MODOC COUNTY, Calif. – Crews are trying to get a handle on the Tucker Fire burning 50 miles southeast of Klamath Falls. The fire broke out Sunday afternoon along the east side of Highway 139 in the Dry Lake area ...
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 ...
Alturas, Cal. – Life in prison – without the possibility of parole. That sentence was handed down Monday in Alturas for a man found ‘guilty’ of shooting and killing a Modoc County Sheriff’s Deputy. The mother of fallen Modoc County ...
Alturas, Calif. — After more than four decades in uniform, Modoc County Sheriff Mike Poindexter is retiring. On January 7, 2019 Sheriff Poindexter finished up his term around noon, when Undersheriff William “Tex” Dowdy was sworn in as sheriff. Poindexter has ...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A man who was accused of shooting and killing a Modoc County, California deputy has been found guilty. In October 2016, Deputy Jack Hopkins responded to a family disturbance call. When he arrived at the scene, he ...
MODOC COUNTY, Calif. – The Stone Fire burning in Modoc County, California has grown to over 22,000 acres. On August 20, the U.S. Forest Service said the fire has remained active. A red flag warning is in effect, and the ...
MODOC COUNTY, Calif. – A wildfire burning in northern California has grown to over 5,000 acres. The Stone Fire is one of three fires ignited by lightning storms in the Modoc National Forest on August 15. The fire, west of ...
MODOC COUNTY, Calif. – Signs dedicating a northern California highway to the memory of a fallen Modoc County Sheriff’s deputy have been installed. In October 2016, Deputy Jack Hopkins responded to a family disturbance call. When he arrived at the ...
ALTURAS, Calif. – A northern California man arrested and released on child molestation charges was re-arrested after police learned about more alleged sex crimes. The Modoc County Sheriff’s Office said 57-year-old John Gregory Hughes of Alturas was taken into custody ...
Update (10-09-17, 2:00 p.m.) – The Modoc County Sheriff’s Office said accused child molester John Gregory Hughes was released from jail after posting bond. He is scheduled to appear in court on November 7 for an arraignment. Alturas, Calif. – ...