Annual Tsunami Warning Communications Test

The annual Tsunami Warning Communications Test in Del Norte, Humboldt, and Mendocino counties will be conducted tomorrow between 11 am and noon. The test will interrupt TV and radio broadcasts and turn on tsunami sirens in some areas. Additionally, local jurisdictions may test their reverse calling systems and the Civil Air Patrol will conduct a … Read more

Fatal Crash on Highway 253

A man from Ukiah died in a rollover crash Sunday on Highway 253. According to the California Highway Patrol, 80-year-old Herbert Elmore Henrickson, was driving a green Mazda Miata eastbound on Hwy 253 around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, when the vehicle traveled over the double yellow lines. Henrickson navigated back into the eastbound lane, but the … Read more

03-23-21-More Offices in Lake County Open for In-Person Service

Now that Lake County is in the red tier in the state’s reopening plan, county offices are now providing in-person services. If you have a question for a county department, you are encouraged to call first. All branches of the Lake County Library System are open for their normal operating hours for in-person browsing starting … Read more

Mendocino County Deputy Health Officer to Advise State of California on Health Equity

Mendocino County’s Deputy Health Officer will be an advisor to the state on health equity. Health Officer, Dr. Noemi Doohan, has been appointed as co-chair of the Health Equity Committee for the California Conference of Local Health Officers. This committee advises the California Department of Public Health, as well as other state health entities on … Read more

Lake County Man Wanted in Connection to Stabbing in Custody

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man accused of stabbing an employee at the Pomo Pump gas station last Wednesday. Police were looking for 34-year-old Moses Filburn James Reeves, who was taken into custody in Mendocino County on Thursday. He was transported to the Lake County Jail where he was booked into custody for … Read more

CA Relaxes Social Distancing Rules for Classrooms

Students in California classrooms can sit 3 feet apart instead of 6 paving the way for in-person learning to resume. The change in guidelines comes after a study found no difference in COVID case rates among pupils or staff in districts that had students spaced more closely together. Elementary school students can be spaced closer … Read more

Remembering MCSO Deputy Ricky Del Fiorentino

Sheriff Matt Kendall, Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office Coast Sector Deputies, various members from other coast law enforcement agencies, gathered on Friday to remember fallen MCSO Deputy Ricky Del Fiorentino. He died seven years ago while on duty. He was shot and killed while searching for a suspect who had abducted two people in Oregon earlier … Read more

Clearlake Extends Contracts for Police Chief and City Manager

The Clearlake City Council voted unanimously last night to approve 5-year contracts and salary increases for their Police Chief and City Manager. Chief Andrew White’s contract includes a 7.5% salary increase, and he’ll get a 3% pay raise each year upon a favorable review. City Manager Alan Flora will receive a 7.5% pay increase, and … Read more