Good morning, Redding.

Sara Hoxie honored her son, Will, by launching the Big Flat Jamboree at Bigfoot Rafting in May.

The festival featured an open mic, kayak and rafting races on the Trinity River, and a raffle that raised funds for local organizations.

Adams Affordable Cremation and Burial submitted plans for a crematory at 2846 East Street earlier this year, and residents near homes and schools have raised concerns with a petition (over 150 signatures) opposing the location.

Redding firefighters responded to a vegetation and oak woodland fire near Sundial Bridge that began around 10:30 a.m. today, and the blaze—covering roughly one acre—was quickly contained with no evacuations needed.

Labor Day weekend is set to boost Lake Shasta Caverns as visitor numbers remain flat; the attraction, open year-round except for Thanksgiving and Christmas, expects a holiday surge to support winter maintenance + operating costs.

Redding teen Ozzy Post-Deavers, who started modeling at age 10, is set to walk in her first New York Fashion Week runway show on Saturday, Sept.

12—she will represent Steampunk Wolf and partners, showing how small-town talent can shine on a big stage.

G. Todd Smith, president of Mercy Medical Center, is retiring after 41 years with Dignity Health.

He launched the Stanford Medicine Cardiac Surgery Program and developed the Sierra Pacific Regional Cancer Center, while a heat advisory will warn residents to drink fluids and stay cool starting Wednesday.

The Ironman 70.3 Northern California race will take place in Redding on May 23, 2027 (featuring a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike ride and 13.1-mile run) and general registration will open on Sept.

17.