Siskiyou County

This year, a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court gave cities the power to clear homeless encampments. In Yreka, authorities decided to wait until those removed had a place to go. They’re still waiting.

Siskiyou County ranchers who defied a state water order in 2022 were fined only about $50 each. Under new legislation headed to the governor, some daily fines for water scofflaws can increase 20-fold.

The fast-moving Boise Fire started late last week in Six Rivers National Forest and has burned quickly over steep terrain.

It’s a special moment for the Tribe, which has been working to revitalize the canoe tradition.

The Shelly Fire in Siskiyou County’s Klamath National Forest has quickly grown, forcing evacuations.

The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors recently proclaimed a local emergency related to concerns about heavy metals being present in the Klamath River. California's regional water board says those worries are overblown.

Over 1,000 locations across the country have shortages of primary care doctors. A recent report says that includes parts of Siskiyou County.

A group of rural Northern California counties are jointly applying for funding from Caltrans to develop zero emission vehicle charging plans.

The largest is the Head Fire, which is estimated to have burned about 3,000 acres so far.

The legislation would expand California’s authority to fine water scofflaws who keep pumping. Even if fines had reached $10,000 a day, “I’m not so sure we wouldn’t have done it again,” one rancher says.

A Siskiyou County partnership has received a $1.5 million state grant to develop a countywide climate mitigation plan.

The penalty is the maximum the ranchers — who pumped Shasta River water for eight days — could face under state law. It amounts to about $50 per rancher, which is no deterrent, ranchers and officials agree.