REDDING, Calif. — Former Shasta County Supervisor Tim Garman has withdrawn from the June 2026 District 5 supervisor race, ending a bid to unseat incumbent Chris Kelstrom and capping a political career defined by a dramatic ideological evolution on one of Northern California's most polarized governing bodies.

Shasta County health officials on Thursday added a sixth public exposure site connected to a confirmed measles case, identifying a Redding business owned by a sitting county supervisor as a location where contact tracing is underway, according to a county press release.

REDDING, Calif. — Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency is investigating a confirmed measles case in Shasta County, the agency said in a Friday press release. The patient is in isolation to prevent the spread of the highly contagious disease until the infectious period is over.

California Highway Patrol officers uncovered an underground bunker and a large cache of illegal firearms while investigating an illicit cannabis cultivation operation in Anderson, according to a CHP press release.

REDDING, Calif. — A Shasta County Jail inmate who was hurt after jumping from an upper tier tried to escape while receiving medical.