s an even ...

Just when I think I’ve heard the last of my former last name, someone at a July 4th party asked one of my least favorite questions: “Didn’t you used to be Doni Greenberg?” Arrggh. Yes. At this point I ...

It was barely 24 hours before Mary Trevor’s deadline to drop off a carload of Shasta District Fair entries, yet she had the non-plussed, unhurried air of someone who’d done this a few times — or 40 — ...

Shasta County Board of Supervisors protester Jenny O’Connell-Nowain wanted her case heard by a jury of her peers, and so far, that is what she’s going to get. The Redding woman appeared Monday in ...

The latest Census Bureau statistics show that approximately 40,000 Shasta County residents are aged 65 and over. That means many of them are receiving Social Security Retirement or Disability benefits ...

It was still dark outside, barely two days into February, when my phone pinged a text message notification that roused me from a deep sleep in the wee hours of the morning: “Good morning! It’s Nora ...

It’s been more than 30 years since teenage Kevin Crye participated in an alleged sexual assault of a female classmate. The incident happened at a pool party attended by many other Anderson High ...

Shasta County District 1 Supervisor Kevin Crye’s vow to be “more collaborative and not so accusational (sic)” at last week’s Board of Supervisors meeting lasted approximately two hours into Monday’s ...

It’s true. I attended Bethel Church for nine years: 1969 until 1978; age 12 until age 21, when I left Redding with my then-husband so he could attend college. I was pregnant with our first child, a ...