Susanville Looks for Community Input on Use of ARPA Funds

The city of Susanville is looking to hearing from you as the council begins discussing using ARPA funds. Initially set to be determined during the council meeting last evening, it was tabled for later as councilmember Schuster was not in attendance. City Administrator Dan... Read More.

Escapee Manhunt Ends in Firey Standoff

The manhunt for Angelo Atencio, the county jail escapee, and his accomplice girlfriend Ashly Ward, has ended in a fiery stand-off. Tuesday evening, Humboldt county deputies responded to a home in Winnemucca, Nevada on leads from the Lassen county so that Atencio and Ward may... Read More.

LCSO Updates on Jail Escapee’s Arrest

Angelo Atencio is now back in custody after he escaped from the Lassen County Jail on December 1st, 2022.  Deputies and Detectives from the Lassen County Sheriff’s Office have been working around the clock in what was essentially an “all hands on deck manhunt”... Read More.

CDCR Announces Third Prison Closure

The state’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) names the next prison to close as outlined in the depts budget, along with several yards at six prisons across the state and terminating a lease with another facility. The latest named prison on the chopping block... Read More.

Train and Semi Collide- Closes Down SR44

Update: HWY 44 is closed at this time from 36 Jct to Old Station The Susanville CHP is responding to a collision between a semi and train along Highway 44. Avoid the area if possible and be aware of emergency vehicles and personnel. The status of the... Read More.

Avian Flu in Lassen County, Threat to Domestic Flocks

The spread of Avian flu is likely to threaten domesticated flocks in Lassen County. Brian Ehler, the biologist with the CDFW, confirms avian flu was detected in the carcasses of geese at Emmerson lake on the Golf Course just a few months ago after... Read More.

SR 70 Re-opens

Quick work with the help of an excavator, contractors, and Caltrans crews cleared SR 70 and re-open the highway in record time. You can now travel between Jardo Gap and Greenville Wye, following the midnight highway closure due to a rock slide. Crews removed... Read More.

Communication Outage Takes Down Plumas 9-1-1 System

A communication outage has brought down the sheriff's office 9-1-1 system in Plumas County. A system-wide AT&T outage will allow only local calls to go through but all 9-1-1 calls from cellphones and landlines are not working. If you have Verizon or T-Mobile phone line... Read More.

Highway 70 Closed Due to Rock Slide

Highway 70 through the Feather River Canyon, where a series of storms shut down the highway this summer, has happened again. The highway from the Greenville wye through Keddie to just outside Big Bend is closed. Caltrans closed the highway around midnight due to... Read More.