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Readers, youre awesome eyes and ears. Weve tackled all the questions we have time for during this weeks Ask the Record Searchlights live chat. Well have even more answers to questions we couldnt address today on Tuesday in our R-S mailbag, so please watch for it.  Ask the Record Searchlight is a newsroom-wide initiative to connect with you, our readers. If you wondered about something happening in town or had questions on a North State issue, please send us your questions. Well do our best t...

Redding Record Searchlight A Shasta County woman was arrested this week and accused of setting the 2018 Delta Fire, which destroyed about 20 homes and burned more than 63,000 acres, coming within 15 miles of Dunsmuir and sparking an evacuation warning in the town. Cynthia Ann LeRoux, 57, of Mountain Gate has been charged with 20 felony arson counts in connection to the Delta Fire and two smaller fires, Shasta County District Attorney Stephanie Bridgett said.  Bridgett said the case includes t...

View Comments Hearts are heavy among Turtle Bay Exploration Park staff after the loss of one of the parks most beloved animal ambassadors. Sweet Pea the skunk died Wednesday from an illness and old age, park spokesman David Maung said. "She was always super-friendly," said Maung, who joined Turtle Bays staff six months ago.  Losing the friendly skunk had animal care staff too broken up to be interviewed, Maung said, but animal programs curator Sharon Clay emailed a statement to the Record...

A Shasta County woman has been arrested and accused of setting the 2018 Delta Fire, which burned about 20 homes and more than 63,000 acres, officials announced Wednesday.  Cynthia Ann LeRoux, 57, of Mountain Gate has been charged with 20 felony arson counts in connection to the Delta Fire and two smaller fires, Shasta County District Attorney Stephanie Bridgett said.  Bridgett said the case includes two charges for arson causing great bodily injury to two truck drivers who had been passing th...

Woman Is Charged With Starting 2018 Wildfire in California The Delta Fire burned more than 63,000 acres and forced a portion of Interstate 5 to close for days, the authorities said. A firefighter battled the Delta Fire in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Calif., in 2018.Credit...Noah Berger/Associated Press May 6, 2021, 9:18 a.m. ET A woman was arrested on Wednesday and charged with starting a fire in 2018 that burned more than 63,000 acres, damaged 20 homes and injured two people in Norther...

Woman charged with starting destructive 2018 Delta Fire in Shasta County FacebookTwitterEmail Firefighters monitor a backfire while battling the Delta Fire in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.Noah Berger/Associated Press 2018 A 57-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of starting the 2018 Delta Fire in Shasta County that burned more than 63,000 acres, destroyed 20 homes and injured two people, authorities said. Cynthia Ann LeRoux was arrested in her Mountain Gate home Wednesday morning. Sh...

Action News Now Debbie Cobb Anchor, Reporter Thank you and farewell Thank you for almost 40 years of serving in Northern California. Posted: May 5, 2021 10:27 PM Posted By: Debbie Cobb Thank you for almost 40 years of serving in Northern California. I started my career in television as a paid intern at KCRA in Sacramento in the 80s. While attending Chico State University, I was hired to work part time on the presidential elections during the Reagan era, which worked into a full-time reporter ...

Sacramento River Rail Trail improvement projects require temporary closures REDDING, Calif. – Crews from the Bureau of Land Management will be repairing fire damage and constructing fuel breaks along sections of the Sacramento River Rail Trail, requiring temporary closures on weekdays, from 6 a.m. until 5 p.m., now through May 21. The first temporary closures are affecting the trail segment from the Rock Creek Trailhead to the Keswick Boat Launch through the week of May 3. A second access res...

16 new fires are burning in northern California. William La Jeunesse has the story. A woman has been arrested for allegedly starting Californias 2018 Delta Fire, which burned more than 63,000 acres and destroyed 42 structures, according to reports. Cynthia Ann LeRoux faces charges of starting a fire on forest land during a State of Emergency and arson of an inhabited dwelling among other charges. (Shasta County District Attorneys Office) The Shasta County District Attorneys Office ...

View Comments Shasta County prosecutors ruled Tuesday there "is insufficient evidence" to file charges against a deputy after he fatally shot a Cottonwood man who drove off a cliff in 2020. The ruling is part of Shasta Countys officer-involved shooting protocol, which has the District Attorneys office review law enforcement shootings to determine if officers will face criminal charges as a result of using deadly force against someone.   Thomas Andrew Barbosa was shot in Ono on Feb...