Good morning, Redding.

Kelli Saam reported yesterday’s top 5 stories featuring Tehama County’s first confirmed wolf livestock kill and a preview of the Butte County Fair opening (Aug.

27).

Bidwell Mansion appears on an exclusive Hello Kitty comic book cover, blending local history with pop culture.

The cover was unveiled on Aug. 27 (showing the mansion’s charm) and has drawn local interest (marking a creative cultural moment).

Shasta College’s board approved a $129 million bond measure on the November ballot to fund new construction and renovations including an agriculture classroom, expanded automotive/diesel and welding programs, a Corning extension site and workforce training upgrades.

The measure updates nearly 60-year-old buildings and replaces a 2002 bond in multiple counties.

The Bureau of Reclamation announced that today at 10 a.m. water releases at Lewiston Dam will boost flows to protect migrating salmon in the Klamath and Trinity rivers—this measure will continue through Sept.

21 without affecting local water supplies.

A near-total lunar eclipse peaked just after 9 p.m. Thursday, giving local residents a rare view (visible across town) of the moon’s shaded surface.

The Redding Planning Commission approved a shopping center on Oasis Road and Twin View Boulevard on Tuesday.

The project will cover 36.5 acres with hotels, restaurants, drive-throughs, retail stores, and a gas station and awaits further permits plus the re-routing of Twin View Boulevard.

State transportation officials allocated $124 million for the Fix 5 Cascade Gateway Project to add 14 miles of truck-only lanes and bridge upgrades along I-5 from Bechelli Lane at Churn Creek to the Mountain Gate overcrossing.

Construction will begin in spring 2027 and complete in 2029.

Downtown Redding drivers will soon need to switch from Flowbird to ParkMobile to pay for parking, with rates remaining unchanged and free parking still offered after 6 p.m. and on weekends; new ParkMobile signs will be installed in the coming weeks.