Theodore Loos, the Shasta County public defender accused of attempting to murder his wife and two children with a splitting maul, told police investigators that financial worries and his mental health ...

A former Shasta County public defender who attacked his family with a wood-splitting maul two years ago has been released from jail for a "mental health diversion." Theodore Loos, 75, who attacked his ...

Owning a red flannel and an ax won’t magically transform you into Paul Bunyan. That’s why we asked the professionals performing at this year’s Lumberjack Festival (September 30 through October 1 in ...

The sounds of my attempt to chop the long log in half echoed off the canyon’s rock cliffs like gunfire. I wasn’t having success because I was using a smaller axe with a narrow head. It was the wrong ...

A metal splitting maul head. The maul head is roughly wedge-shaped. One side of the maul is an axe blade and the other is a butt that doubles as a hammer. The hammer has eight (8) sides and a smooth ...