News Staff A Willits man was stabbed late last week by a man from Humboldt County. Late Thursday night, deputies responded to the 100 block of Kawi Place, where they found the injured man and began giving medical aid while waiting for EMS. The victim was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. An investigation identified … Read more
More than 200 people gathered outside the Fort Bragg Town Hall on Saturday in observance of International Women’s Day and as a statement of protest against the current administration. Almost 80 percent of the crowd were women, and a good number of them were over the age of 50, protesting, among other things, the threat … Read more
New maps from CalFire show that large areas of Ukiah have been reclassified at higher fire risk, raising concerns about the potential impact on development and homeowners. City officials were briefed last Wednesday on the new fire zones, which put most of the west side of Ukiah at very high risk for fire. CalFire hasn’t … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets Tuesday morning and will hear a report on the Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance’s or TERA’s plans for a new training facility in Upper Lake. TERA seeks to revitalize ecology, economy and culture through Indigenous-led land stewardship. The board will also hear a presentation on the 2025 Roads Project and … Read more
At the beginning of the week, a town hall meeting that included Fort Bragg City leaders and Skunk Train executives drew a capacity crowd. The meeting was part of an agreement to cooperate and enter open discussion regarding the 400-acre mill site that makes up all of Fort Bragg’s ocean access from the Noyo River … Read more
Lake County Vector Control District will conduct targeted aerial spray treatment for mosquitoes of marshland near Clear Lake. Weather permitting, during daylight hours, the spraying will start Monday, with a drone flying low over areas between Clear Lake State Park and Lakeport. Winter monitoring has found a large number of larvae of a type of … Read more
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that a body found on Tuesday by search and rescue teams was that of a missing Albion man. Daniel Jay Salmond, who suffered from dementia, was last seen at his home on February 27th. He was reported missing on March 1st by an in-home health care worker who … Read more
License plate reader cameras have been credited with helping Ukiah Police track down a stolen vehicle last week. The stolen Honda HR-V was spotted by cameras last Thursday morning. The vehicle was stopped on North State Street, with five people in the car. The 17-year old female driver was arrested on suspicion of possession of … Read more
A body was found during the search for a man missing from the Albion area. A missing person’s report was filed on the 1st and over the next four days search and rescues teams from Mendocino and surrounding counties combed the area. On Tuesday Search and Rescue teams located a deceased person in the search … Read more
A man who was stabbed in Kelseyville in late January has died of unrelated causes. TheLakeCountyNews reports investigation into the death of Hernandez Guzman confirms that he did not die of injuries related to the stabbing that happened at Pioneer Park after a verbal argument with Anthony Lee Black of Kelseyville. A cause of death … Read more