February 27, 2026 – Alturas, CA – Modoc County District Attorney's Office officials announce that defendant Matthew Alexander ...

Rash of livestock kills in Sierra Nevada, two human deaths from other predators prompt hearing, legislation in Sacramento.

On Saturday, February 28, a power outage affected parts of Modoc County, leaving Cal Pines, Davis Creek, and Ft Bidwell without electricity for hours.

Two Lassen County residents won first prize in what was, arguably, the most controversial coyote hunt of the year. Thad ...

The NWS Medford OR issued a wind advisory at 1:05 p.m. on Monday valid from 7 p.m. until Wednesday 4 a.m. for Modoc County.

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. The County of Santa Barbara announced that a public town hall on the Modoc Multii-Use Path project will be held this week to ...

Remains found near a Modoc County campground were identified as Emmanuel Pochylski, 41, who was last seen on June 11. This is Modoc County's first homicide since 2020. Three people in Modoc County, ...

According to the Modoc County District Attorney's office, the county dismissed a domestic violence case because of a lack of ...

At 4 o’clock on Thursday afternoon, right around the time Gov. Gavin Newsom was signing his redistricting plan into action, with the thermometer reading 107 degrees, I walked across our living room ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rep. Jared Huffman and his wife Susan Huffman, meet with members of Modoc Indivisible in Alturas, Calif., on Jan. 28, 2026.

Three people in Modoc County, including the wife of the victim, have been accused of murder, Sheriff William "Tex" Dowdy said. The Modoc County Sheriff’s Office in a news release posted on Facebook ...