News Staff Bail has been set for the man charged with stabbing another man to death in Ukiah Sunday morning. Leslie Adelman did not enter a plea at his arraignment on Wednesday. His bail was set at $550,000 and a public defender was appointed to represent him. He is scheduled to return to court and enter a … Read more
A veterinarian who was instrumental in the formation and operation of the Lake County Animal Care and Control Clinic and in expanding the agency’s services has died. Dr. Richard Bachman passed away on the 20th. Dr. Bachman was instrumental in establishing public services, like low-cost spay and neuter services and the community cat program at … Read more
The city of Lakeport’s efforts to annex an area along South Main street hit a snag yesterday when the Lake Local Agency Formation Commission determined that objections from property owners were sufficient enough to initiate a protest process. LAFCo voted to set a protest hearing on the annexation in about a month, with no firm … Read more
Vietnam veterans are once again being recognized for their service today, as Welcome Home Day is being observed. The observation follows National Welcome Home Day which took place yesterday. About 10% of the war’s casualties came from California, according to the Governor’s Office. Five Lake County men were reported to have died in that war.
A prescribed burn is scheduled to take place sometime between today and Friday in 90 acres of undergrowth west of Lake Pillsbury and north of the Eel River. Weather permitting, crews will start the burn and remain on-site through the weekend and into the beginning of the week as a safety precaution. Forest officials remind … Read more
Another candidate for the Middletown Unified School District seat up for special election has declared. Bryan Pullman is a contractor and was one of ten people interviewed in December when the school board filled seats vacated by Thad Owens and LaTrease Walker. Pullman joins school volunteer Charise Reynolds on the ballot.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday took steps to drive water conservation at the local level, calling on local water suppliers to move to level two of their water shortage contingency plans, which require locally-appropriate actions that will conserve water across all sectors, and directing the State Water Resources Control Board to consider a ban on … Read more
An unidentified Ukiah woman died on Monday evening in a three-vehicle crash on Highway 20 near Lake Mendocino in Mendocino County. It is believed standing water in the roadway may have been a factor. The CHP says the crash remains under investigation.
A man who stabbed another in the parking lot of the Wells Fargo in Ukiah has been taken into custody by Mendocino County Sheriff’s officers and booked on murder charges. A 911 call reported a man was in the parking lot waving a knife around. When officers arrived, they found Leslie Adelman walking away from … Read more
Mendocino County’s Skunk Train will be hosting a “Train for Ukraine” event this Saturday. The Skunk Train will run two trains to support the Ukrainian cause. One hundred percent of the proceeds from these trips will go to the International Committee of the Red Cross. Trains will depart from both Fort Bragg and Willits, and … Read more