News Staff Two Fort Bragg brothers were arrested and charged with selling drugs using social media. MendoFever reports Ivan and Esteban Gaeta were both arrested after a search warrant was served and their residence searched. Esteban was charged with felony conspiracy and possession of controlled substances for sale. Ivan was also charged with those felonies as well … Read more
Another suspect in the shooting death of a Point Arena man has been identified. Edgara Arteaga Coria of Gualala is 5’10” tall, 160-170 lbs, brown eyes, black hair with a tattoo on the left side of his neck, and “Arteaga” tattoed on the back of his neck. Law enforcement believes he had fled Mendocino County … Read more
There will be a community town hall this evening from 6-8 p.m. at the Soper Reese Theater in Lakeport. The issues of homelessness and mental health will be discussed, with the Lakeport Police Department, city of Lakeport, Lake County Behavioral Health, and Lake Family Resource Center hosting the event. The meeting will be livestreamed on … Read more
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has reported that a Lakeport man died Saturday morning in a single-vehicle crash in the Cow Mountain Recreation area. William John Sappington was driving his sport utility vehicle on Trail 17, near Scotts Creek Road when it ran off the trail, down an embankment, and rolled a number of times. … Read more
A fight in a bar in Point Arena is apparently what precipitated the murder of a man early Sunday morning. A call from family reporting an assault, and the person who was assaulted found dead of several gunshot wounds some distance from the bar prompted law enforcement to begin a homicide investigation. Two men thus … Read more
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office reports that a man from Ukiah kayaking with his son south of Russian Gulch State Park died on Sunday. The two men were struck by a wave and capsized. The son was able to recover, however, the father was not and apparently drowned. It is unknown whether the two were … Read more
The Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management were in Lake County over the weekend and visited Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument to meet with federal, tribal, state, and local officials and members of the community to learn more about the future plans for the area. The group heard … Read more
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a death in Point Arena, thought to be a homicide. On the 24th, a family member contacted law enforcement to say an assault had taken place at a bar. When deputies arrived, the man’s body was found on Ten Mile Cut Off Road, quite a distance from the … Read more
Residents of Ukiah who have switched to solar energy are asking what’s up with their bills. The Deputy City Manager says the conversion to a new billing system has caused issues due to a glitch, and says there are also still charges billed after going solar. Residents who’ve converted say they understand that, but the … Read more
A Mendocino County man was arrested for fleeing the scene of a hit-and-run accident. TheWillitsNews reports Earl Castillo of Leggest, hit and killed a Sacramento man near the entrance of Richardson Grove State Park in Garberville on the 20th. Vehicle parts left at the scene, which allowed the CHP to identify Castillo’s vehicle. He was … Read more