An Alert California wildfire camera at Blue Mountain in nearby Modoc County captured an aurora around 10:15 p.m. on Monday. Some skywatchers in Northern California reported catching a glimpse of the ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 6:32 p.m. at in Modoc County, California. Fort Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. At this time, there is no ...

On Tuesday at 9:35 a.m. the NWS Medford OR released a wind advisory valid for Wednesday between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. for Modoc ...

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 ...

(CNN) -- California's only county without a previously reported coronavirus case said Tuesday it is investigating its first two infections. Both of the new confirmed cases are from the same household, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The sparsely-populated county is located in California's northeast corner, bordering Oregon and Nevada. On Friday, county officials plan to reopen schools, hair salons, churches, restaurants and its ...

ALTURAS, Modoc County -- A hiker from Oakland was found dead on a remote peak in Modoc County Sunday, according to the Modoc County Sheriff's Office. Ben Kiyoshi Namura-Weingrow, 44, was discovered by ...

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, ...