Mendocino Animal Care Services is partnering with Animal Balance to host a spay and neuter clinic for dogs and cats in the Ukiah area, March 6-8. Animal Balance is a nonprofit providing large-scale, low-cost services to reduce pet overpopulation. Appointments are $122 per animal, nonrefundable, and paid upon booking. Dogs over 90 pounds and flat-faced … Read more
The family of a man who died while being arrested filed a wrongful death lawsuit Monday against the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office, Willits Police Department, and involved officials following Nicholas Bakewell’s death in June near Willits. The suit alleges excessive force, “unconstitutional policing,” and failure to provide medical care. An autopsy cited asphyxiation from restraint … Read more
Water tank installation for Robin Lane sewer spill residents continued Monday, with 29 tanks now installed. Testing continues, withabout 75% of impacted properties tested. Officials reported 65 wells sanitized. Wells are declared safe after two negative E. coli and coliform tests, 24 hours apart. City Manager Alan Flora has hired a hydrologist to study the … Read more
Governor Gavin Newsom has named John Langan as Lake County’s new Superior Court judge. A Lake County legal veteran, Langan has been a Superior Court commissioner since 2019, following his service as a deputy public defender in Sonoma County, and then as a deputy and senior deputy district attorney in Lake County. Langan replaces the … Read more
Demonstrators across the North Coast, from Ukiah to Trinidad, protested ICE, resulting in two arrests in Eureka. Friday’s protests included teachers at Alice Birney Elementary, welcoming all students, a Eureka High student walkout to the Humboldt County Courthouse, and a National Nurses United vigil for a slain Minneapolis nurse. Near the courthouse, counter-protester Gary Beckett … Read more
The East Region Town Hall is scheduled to meet on Wednesday at the Moose Lodge in Clearlake Oaks. The meeting will be available via Zoom and livestreamed on the Lake County Peg TV YouTube channel.
Three weeks after Clearlake’s massive sewage spill, recovery efforts continue. The recovery command has expanded the impact area to nine zones, covering approximately 550 acres on Clearlake’s northern end, including new areas north of Burns Valley Road and north of Olympic Drive. Officials warn residents in the expanded area against using well water until groundwater … Read more
Activists around the country are urging people to participate in A National Shutdown today in a call for ICE to leave communities in the U.S. The protest follows an economic strike in Minnesota in which hundreds of businesses closed last week. An ICE Out For Good protest is scheduled for tomorrow, from noon to … Read more
A Covelo man was arrested on the 21st in a multi-agency operation, including the U.S. Marshals Service and Mendocino-Lake County Regional S.W.A.T. Kory R. Whipple, 21, was a suspect in a burglary on the 18th and was wanted on six felony warrants. A search warrant was served at a residence, he was apprehended without incident, … Read more
Following the massive sewage spill in Clearlake on January 11th, officials on Thursday reported progress in water testing and tank placement. A unified command formed by the city of Clearlake and Lake County OES is managing the response to the Robin Lane sewer spill. Officials continue to aim for a swift return to normalcy, working … Read more