The case was initially charged as second-degree murder and represents the first homicide conviction in Modoc County for providing drugs that resulted in death.

Modoc County Supervisor Geri Byrne continues her leadership at the Rural County Representatives of California as Immediate Past Chair in 2026. Her ongoing role aims to address wildfire threats, predat ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 12:18 p.m. in Modoc County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land.

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 ...

Dr. Mark Chofla is a board-certified psychiatrist and physician who completed his specialty residency training at the Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center. After ...

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 ...

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 ...