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The state’s jobless rate held steady at 5.4% for the month of February. In Lake County, the unemployment rate was 7.7% in February, down from 8% in January. Mendocino County 6.2%.

A man from Little River has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office reported a call requesting a welfare check after suspected gunfire was heard. Deputies responded to the 41000 block of Little River Airport Road late last Thursday night and contacted 58-year-old Ignacio Andrade-Zamora. Deputies checked on the female … Read more

The Ukiah Police Department’s automated license plate reading system helped locate a stolen vehicle being driven around town late last week. 21-year-old Alexander Timothy Barger was taken into custody after officers stopped him in a parking lot on East Perkins Street. Barger was booked into the Mendocino County Jail on suspicion of a stolen vehicle, … Read more

The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that the skeletal remains found in Ukiah along Low Gap Road last weekend have been identified as a Ukiah man who went missing early last year. Autopsy results positively identified the deceased as 25-year-old Angel Murguia-Martinez, who’d been reported missing in February of 2024. Next of kin have … Read more

The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow morning to discuss sending a letter of support to federal officials for the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, sponsored by Lake County House member Mike Thompson. The board will also consider an appointment to the Lakeport Fire Protection District Board and an appeal of the … Read more

After a closed session meeting of the City Council on Friday, Willits Mayor Larry Stanske announced that the city had terminated its contract with City Manager Brian Bender. Before the announcement, the council had discussed Bender’s performance evaluation. Shortly after, Bender’s city email had an auto-reply message stating that he was no longer serving as … Read more

In a press release, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office has said that it has looked into the claims the daughter of Jon Charles Trefil made to local and regional law enforcement that her father was a serial killer in the 70’s in Mendocino County. The Sheriff’s office says that although it has been unable to … Read more

Charges have been filed against two people in connection with the assault of a homeless woman with fireworks. Taylor Carnahan, 21, of Fort Bragg, drove a vehicle while a male juvenile threw lit fireworks at the female victim last year. Monday, Carnahan was booked on suspicion of “assault with a deadly weapon, abuse of an … Read more

The Tallman Hotel and Blue Wing Saloon in downtown Upper Lake have been sold. Bernie and Lynne Butcher, who renovated the historic hotel and built the restaurant next door, said they have sold the two businesses to Amar and Rajvi Alapati. The Alapatis own eight other boutique hotels. The new owners say they’re committed to … Read more

A program in Lake County has been included in $10 million in funding as part of the Farmworker Advancement Program initiated by the California Employment Development Department.  North Bay Jobs With Justice,  a grassroots coalition of more than 30 labor and community organizations, serves Lake, Napa, and Sonoma counties,s is slated to receive $985,000 for … Read more