With the cold and flu season approaching, many people can get confused on whether or not they have the flu or a cold. Especially with the H1N1 flu being prevalent this year, knowledge of the symptoms become that much more important. For a chart that compares symptoms of the flu and cold, go to a special section of our website at http://krcrtv.com/fluvscold.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger sent a letter to Assemblyman Ammiano to explain why he vetoed one of his bills. The Assemblyman heckled the Governor at a Democratic meeting in San Francisco. The first letter of each line spell out a phrase usually used to swear at someone. To view the letter yourself, click here.

The Butte County Air Quality Management District has approved the voluntary Check Before You Light program for this upcoming winter season. For more information about the project, go to www.bcaqmd.org.

The Self Help Home Improvement Program of Shasta County offers a wide range of programs to help you make improvements or repairs to your home. For more information, go to their website at www.shhip.org.

Christmas for Troops is an organization that send Christmas packages to soldiers throughout the world. They need addresses of Northstate soldiers who are stationed in different areas of the world, so that they can send them the packages. If you know a Northstate soldier who is stationed abroad, contact the organization at 402-7149 or email Charlee Thompson at CharleeT@pacbell.net.

The City of Redding has been ranked 8th on a list of the top 10 cities in the country for a housing recovery by Forbes.com. For more information, click the link below:
http://www.forbes.com/2009/08/13/recovery-cities-homes-lifestyle-real-es...

Paradise High School is holding a raffle for a home. Tickets cost $100, and the money goes to the Paradise High School athletics program. Budget cuts have drastically reduced their finances, and they need to raise money to keep the program going. For more information about the raffle, or to purchase tickets, go to http://www.keepoursports.com.

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For more information on the prescribed burns scheduled for Shasta Trinity National Forest, you can to to this site for project locations.

The Town of Paradise has upgraded its emergency alert system to make it run more efficiently. The Town now needs everyone who was signed up to resubscribe the alerts. You can do that by clicking here.