Mendocino County Based Private Security Company Being Sued

A Mendocino County-based private security company faces criminal charges after its employees violently removed a protester from a GOP town hall in Idaho in February. The men, employed by Lear Asset Management, including CEO Paul Trouette, dragged Teresa Borrenpohl face down out of the room. None of the five wore visible ID and would not … Read more

Indivisible Ukiah to Present Letter of Support to Social Security Office Workers

The activist group called Indivisible Ukiah will present a letter of support to Social Security Administration workers in the Ukiah office from Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and other congressional leaders as part of a rally in protest against the Trump administration’s use of DOGE to make cuts to social security. Social Security Works, a … Read more

Driver Hospitalized After Crash into Creek

A vehicle crash near Hopland left the driver trapped in the vehicle in a creek on Tuesday morning. Shortly after 5 am, the vehicle drove off Highway 175 near Pratt Ranch Road, plunged down a 40-foot embankment, and into a free, trapping the driver in about four feet of water. It is believed the vehicle’s … Read more

Lake County Board of Supers Appoints Cherney to Fire Board

At their most recent meeting, the Lake County Board of Supervisors filled a vacant seat on the Lakeport Fire Protection District Board of Directors and restored public records removed from the county’s website. Terry Cherney was appointed to fill the seat left vacant by Melissa Bedford’s resignation.