Right along California State Route 49 at the Sierra-Plumas County line, you can see the Elephant Fire. Even with the fire in sight and evacuation warnings in the town's backyard, residents in the small town of Chilcoot aren't concerned.
The Sierra County Sheriff’s Office is reporting an increase in bear activity in the county.
The Sierra County Sheriff's Office wants to know because it helps them determine if a bear is a threat to public safety.
A Sierra County resident died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome last month.
A domestic cat in eastern Sierra County in California has tested positive for plague.
The reporting party told us her husband, Scott Fraser was mountain biking the Downieville Downhill Trail and had not yet returned to Downieville, CA.
Authorities have identified the man who drowned at Stampede Reservoir this past weekend.
The Sierra County Sheriff's Office has released charges against a man accused of killing one man and injuring two others in a shooting near Poker Flat on the Fourth of July weekend.
Fire crews responded to a small wildfire near Verdi, west of Reno early Thursday morning.
Shots were fired Friday night near Stampede Reservoir after a man with mental health issues fired shots at responding deputies to his call for help.
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