News Staff Fort Bragg has completed the purchase of the Mendocino Community Network for $300,000. City officials say the purchase will speed up the development of a mutual broadband utility aimed at delivering high-speed broadband service to the region. Both the Fort Bragg City Council and the Mendocino Unified School District Board of Trustees approved the acquisition. … Read more
A fire in a home in Clearlake has left one person dead and the home destroyed. Late Wednesday night, the Lake County Fire Protection District received the call and arrived to find the home on 12th Street fully involved. Gene Dean Nelson, 52, of Clearlake, was found deceased. The fire is currently under active investigation … Read more
The Clearlake Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating Dillon Smithson, 28, a white male adult 6’00” 120 lbs, dirty blonde hair, blue eyes. Last seen wearing a black shirt and blue jeans in the area of Walmart in Clearlake. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Clearlake Police Department.
A heat advisory is in effect for the Northwestern and Southeastern Mendocino County interior from 11 a.m. through 9 p.m. on Friday and from 10 p.m. on Saturday for Lake County. Temperatures of 105 may be seen. Exercise caution with outdoor activities and watch for heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
A man from Olivehurst in Yuba County has gone missing after telling his family he wanted to walk all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Albert Herschler, 38, was reported missing on the 21st. The last known contact with him was on the 18th when he phoned his grandmother to tell her he was 20 … Read more
The Ukiah City Council will hold an “all boards” meeting today to discuss issues surrounding the Potter Valley Project and the future of the water supply in Mendocino County. Members of the Mendocino County Inland Water and Power Commission will be on hand. The meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. today at the Ukiah Valley … Read more
A series of crashes caused by an initial deer strike on southbound Highway 101 north of Ukiah early Wednesday morning brought emergency responders to the scene and caused considerable congestion. CHP logs indicated chain reaction crashes near the Highway 20 offramp to the Central Avenue onramp. Units from CHP, Cal Fire, and local tow services … Read more
A heat advisory goes into effect for the Northwestern and Southeastern Mendocino County interior from 11 am through 9 pm on Friday. Temperatures of 105 may be seen. Exercise caution with outdoor activities. Monitor for symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
A Fort Bragg man has been arrested after a shooting last week. Late last Thursday night, Mendocino County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home in Fort Bragg after 23-year-old Jeremy Segura called 911 and reported that 39-year-old Saysomone Manyphone had shot at him. Manyphone was located and arrested the next day and was booked into … Read more
A man found guilty of sex crimes against three young girls has been sentenced to 50 years in prison, despite his family’s claims that he was coerced and was not offered adequate legal representation. Lucas Russell, 23, is severely intellectually disabled. Gregory Rowe, Russell’s teacher at Arcata High, said that due to his delay, Russell … Read more