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Plumas Search and Rescue Finds Deceased ATV Rider in Red Clover Valley

Wednesday, June 12

It was an unfortunate scene stumbled upon by Plumas Search and Rescue.The search and rescue team says they received a call for a missing person in the Red Clover Valley area—a steep ravine below Beckwourth Genesee Rd. near Lake Davis—just before 10 p.m. last... Read More.

Sheriff Issues Warning to Community After Bear Discovered in Home of Deceased Woman in Downieville

Wednesday, November 15

A woman was found dead in her home in Downieville; Sierra County Sheriffs and the CA Department of Fish and Wildlife are investigating after a bear was discovered to have broken into the home, though possibly after her death.A welfare check was requested to... Read More.

Missing Reno Woman Traveling Through Lassen and Plumas Counties Found Deceased in Van Near Keddie

Friday, January 28

The missing Reno woman, Kathleen "Kathy" Griffin, has been found dead in her van near Keddie in Plumas County. Kathy went missing on January 25th, when Washoe County Sheriff's Office made notice to the public she was traveling in a white van with a... Read More.

Deceased person inside Garage Fire in Johnstonville

Thursday, September 16

On September 12th, 2021 at approximately 8:00 a.m., the Lassen County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received several 911 calls regarding a structure fire on US HWY 395 in Johnstonville. Callers reported hearing multiple explosions before seeing a garage on fire. Deputies from the Lassen... Read More.