News Staff Two Caltrans workers were recently awarded the Governor’s Silver Medal of Valor for their bravery and quick thinking during a snowstorm in Mendocino County in early 2023. Michael Butner and Gonzalo Garcia saved an elderly couple just before their RV was crushed by falling trees. They were given their awards during a ceremony at the … Read more
An incident involving a traffic message board on State Route 128 between Cloverdale and Anderson Valley is under investigation. The message board, used to redirect traffic had been reprogrammed with a racial statement using derogatory language directed at black people. The message board is operated by a contractor doing emergency road work in the area. … Read more
Cal Fire Director/Fire Chief Joe Tyler has appointed Matt Ryan as the next Cal Fire Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit Chief. Ryan takes over as Mike Marcucci retires at the end of the month. Ryan has served on the Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit for his entire career. Ryan also assumes command as fire chief for the Napa County Fire Department … Read more
A fire in the 12000 block of San Joaquin Avenue at Palomar Drive late Monday night prompted the evacuation of an area on the outskirts of Clearlake. The fire was first reported just after 10 pm, and Fire Chief Willie Sapeta asked law enforcement to respond as there was a need for evacuations and he … Read more
A vegetation fire along State Route 162 referred to as the Kelley Fire, burned on Saturday morning at just under an acre, sending up smoke that was visible from downtown Covelo and the smoke was picked up by ALERT California fire cameras on Anthony Peak, Panic Point, and Eden Valley. The fire burned on both … Read more
A fire, now called the McNab Fire, started midmorning on Sunday west of Highway 101 between Hopland and Ukiah near McNab Ranch Road. Large plumes of smoke could be seen on the ALERTCalifornia cameras in the area. Crews managed to stop the forward progress of the blaze quickly, limiting the area burned to about 10 … Read more
The Lakeport City Council meets tomorrow evening and will hear a presentation by a representative of Vet Connect and also will receive the Visit Lake County annual report. The council will review an agreement with a public relations firm that will provide communications and social media services to the city. It will also hear an … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow morning and will hear a presentation on the Golden State Finance Authority ReCoverCA Homebuyer Assistance Program. The program helps low and moderate-income residents, both homeowners and renters of the most impacted and distressed state counties to relocate outside of high fire hazard severity zones. There will also … Read more
The state has awarded almost $20 million in grants to 18 Native American tribes in California to support their efforts addressing the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People, or MMIP, crisis. Lake County tribes including Robinson Rancheria and Scotts Valley are among the grantees.
The Mendocino Unit of Cal Fire and the National Forest Service have issued fire restrictions due to increasing fire danger. Cal Fire has suspended residential outdoor burn permits, putting a hold on “all residential outdoor burning of landscape debris such as branches and leaves. That suspension doesn’t apply to campfires with organized campgrounds or on … Read more