Thursday, 30 July 2026, 12:57

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Shasta County by the Numbers Official statistics and live data from U.S. government agencies.

🌡️Weather 99.0F
Sunny 		Updated 11:03 AM • NOAA
💨Air Quality AQI 31
Good 		AirNow
📊Unemployment 4.5% July 2026 • BLS
👥Population 181.9K US Census 2022
🚔Arrests N/A FBI CDE
💰Avg Weekly Wage N/A BLS
🏭Employment 77.1K
47 		BLS

Daily Digest

As of 12:00 PM today in Shasta County, local authorities are already responding to a significant drug bust. Deputies arrested a Platina man caught fleeing a marijuana grow operation that contained 323 plants and a ghost gun. The operation highlights ongoing enforcement against illegal cultivation and unregistered firearms in the area.
Updated: Jul 30, 2026 12:39
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Cities and towns we monitor in Shasta County : Redding, Anderson, Beegum, Bella Vista, Big Bend, Burney, Cassel, Castella, Centerville, Cottonwood, Dana, Fall River Mills, French Gulch, Happy Valley, Hat Creek, Igo, Ingot, Johnson Park, Jones Valley, Keswick, Lakehead, McArthur, Millville, Montgomery Creek, Motion, Mountain Gate, O'Brien, Oak Run, Old Station, Ono, Palo Cedro, Platina, Pollard Flat, Round Mountain, Shasta, Shasta Lake, Shingletown, Viola, Whiskeytown, Whitmore