Shasta County News

The case: Shane Franklyn Miller is suspected of gunning down his wife Sandy and daughters Shelby Miller, 8, and Shasta Miller, 4, in their Shingletown home in Shasta County on May 7 before fleeing 200 miles to the Mattole Valley.

Visitors enjoyed fine food and drinks and danced in the aisles to the tunes of Dutchman and the Bandits at the first Keg, Cork & Fork Fest, held at the Red Bluff Elks Lodge, Saturday.

A suspected murderer accused of killing his wife and two young daughters in their Shingletown home is still on the loose, or possibly even dead.

The story of Marcella Wagner, the Shasta County mother who was forced into labor when she was paralyzed in a car crash last year, is gaining national attention again.

The case: Shane Franklyn Miller is suspected of gunning down his wife Sandy and daughters Shelby Miller, 8, and Shasta Miller, 4, in their Shingletown home in Shasta County on May 7 before fleeing 200 miles to the Mattole Valley.

Officials say the search for a man suspected of killing his wife and their two young daughters continues, but is being scaled back.

Today was a perfect example of "isolated showers" because Redding was hit with a few downpours while many others didn't see any drops at all.

Search teams in Humboldt County reported today they've taken possession of a dog believed to be owned by a 45-year-old man wanted in connection with the shooting deaths of his wife and two daughters last week in Shingletown.

A man accused of cheating North Coast residents out of hundreds of millions of dollars in what prosecutors characterized as one of the largest real estate Ponzi schemes in state history has been convicted by a Shasta County jury.

As the multi-agency Mattole Valley manhunt for triple homicide suspect Shane Miller continued through the weekend, a local superintendent confirmed that area schools were scheduled to reopen on Monday.

Nearly a week into the manhunt for triple-homicide suspect Shane Franklin Miller and still no sign of him since his gold Dodge pickup was spotted near the mouth of the Mattole last Wednesday.

Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski of State Bird Provisions have racked up the critical acclaim in their 16 or so months of business on Fillmore Street, with the hardware to prove it.

A second grade student is believed to have died of bacterial meningitis. Shasta County Public Health confirmed that there was a meningitis case that resulted in the death of a child.

As the hunt for triple homicide suspect Shane Miller continues in the Mattole Valley area today, law enforcement officials are advising residents of Petrolia and Honeydew to exercise caution as they resume daily activities.

After seeing anywhere from the low to upper 90s the last 3 afternoons, we'll see valley highs fall back into the upper 80s today.

As authorities continued to search the Mattole Valley today as the multiagency manhunt for triple homicide suspect Shane Miller entered its fifth day, a local superintendenent confirmed that area schools would reopen on Monday.

Shasta County Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene of a triple homicide Wednesday, May 8, 2013 in Shingletown, Calif.

The manhunt for Shane Miller entered its third full day as law enforcement officials from a dozen agencies intensified search efforts Friday in rugged terrain 40 miles south of Eureka that childhood acquaintances say the triple homicide suspect knows like the back of his hand.

The manhunt for a Northern California man suspected of killing his wife and two young daughters continues to expand as law enforcement officials ask for help from neighboring agencies.

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