ALTURAS, Calif. — In the high desert of Modoc County, a remote expanse of mostly nothingness between Oregon and Nevada, almost no one wears a face mask. I figured this out one morning last week, when ...

ALTURAS (AP) -- Sparsely populated Modoc County in California's northeast corner plans to allow hair salons, churches, restaurants and the county's only movie theater to reopen Friday, becoming the ...

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Modoc County, which has fewer than 9,000 residents and reported zero cases of the coronavirus, is set to become the first county in California to ease stay-at-home rules Friday, despite Gov. Gavin ...

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CLICK HERE if you are having trouble viewing the slideshow on a mobile device. ALTURAS — In the far northeastern reaches of California, where Oregon and Nevada meet, lies Modoc County, a place so ...

December 29, 2025 – Alturas Police officials report that a Modoc County man was arraigned on 32 felony counts involving the sexual exploitation of children.

Sparsely populated Modoc County in California’s northeast corner plans to allow the reopening of its schools, hair salons, churches, restaurants and the county’s only movie theater Friday, becoming ...

According to the Modoc County Sheriff's Office, there are reports of water running across the roadway between Cedarville and ...

A rural, sparsely populated county in California's far northeastern corner hasn't detected a single case of the coronavirus in its population. Modoc is the only county in the state that seems to be ...

Monday: The virus found its way into tiny, remote Modoc County. Also: The Apple Fire prompted evacuations, and a successful astronaut return. By Thomas Fuller and Jill Cowan Good morning. (This ...