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Runoff from the Dec. 21, 2025, storm flooded homes near Henderson Ditch, causing nearly $700,000 in damage, and after the city contracted Cal Fire crews to clear the ditch Oct.

27-30, 2026, neighbors are demanding an engineered repair and that county, city, and Caltrans agree who will pay.

Burn season opened Nov.

1 and residents can get free permits online valid through Apr. 30; before burning call 530-224-8777 after 9:15 a.m. for daily clearance, burn barrels are banned, pile limits are 4-foot diameter (for <1 acre) or 10x10 ft (for >1 acre), and fires must be out by 5 p.m.

Actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise spoke about his new memoir Graceful Warrior on Saturday, Oct.

31 at the Cascade Theater and discussed his decades of work with wounded veterans and the Gary Sinise Foundation’s focus on mental wellness.

River Crossing Marketplace will add a Texas Roadhouse sit-down steakhouse after the company signed a ground lease this week for the vacant lot between Chick-fil-A and the Costco gas station + the center is expected to get busier.

Native Wintu herbalist Ted Dawson will demonstrate acorn harvesting, teach how to grind and prepare acorn dishes, and invite families to try hands-on grinding at the HCCP parking area (1:00 p.m.).

Redding businesswoman Sarah Gusaas, diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer at 33 about a year and a half ago, urges women to start breast self-exams earlier than Awareness Month + highlights her Everglow Keepsake Jewelry business that grew from her recovery.

A proposal would bring a second El Pollo Loco and additional retail to the vacant lot at the Costco shopping center; city review and a construction timeline are pending (details expected soon).

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) urges people to plan a safe ride home tonight for Halloween as impaired driving risk rises after dark; 2024 data show 143 deaths during the Halloween period, 43 in crashes with drivers at or above 0.08% BAC.

Arrange a rideshare, sober driver, or public transit.