Record Searchlight

The Redding Record Searchlight is a publication that caters to the community of Redding, California. It boasts a daily circulation of approximately 30,000 copies and also features an online platform, Redding.com, dedicated to local news.

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When will the Big Bear bald eaglets get their iconic white heads, leave the nest?

4 days ago | redding.com | Brian Day

Brian DayVictorville Daily PressEagle-eyed fans across the the world have watched Big Bear's famed bald eaglets grow since they hatched in early March. But as the chicks have grown to nearly the size of their parents, curious viewers of the Friends of Big Bear Valley Eagle Nest Cam, which documents the nest 24-hours a day via a solar-powered webcam, a common question has emerged: When will the chicks develop their iconic white heads?
Karen Read live updates: Trooper reads 'flirtatious' texts between Read and ATF agent

5 days ago | redding.com | N'dea Yancey-Bragg |Terry Collins

A Massachusetts state trooper returned to the witness stand in the murder trial of Karen Read after cross-examination turned tense in his first day of testimony. Yuri Bukhenik was the sole witness to testify May 8, telling jurors about the gruesome injuries John O’Keefe suffered and what Read told police after her boyfriend was found unconscious outside the home of a fellow Boston police officer.
Pancake breakfast becomes uniquely Redding Rodeo tradition

5 days ago | redding.com | Jessica Skropanic

Asphalt Cowboy's pancake breakfast attracts as many as 11,000 people during rodeo weekVolunteers serve up to 30,000 pancakes and 10,000 sausages each yearMosey into downtown Redding on Friday morning in your cowboy hat and pearl snapped shirt to dine with 10,000 of your closest North State friends and neighbors. The Asphalt Cowboys’ community pancake breakfast, held annually on Friday morning of Redding Rodeo week, is one of the most popular events on Redding’s calendar.
Lone Stranger rides: Campy, Old West staged robbery spurs a Redding Rodeo Week tradition

6 days ago | redding.com | Jessica Skropanic

Redding's Asphalt Cowboys kick off Rodeo week with a staged robbery involving costumed local celebrities. The tradition's exact origins are unclear, but it likely began to encourage rodeo-themed decorations. The public can participate in a contest to guess the identities of the costumed robbers and win cash prizes. Redding Rodeo week just wouldn’t be the same without two local celebrities, disguised head to foot in garish costumes, (mock) robbing a Shasta County business.
Elon Musk wants SpaceX to target Mars because 'life on Earth will be destroyed by the sun'

6 days ago | redding.com | Eric Lagatta

In an interview with Fox News host Jesse Watters, Elon Musk explained why he's so set on sending his Starship rocket to colonize Mars. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO estimated humanity has 450 million years "before it gets so hot that life is impossible." But sun's entire lifespan will last another 6 billion years. That should be plenty of time for Musk and SpaceX to develop the massive Starship rocket, which has yet to reach orbit.
America's first pope: What does choice of 'Leo XIV' say about how he wants to lead?

6 days ago | redding.com | George Petras

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV after the papal conclave elected him the Catholic Church's 267th pope – the first from the U.S. – on Thursday. The conclave's choice of Prevost surprised Catholics around the world, who are now wondering what lies ahead for the church, with an American pontiff as its leader.
Redding City Council approves long-term lease for Rodeo Association

1 week ago | redding.com | Michele Chandler

As expected, the cowboy-hat clad Redding City Council on Tuesday night gave unanimous approval to a long-term lease for the Redding Rodeo Association. "Can I get a yee-haw?" asked Mayor Jack Munns before the discussion and vote. The proposal includes a 25-year lease of the city-owned property near the Redding Civic Auditorium. If the rodeo's leadership at that time approves, the lease can be extended for 10 years and, after that, for another 10 years.
Mother's Day brunch specials on the menu at these Redding restaurants

1 week ago | redding.com | Jessica Skropanic

These Redding restaurants serve specialty drinks, entrees and desserts on Mother's DayReservations are recommended or required at most Redding restaurants serving Mother's Day brunchRedding restaurants are whipping up special entrees, desserts, bottomless mimosas and original beverages for moms and their families this Mother's Day. Mother's Day is one of the busiest days of the year for restaurants, managers and owners said.
Redding graduation 2025 dates for Shasta, U-Prep, Enterprise, Foothill

1 week ago | redding.com | Jessica Skropanic

Shasta County high schools celebrate graduations with pomp and circumstance in May and June. Thousands of Shasta County high school seniors — from Redding to Anderson to Cottonwood to Burney — will walk across their alma mater’s stage to receive their diplomas in front of family and friends. Most schools scheduled commencements to honor the class of 2025 on their athletic fields and in gyms, but a couple plan ceremonies at off-campus venues.
Redding high school principal charged with resisting police, public drunkenness

1 week ago | redding.com | Damon Arthur

Enterprise High School Principal Ryan Johnson pleaded not guilty to resisting arrest and public intoxication. Police were called to Johnson's home for a custody dispute involving his ex-wife and daughter. He has returned to work after a brief leave and says he is taking responsibility for his actions. The principal at Enterprise High School in Redding has been charged with resisting a police officer and public intoxication in connection to an incident at his home in February.