News Staff A crash that resulted in the death of one person near Clearlake Oaks is under investigation. CHP officers were dispatched from the Clear Lake office on Wednesday afternoon to assist the Lake County Sheriff’s Department with a fatality accident late Wednesday afternoon. The Sheriff’s office had been working a missing persons case when the vehicle … Read more
The CAL FIRE Mendocino Unit will be conducting a vegetation management prescribed burn on the Shamrock Ranch starting today and is scheduled to run intermittently through February 14th. The Shamrock Ranch is in the northern portion of Mendocino County, east of Highway 101, and southwest of the town of Laytonville. For more information, go to … Read more
Scheduling conflicts have put a temporary halt to the legal proceedings regarding criminal charges lodged against suspended Mendocino County Auditor Chamise Cubbison. At the end of Wednesdays court session, Judge Ann Moorman said that travel plans involving County CEO Darci Antle, a witness for the prosecution and her own travel will cause the delay. That … Read more
Investigation into an early morning shooting incident on Wednesday in Redwood Valley is underway. Mendocino County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Capt. Quincy Cromer confirmed the incident and a number of Nixle alerts were sent out, for the area of Ellen Lynn Street and Virginia Circle. Over 50 .556 caliber shells were found as well as reports … Read more
The National Weather Service office in Eureka has announced that atmospheric river storms will enter the area later today, bringing at least 4 inches of rain to Lake County over the next few days. Forecasters say a second atmospheric river is expected to move through the area on Sunday. How much rain is expected from … Read more
A Ukiah local and filmmaker returns home this week when his Oscar-nominated short film screens at the Hardley Artists’ Short Film Screening at the Ukiah Theatre’s Playhouse. Will Hawkes, a Ukiah High School graduate and co-founder of the production company Kindred Films was nominated for his film The Last Ranger, about endangered rhino conservation in … Read more
A mushroom hunter gone missing in the Jackson Demonstration State Forest on Monday has been found safe. The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office says 59-year-old Linda Doar had been out with friends, wandered away from her group and then failed to meet up with them. Sheriff’s deputies launched an immediate search to no avail, and the … Read more
The Ukiah Police Department has announced it is deploying bike officers to patrol downtown and other locations, as well as special events to maintain safety and foster a positive relationship between law enforcement and the community. Two electric and two standard bikes will be used by officers, who are currently undergoing training and outfitting with … Read more
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office will test the county’s warning sirens at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 3. The three-minute test will include warning sirens in Middletown, Anderson Springs, Cobb, Loch Lomond, Kelseyville aka the Clear Lake Riviera, and Riviera West. Siren tests are normally 30 seconds, but the February test will be the full three-minute … Read more
A traffic stop near Albion last week resulted in the arrest of a man on active parole who was in possession of drugs packaged for sale. Ashley Schucker was stopped for a vehicle violation by a Mendocino Sheriff’s deputy, and a search of his vehicle turned up meth, suspected fentanyl, and oxycodone all packaged for … Read more