Flex Alerts Expected Thru Holiday Weekend

Statewide flex alerts are possible throughout the Labor Day weekend as a heat advisory is in place through Tuesday of next week. The Plumas County Sheriff’s office has issued a statement that they have also been alerted to possible PG&E rolling blackouts. Though they... Read More.

Inmate Escapes Butte County Jail

An inmate from the Butte County Jail has escaped with ties to Paradise, Magalia, Chico, and Oroville. Yesterday around 6:30, deputies believe Miles Michael Kenneth Bondley, age 34, had escaped from the County Jail. Bondley escaped from a fully-enclosed, high-security exercise yard sometime between... Read More.

Susanville’s New Tax Increase Begins October

California’s Tax and Fee Administration released the New Sales Tax and Use Tax Rates going into effect by October 1st following June’s Elections. The City of Susanville is among three other cities statewide and eight counties to increase their sales tax, yet remains at... Read More.

BLM Donates Fire Engine to Standish-Litchfield FD

The Standish-Litchfield Fire Department gets a new fire engine. The Bureau of Land Management transferred ownership of their 2007 wildland fire engine to the department to bolster the rural departments’ capabilities to fight fires. The Standish-Litchfield Fire Department often assists the BLM with wildfires... Read More.

Lassen and Plumas Fire Agencies Awarded Grant Funds

Lassen‘s Stones Bengard CSD Fire Department at Eagle Lake and Plumas Search and Rescue are recipients of a grant funded by PG&E to help strengthen their disaster preparedness and response. Both were among 17 other North state Departments to be awarded part of the... Read More.

Triple Digit Heat Means Excessive Heat Watch for Saturday

The region is under an excessive heat watch this Saturday. The Reno national weather service says dangerously hot temperatures ranging from 100F to 105F are expected over the holiday weekend, with well above average overnight low temperatures of 65F to 70F. Without much overnight... Read More.

Susanville Fire Honors Fallen Victims of 9/11 Terrorist Attacks

A Susanville tradition to remember the fallen victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks returns at the Susanville Fire Department. Sunday, September 11, at the Firehouse on Main Street, the department will hold a ceremony beginning promptly at 7:05 AM. You are asked to... Read More.

Successful Plumas Law Enforcement Fair to Return Annually

Plumas County hosts a very successful Law Enforcement Fair in Graeagle with over 200 people in attendance. The fair was modeled after that of Modoc County and was well supported throughout the law enforcement community. Agencies that attended included CHP, PCSO, USFS Law Enforcement,... Read More.