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THURSDAY Stand-Up At A's Win The State JULY 25, 2013 Pastimes Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A SPORTS 1B DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF Mostly sunny 103/71 Weather forecast 8B TEHAMA COUNTY DAILY 50¢ T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U NTY S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Back in business One dead in fiery Los Molinos crash At least one person was reported killed in a traffic collision on State Route 99E near Sherwood Boulevard in Los Molinos around 1:20 p.m. Wednesday. California Highway Patrol reported a big rig with two trailers overturned, blocking both lanes of the highway. Two vehicles collided head-on and one was engulfed in flames, a bystander told CHP. One of the vehicles was reported to be a Nissan Maxima. The incident closed both lanes of the highway, with northbound traffic being diverted at South Avenue and southbound traffic at Aramayo Way. No further information was available Wednesday evening. Redding police reopen 1976 murder investigation Daily News photo by Rich Greene Chuck, Dana and Kate Crossland along with Roark pose for a picture inside their newly relaunched Crossland's 6 convenience store on State Route 99E, on the north end of Los Molinos. By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer LOS MOLINOS — It's not Sophie who greets customers anymore, it's Roark, but other than a change in dogs customers should get the same atmosphere of a family-owned convenience store they used to when they step into the relaunched Crossland's on the north end of Los Molinos on State Route 99E. Owners Chuck and Patty Crossland relaunched their gas station and convenience store Wednesday, beginning a new chapter in the store's history that began when the couple opened the original Crossland's in 1978. That store was sold in 2006, before being reacquired by the Crossland family in 2011. Then came a February 2012 fire, destroying the business. "I cried. I still do," Chuck says of the fire after pulling up a photo of what he saw that night on his cell phone. Chuck says despite the obstacles in reopening the store again, he was sure he would find a way. The store has been renamed for three generations of his family — himself and wife Patty, son Chuck and Dana, and grandchildren Camron and Kate — the Crossland's 6. The store was open for business Wednesday although some stock was still arriving. Outside the gas station pumps were being tested and diesel was still about six to eight weeks away from being available. Inside the store promises to have all the amenities of a basic convenience store from fresh bait to a quick lunch. The store features a walk-in freezer as well as beer cave, keeping the bottles and cans chilled at a nearly icing-chill of 33 degrees. Chuck boasts it's probably the coldest beer in town — a town he's happy to be a part of once again. Rich Greene can be reached at 527-2151, ext. 109 or rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com. REDDING (AP) — Authorities have reopened an investigation into the 1976 killing of a Northern California teenager and have sent material col- Ray lected at the time of the girl's death to the state's DNA lab for testing. Investigators hope that advances in DNA technology will help identify a suspect in the slaying of 15-year-old Terri Lynn Ray, Redding police Sgt. Al Mellon said Wednesday. Ray's body was found at a popular swimming hole near a creek off Highway 273. She had been stabbed more than a dozen times. Investigators conducting a routine check of the cold case realized there was material collected at the crime scene that could now be tested because of new DNA techniques, Mellon said. Testing at the California Department of Justice could take four to six weeks, depending on the priority the case receives from the state. R a y ' s murder was notable for an odd arrest made in the weeks after her body was found. Police arrested an 18year-old girl who had confessed to the slaying under hypnosis, a criminal investigatory technique used for a time in the 1970s. The girl was later freed from Shasta County Jail after a judge threw out the hypnosisinduced confession and police learned she had an alibi. Police have also offered a $5,000 reward, hoping that with time someone who knows about Ray's murder will come forward and help solve the mystery. Corning paper to Nielsen addresses Medi-Cal cuts publish weekly By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer CORNING — The Corning Observer will be dropping to one publication per week, the newspaper announced Wednesday. The Observer's last Saturday edition will be Aug. 3. After that the paper will continue to produce a Wednesday edition. Publisher Paula Patton said she had no comment outside the story that ran in the Observer announcing the decision. "This is a move we make after much soul searching," Patton is quoted saying in the Observer article. "We understand how important newspapers are to their communities and feel this move to a once- 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 a-week publication ensures that you will be delivered a quality paper." Freedom Communications sold the Observer along with its sister Tri-County Newspapers and the Marysville Appeal-Democrat June 1 to Vista California News Media, a subsidiary of Horizon Publications. According to the Observer story the Orland Press-Register and Willows Journal will be combined into one publication. It will be published once per week as well as the Colusa County SunHerald. The Daily News dropped its publication to five days per week in the beginning of 2012 when it discontinued its Monday edition. Rich Greene can be reached at 527-2151, ext. 109 or rgreene@redbluffdailyne ws.com. Corning Healthcare District recently invited Sen. Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber, to address further cuts of Medi-Cal reimbursements. The California Legislature passed the budget July 5 that will cut further Medi-Cal reimbursements to clinics by an additional 10 percent. "If these cuts pass the Senate, rural clinics may not survive," said Don Massie of Corning Medical Associates. "Many doctors are either choosing to refuse to see MediCal patients or are moving out of the state. They simply cannot afford to remain open without receiving pay for services rendered." Nielsen reported successfully working with a coalition of California hospitals to gain an exemption from the additional cuts. The hospitals argued that they could not continue to service patients at below cost. Nielsen recommended the owners of Corning Medical Associates, Don and Connie Massie, form a coalition with other Courtesy photo Pictured, from left, are Ross Turner, Senator Jim Nielsen, Lupe Green and Charles Rouse. rural and inner city clinics to present their case before the Senate. Nielsen offered to work with them directly as soon as the coalition was formed. Jerome Crow, assistant to Nielsen, said he was happy to serve as the contact person. "I am concerned that at some point there will be no more services to patients with Medi-Cal," said President Lupe Green of Corning Healthcare District. "The hospitals are already over crowded with patients that use emergency room services because doctors' offices are no longer accepting new Medi-Cal patients." "This issue affects private insurance patients as well," said District Manager Shirley Fay. "Currently it can take four to six hours to receive medical care in an Emergency Room. Imagine what it See CUTS, page 7A