News Staff District Attorney Susan Krones is among a coalition of 41 District Attorneys throughout the State who are filing a petition with the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation requesting the repeal of temporary emergency regulations awarding early release to more than 76,000 state prison inmates. The district attorneys are calling for the regulations … Read more
MCSO is reporting about an officer-involved shooting. Sheriff’s Deputies responded to residence in the 3000 block of Cameron Road in Elk, where the homeowner reported a burglary. Sheriff’s Deputies encountered the male suspect outside of the residence during a foot chase, the man discharged a firearm multiple times at one of the pursuing deputies. The … Read more
An inmate who tried to hang himself was saved yesterday by Mendocino County Jail staff, who were alerted to the attempted suicide by a fellow inmate. Correctional deputies were able to lift the 32-year-old man and relieve pressure long enough to untie a sheet that he had fashioned into a noose from around his neck. … Read more
After taking a year off due to COVID, the popular Catfish Derby is returning to Clearlake Oaks this weekend. The event traditionally draws fishing enthusiasts from around the country. This year will mark the 37th Derby. The event has always been good for the local economy boosting sales at bait and tackle shops, stores, coffee … Read more
The sentencing of a Lakeport man in a child pornography case has been delayed a week. 59-year-old Jeffery Scott Cramer, who plead no contest to felony possession of child pornography, was set to be sentenced this week, but the local judges have disqualified themselves. The DA doesn’t know why they’ve taken that action, but the … Read more
Arraignment for the man accused in a double murder case in Brooktrails has been delayed a week to give him more time to find legal representation.46-year-old Christopher Gamble is accused of two counts of murder of Ulises Ayala and his 17-year-old son Anwar.
Lake County will likely remain in the orange tier until the state ends its color-coded system on June 15. According to acting public health officer, Dr. Evan Bloom, what’s holding the county back is the percentage of the local population that has received a COVID-19 vaccine. Over 52% of Lake County residents 16 years old … Read more
A driver was trapped for nearly three hours in his vehicle following a crash near Mill Creek dam. The Ukiah Valley Fire Authority says the Dodge Ram pickup truck was wedged into a large oak tree on the side of a steep hill along the road. Three juvenile passengers were able to exit the truck, … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors took action by Resolution yesterday to ratify the Proclamation declaring a Local Emergency due to Drought Conditions which was made by Sheriff Brian Martin on Thursday, May 6. As a result of local conditions and the declaration Lake County Special Districts is implementing the first Stage in the Drought … Read more
CAL FIRE Mendocino Unit will suspend burn permits in Mendocino County as of May 17th. The increasing fire danger posed by dead grass and hotter, drier conditions in the region is prompting the action.