KTLA

Modoc County, 1st to defy California shutdown orders, confirms 1st COVID-19 cases

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A remote California county bordering Oregon ...
CBS News

Modoc County In Far Northern California 1st In State To Ease Stay-At-Home Order

ALTURAS (AP) -- Sparsely populated Modoc County in California's northeast corner plans to allow hair salons, churches, restaurants and the county's only movie theater to reopen Friday, becoming the ...
KTLA

Modoc County plans to reopen schools, businesses in defiance of California’s stay-at-home order

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Sparsely populated Modoc County in ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Modoc County first in California to ease stay-at-home orders

Modoc County, in California's northeast corner, plans to reopen its schools, hair salons, churches, restaurants and the county's only movie theater Friday Sparsely populated Modoc County, in ...
Sierra Sun Times

Modoc County Man Arraigned on 32 Felony Counts Involving the Sexual Exploitation of Children

December 29, 2025 – Alturas Police officials report that a Modoc County man was arraigned on 32 felony counts involving the sexual exploitation of children.
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

California's Modoc County sees first COVID-19 cases

Modoc County has two confirmed cases of COVID-19 from the same household, according to the county Public Health Department. A remote California county bordering Oregon and Nevada that was the first to ...
Los Angeles Times

This is the only California county that’s coronavirus-free. Masks are optional

ALTURAS, Calif. — In the high desert of Modoc County, a remote expanse of mostly nothingness between Oregon and Nevada, almost no one wears a face mask. I figured this out one morning last week, when ...
Newsweek

Modoc Becomes First California County to Reopen Despite Governor’s Stay-at-Home Order

A small municipality in Northern California permitted all nonessential businesses, schools and public transit companies to resume operations on Friday, becoming the first in the state to do so. The ...
Washington Times

Modoc County, California, defies Gavin Newsom, reopens

Sparsely populated Modoc County in California’s northeast corner plans to allow the reopening of its schools, hair salons, churches, restaurants and the county’s only movie theater Friday, becoming ...
Los Angeles Times

With no coronavirus cases, a California county defies Gov. Newsom and reopens

Modoc County, which has fewer than 9,000 residents and reported zero cases of the coronavirus, is set to become the first county in California to ease stay-at-home rules Friday, despite Gov. Gavin ...
The New York Times

The Last California County Without a Coronavirus Case

Monday: The virus found its way into tiny, remote Modoc County. Also: The Apple Fire prompted evacuations, and a successful astronaut return. By Thomas Fuller and Jill Cowan Good morning. (This ...