MODOC COUNTY, Calif. – Members of the Cal Fire Bieber Helitack team rescued a person who fell off a cliff southeast of Alturas over the weekend. According to the Lassen-Modoc unit, the person fell from a cliff in the area ...
MODOC COUNTY, Calif. – The Modoc National Forest is preparing for thousands of people to converge on the forest this summer as part of the Rainbow Family Gathering. The Rainbow Family has existed since the 1970s and has held gatherings ...
ALTURAS, Calif. – A deadly aircraft crash was reported in Modoc County. According to a Facebook post by the City of Alturas, emergency crews were sent to the municipal airport Tuesday for reports of an accident involving an ultralight experimental aircraft. Federal ...
ALTURAS, Calif. – A sheriff’s office in Northern California was closed to the public due to COVID-19. The Modoc County Sheriff’s Office said the front office will be shut down until the 21st of this month after several staff members ...
ALTURAS, Calif. – A mountain lion spotted in a rural Northern California community will be relocated. Wednesday morning, the Modoc County Sheriff’s Office warned Alturas residents a mountain lion was spotted within city limits. Citizens were advised to not leave ...
ALTURAS, Calif. — The sheriff of a rural northern California county says his agency won’t enforce Governor Gavin Newsom’s curfew order. Starting on the night of November 21, the vast majority of Californians will be asked to avoid contact with ...
Alturas, Cal. – Modoc County was the first California to relax Coronavirus guidelines, but it’s not business as usual. Monday marked the start of a return to a normal business week in Modoc County. “Our county is open.” Confirms Heather ...
ALTURAS, Calif. – A Northern California corrections officer has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a child. Investigators said on February 12, 2020, Modoc County Correctional Officer Tristin Anthony Compton was arrested for multiple counts of unlawful sex with a ...
ALTURAS, Calif. – Investigators believe the remains of a missing Nevada man were found in a remote part of Northern California. The Modoc County Sheriff’s Office said on February 9, 2020, human remains were found west of the Agricultural Inspection ...
MODOC COUNTY, Calif. – Schools were in locked down in Alturas, California after an inmate escaped custody. The Modoc County Sheriff’s Office said at about 11:00 a.m. on May 1, an inmate fled while being transferred between the courthouse and ...