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 ...

Editor’s note: Doni’s taking a short summer vacation and has adapted and republished this best-of food story from 2013. Enjoy! If I could only keep a handful of cookbooks, “The Silver Palate Cookbook” ...

David is a retired Environmental Scientist with a passion for wildlife photography and travel. He has lived in Shasta County for the last 38 years with his wife Becky. If the light is at all promising ...

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 — ...

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 — ...

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 ...

My backyard is filled with bulbs I planted in the fall of 2021; a way for my family to remember me in the event I died before the following spring. The symptoms began with a sudden, persistent cough.

On a recent Saturday morning, lavender farmers Gary and Rocio Parkinson had been up and working since 5:30 a.m.; typical farmers’ hours at the couple’s 29 Rows Lavender Farm in Happy Valley. The scent ...