Woman Pleads Guilty to First-Degree Arson in St. Francis Hotel Fire

Tahnee Willow Orr, 39, from Susanville, has pleaded guilty to first-degree arson for her involvement in the November 1, 2024, fire that destroyed the St. Francis Hotel and the adjacent Utopia Management office. This plea includes a multiple-structure enhancement, which indicates the severity of... Read More.

CAL FIRE Suspends Burn Permits in Lassen, Modoc, and Plumas Counties

The increasing fire danger posed by dead grass and hotter, drier conditions in the region is prompting CAL FIRE to suspend all burn permits for outdoor residential burning within the State Responsibility Area of Lassen, Modoc, and Plumas Counties, and the Local Responsibility Areas within Lassen County... Read More.

Full Closure of State Route 172 for Emergency Restoration

The California Department of Transportation has announced a full closure of State Route 172 starting Monday, June 9. The closure will extend from Mt. Lassen Avenue to 5.5 miles east of the junction with State Route 36 in Mineral (Hole in the Ground Road)... Read More.