A repeat murderer has been convicted in Mendocino County. 35-year-old Jameson Wolfgang Jackson, was found guilty of murder in the first degree and attempted murder in the first degree for the 2020 drive-by shooting death of Joel Mendoza-Gonzalez in Covelo. In 2001, Jackson was convicted and sentenced as a juvenile for the robbery/murder of a … Read more
The City of Clearlake, in a joint effort with local partners and state and federal agencies, including the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, will open a Local Assistance Center for residents affected by the Cache Fire event. The LAC is a centralized location where those affected can find assistance and access services. Cache Fire … Read more
Another COVID-19 related death was reported in Mendocino County yesterday, along with 67 additional cases. Walk-in vaccination clinics are being held throughout the county this week. Today’s is in Willits at the Madrone Office Complex from 10am-noon. A clinic on Friday will be held at the Ukiah Fairgrounds from 9am-1pm and 2pm-5pm.
The City of Clearlake will be reaching out via phone to the survivors of the Cache Fire today to provide information on available services. If you have not provided your contact information, you can do so by calling 707-994-8201 x 107. You can also connect with city staff at the Local Assistance Center this week … Read more
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office has announced some service modifications. The Administration Lobby on Low Gap Road in Ukiah remains open for walk up assistance. Currently, services remain the same however they have temporarily suspended Live Scan Fingerprinting Services. Office staff will continue to offer assistance with all other services, but will be controlling the … Read more
A 49-year-old Ukiah man has been confirmed as Mendocino County’s 56th death. At this time Public Health asks all residents to exercise caution when placing themselves in situations that could expose them to COVID-19, especially considering the new more infectious Delta variant.
In an effort to create adequate hospital bed capacity for the escalating amount of COVID positive patients in Mendocino County, Adventist Health is temporarily postponing non-emergent elective inpatient surgeries. All essential emergent surgeries and other services are continuing as planned.
The deadline for landowners to submit permission forms to authorize PG&E to remove trees that were cut down for safety after the 2020 August Complex Fire and the Oak Fire is today. Landowners who are interested in the Wood Management Program and have safely accessible wood from trees that PG&E felled, should call 1-877-295-4949 or … Read more
Firefighters have fully contained the Cache fire, and last night the city of Clearlake gave an update on plans for repopulating the fire area. Limited access to the evacuated area, zone CLE-E157- was provided last night to residents to facilitate some re-population of homes not damaged or destroyed by the fire, including those residents living … Read more
COVID-19 hospitalizations are breaking records in several counties, including Lake and Mendocino. According to CalMatters analysis of state data, hospitalizations have more than tripled in the past five weeks.