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i-5 Redding News Blog - March 08 ...

> i-5 Flag to be Lowered for Munns ... March 30/08
Redding's giant flag will be lowered to half-staff on the funeral day of slain Anderson private security contractor Joshua Munns, Enterprise Lions Club president Mike Ferrier said Friday. The club takes the decision seriously because the huge Bechelli Lane flag “makes a monumental statement,” Ferrier said. It can easily be seen from Interstate 5. “Almost every time we lower the flag, (people ask) why is the flag lowered, and if it’s not lowered, they want to know why not,” he said... cont...

> Part of I-5 to be renamed for Band of Nomlaki Indians ... March 26/08
A portion of Interstate 5 north of Corning in Tehama County will be renamed for the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians in a ceremony Tuesday afternoon, the California Department of Transportation announced. A measure authored by Sen. Sam Aanestad was signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on July 7, designating the more than five-mile stretch of freeway between Gyle Road and Flores Avenue as the Nomlaki Highway... cont...

> New commercial zone at Oasis Road has stalled because of the overwhelming cost of improving the Interstate 5 interchange ... March 23/08
The city's long-planned new commercial zone at Oasis Road has stalled because of the overwhelming cost of improving the Interstate 5 interchange. An Idaho-based developer has proposed more than 700,000 square feet of commercial space -- think five or six "big-box stores" -- on Knighton Road and I-5, in Churn Creek Bottom. That project jarringly conflicts with the county's general plan, but a vote of the supervisors can fix that detail.... cont...

> Drug arrest made during i-5 traffic stop ... March 22/08
One person was arrested Friday afternoon after a half-pound of methamphetamine was found during a traffic stop on Interstate 5. The unidentified person was arrested on suspicion of possessing the drug and having it for sale, according to a spokesman for the California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Team. The arrest was made on southbound I-5 near the Shasta Outlets exit.... cont...

> $2,000 reward offered for info leading to arrest of driver ... March 17/08
Up to a $2,000 reward is offered for information leading to the arrest of the driver who was traveling east on Highway 44 at 9:30 p.m. on June 23, 2006. The vehicle swerved across onto the southbound Interstate 5 transition road and struck and killed a pedestrian who was walking east on Highway 44. The driver stopped momentarily before fleeing. The north Redding office of the California Highway Patrol is investigating.... cont...

> I-5 pursuit ends in Red Bluff with stun gun blast ... March 11/08
A woman was arrested Saturday evening after leading California Highway Patrol officers on an Interstate 5 pursuit beginning at Knighton Road just south of Redding and ending at the Chevrolet dealership off Adobe Road in Red Bluff.
A Redding CHP officer initially pulled over Tire Boster, 46, of Brentwood for speeding, CHP Officer Roger Smith said. Boster seemed confused and began to drive away, first at about 25 mph and then accelerating to about 55 mph, and braking for no apparent reason, Smith said. The officer deployed spike strips flattening three of the cars' tires near Blue Tent Creek. Boster continued southbound and exited on Adobe Road, stopping at the car dealership. Boster did not obey commands, and an officer deployed a stun gun and she was taken into custody.... cont...

> Roadway name change contemplated ... March 9/08
Anyone harboring strong feelings about renaming part of Auditorium Drive for the Sundial Bridge can sound off Tuesday. Redding had originally sought to rename Highway 44 from Interstate 5 to Auditorium for the Sundial Bridge, at a cost of some $60,000. But the city dropped that idea after learning Caltrans could get signs for "Sundial Bridge Drive" along I-5 that would cost $12,000.... cont...

> Vehicles on I-5 hit by rocks ... March 5/08
A 20-year-old Anderson woman suffered a bruised right shoulder Monday night after someone chucked a rock at the car she was riding in as she passed near the Hartnell Avenue overpass on Interstate 5. The driver of a big rig also reported a broken window from a rock thrown from the same area around 8:50 p.m. Calling the act "unconscionable," the California Highway Patrol is asking for the public's help in finding those responsible. Carrie Sanford, 20, of Anderson said she was driving toward north Redding with her friend, Shawna Brown, in Sanford's Chevy Malibu when the rock shattered her window and thumped -- hard -- into her friend's shoulder.... cont...

> Redding police chase parolee on i-5 ... March 4/08
A wanted parolee from Louisiana was arrested Monday after leading police and a California Highway Patrol helicopter on a chase that began on Lake Boulevard in Redding and ended on Interstate 5 south of Cottonwood, police reported. Redding police Sgt. Steve Moravec said that Travea Dwight Knowles, 55, was arrested on suspicion of reckless endangerment while failing to yield to a police officer.... cont...