
Jenny Espino
Local News Editor at Record Searchlight
Multimedia Journalist at Record Searchlight
West Group editor in the USA TODAY Network, @BreakingNews_RS executive editor • [email protected] • 530.225.8220
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1 week ago |
redding.com | Jenny Espino
A wildfire that broke out Wednesday north of Lake Shastina and Mount Shasta quickly grew in size, prompting the Siskiyou County Sheriffs' Office to call for evacuations in a neighborhood. The Juniper Fire, reported at 3:10 p.m. off Norman Drive in the Mount Shasta Vista Subdivision, had burned 77 acres within its first two hours and sent a column of smoke in the air.
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1 week ago |
siskiyoudaily.com | Jenny Espino |Jessica Skropanic
A wildfire that broke out Wednesday afternoon north of Lake Shastina and Mount Shasta quickly grew in size, prompting the Siskiyou County Sheriffs' Office to call for evacuations in a neighborhood east of Big Springs. The Juniper Fire, reported at 3:10 p.m. off Norman Drive in the Mount Shasta Vista Subdivision, burned 49 acres in two hours.
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1 month ago |
redding.com | David Benda |Jenny Espino |Damon Arthur
David Benda Jenny Espino Damon ArthurRedding Record SearchlightFormer Shasta County Sheriff and Assistant CEO Eric Magrini's recent claim that supervisors retaliated against him for attempting to enforce California-mandated health and safety rules related to COVID-19, re-emphasizes the political chaos and upheaval the pandemic wreaked on the county.
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1 month ago |
redding.com | David Benda |Jenny Espino
Allen Long represents District 2 in Shasta County, which encompasses Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. Long said Whiskeytown Superintendent Josh Hoines said the lake and its surrounding trails attracted 1.5 million visitors in 2022, generating about $80 million in revenue to surrounding communities. Shasta County Supervisor Allen Long has concerns about how layoffs of federal employees at national parks and forests will affect the North State’s summer tourism.
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2 months ago |
redding.com | Jenny Espino
Scholarship season has arrived in the North State. If you haven't yet heard it at your high school, seniors: Check with your coach, counselor or principal about the 2025 Scholar-Athlete of the Year and pick up your application form. Each year, the Record Searchlight/Redding.com, Seamans Foundation and Rotary Club of Redding present the award to the students who have proven their academic excellence, athletic achievement and dedication to their communities — in that order.
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