It only takes one spark to turn dry grass into a wall of flame. Clear your defensible space, secure equipment, and call 911 at the first hint of smoke. Every shift, firefighters gamble with their lives—let’s lighten the odds for them.
A Shasta Lake man was arrested May 21 on suspicion of repeatedly sexually assaulting a child over a four-year period, the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office said. Detectives with the agency’s Major Crimes Unit opened the […]
A drunk driver crashed into a parked truck, and later drove it into a home in a quiet Alturas neighborhood Saturday evening, leaving residents shaken just days before Christmas. The incident began around 7 p.m. […]
The California Department of Water Resources and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife have issued an algal mat alert for the Tributary to Pit River, SF in the Jess Valley area, on or near […]
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A 16-year-old, who would have turned 17 this month, was found dead Tuesday on a property in Lakeview, Oregon, leading authorities to charge the teenager’s mother and her boyfriend in connection with the death. According […]
A dispute over last summer’s Rainbow Family campout near Indian Creek is heating up, with sharply different accounts from campers, county officials and local residents. Modoc residents will remember their visit to the Modoc National […]
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The USDA Forest Service will resume gather operations for the Devil’s Garden wild horse gather contract beginning January 21, 2025 for a short duration, in order to continue moving toward the appropriate management level of […]
The City of Alturas will start mosquito spraying on Thursday evening, June 12. Please relocate your beehives as spraying will commence twice a week through mosquito season, the days will vary due to weather conditions.
Young readers got a firsthand look at fire safety on Wednesday as the Susanville Fire Department hosted Lassen Library’s Story Time at the fire station. Children in attendance listened to a story featuring Clifford the […]
Obituary Aimee Lynn Boulade Aimee Lynn Boulade, 38, of Alturas, California passed away February 22, 2024 at her home. Aimee wasborn May 10, 1985, in Alturas to Larry and Diane Boulade. Aimee participated in 4-H […]
Those interested in running for local office in the November 5, 2024 General Electionhave until the close of business on Friday, August 9, 2024, to file all necessarypaperwork. Candidates have until 5:00 p.m. to complete […]
Photo provided by Modoc County Sheriffs Office Maxwell Reynolds, 23, of Alturas, was arrested on February 21, 2025, and charged with multiple felony offenses, including violations of California Penal Code sections 288.4(b), 311.4(c), 288.2(a)(2), 311.1(a), […]
By Shaelene Tims More than a month has passed since the Poetry Out Loud competition occurred, yet for one of the local Modoc students, the experience still echoes. Poetry Out Loud is a national arts […]
A new proposal in Congress could let federal agencies sell millions of acres of public land, and much of the talk in Washington reaches straight into Modoc County’s back yard. The draft bill orders the […]
Parents and guardians are invited to take part in a special weekly tradition at Johnstonville Elementary: Gathering in the Garden. This heartwarming event offers families the chance to share lunch with their students in the […]
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