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A reminder, set your analog clocks back on Sunday, as we return to standard time. Most digital clocks will set themselves. Be sure and check before going to bed on Saturday.

Fort Bragg has an interim police chief. Eric Swift has been chosen to serve until late 2025, following Chief Cervenka’s retirement. With extensive law enforcement experience, Swift focuses on department stability, staff support, community trust, and the CARE program. He is reviewing five years of Internal Affairs cases and plans to work with Project Sanctuary … Read more

A man who allegedly forced his way into a Ukiah apartment was arrested on Tuesday. The Ukiah Police Department received a call from a 35-year-old woman at Willow Terrace Apartments on Gobbi Street, reporting that 43-year-old Armando Garcia, armed with a firearm, had barged into her apartment. She escaped and called the police. Police evacuated … Read more

The Rotary Club of Kelseyville is holding a Thanksgiving food drive for Lake County’s hungry, benefiting the Kelseyville Presbyterian Food Pantry. Collection barrels for non-perishable items will be at Lakeport Grocery Outlet and Nice Sentry Market through Nov. 17. On Nov. 1, “stuff a van” events will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. … Read more

A 3,261 sq ft commercial building has been proposed for 1294 N. State Street, in Ukiah, a site vacant since a 2011 fire. The retail/restaurant project, with on-site parking and improved pedestrian access, meets C-1 zoning. An initial drive-through plan was removed due to traffic concerns. A traffic study is pending, with no confirmed tenant. … Read more

The Clearlake Police Department is happy to report that 14 year old missing teen Rory Nychole Verling has been located. The department thanks the community for its assistance.

The CHP will conduct a 12-hour maximum enforcement period starting at  6 p.m. tomorrow night, to 6 a.m. Saturday morning. Commissioner Sean Duryee stressed the importance of sober rides for Halloween, noting impaired driving, which includes driving drunk, buzzed or on legal medications causes over 800 fatal crashes and 900 deaths annually in the state, … Read more

The Lake County Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee is investigating a September fish die-off in Clear Lake. Chair Luis Santana’s report blames low dissolved oxygen and lake turnover, a view supported by Big Valley Rancheria and Lake County Water Resources. Angela DePalma-Dow of the Lake County Land Trust said although concerning, fish kills are natural … Read more

A reminder, this weekend, clocks are set “fall back” on Sunday, ending daylight saving time. Be sure and set your analog clocks back one hour before bed on Sunday.

A residential structure fire broke out at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday at 11990 Leafwood Drive in Mendocino. Multiple 911 callers reported flames from the 3000 sq ft home’s second floor, which was fully involved when fire crews arrived. No other structures were threatened.  By 11:15 p.m., the fire was knocked down.