BLM Donates Water Tender to Cedarville Volunteer Fire Department

Working together to bolster firefighting capabilities, the BLM has donated a water tender to the Cedarville Volunteer Fire Department. John Toomey, fire management officer for the Applegate Field Office, said, “This unit has served the BLM well, and still has plenty of service life left.”The... Read More.

An Alturas Man Found Guilty in a Fatal Stabbing

Jarett Blue Rucker was convicted by a jury after a week-long trial for murdering 55-year-old Milton Patrick McGarva.In March 2020, Sheriffs arrived at a home in Likely, discovering McGarava inside the home stabbed to death. Rucker was also in the home and found with... Read More.

EPHC Improves Safety Through Incident Prevention and Management Training

Sometimes providers find themselves in unpredictable and dangerous situations when escalated circumstances arise. When that happens, medical care must give way to the safe crisis prevention and management of an individual who might exhibit behavioral changes. Like other medical facilities, Eastern Plumas Health Care has... Read More.

Near-Impossible Driving Conditions Expected as First Blizzard Warning Hits

The season’s first Blizzard warning has been issued, stating that driving conditions are near-impossible Friday into Saturday morning. The National Weather Service says highway travel will rapidly deteriorate from whiteout conditions during this timeframe, with snowfall rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour. You... Read More.