North Kern State Prison Inmate Death Investigated as Homicide

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating the Jan. 29, 2025, death of an incarcerated person at North Kern State Prison as a homicide.At 5:04 p.m., officers were conducting security rounds when they found incarcerated person Enrique Gomeztagle unresponsive in his cell.... Read More.

Emergency Forest Treatment Begins in North Fork Project Area

Work is set to begin on 700 acres of forestland near Greenville and Taylorsville as part of an emergency response effort approved by the U.S. Forest Service. The project, part of the larger North Fork Forest Recovery initiative in the Plumas National Forest, was... Read More.

Commenting Open on Plumas National Forest North Fork Recovery Project

A thirty-day commenting period has started on the Plumas National Forest’s near 200,000-acre forest recovery project, and there's an opportunity for you to provide feedback in person. The North Fork Forest Recovery Project is in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) planning process proposing a... Read More.