MODOC COUNTY, Calif. – A vegetation fire that sparked Wednesday afternoon west of Clear Lake Reservoir in northern California is at 75 acres. According to the Modoc National Forest, the Clear Fire is spreading at a moderate rate. First reported ...
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. – Fire crews battling the Valley Fire are working to reduce environmental impact and secure fire containment lines by conducting controlled burns Thursday. The fire which ignited Tuesday afternoon in the Jess Valley area of the South ...
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 ...
LIKELY, Cal. – A 69-year-old man is dead after the agricultural plane he was piloting crashed near County Road 60 just northwest of Likely. According to the Modoc County Sheriff’s Office, Peter J. Spyres of Arbuckle was the only occupant ...
CALIFORNIA – With recent rainfall and weather conditions CalFire announced the suspension of burn permits to be lifted. Californians with current and valid agriculture and residential burn permits can now resume burning on permissible burn days with no restriction on ...
ALTURAS, Calif. – A hiker found a dead man on the Eagle Peak Summit Trail on Sunday, July 2. According to the Modoc County Sheriff’s Office, the body was found about 1,000 feet below the summit on the southeast side ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Pacific Power is warning southern Oregonians about possible power outages due to high winds. The National Weather Service said windy conditions are expected Wednesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon. The weather system has the potential to blow down ...
MODOC COUNTY, Calif. – The Modoc County Sheriff’s Office is organizing a fundraiser this month. The money raised will be used for a local young man Tyler Breece battling colon cancer. It’s a penny war fundraiser where you collect money ...
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 ...