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1. Redding police warn drivers: slow down in school zones now (actionnewsnow.com) — Redding drivers are being urged to slow down and stay alert as local schools reopen, with police emphasizing strict attention to school-zone speed limits and kids walking from nearby neighborhoods. Officers highlight how fencing, crosswalks, and school bus stop signs affect speed rules, and stress that distracted teens on phones make driver vigilance even more critical around Redding campuses.
2. Dignity Health opens $70M cancer center in Redding (actionnewsnow.com) — A new $70 million Sierra Pacific Regional Cancer Center has opened at Mercy Medical Center Redding, bringing most cancer services together under one roof on Henderson Road. The facility aims to reduce travel for Redding and North State patients, who previously often drove long distances for treatment, and was funded through a mix of community donations and health system investment.
3. Curtis says Peters' national work kept her from Shasta County elections role (krcrtv.com) — Shasta County's clerk says controversial figure Tina Peters will not take the assistant elections job in Redding, citing her national commitments and need for someone based locally full time. With several staff on medical leave and questions about 2024 ballots awaiting possible Homeland Security review, the elections office is juggling vacancies while preparing for November.
4. Shasta County sees overdose deaths trend down as naloxone access expands (krcrtv.com) — Shasta County's overdose deaths are trending downward as naloxone becomes easier to get, including new vending machines planned for Shasta Community Health Center on Placer Street in Redding and other nearby sites. A local coalition leader credits expanded Narcan access and urges residents to focus on youth prevention and learn more about emerging risks like kratom.
5. One Northern California family aims to fight food insecurity with an unlikely fruit (sacbee.com) — A Northern California couple is cultivating unique wild fig varieties, including trees in Redding and Shasta County, to help fight local hunger. Through their Fig Hunter business and One Seed at a Time nonprofit, they propagate cuttings from Redding-area trees and aim to donate thousands of fig trees so more families can access fresh fruit long-term.
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