Update on Tragic Triple Fatality in Head-On Collision on Highway 395

Lassen County Sheriff Press Release-Fatal Traffic Collision on U.S. Highway 395 On January 30, 2025 at approximately 0540 hrs., deputies responded to Highway 395 just south of the Bass Hill landfill for a head-on collision. We learned through witness statements and evidence located on scene, that... Read More.

Fatal Multi-Vehicle Crash on US-395 Sparks Investigation

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) has reported a tragic accident that occurred on January 30, 2025, at around 5:40 AM on US-395, north of Waldron Lane. The crash resulted in the deaths of three individuals. According to the CHP, the incident began when a... Read More.

Rockslide Closes Part of Bizz Johnson Trail for Safety

Bureau of Land Management announced that a portion of Bizz Johnson Trail is Temporarily Closed for Rockslide Safety. A recent rockslide has blocked part of the Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail about three miles west of the Susanville Trailhead. As such, the BLM is asking... 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.

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.