AAA expects a significant rebound in the number of Americans planning to travel this Memorial Day holiday weekend. More than 37 million people are expected to travel 50 miles or more between May 27 and May 31. That’s a 60-percent increase from last year, when only 23 million traveled, the lowest on record since AAA … Read more
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Bureau has identified the suspect involved in the series of burglaries in remote areas of Mendocino County and the attempted murder of a Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office Deputy. The suspect has been identified as 40-year-old William Allan Evers, and he’s considered armed and dangerous; Evers is 6 foot 1, … Read more
The Lakeport Police Department has partnered with Carfax to provide electronic copies of accident reports at crashdocs.org. Citizens involved in reportable traffic collisions in the City of Lakeport will soon be able to save time by obtaining traffic collision reports online with only the case number, date of the accident, and their name rather than … Read more
The Lakeport Public Works Department\s Utilities Division started an important sewer main line replacement project this week. It consists of replacing and upsizing approximately 2,100 feet of sewer main line. The project will replace all of the existing Orangeburg pipe remaining in the wastewater collection system – some of which was installed over 70 years … Read more
PG&E is hosting a North Coast wildfire safety webinar tonight. To share its wildfire prevention plans in 2021 and listen to customers’ feedback, PG&E is hosting a series of weekly regional wildfire safety webinars. Each event will feature a brief presentation, and the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback to PG&E subject matter experts. … Read more
Mendocino county will be establishing pre-defined evacuation zones for future emergencies. In preparation, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office and the Office of Emergency Services will be launching the “Know Your Zone” campaign. Tomorrow from 12 p.m. until 1 p.m., there will be a test of the new Wireless Emergency Alert activation protocols, new online resources, … Read more
A formal appeal has been filed with Lake County that seeks to overturn the Planning Commission’s decision to grant a permit for a large cannabis operation near Hidden Valley Lake. The appeal will go before the board on Tuesday, June 8th.
Mendocino County is offering tips on how to conserve water, and they’ve created a drought hotline. The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors passed a Drought Declaration in April due to worsening drought conditions across the region. The drought declaration requests all local water suppliers to implement their local water shortage contingency plans and urges all … Read more
Governor Gavin Newsom highlighted new firefighting equipment and his proposed $2 billion investment in wildfire and emergency preparedness yesterday. The plan calls for urgent action to support wildfire suppression and improve forest health. It also invests $48 million for 12 new Cal Fire Hawk helicopters and seven large air tankers.
The Tomki Fire in Mendocino County is now 80-percent contained. The fire, burning at Tomki Road and Appaloosa Way, North of Redwood Valley, started Friday and burned in heavy brush and slash. It burned 22 acres. Crews responded to a small brush fire yesterday in Potter Valley, east of Eastside Valley Road in an agricultural … Read more