The 2025-2026 Sierra County Grand Jury presented its final report to Assistant Presiding Judge Jason LaChance and the ...

LOYALTON — The Sierra County Board of Supervisors fielded public comments on May 19 about online rumors of a proposed AI data center at 100 Railroad Avenue in Loyalton. Residents expressed worries ...

Volunteers and neighboring crews will practice wildland suppression skills in controlled burns at the local station.

TRUCKEE — One semi truck slammed into the rear of another on Interstate 80 near Truckee today, May 18. California Highway Patrol Truckee officers reported that the collision caused severe damage, ...

I’m a fifth-generation Californian and proud Mount Shasta resident with 25 years advising governments worldwide on democratic governance, institutional reform, and accountability. I’ve worked with ...

BORDER TOWN — A wrong-way driver caused a fatal head-on collision on U.S. Highway 395 on February 15, 2026. The incident resulted in the deaths of both drivers near the California-Nevada state line in ...

Don Russell at the offices of the Mountain Messenger in 2019. In my last conversation with Don, a phone call made to check on ...

The National Weather Service office in Sacramento upgraded its Fire Weather Watch to a Red Flag Warning on Friday for most of the California Central Valley. The alert covers the Sacramento Valley, the ...

OROVILLE — The California Department of Water Resources announced on May 15 that Lake Oroville stands near full capacity. The reservoir currently measures 897 feet in elevation and stores ...

Public safety has always been one of my highest priorities and one of the main reasons I decided to run for supervisor over 10 years ago. A few years ago, I supported Measure A because I believed it ...

MARYSVILLE — A semi-truck overturned in Marysville on May 13. The crash took place at the intersection of 9th and B streets along State Route 20 shortly before 11 AM. Caltrans District 3 first ...