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andbaseballcapknocked on the door claiming to look for his girlfriend, but couldn't provide an ad- dress of where she was supposed to be. The s PinonWay: A red 2008Kia Sportage was stolen some- time between Wednesday evening and 12:30p.m. Thursday. It was recovered about 12:45p.m. Friday. Potter Street: A motor- ized bicycle was stolen from the yard sometime 6:30-11p.m. Thursday. Short Lane: A Cottonwood resident reported a friend advised him someone had broken into his house and taken guns. Montgomery Road: Tires were stolen from I-5Tire. 99W: A passenger side window of a vehicle was broken and a wallet, license and paperwork were taken from Messina Slaughter- house. 99W: A Gerber resident reported the the of a TV, blue ray player, inactive phones and a tablet. Washington Street: A package was stolen from a porch sometime Wednes- day. Sunrise Avenue: A man had his jacket, which contained his wallet, stolen from a the Holiday Inn Express in Corning. Trespassing South Main Street: Two people were given a warn- ing a er they were found to have set up camp in garden center area of the former Walmart building. Vandalism Toomes Avenue: A Corn- ing woman reported her vehicle had all four tires cut while at the Salado Orchard Apartments. Musick Avenue: Vandal- ism was reported Thursday at the Alcoholics Anony- mous building. Cops FROMPAGE3 U.S. Air Force in hopes of joining the pilot program, then spent four years trav- eling the globe as a me- chanic. He saw Spain, It- aly and much of the United States. It wasn't until he left the service in 1962 he was finally able to fulfill his dream, according to the ar- ticle. He earned his pilot's license in Burbank and in the spring of 1970, he took a part-time job in Alaska. Now Harding is semi- retired, spending his time with his wife Sharon and their family. He chose to retire in Red Bluff because his daughter and son-in-law had settled here. "We visited often and liked the community and people," Harding said. "It's a very friendly place to live." When Harding and his wife went to Alaska back in 1970, he told her it would be just for the summer. She wasraisedinWisconsinand had moved to California to escape the cold. It would be 38 years after their summer adventure that they settled in Red Bluff. "We loved Alaska but love it here too and this is now our home," Harding said. During the program Harding was presented the award and an induction speech was given. "When you mention Dick Harding's name, Alaska aviation safety comes to mind," said Rob Stapleton, of Alaska Foto, who inter- viewed the legends hon- ored. "While working in the industry nearly four decades his contributions are still in place. His im- plementation of risk man- agement at PenAir and his leadership and participa- tion in forming the Medal- lion Foundation programs are still viable and respon- sible for saving lives. Com- ing to Alaska, Harding's keen eye for talent and suave management style are responsible for the suc- cess of PenAir." Harding still flies in Alaska in the summer and works with a partner doing aviation safety audits for in- surance underwriters. Harding was recently of- fered a job flying a Grum- man Goose for the summer. He told his wife and she said, "not with this wife," he joked. During an interview by Stapleton, Orin Seybert, founder of PenAir, said, "Richard worked his way up the ladder of the company from grass roots." Harding flew for Seybert throughout his aviation ca- reer either based in King Salmon or Anchorage. PenAir, Seybert and Harding, and many other passionate people, formed the Medallion Founda- tion to improve pilot safety awareness in Alaska. It was a major safety milestone in the industry, Dale said, as the accident rate had been alarmingly high. Harding was instrumen- tal in the process of cre- ating the foundation and had carried it out through his time with the PenAir, Dale said. The Medallion Foundation was formed to provide guidelines for op- erators to establish a sys- tem safety culture within their company that would be periodically monitored by the Medallion Founda- tion. Harding would go on to serve as the foundation's president and board mem- bers for the next 10 years before retiring from PenAir. Pilot FROM PAGE 1 taken as this is now legal, Sanders continued. It's an infraction to possess less than an ounce of marijuana for those younger than 21, so that could result in a ci- tation and the marijuana being confiscated. The penalty for those younger than 18 who grow or sell marijuana has been reduced to an infraction, Sanders said. "As with any revision in law, this is something we as law enforcement have to adapt to," Sanders said. "As laws change, we adjust to comply with the new regu- lations." The Tehama County Sheriff's Office will enforce the new laws on a case by case basis and with individ- ual deputy discretion, said Sheriff Dave Hencratt. Regarding traffic stops that may reveal marijuana use by occupants or opera- tors, deputies will evaluate drivers to determine if they are impaired or under the influence of any type of in- toxicating chemical and if probable cause exists for an arrest, the department will take the appropriate action, Hencratt said. If probable cause for an ar- rest does not exist the de- partment will continue to take the appropriate action in that situation. The FST includes, but is not limited to, the Rom- berg's test where the per- son is asked to stand with their feet together, hands at their sides, and