News Staff A fire along Pudding Creek in Fort Bragg was put out thanks to the eagle eye of a CALSTAR helicopter crew. The crew has just picked up a patient at Adventist Health Mendocino. A CalFire crew arrived by helicopter and then air spotter units and a CalFire chopper were used to make water drops in … Read more
The Ridge Fire, along the Lake and Colusa County line is reported to be kept at bay, with no new growth and containment at 35%. Evacuation orders and warnings for eastern Lake County were lifted over the weekend. The fire has threatened 50 structures thus far, but no damage has been reported.
The lawsuit filed by Clearlake against Highlands Mutual Water Company will go to trial this week. In the suit filed in June, the city requested records and a new election of district board members to be held. The suit names Highlands Mutual Water Company and each of its five board members, citing concerns about the … Read more
A lost wallet resulted in the arrest of two Ukiah women on drug charges. UPD reports mid-July a Clearlake man reported a lost wallet. Officers checked surveillance cameras in the area and identified Jennifer Pifer of Ukiah entering a gas station where a debit card was used. A passenger in Pifer’s car, Janine Ponciano of … Read more
A small, welcome back lunch party was held to celebrate the return of the Veteran’s Service office to its old location on Observatory Avenue in Ukiah. When veterans got wind of the move of the office to a new location on Dora Street, they made their voices heard, demanding they be allowed to stay in … Read more
Power was restored shortly after noon in Redwood Valley and Potter Valley after the second outage in less than a week. PG&E reports almost 1700 customers were without power starting at about 10:30 Tuesday morning. PG&E’s outage tracker website said the cause of the outage was unknown.
Although unemployment in the state remains unchanged, Lake County experienced a slight uptick in joblessness in June. Lake County’s unemployment rate in June was 5.7%, compared to 5% in May and 6% in April. At the same time last year, the jobless rate was 5.2%.
The Clearlake Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing person. Tammy Lynn Spurling age 55 is described as a white female adult 5′ 1″, 148 lbs, with brown hair and blue eyes. It is unknown what she was last wearing. Tammy was last seen in the area of Clearlake Safeway. If … Read more
When the Clearlake Planning Commission meets this evening at 6, it will consider the scope of the environmental impact report that will study the city’s plans to redevelop its former airport site. The commission will then hold a public hearing on the matter. The site will include up to 250 multifamily housing units, hospital and … Read more
The Cloverdale Police Department announced it has arrested someone connected to a murder dating back to 1982. 13-year-old Sarah Ann Geer’s death has remained a mystery for over 4 decades. Through the dedicated and meticulous work of the Cloverdale PD, Glenn County Sheriff’s Office, the FBI, SERI Labs, the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office, the … Read more