The Modoc County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) announced an active fire that has burned around 300 acres on June 24, 2026.

A Modoc County Sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed Wednesday morning after responding to an assault call outside of Alturas, the Modoc County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputy Jack Hopkins, 31, was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three people in Modoc County, including the wife of the victim, have been accused of murder, Sheriff William "Tex" Dowdy said. The ...

MODOC COUNTY, Calif. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) -- Modoc County's Mike Poindexter says he's sending a letter to Vice President Joe Biden, saying the area agency will ignore the White House's new gun control ...

San Francisco—The Animal Welfare Institute, Project Coyote and the Center for Biological Diversity are seeking an immediate investigation of Modoc County Sheriff Mike Poindexter for his decision to ...

ALTURAS, Calif. (AP) — Authorities were expected to release details Thursday about how a deputy responding a roadside disturbance call in Northern California was shot to death a day earlier — becoming ...

ALTURAS (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy in a Northern California county near the Oregon border was shot to death Wednesday while responding to a disturbance call, the Modoc County Sheriff’s Office said.