People on the move

01/17/10 Tim R. Ruffin, CCIM, SIOR, senior vice president and managing partner of Colliers International, was recognized for the largest office lease transaction in a market with a population less than 1 million at the Northern California SIOR Chapter Holiday Awards Luncheon in San Francisco. Ruffin represented Kinross Gold in a 16,000-square-foot office lease with NevDex Properties on Kietzke Lane ...

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Office Space in Orange County: The Wonder Place

01/17/10 Recent economic slowdown has turned companies to cut down on monetary expenses but the primary objec...
 

North state in brief: Jan. 14, 2010

01/14/10 Woman held in beating due for hearing todayA 27-year-old Cottonwood woman accused of nearly beating to death her boyfriend's 7-year-old son learned Wednesday that she will have her preliminary hearing this morning in Shasta County Superior Court.The hearing will determine whether sufficient evidence exists to warrant a trial for Rachel Lynn Limon.Limon, who has pleaded not guilty to attempted ...

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Bella Vista man sues Cal Fire over back burn

01/13/10 A Bella Vista man is suing the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection alleging state firefighters in 2008 set an unnecessary backfire on his property that did $73,924 worth of damage."They set his property on fire for no reason," said Eric Omstead, the Redding attorney representing Steve Sabatino.Omstead said Sabatino's property on Sugar Pine Camp Road was set afire by ...

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Home Schooling In California

01/13/10 Home schooling programs vary from state to state in the U.S. As a personal option of parents for the...
 

QuantumDigital, Inc. Announces Final Agenda for Ignite 2010 Real Estate Marketing Summit

01/11/10 QuantumDigital's Ignite 2010 Real Estate Marketing Summit Agenda is Announced and Sessions Will Cover New Trends and Technologies That Are Changing Marketing & Communication Strategies in Real Estate.

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North state in brief: Jan. 10, 2010

01/09/10 Pipe bomb removed with help from robotRed Bluff police used a robot early Saturday to remove a suspected pipe bomb from the westbound lane of Willow Street just east of Main Street.Officers cordoned off the area about 8:05 a.m. while waiting for the Shasta County Bomb Squad to arrive, Sgt. Kevin Busekist said in a news release.The bomb squad arrived about 10:13 a.m. and the bomb was moved from ...

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BASS Announces Field for 2010 Bassmaster Elite Series

01/07/10 BASS announced Thursday the field for the 2010 Bassmaster Elite Series, the most visible and prestigious tournament trail in fishing.

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Preps Basketball: Jesuit, Oak Ridge take top spots

01/06/10 It was one of the shockers of the 2008-09 season: Perennial power Jesuit High School finished 11-16

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LA Homes Inventory In California Down 57%

01/01/10 Now is a great time to buy Los Angeles real estate. The Los Angeles monthly inventory went from a 10...
 

Top 10 local stories of 2009

12/31/09 The worst economy since the Great Depression didn't spare the north state in 2009.Shasta County was mired by record unemployment, rising home foreclosures, declining real estate values and businesses closing.The slumping real estate market echoed through the economy - most evident in the 600 construction jobs shed in just a year.Unemployment hit highs in the midteens.The lull in home building ...

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Special Report: America's route to recovery

12/29/09 YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (Reuters) - When Bob Hagan was a boy people hereabouts equated the coke dust they swept off their doorsteps each day with opportunity, for it came from the steel mills that built this city.

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Special Reuters Report: America's Route to Recovery

12/29/09 When Bob Hagan was a boy in Youngstown, Ohio, people equated the coke dust they swept off their doorsteps each day with opportunity, for it came from the steel mills that built this city. After ...

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Bay Area local scoreboard for Dec. 29

12/29/09 Basketball-mCrowne Plaza Classic Diablo Valley 76, Santa Monica 74, OTAt Diablo Valley CollegeSanta Monica (8-5)Hudson 4 4-6 13, Oriel 4 5-6 16, Stephens 6 0-0 12, Hainna 0 0-4 0, Bell 6 5-6 17, Mehdipour 2 2-4 7, McCauley 2 0-1 4, Sinclair 1 1-2 3.

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California wine trip recession-friendly

12/27/09 If Napa Valley isn't in your budget this year, consider Temecula Valley.

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North state in brief: Dec. 25, 2009

12/24/09 Officer fires at man who brandished gunA California Highway Patrol officer shot at a man who raised a gun after officers approached him in his pickup on the side of Interstate 5 early Thursday morning.CHP officers Brian Hoskins and Keith Erickson of the Mount Shasta Area Office were checking on the welfare of 30-year-old Shawn Matthew Kelly of San Diego, who was parked in a turnout on southbound ...

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Earth, Too Big To Fail?

12/21/09 Rebecca Solnit: A Pivotal Moment Just Came - And Went - Last Week in Copenhagen

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UPDATED: Head-on crash reported in Bella Vista

12/09/09 A Mini Cooper reportedly collided with a cement truck headed to a job site in Burney this morning on Deschutes Road, about a half-mile south of Highway 299 in Bella Vista.Muriel Elliott, 63, of Redding was driving the Mini Cooper and suffered major injuries. She was taken to Mercy Medical Center in Redding, where a nursing supervisor said Elliott was in critical condition this evening.William ...

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Some recent officer-involved shootings in the north state

12/09/09 Some recent fatal officer-involved shootings in the north state:After shooting a California Highway Patrol officer in the leg, James Long, 60, bled to death while holed up in his Gerber house on Dec. 2, 2008. He had been shot in the lower torso and arms by Tehama County sheriff's deputies.Two Siskiyou County sheriff's deputies were cleared by the District Attorney's Office in connection with the ...

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Local College and High School Sports Roundup: Flores' last-second shot, 17-point comeback wins it for Chico State

12/07/09 Jay Flores' game-winning layup with 3 seconds left capped off a furious rally from a 17-point halftime deficit, lifting the Chico State men's basketball team to a 74-73 victory over Cal State Monterey Bay on Saturday night at the Kelp Bed in Seaside.

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Crawdads Texas Rangers Announce Crawdads 2010 Field Staff

12/07/09 HICKORY, N.C. - The Texas Rangers, Major League parent club of the Hickory Crawdads, have announced the 2010 Field Staff for Hickory.

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Local College and High School Roundup: Chico State wins CCAA opener

12/05/09 For the first time in three years, the Chico State men's basketball team can boast a 1-0 record in the California Collegiate Athletic Association.

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St. Jude Memphis Half Marathon results

12/05/09 1. Matthew Albertson, 28 (Clayton, MO.), 1:13:09.2. Christopher Winter, 27 (Jackson, TN.), 1:13:27.3. Daniel Roberts, 27 (Monticello, KY.), 1:14:32.4. Jason Altman, 30 (Knoxville, TN.), 1:15:26.5. Jeff Haushalter, 42 (Atlanta, GA.), 1:15:32.6. Jacob Schultz, 17 (Marion, AR.), 1:17:10.7. Jack Findley, 23 (Jackson, TN.), 1:17:15.8. Andy Duggan, 20 (Evansville, IN.), 1:17:19.9. Trapper Pressler, 29 ...

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