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.

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 ...

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 crowd fills the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors hearing room Tuesday for the meeting on the Modoc Road multi-use path project. (Grace Kitayama / Noozhawk photo) Tuesday’s meeting of the ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...