County, city in talks over new tax agreement
San Benito County and Hollister officials are in the process of
Sheriff declines to release video of wreck; probe continues
Sheriff Curtis Hill in a letter to the Free Lance said his
Tognazzini statue nears transfer to city
Organizers behind a life-sized statue of the late Eric Tognazzini are close to announcing when they will officially hand over the public art to the city.
Getting Out: Find solitude at Modoc National Forest
We parked in front of the US Forest Service building in Alturas, Modoc County's only incorporated city. The shiny new building was a stark contrast to the rest of sleepy Alturas which appeared to be frozen in the 1950's. At just under 4,000 square miles, Modoc County is the twelfth largest county in California, yet it has a population of only 9,147; a number that has been steadily declining.
