A 69-year-old man was arrested after a search turned up a live grenade and drugs in a residence, the Shasta County Sheriff's Office said on Thursday.

Caltrans has closed I-5 at the Fawndale Exit, about 10 miles north of Redding, and is advising motorists to use alternate routes.

Heavy rains are filling Lake Shasta, prompting California to release more water from the reservoir into an already-flooded Sacramento River.

The emergency declaration comes as Shasta County, Redding, Anderson, Shasta Lake and other communities endure flooding as ...