Shasta News

Ask any 4-year-old to draw a flower, and chances are she'll draw a daisy. Daisies have an innocence and simplicity that are attractive to young and old alike.A Daisies belong to the family called Composites.

As of Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at least 1,857 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.

A U.S. sailor who died last week of medical complications was the 3,000th death among coalition forces in the Afghanistan war, according to CNN's count based on information provided by the U.S. Defense Department and the International Security Assistance Force.

A U.S. sailor who died on Sunday of medical complications was the 3,000th life lost in the war in Afghanistan.

Navy Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Ryan J. Wilson, 26, of Shasta, Calif., died Sunday of complications associated with a medical condition, officials said.

Your article on the water loss to two beautiful lakes hit home. Taking the water from Oroville and Shasta lakes accomplishes nothing, except decimating what is already here and thriving.

Those ready for anything in the outdoors have a chance to turn the upcoming Memorial Day weekend into a fantasy-like time with friends or family.

Two state parks in Shasta and Trinity counties won't be closing this year after all, providing freshly inked agreements win approval in Sacramento.

Pummeled by relentless budget cuts, a record number of California school districts are facing bankruptcy, state Supt.

This photo was taken by Ryan Workman of ryanworkmanphotography.com in beautiful Mt.

This Sunday, May 20th, an annular solar eclipse will occur. A It is also called a "ring of fire" eclipse.

The Sacramento County Office of Education isn't in the news all that much. But there have been a run of stories in The Sacramento Bee lately setting the stage for SCOE board elections in June.

The Tri-Shasta Sprint Triathlon committee and sponsors invite everyone out to a sprint triathlon being held May 12 in Lake California.

Water from the Delta has been fought over for more than a half century. Reporter Lauren Sommer sat down with Jason Peltier , the Deputy General Manager of Westlands Water District to discuss the future of the Delta and California's water supply.

A Shasta County woman has been convicted of abuse charges after prosecutors say she brutally beat her boyfriend's 7-year-old son to get revenge on the child's mother.