estimate 30 seconds while their eyes are closed; the finger to nose test where the per- son is instructed to stand with their hands out to their sides and touch the tip of their nose with ei- ther their left or right in- dex finger; and the walk and turn test in which the individual is instructed to walk heel to toe in a straight line, count their steps aloud, turn around after the ninth step and walk back. New laws The following are due to the passage of Prop. 64, pro- vided by Hencratt: The possession of up to one ounce of marijuana is now legal for 21-year-olds or older. Possession of more than an ounce results in a mis- demeanor charge and up to six months in county jail and a $500 fine. Intent to sell, which used to be a felony charge, is now a misdemeanor, with up to six months and a $500 fine. Sales to minors remains a felony charge with three to seven years in jail or prison. Possession of up to eight grams concentrate is now legal for those 21 and older. Possession more than eight grams concentrate is a misdemeanor charge with up to six months in jail and a $500 fine. Transportation of up to one ounce is legal for those 21 and older. Transportation or shar- ing of more than one ounce is a misdemeanor charge with up to six months in jail and a $500 fine. Sharing up to one ounce is now legal for those 21 and older. Home growing up to six plants per residence, which used to be a felony, is now legal for those 21 and older. Growing more than six plants is now a misde- meanor charge with up to six months in jail and a $500 fine. Smoking marijuana where tobacco is banned, which used to be a $100 ticket, is now a $250 ticket. Prop. 64 FROM PAGE 1 By Jeffrey Collins TheAssociatedPress CHARLESTON, S.C. Dylann Roof wanted the world to know he hated black people and thought they were crim- inals. He thought about at- tacking drug dealers, but theymightshootback.So,he told the FBI, he picked a his- toricblackchurchinCharles- tonhehadlearnedabouton- line. In a videotaped confes- sion shown Friday during his death penalty trial, Roof laughed several times and made exaggerated gun mo- tions as he recounted the massacre. He explained that he wanted to leave at least one person alive to tell what happened and complained thathisvictims"complicated things" when they hid under tables. Forty-fiveminutesintothe interview, an FBI agent de- cided to tell him nine peo- ple died in the June 17, 2015, shootings at Emanuel Af- rican Methodist Episcopal Church. "There wasn't even that many people in there," Roof said incredulously. "Are you lying to me?" The blurry video made it hardtoseehisface.Afterbe- ing told the details, an agent asked how he felt. "Well, it makes me feel bad," said Roof, who earlier in the confession estimated he might have killed five. Roof's lawyers have con- ceded that he carried out the attackandareconcentrating onconvincingjurorstospare hislifeinthesecondphaseof the trial. Hisconfessioncameabout 17 hours after the shooting. FBI agents drove to Shelby, North Carolina, where he was arrested with the gun used in the shooting in the backseatofhiscar.Theplane that would take him back to Charleston was not going to arriveforafewhours.SoFBI agentMichaelStansburygot permission to take a chance and interview him immedi- ately. Itpaidoffalmostinstantly. Afterreadingthesuspecthis rights and engaging in brief small talk, an agent asked Roof what he was doing on the night of the killings. "I went to that church in Charleston and, uh, I did it," he said. The agents pressed Roof gently, asking him exactly what he did. He paused an- other 30 seconds or so. "I killed them," Roof said. As he talked more, he chuck- led and said, "Well, I killed them, I guess." Roof said he wanted to kill black people because theyrapewhitewomendaily. Agents asked why he chose Emanuel AME. He said on- line references listed it as the oldest black church in the South, and there proba- bly would not be any white people there. "I knew that would be a place to get a small amount of black people in one area," Roof said, later adding, "They're in church, they weren't criminals or any- thing." Earlier testimony from survivor Felicia Sanders said Roof sat through the Bi- blestudybesidepastorClem- enta Pinckney and opened fire as the rest of the group of 12 closed their eyes for a final prayer. "I was sitting there think- ing about whether I should do it or not. That's why I sat there for 15 minutes. I could have walked out," Roof said. Church surveillance vid- eos indicate Roof was actu- ally inside for about 45 min- utes. Roof, as he has for much of the trial, hardly looked up as the confession played, mostly just shuffling papers in front of him at the de- fense table. He told FBI agents ques- tioning him that he could never look at the families of the victims. And throughout the trial, he has not looked atthedozensoffamilymem- bers in the courtroom. Roof meticulously pre- pared for the shootings. He carried eight magazines that could each hold 13 bul- lets. But he only loaded 11 bullets so he could shoot 88 times overall. In the confes- sion, Roof said he left bul- lets in a magazine so that he could kill himself after the slayings but changed his mind when he didn't see any police immediately af- ter the shooting. At one point, an agent asked if Roof thought about killing more blacks. "Oh no. I was worn out," Roof said. A crime scene technician testified that she found two handwritten notes in Roof's car — one to his mother and one to his father. He told his dad: "I love you and I am sorry. You were a good dad." SOUTH CAROLINA Dylann Roof laughed during church slaying confession to FBI By Andrew Taylor and Matthew Daly The Associated Press WASHINGTON The Senate headed to a vote avert- ing a government shut- down at midnight Friday as coal-state Democrats beat a tactical retreat and promised to continue their fight next year for months-long health care benefits for retired min- ers. "We had no intention of shutting down the gov- ernment," said Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., adding that Democrats would provide enough votes to pass a stopgap spending bill to keep the govern- ment operating through April 28. The extended fight over the miners' benefits was intended to "highlight the seriousness of this issue," Schumer said. