News Staff An ordinance adopting the state’s updated fire hazard severity zone map has been approved by the Lake County Board of Supervisors, as well as by Clearlake and Lakeport, which will significantly increase the high-risk fire acreage in the county. The map is required by the state to be adopted by the end of July and … Read more
Jaime Gregg, 21, was arrested last week in Ukiah during a violent domestic dispute with his girlfriend.. His mother, Kcaj Larson, 44, was also present. UPD and SWAT arrested Gregg after a standoff. Gregg faces multiple felony charges, including possession of a stolen firearm and assault with a deadly weapon. Larson was arrested on suspicion … Read more
A Mendocino County Superior Court jury on Tuesday found Julian Canul Tun, 43, of Fort Bragg, guilty of misdemeanor DUI and driving with a blood alcohol concentration of .31/.32% at the time of his arrest.
A man’s body was discovered in a dry creek bed in Ukiah on Saturday. A citizen reported the finding to Ukiah Police, who then notified the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office for a coroner’s investigation. The cause of death is undetermined; an autopsy and toxicology report are pending.
Local homeless agencies met at the Consolidated Tribal Health Project last week to brainstorm ideas for Mendocino County’s “Strategic Plan to Address Homelessness” and address misinformation. Supervisor Maureen Mulheren stressed the need for local homeless organizations to share positive initiatives to counter negative rumors, emphasizing the need to reach those not present who complain. Another … Read more
Cal Fire’s Fire and Resource Assessment Program, or FRAP, has launched the California Vegetation Burn Severity Online Viewer, an interactive map showing wildfire impact on vegetation statewide. It displays burn severity data for California wildfires over 1,000 acres from 2015 to 2023, with annual updates. More at fire.ca.gov.
PG&E is launching a new initiative, the PG&E Match My Payment Program, allocating $50 million to existing and new financial assistance programs. This initiative aims to assist eligible customers in settling past-due energy bills and prevent service disconnections. Under the program, qualifying low- to moderate-income customers can receive a dollar-for-dollar match from PG&E for past-due … Read more
Emergency personnel responded to a major gas leak in downtown Ukiah on Monday, after a construction crew struck a six-inch gas main while road grading. Roads were closed, power shut down, and several blocks were evacuated as a precaution. Access to the area was reopened around 8 pm Monday. This was the second time in … Read more
The Western Region Town Hall will hold its next meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, at the Habematolel community center, 9460 Main St. There will be discussion with the energy program manager of the Northern Rural Energy Network, which is part of the Lake Area Planning Council, and there will be discussions about Clearlake water quality, the WRTH … Read more
The Lakeport City Council meets this evening and will hear a presentation from Sonoma Clean Power regarding the possibility of expanding their Community Choice Aggregation program, or the CCA program, into Lake County, which would allow local government to procure cleaner, more affordable energy for their communities. The council will also consider the Martin & … Read more