A Ukiah man has been arrested for the murder last week of a Laytonville man. Christopher Franklin Hill was arrested for the murder of Aaron Joseph Vossler. Vossler had been reported missing, and law enforcement began to hear unsubstantiated rumors that there had been foul play. Sheriff’s detectives and deputies responded to a tip that … Read more
A Ukiah man convicted of setting fire to a group home last year has been sentenced to nine years in prison. Travis J. Humphrey pleaded no contest to charges of arson to an inhabited dwelling. Humphrey was on informal probation for another fire-related incident at the time he set the fire. He will now be … Read more
At their meeting tomorrow evening at 5, the Clearlake City Council will consider creating a homebuyer assistance program for city employees. The LakeCountyNews reports City Manager Alan Flora in a report to the council said one of the most difficult challenges faced by any organization is recruitment and retention of high-performing and committed employees and … Read more
Ukiah Unified School District has announced that no candidates have filed to run for Trustee Area 6 in the Nov. 8 election, stating that now the UUSD Board of Trustees intends to appoint a qualified individual to the board pursuant to the Education Code.
The East Region Town Hall will meet tomorrow at 4 pm at the Moose Lodge in Clearlake Oaks. Lake County Community Development Director Mireya Turner will be the guest speaker and will give updates on the Clearlake Oaks Roadmap Task Force, discuss the data tracking system and code enforcement complaint entry improvement, and the Cannabis … Read more
The Lake County Administrative Office and County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services will be updating the approved Community Wildfire Protection Plan soon. The update is available online at lakecountyca.gov. The County Administrative office will also host a workshop tomorrow evening at 5, to gather public input on the update. After several major wildfires in the … Read more
The state could be facing another dry winter this year, thanks to the National Weather Service’s prediction of another La Nina Year. The LakeCountyNews reports forecasters say this will be the third winter in a row impacted by La Nina conditions, where the water is near the equator is cooler than normal, which in turn … Read more
First responders over the weekend rescued a person after their car traveled down a 100’ embankment on State Route 20 near Marina Drive. The person was transported to Ukiah Valley Med Center and then airlifted out for treatment.
A young man who escaped from Juvenile Hall on Low Gap Road has been taken into custody. The young man was reported as escaped, and in the area of the Ukiah Golf Course over the weekend. A Nixle alert was issued and has since been rescinded.
The body of a man thought to intoxicated while swimming was recovered over the weekend and the Mendocino County Sheriff’s office is investigating the possible accidental drowning. The unidentified man was swimming with a female friend near the mouth of the Navarro River. Mendofever reports Captain Greg Van Patten said he was heavily intoxicated and … Read more