Lassen County News

One of the largest public works projects in the West, a 600-mile high-voltage power line from Lassen County to Turlock and the Bay Area, is on life support after its biggest player abruptly pulled the plug.

Prompted by outcry over a proposal to place a power transmission project through Solano and neighboring counties, Sen.

The sudden withdrawal of a major utility company from the controversial powerline project has resulted in postponement of the July 9 meeting in Orland between Glenn County officials, the public and Transmission Agency of Northern California.

Sheriff gives update on shooting incident Posted on Tuesday, June 30 @ 11:03:21 PDT June 30, 2009 - Even though he couldn't disclose the information, Lassen County Sheriff Steve Warren said a lot of new developments have emerged in an incident that occurred in North Lassen County that resulted in the death of one suspect, the arrest of six others ...

Tuesday June 23, 2009 City, public fed up with Lincoln School eyesore Posted on Tuesday, June 23 @ 11:15:06 PDT June 23, 2009 - The Susanville City Council recently discussed the status of what many people consider one of the biggest blemishes in Lassen County, the remnants of the old Lincoln School building at 1800 Main St.

The north state stands to benefit greatly from California's growing demand for renewable energy, according to a new economic study.

Northern California residents say they are in the fight of their life. The Transmission Agency of Northern California's proposal to build more than 600 miles of high-voltage transmission lines has residents fearing the worst: reduced property values, high power rates, interference with agriculture operations and negative impacts to the environment ...

It's not just that they cleared out the cigarettes and took the cash register. Nor that it happened 6 times totaling more than $70,000 in stolen goods.

Our View: The technology exists to generate power where it's used, rather than transmitting it across untold miles.

Six men, all arrested in a marijuana farm raid resulting in a gunbattle that left a seventh suspect dead, are scheduled to appear in Lassen Superior Court today on multiple felony charges.

Two Republican lawmakers from rural districts are raising concerns about a proposed high-voltage power line that would run 600 miles from far northeast Lassen County to Silicon Valley.

MAIN STREET CRUISE THIS SATURDAY The 19th annual Main Street Cruise is this Saturday in Historic Uptown Susanville.

Acting United States Attorney Lawrence G. Brown announced today that a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging RONALD EUGENE BERNAL, 47, of Susanville, with producing and possessing child pornography.

A Lassen County Sheriff's sergeant was sent to the hospital with a gunshot wound and a deputy was also injured after a marijuana investigation turned into a gun battle that left one suspect dead and six others arrested in Northern Lassen County.

State fiscal woes will hurt county Posted on Tuesday, June 16 @ 10:56:08 PDT June 16, 2009 - The state of California's $24 billion deficit could cost Lassen County more than $1 million.

Two agents were shot and a suspect was killed during shooting in north Lassen County, California on Tuesday afternoon.

Tuesday June 09, 2009 Inmates share prison reality with six young offenders Posted on Tuesday, June 09 @ 11:53:07 PDT June 9, 2009 - A number of prison inmates at the California Correctional Center in Susanville, several serving life terms, told six young local offenders they could either choose to change their ways or wind up joining them in ...

Johnstonville Grange up for historic designation Posted on Tuesday, June 09 @ 12:14:00 PDT June 9, 2009 - The Lassen County/city of Susanville Historic Building Review Committee called a meeting to order on June 2, mainly to welcome new member Barbara White and to discuss the recent application for historic building designation for the ...

Man arrested on child pornography charges Posted on Tuesday, June 09 @ 12:10:52 PDT June 9, 2009 - Lassen County resident Ronald Eugene Bernal, 47, was arrested and booked into the Washoe County Jail on federal child pornography charges including possession of child pornography and participating in photography with an unclothed child.

A 35-year-old inmate convicted in San Joaquin County and training in prison to be a firefighter collapsed and died Tuesday during physical fitness exercises in Lassen County, a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokeswoman said.