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Honey Lake Valley Pool Seeks Increase in Funding Amid City Council Scrutiny
The Honey Lake Valley Recreation Authority (HLVRA) Board of Directors is seeking to increase funding for the Honey Lake Valley Community Pool. Currently, both the city of Susanville and Lassen County contribute $80,000 annually to the pool's operation. The board is proposing a 50%... Read More.
Urgent Search for Missing Person Near Feather River in Mabie CA
Missing Person Search Underway in Mabie, CA – January 28, 2025
MABIE, CA – On Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at 2:49 PM, the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing person near the Middle Fork of the Feather River, located west of... Read More.
Fatal Accident Claims Life of Mt. Shasta Man on State Route 139
A 45-year-old Mt. Shasta man is dead after an early morning incident on State Route 139 between Adin and Susanville.
According to the California Highway Patrol the man died after a single-vehicle incident that occurred at 3:50 in the morning on Sunday, January 26, 2025.
The... Read More.
WASHOE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE NEAR FISH SPRINGS ROAD
On the night of January 22, 2025, Washoe County Sheriff’s Office deputies, in conjunction with Lassen County Sheriff’s Office deputies, responded to the area of Fish Springs Road on a reported Battery with a Deadly Weapon (BDW).
Deputies arrived on scene and located a male... Read More.
Judicial Ruling Overturns Evidence in Westwood man’s Felony Case Due to Law Enforcement Missteps
Visiting Lassen County Superior Court Judge Linda R. Clark didn’t accept Lassen County District Attorney William Ross Helmbold’s exclusionary rule arguments in the case of Westwood’s Anthony Kauwe, who recently faced more than two dozen felony charges and potentially 22 years in prison if... Read More.
Aalpoel Arraigned on First Modoc County Fentanyl Murder Charge
Modoc District Attorney PRESS RELEASE
Tuesday, January 21, 2025, Dirk Aalpoel, 33, of Fort Bidwell was arraigned for murder in connection with the October 2024 overdose death of Surprise Valley resident Fawn Goodwin, 34,after supplying Goodwin with a lethal dose of fentanyl.
Fentanyl, which is now... Read More.
New Water Regulations Impact Local Businesses Using Domestic Wells
Local businesses that are using a domestic well are getting hit with additional water bill and required to get a permit from the California State Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water. In some cased the permit is $1500 per well. Here is the... Read More.
Portola Powers Up for the Future With New EV Charging Stations
The electric vehicle charging stations at 411 Commercial St. began their journey in July 2022. The motion to approve the licensing agreement with EV Range passed with a unanimous vote from the city council on July 13th, 2022. The discussion to bring an electric... Read More.
Enhancing State Route 36: Chester Causeway Revitalization Project Underway
Caltrans District 2 has begun tree work for the Chester Causeway Rehabilitation Project along State Route 36 in Lassen and Plumas Counties. The project is located at multiple locations from Melissa Avenue in Chester to just east of Red River Canal in Westwood.
Traffic control... Read More.
