A wind advisory was issued by the NWS Medford OR on Friday at 12:26 p.m. valid from Saturday 10 a.m. until Sunday 7 a.m. for ...

On Monday at 1:59 p.m. a winter storm warning was issued by the NWS Medford OR valid from Wednesday 4 a.m. until Friday 10 ...

December 29, 2025 – Alturas Police officials report that a Modoc County man was arraigned on 32 felony counts involving the sexual exploitation of children.

A Modoc County Sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed Wednesday morning after responding to an assault call outside of Alturas, the Modoc County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputy Jack Hopkins, 31, was ...

ALTURAS, Calif. (AP) - Authorities were expected to release details Thursday about how a deputy responding a roadside disturbance call in Northern California was shot to death a day earlier - becoming ...

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 ...

2004-09-05 04:00:00 PDT Alturas, Modoc County-- Patricia Cantrall, nicknamed the "Annie Oakley of Modoc County," straps her .38 backward on her left hip. "I prefer the cross draw," said the gregarious ...

ALTURAS (AP) -- Sparsely populated Modoc County in California's northeast corner plans to allow hair salons, churches, restaurants and the county's only movie theater to reopen Friday, becoming the ...

Modoc County, in California’s far northeast corner, reported its first two COVID-19 infections Tuesday, which means that all 58 counties in the state have now confirmed at least one case of ...

A skilled nursing facility in Modoc County has the majority of its residents infected with the coronavirus and some COVID-positive staff treating them. Warnerview Skilled Nursing in Alturas has had 28 ...

CLICK HERE if you are having trouble viewing the slideshow on a mobile device. ALTURAS — In the far northeastern reaches of California, where Oregon and Nevada meet, lies Modoc County, a place so ...

A small municipality in Northern California permitted all nonessential businesses, schools and public transit companies to resume operations on Friday, becoming the first in the state to do so. The ...