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

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

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 ...

A new prescribed burn, named Joseph North Brush Disposal Piles, was initiated 1 p.m. Jan. 13 in Modoc County, California. The ...

One man was killed and another was hospitalized after a plane crashed in Modoc County on Sunday morning. The 65-year-old was apparently a passenger in a plane that was taking off from a ranch in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...