Shasta County

An employee at Shasta County has won a wrongful termination case he’s been fighting for over a year. The details reveal pressure from county leadership.

As Redding residents clean up after a pre-Christmas downpour, more resources are being deployed to those in need.

The California Energy Commission has dealt the final blow to a proposed wind farm in Shasta County.

Northern California can expect a stormy Christmas as an atmospheric river moves through the region.

Food banks saw a spike in demand when federal food benefits were delayed last month. Now that funding has been distributed, things are a bit better, but the need for help is still high.

A local volunteer group in Redding is planning a clean-up event Saturday morning along the riverside.

In October, Shasta County officials came out against a state grant application to build a large behavioral health facility. Some have now changed their minds.

Good News Rescue Mission, a local faith-based homeless services organization, will run the 75-bed facility, expanding substance use disorder treatment options in the region.

Overwhelming support of Proposition 50 in California is fueling efforts to split the state in half.

Shasta County voters will decide on a measure mandating in-person voting, hand-counted ballots and voter ID — requirements that violate California election laws.

The proposed True North campus could bring hundreds of jobs and new crisis beds, but county leaders say it doesn’t serve Shasta’s most urgent needs.

The county joins 24 others in California using vending machines to distribute the overdose-reversal drug for free.