The Lakeport City Council is looking for ways to improve recreational opportunities in the city, and they’ve approved the funding to continue with a study to help. The City will pay $31,000 for phase 2 of the study from Studio W Architects, which will include public outreach, site selection, cost estimates, and operational analysis. Phase … Read more
Following an investigation that began in June, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office removed than 20,000 marijuana plants from illegal growing operations on multiple parcels in Covelo last week. There were more than 100 plastic-style hoop houses cultivating marijuana spanning over several parcels in the area of the 24000 block of Biggar Lane in Covelo. Legal … Read more
Lake County’s Emergency Departments are stretched due to the current COVID-19 caseload. The Health Services Department has received reports some people with mild symptoms that can be associated with COVID-19, have continued to utilize local Emergency Rooms for COVID testing. As a result, the public health department is directing residents to other available resources for … Read more
Clearlake Police arrested a suspect with nearly one pound of suspected methamphetamine. Yesterday just before noon, an officer was conducting routine patrol in the area of Austin Road near Buckeye Street when he saw 36-year-old Michael Mitchell, Clearlake, exit a silver 2007 BMW. the officer knew Mitchell to be on parole for drug trafficking. The … Read more
Fire crews got control of the Stubbs fire overnight. The 2–3-acre wild land fire in the Clearlake Oaks area off of Stubbs Drive was first reported last night at 11PM.
Ukiah and Lakeport police are hosting National Night Out Events tonight – an annual community-building campaign to promote partnerships between police and community members. The event in Libaray Park in Lakeport is 5:30-8:30PM. The Ukiah event in Todd Grove Park is from 5-8PM.
Mendocino County Public Health Officials announced another COVID-19 related death on Friday – the 2nd in a week. This brings the countywide total of deaths to 52. The Public Health Department also said a person connected with Raley’s Supermarket, in Ukiah, has tested positive for Covid-19. Anyone who visited the store between July 23 and … Read more
There were two fatal crashes in Lake County on Saturday. The first crash happened Saturday morning on Highway 29, south of Middletown involving a large box truck and a pickup truck. According to the California Highway Patrol the crash resulted in one fatality. The second crash happened Saturday afternoon on Highway 20 just west of … Read more
The name of the victim in the Bell Springs Road homicide has been released. A press release from the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office says 27-year-old Edgar Alejandro Becerra-Almaraz, from Rohnert Park, was found fatally shot at a property located on Bell Springs Road in Leggett on July 23rd. Oscar Alvarez Ruiz, also of Rohnert Park, … Read more
The Waterfront Parking Rehabilitation Project is starting in Lakeport today and the Third Street Boat Launch will be closed. Work for the project includes water line replacement, storm drain upgrades, curb, gutter, sidewalk and the reconstruction and paving of the parking lot between 3rd Street and 5th Street. Due to the project and extreme low … Read more