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., led the battle of coal- state Democrats who de- manded a one-year exten- sion for the miners rather than the shorter, four- month fix in the spending bill. Faced with Republi- cans unwilling to agree to the robust coverage and the departure of House lawmakers, the Democrats relented. Manchin acknowl- edged Friday night that he probably did not have the votes to block the bill, but said "the fight will continue" next year. "I'm born into a family of coalminers.IfI'mnotgoing to stand up for them, who is?" he asked reporters. Speaking on the Sen- ate floor earlier, Man- chin stressed the impor- tance of coal as an energy source for Americans and the contributions of min- ers to the nation. "What 12 hours of the day do you not want electric- ity? ... Heat?" he asked as miners watching from the Senate's visitors' galleries. The high-stakes fight gave Democrats, who suf- fered devastating elec- tion losses a month ago at the hands of working- class voters, a chance to cast themselves and not the GOP as the champion of the common man. Man- chin was joined by other coal-state Democrats from states Donald Trump won last month, including Pennsylvania and Ohio. "We're just getting warmed up," said Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., vowing a fight next year. "These miners and their families kept their promise, put their lives at risk. ... It's not too difficult for a sen- ator or House member to keep a promise." The Senate was on track to vote late Friday night, just two hours be- fore the deadline, to send the spending bill to Presi- dent Barack Obama. The underlying funding bill would keep the gov- ernment running through April 28 to buy time for the incoming Trump admin- istration and Congress to wrap up more than $1 tril- lion in unfinished agency budget work. It also pro- vides war funding, disas- ter aid for Louisiana and other states, and an expe- dited process for consider- ing Trump's nominee for defense secretary, retired Gen. James Mattis. Coal-state Democrats had pressed Trump, a self-proclaimed coal sup- porter, to intervene with Republicans. Manchin, mentioned as possible candidate for energy sec- retary or secretary of state in the new admin- istration, will meet with Trump Monday and said he will raise the coal min- ers' issue. "I'msurethatwillbepart of the conversation," Man- chintoldreporters."Hewon everycoalareainAmerica." WASHINGTON Shutdown threat eases before deadline toral college votes. California saw a surge in registered voters in the months before the elec- tion, when the voter rolls swelled to a record high, but it's too soon to know whether those new voters ended up casting a ballot, said Mindy Romero, direc- tor of the California Civic Engagement Project at the University of California, Davis. Turnout among all eli- gible adults was 58.7 per- cent, just short of the 59.2 percent participation rate in 2008. Political scien- tists consider the eligible participation rate a better measure of civic engage- ment because it accounts for voters who never reg- ister. Getting close to the 2008 participation rate makes this a good year for California, Romero said, but California's eligible- voter turnout looks like it will still fall in the bottom 20 percent of states. Because it's not a swing state in the presidential election, California doesn't see the sophisticated get- out-the-vote operations that help boost turnout in states that have closer contests for the top-of-the ticket candidates, Romero said. "We've done a really poor job with our under- represented populations and supporting them in voting," Romero said. "We have a larger proportion of our population that's made up of, in terms of voting, historically under-repre- sented groups." Voter turnout in the modern era has been lower than it was for three de- cades following World War II, when more than 80 per- cent of registered voters and 65 percent of eligible Californians consistently turned to vote out in pres- idential elections. Voter FROM PAGE 1 CLIFF OWEN — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky speaks on Capitol in Washington on Thursday during the signing ceremony for the 21st Century Cures Act. From le are, McConnell, Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., and Max Schill, 7, who suffers from Noonan Syndrome. CHUCK BURTON — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Dylann Storm Roof is escorted from the Sheby Police Department in Shelby, N.C. R ed Bluff Simple Cremations and Burial Service FD1931 527-1732 Now open longer hours 722 Oak Street, Red Bluff SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2016 REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM |NEWS | 9 A