Pliocene Ridge Fire Department responded to 34 emergencies in 2024, with training, mutual aid, and community losses highlighted.

Plumas County prepares to implement new state fire rules following updated high-risk wildfire maps.

Great Yuba Pass Chili Cook-off returns March 1st, featuring no rules, free entry, and potential for corruption.

Dirt bikers discover human remains near Clio, possibly missing person Anthony Evans from 2023.

Juvenile Chinook salmon return to North Yuba River after 80 years due to a successful pilot reintroduction program.

The Great Yuba Pass Chili Cookoff returns March 1st, featuring no-rules competition and five-time champion Andy White.

USDA fires 3,400 Forest Service employees, impacting Tahoe National Forest and potentially hindering wildfire prevention.

Sierra Supervisors discuss transfer station upgrades, speed limit changes, new crime laws, and honor a public health officer.

Missing woman Shondra Zimmerman found deceased in the home of a man who led officers on a high-speed chase.

125 people rallied at Quincy Courthouse on Presidents’ Day to protest against the current administration.

Downieville‘s gas station opening is delayed due to unresolved contaminated dirt removal issues.

Plumas Supervisors discuss green waste disposal issues, approve surplus water sale, and request wildfire and insurance reforms from Trump and Newsom.

Governor Newsom’s order prompts CAL FIRE to reclassify 1.4 million acres as high-risk, enforcing state fire mitigation rules locally.

Federal funding freeze halts USDA Rural Business Development Grant applications, impacting a Plumas County nonprofit.

Sierra County Supervisors oppose proposed speed limit increase in Sierra City, citing safety concerns.