Do you support free online news in Shasta County? Ben covers California politics and elections. Prior to that, he was a contributing writer for CalMatters reporting on the state’s economy and budget.

A new prescribed burn, named Upper Salt Creek Piles, was initiated today at 9:21 a.m. in Shasta County. The prescribed fire ...

The Shasta County Elections Commission meetings are on hold until a lawsuit that was filed against Tom Toller, the Registrar ...

Rebecca Lahey, Bill Hutt, and Cory Poole were selected as the 2025 Teachers of the Year for Shasta County by the Shasta ...

Shasta County Sheriff Michael Johnson declared a local state of emergency at about 7 p.m. on Wednesday. The declaration means that the California State Office of Emergency Services (OES ...

A draft environment impact report on the Fountain Wind proposed in Shasta County is expected to be published this spring. What will California decide?

Shasta County Sheriff Michael Johnson declared a local state of emergency at about 7 p.m. on Wednesday. The declaration means that the California State Office of Emergency Services (OES) and its ...

Flooding from Tuesday's heavy rains led Shasta County Health and Human Services to close its office in Shasta Lake with no date for when it can reopen. A series of atmospheric rivers have been lashing ...

The heavy rain that drenched Shasta ... county can't go on the private property upstream or downstream along the creek, he said. Dredging out the creek would also require approval from the ...

Read more on our AI policy here. A new wildfire was reported today at 5:27 p.m. in Shasta County. Spoon Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, the containment status is unknown and ...