News Staff A Lakeport couple charged in a fraud scheme, could be facing drug charges too. While investigating 56-year-old James Mcaulay, and 50-year-old Michelle Darlene Curtis for an unemployment insurance fraud scheme, police also believed that Mcaulay was involved with opiates including fentanyl. During a search of the residence last week, numerous items of evidence related to … Read more
A three-vehicle collision on Highway 20 on Saturday night, left several people injured. The crash, east of Clearlake Oaks reportedly had six injuries, two were serous. According to the California Highway Patrol, one of the three vehicles involved ended up 30 feet down an embankment. Firefighters and deputies searched for additional crash victims in the … Read more
A Ukiah man facing a jury trial changed his mind Friday and admitted to a January 21st robbery of the Ukiah branch of Chase Bank. The Mendocino County DA’s office reports that 54-year-old Dean Michael Stevens, entered a no contest plea in Mendocino County Superior Court to the robbery. He also admitted a Strike sentencing … Read more
The City of Lakeport’s Public Works Department is advising that the parking lot area between Fourth and Fifth Streets by Library Park will be closed to through traffic due to construction. The closure will take place today and tomorrow. The Fifth Street Boat ramp will remain open.
A fourth COVID-related death in four days has been confirmed by Mendocino County Public Health. The death reported yesterday was a 44-year-old man from Ukiah, bringing the total number of deaths from COVID in the county to 61. There are currently 23 hospitalized, and 9 in ICU. Lake County added five COVID related deaths this … Read more
North Coast Opportunities has reopened its wildfire relief fund for those most impacted by the Cache Fire. The amount of financial relief available to Cache Fire survivors is dependent on donations. You can find applications at www.ncoinc.org; That’s also where you can make donations.
The City of Ukiah wants to show off the recent work that’s been done downtown with the Streetscape Celebration tomorrow from 11am-4pm. It features a car show, kid zone, live music and more.
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors approved a water hauling assistance program to help get water to Mendocino. Under the program that was discussed during a special meeting this week, raw water will be hauled from Ukiah to the Summer Lane reservoir in Fort Bragg where it will be treated, then hauled to Mendocino. Of … Read more
A woman died in a head-on crash in Lake County. The California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office said the wreck occurred shortly after 10 a.m. yesterday on Highway 29 just outside of Lakeport. 66-year-old Charmaine Garcia, of Kelseyville, was traveling northbound when a Mazda Protege traveling southbound drifted into the northbound lane. The Mazda’s … Read more
A former Ukiah Police Officer has filed a lawsuit against the police department. Isabel Siderakis, alleges that while in training she was sexually assaulted by former UPD Sgt. Kevin Murray. It also says she was “repeatedly subjected to harassment, discrimination, hostile work environment, and retaliatory adverse actions in response to reporting the unlawful conduct.” Murray … Read more