A new prescribed burn, named Joseph North Brush Disposal Piles, was initiated 1 p.m. Jan. 13 in Modoc County, California. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United ...

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 ...

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, California — Marin and Modoc are both California counties that start with “M,” but that’s about where their similarities end. Marin, on the Golden Gate Bridge’s northern side within sight of ...

(Bloomberg) -- California’s Marin and Modoc counties lie more than 200 miles apart — and several worlds away. Modoc, tucked into the state’s remote northeast corner, lacks a single traffic light. Many ...

Over several rivers and through even more woods, flags advocating secession from California flutter above hills dotted with cattle, which outnumber people at least sixfold. This ranching region with a ...