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Staffreport @redbluffnewsonTwitter RED BLUFF A 42-year-old woman was pro- nounced dead Wednesday evening at Red Bluff Union High School near the football field af- ter medical personnel and law enforcement were dispatched to reports of an unresponsive woman. First responders were dispatched at 8:16 p.m. and upon arrival they found the woman, later identified as Cherie McLean, unresponsive, according to a press release issued Thursday morning by Red Bluff Police Department. Life saving efforts were started, but ultimately un- successful. McLean was not associated with Red Bluff High School or attending any of the events on the campus at the time of the incident, the re- lease said. School is not in session due to the winter break. Tehama County District Attorney investi- gators and Red Bluff Police detectives are in- vestigating the circumstances surrounding McLean's death, but cause of death is pending an autopsy, the release said. DEATH Body found athigh school Staff report @redbluffnews on Twitter RED BLUFF A 22-year-old Red Bluff man re- ceived major injuries in a two-vehicle collision about 2 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Lake and Center avenues. Chris Perez was riding a 1981 Kawasaki 250 on Lake Avenue approaching the intersection with Center Avenue as Elva Grace, 43, of Red Bluff was driving north on Center in a 2011 Lexus. Perez broadsided the Lexus, which caused him to be ejected from the motorcycle, sending him over the Lexus and hitting his head on the pavement as he landed, said California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Troy Somavia. Injuries included a skull fracture and an ex- posed compound fracture on one of his legs. Upon an interview with Perez, who was not wearing a helmet at the time of the collision, it was learned that the motorcycle had no brakes and he had been using his feet to stop the mo- torcycle, Somavia said. Perez was taken by ambulance to St. Eliza- beth Community Hospital, where he was flown to Mercy Medical Center in Redding. According to the CHP website Wednesday, someone from Grace's vehicle was taken to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital about 2:30 p.m. COLLISION Manreceives major injuries in motorcycle collision D DowJonesIndustrial 19,819.78(-13.90) D Standard & Poor's 2249.26 (-0.66) D Nasdaq 5432.09 (-6.47) BUSINESS Dozens of 20-ton garbage trucks will be parked outside the celebration zone in New York's Times Square. PAGE B4 SECURITY Garbagetruckswillhelp protect revelers Now with the White House and Congress in hand, Repub- licans hope to enact major changes to program. PAGE B3 HEALTH CARE Emboldened GOP seeks to overhaul Medicaid By Jocelyn Gecker and John Antczak The Associated Press SANFRANCISCO New Year's Eve in California is forecast to be chillier than usual, with temperatures in some areas headed toward freez- ing, forecasters said Thurs- day. A cold front coming down from the northeast is ex- pected to move into the re- gion on Friday and stick around for the first few days of 2017, National Weather Service forecaster Bob Ben- jamin said. San Francisco itself can expect temperatures in the 40s on Saturday night, while weather in much of the Bay Area could drop into the low 30s on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Some parts of Sonoma WEATHER Bundle up for New Year's Eve in California KEN STEINHARDT — THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER A woman walks her dog along Via Escola with snow-covered Mount Baldy and the San Gabriel Mountains appearing crystal clear Tuesday in Orange. By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews. com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF The 26th an- nual National Bullriding Championships event will be held Saturday, New Year's Eve, in the Pauline Davis Pa- vilion of the Tehama District Fairground. The gates open at 6 p.m. with the pre-rodeo at 7:30 p.m. The show starts at 8 p.m. and the New Year's Eve Dance at 10:30 p.m. This year's event will be full of animals and activi- ties including mutton bust- ing, steer riding, a kids' sheep scramble, pony bare- back riding, wild steer race, midnight cash drop and ven- dors, full concession stands and a bar. There will be 20 bull rid- ers, six saddle bronc rid- ers and four bareback rid- ers this year, said David Halimi, executive producer and founder of Diamond W Productions, which is host- ing the event. Halimi said this is one of the safest, most fun ways to ring in the new year with friends and family. The dance, which is open to all ages, will continue af- ter midnight when balloons filled with money and prizes drop from the ceiling. Live music will be performed by Lone Star Junction during the dance. Advance tickets for grand- stand general admission are $25 and for ringside reserve seats $35. Children 10 years and younger are free in the grandstands. Prices increase by $5 when purchased at the gate. Tickets are being sold on- line at www.dpshows.com until midnight Saturday or in Red Bluff at the Loft and Crossroads Feed. Halimi said the event would not be possible with- out its generous sponsors. NEW YEAR'S EVE FAIRGROUND HOSTS 26TH BULLRIDING CHAMPIONSHIP DUSTIN DAVIS OLSON — CONTRIBUTED Pictured is a past National Bullriding Championships event at the Tehama District Fairground. This year's event will be full of animals and activities including mutton busting, steer riding, a kids' sheep scramble, pony bareback riding, wild steer race, midnight cash drop and vendors, full concession stands and a bar. WEATHER PAGE 7 Community.....A3 Opinion............A6 Lifestyles........A4 Sports.............. 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