Missing hiker found alive in Shasta County

The 72-year-old was found injured near Cabin Creek after spending several days outdoors.

• Oct 7

Gallagher, McGuire advance to November election in California's 1st Congressional District race, CBS News projects

Voters from Santa Rosa to Susanville have cast their ballots for the redrawn Congressional District 1.

• Jun 4

Child drowns after going into California's Shasta Lake without life jacket

Authorities said the child went underwater before family members could get to him and put on a personal flotation device.

• Apr 6

Northern California county reports measles outbreak with 8 cases

Public health officials say they've identified a total of eight measles cases in Shasta County as contact tracing continues.

• Feb 11

California's gray wolf packs grow as northern counties declare emergencies over encounters

Wolf advocates are hailing the arrival of the new packs, but local leaders have urged wildlife managers to take a more aggressive approach.

• May 28, 2025

California county declares state of emergency over gray wolf activity

Shasta County supervisors adopted the state of emergency declaration last week.

• May 20, 2025

California man who tried to evade FBI with underwater scooter pleads guilty to $35 million Ponzi scheme

A Northern California man who tried to evade FBI agents with an underwater scooter pleaded guilty to a $35 million Ponzi scheme, prosecutors announced Thursday.

• May 15, 2025

California's salmon strategy includes tribal quest led by the Winnemem Wintu

More than 100 years ago, wild winter-run Chinook salmon from the icy cold McCloud River ended up in the glacially cold mountain waters of New Zealand, where they continue to thrive today.

• Oct 17, 2024

Power restored to thousands in Butte, Shasta counties after shutoffs

PG&E says they've been given the weather all-clear, but are still working to restore power in some communities.

• Oct 1, 2024

Park Fire containment inches up; numerous evacuation orders and warnings still in place

All evacuations for the Park Fire have been lifted in Butte County as firefighters continue to fight the fire in eastern Tehama County, where they continue to report spot fires and unfavorable weather conditions.

• Aug 12, 2024

2 juveniles dead after falling into river near Shasta Dam, sheriff says

Water flows were reduced to help in the recovery effort, the sheriff's office says.

• Feb 22, 2024

Sherri Papini, who faked 2016 kidnapping, released from halfway house

Sherri Papini, the Redding mother who faked her own kidnapping, is now out of a halfway house eight months early in her 18-month prison sentence.

• Sep 29, 2023

5.0-magnitude earthquake strikes Shasta County

A magnitude-5.0 earthquake struck Shasta County Friday morning.

• Sep 8, 2023