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Tuesdays solstice is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and for Redding, marked the start of an expected weeklong heat wave.

This is all taking place as, according to the job numbers, Shasta County’s economy has never been better.

Matt Pontes previously told the Record Searchlight he would stay in Shasta County. He said it’s a place he calls home and where he wants to retire.

The city has contracted with Tullis Inc. for the $4 million roundabout project, which is due to be finished by November 2022.

One of the arson suspects was arrested in Yreka and the other man was arrested in Dorris.

The next vote count will be released on Friday.

A jury will determine if Cameron Hooker is a sexually violent predator for kidnapping, raping and torturing a woman for seven years, beginning in 1977.

Investigators said the man took the gun from the homeowner before he shot himself.

Pat Minturn, who retires this week from his public works duties, starts the new job on Sunday and will work through January 2023, making $24,338 a month.

The fire was reported as a 20-by-20 foot spot just before 12:30 p.m. that quickly grew in the 21500 block of Charolais Way near Skylark Lane.