News Staff A fire in Nice on Wednesday afternoon quickly escalated and prompted evacuations. Fire crews were already working blazes in Kelseyville and Scotts Valley, which required engines and other units to respond from the south county. At 3:20 pm the Sheriff’s Office issued an evacuation order for zone NIC-E047 due to the fire. Shortly before 5, … Read more
Three fires in the Hopland area are under investigation. The first was reported on Monday, along a grassy, dry rural roadway south of the city, along Mountain House Road with two more quickly following in that same area. MendoFever reports the Hopland Fire Protection District has urged residents and travelers along Mountain House Road to … Read more
A jury in Mendocino has convicted a man of child molestation. John Hill of the Ukiah area, was found guilty of three counts of misdemeanor child molestation involving victims two aged 13 years and one 15. The jury came to its decision in roughly 30 minutes. After the jury was excused, Hill was also found … Read more
The first wildfires of the season are burning on either side of Lake County. The Point Fire in Sonoma County has burned roughly 1200 acres and is 20% contained. The Sites fire in Colusa County has burned over 4,400 acres and fire crews are working for containment. Smoke from that fire has caused air quality … Read more
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an inmate on Monday. Dakota Michael Anderson, 32, of Nice, died in the care and custody of the sheriff’s office while at Sutter Lakeside Hospital in the emergency department. Anderson was awaiting a preliminary hearing on drug charges and two felony charges. The Sheriff’s office … Read more
PG&E reports power outages just south of Lucerne and north of Glenhaven in neighborhoods along Route 20 along with the Buckingham Park Area, in neighborhoods along Soda Bay Road from west of Bergesen Drive east to Vera Drive. Power is expected to be restored sometime around noon.
The Clearlake Oaks Moose Lodge is holding a veteran’s dinner from 5:30 to 7 pm tomorrow evening. There will be music and the menu includes chicken, vegetables, salad, and dessert. The event is free to all veterans and a $10 donation is requested for non-veterans. For more information contact the Moose Lodge. —
The man arrested after Lake County’s first charged fentanyl homicide pleaded not guilty in court on Monday. Joe Nathan Boggs made his first appearance before Judge Andrew Blum in the death of 17-year-old Illeanna Makena Frease on Monday. Boggs’ court-appointed attorney requested a bail review during his preliminary hearing on the 26th. Illeanna Makena Frease … Read more
A Ukiah man has been arrested for setting a grass fire in the 1300 block of Airport Road. Ukiah Police and the Ukiah Valley Fire Authority responded to the fire. Oscar Cabezas-Tafoya was seen in the area trying to walk away when law enforcement detained him for questioning and then arrested him for intentionally setting … Read more
The Lake County Registrar of Voters will do some outreach at the Lakeport Farmers Market, giving folks information and registering them to vote. Someone from the elections office will be at the market on the 18th and 25th of this month, the 2nd and 16 of July, the 6th and 20th of August, and the … Read more