The trauma of the Dixie and other recent fires are still with Plumas County residents, particularly those who lost homes and communities. There is an understandable desire to take urgent action to ...

This is the second part in a three-part series involving new evidence and information on the infamous Keddie murders. On April 12, 1981, Sheila Sharp, 14, left the neighbors’ cabin to return home.

Case file update is a new column featuring previous cases involving Plumas County and its people. If anyone has information concerning a cold case, please contact Victoria Metcalf at 283-0800 or ...

Fire managers often talk about building either direct or indirect line on the fire. What is the difference and why does it matter? Building direct fire line means building fire lines directly at the ...

What does it mean when a smoke column collapses and why is it a big concern for fire fighter? Unless you go to work wearing green and yellow Nomex clothing everyday you probably have never heard the ...

The invitation reached her last fall: a teacher had nominated her to attend the prestigious Envision National Youth Leadership Forum: Law & CSI in Washington D.C. in the summer of 2021. Now, in the ...

Occupation: I am a retired Chief Master Sergeant (E9) from Nevada Air National Guard where I served for 30 years. How long have you lived in or had ties to Plumas County? I would like to introduce ...

July 28, 2023 Ryan Patrick Purciel and Tailar D’nae Vasquez, both of Sparks, Nevada.

The Plumas County Sheriff’s Office dispatch center received the report of a chip truck on fire this morning, July 13, at approximately 10:50 a.m. as it turned from Quincy Junction Road onto Lee Road.

Lake Almanor resident Phil Datner put together a graph of the quakes around Lake Almanor during the past 18 hours using data from the USGS website. It makes for interesting viewing so Plumas News is ...

It’s Friday afternoon and we thought you might all enjoy some fun photos of a group of otters in the Almanor area. Local photographer Norm Williams shared the images with us and Plumas News is sharing ...

Joanna McElrath, a former Miss Lassen County who pleaded guilty to the premeditated and deliberate first-degree murder of her husband, off-duty Susanville Police Office Robert McElrath, on Jan. 1, ...