News Staff The California Highway Patrol will conduct a maximum enforcement period to ensure the safety of all motorists throughout the holiday weekend. The Memorial Day MEP will run from 6 tonight, to 11:59 p.m. Monday, May 31, and focus on properly using seat belts. Approximately 78 percent of people killed in a crash within CHP jurisdiction … Read more
As the Memorial Day Weekend gets underway, AAA says motorists will see the highest gas prices since 2014. The current national average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline is $3.04 per gallon, 16 cents more than a month ago and $1.08 per gallon higher than last year. AAA reports the average price per gallon … Read more
A proposal to audit the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office budget was presented during this week’s Board of Supervisors meeting. South Coast Organizing for Radical Equality gave the presentation saying they are seeking transparency around how funding is being managed within the department. Sheriff Matt Kendall said he welcomes a fair and independent audit but doesn’t … Read more
The Lakeport City Council denied a vicious animal abatement appeal. The order is in effect for 3 years for Maria Anderson’s dogs, a 3-year-old neutered male German shepherd mix, and a 1-year-old neutered male pit bull mix. The Lakeport Police Chief and Lake County Animal Care and Control Director declared the dogs vicious following 11 … Read more
The latest Wildfire Town Hall will focus on the resources being deployed this year to protect local communities, and what to expect in the years to come when it comes to wildfires and climate change. CalFire’s Sonoma Lake Napa Unit Chief, and the Director of the Climate and Energy Policy Institute at Stanford University will … Read more
AAA expects a significant rebound in the number of Americans planning to travel this Memorial Day holiday weekend. More than 37 million people are expected to travel 50 miles or more between May 27 and May 31. That’s a 60-percent increase from last year, when only 23 million traveled, the lowest on record since AAA … Read more
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Bureau has identified the suspect involved in the series of burglaries in remote areas of Mendocino County and the attempted murder of a Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office Deputy. The suspect has been identified as 40-year-old William Allan Evers, and he’s considered armed and dangerous; Evers is 6 foot 1, … Read more
The Lakeport Police Department has partnered with Carfax to provide electronic copies of accident reports at crashdocs.org. Citizens involved in reportable traffic collisions in the City of Lakeport will soon be able to save time by obtaining traffic collision reports online with only the case number, date of the accident, and their name rather than … Read more
The Lakeport Public Works Department\s Utilities Division started an important sewer main line replacement project this week. It consists of replacing and upsizing approximately 2,100 feet of sewer main line. The project will replace all of the existing Orangeburg pipe remaining in the wastewater collection system – some of which was installed over 70 years … Read more
PG&E is hosting a North Coast wildfire safety webinar tonight. To share its wildfire prevention plans in 2021 and listen to customers’ feedback, PG&E is hosting a series of weekly regional wildfire safety webinars. Each event will feature a brief presentation, and the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback to PG&E subject matter experts. … Read more