Shasta County board chair Kevin Crye is celebrating an accomplishment he helped spearhead over the past few years, the county’s new charter status. It was delayed by an administrative oversight that ...

With the changing season, a highly-valued species of edible mushroom begins to fruit in the forests of Shasta County. Local foragers are invited to search for it — under the supervision of the U.S.

In response to Shasta Scout’s questions, staff from the City of Shasta Lake amended a draft policy released last week that poses limitations on public comment at city council meetings. But a First ...

Senate Bill 414, the charter school supporters’ bill that passed, contains the main recommendations of three investigations into fraud.

A clerical oversight had left Shasta County without the official charter status voters approved in March 2024, until this ...

Testimony from the stand included information about items found in the home of Tyler McCain and his wife Nikki Cheng ...

McCain’s injuries in 2023 after she was allegedly beaten by her husband. He was one of three people to speak on the stand ...

If a hoped-for reentry project comes to fruition, those served will be mostly people convicted in Shasta County and currently ...

If you choose to send a check, make it out to Shasta Scout (if no tax deduction needed) OR the Institute for Nonprofit News ...

On the third day of a preliminary hearing for Tyler McCain, who’s facing murder charges, the court heard from two individuals ...

After announcing upcoming changes to the city's top staff position the council also discussed how to respond to member ...

Nikki Cheng Saelee-McCain has been missing since May 2024. Her husband, Tyler Scott McCain, was arrested Aug. 20 on a murder ...