Eric Michael Smith was sentenced for serial arson. He pleaded guilty last year to setting 11 fires in California’s Shasta-Trinity National Forest.
Author: Jessica Skropanic, Redding Record Searchlight
Best stargazing events of 2023: How to see green comet, meteor showers and an eclipse this year
2023 will bring meteor showers and other astronomical events – from a green comet to a partial solar eclipse. Most can be seen with the naked eye.
‘We’ve learned how resilient nature is’: Animals recovering from California fires get a little help
A coalition of vets, animal rescues and scientists work together to save pets and wildlife orphaned, injured or burned in California fires.
‘Moment of great emotion’: Jupiter explosion captured on video by astrophotographer in Brazil
Astrophotographer José Luis Pereira captured images and video of an explosion as an object hit Jupiter on Monday. You can see Jupiter, too.
US Forest Service is closing California’s national forests as wildfires spread
The U.S. Forest Service said it would close all national forests in California’s Pacific Southwest Region except one because of wildfire danger.
She lost her father to COVID-19. ‘Awful’ Facebook users are telling her to ‘suck it up.’
A Shasta County woman talks about her father’s 5-week struggle with the coronavirus before it killed him. Grieving is made harder by deniers.