A vegetation fire along State Route 162 referred to as the Kelley Fire, burned on Saturday morning at just under an acre, sending up smoke that was visible from downtown Covelo and the smoke was picked up by ALERT California fire cameras on Anthony Peak, Panic Point, and Eden Valley. The fire burned on both … Read more
A fire, now called the McNab Fire, started midmorning on Sunday west of Highway 101 between Hopland and Ukiah near McNab Ranch Road. Large plumes of smoke could be seen on the ALERTCalifornia cameras in the area. Crews managed to stop the forward progress of the blaze quickly, limiting the area burned to about 10 … Read more
The Lakeport City Council meets tomorrow evening and will hear a presentation by a representative of Vet Connect and also will receive the Visit Lake County annual report. The council will review an agreement with a public relations firm that will provide communications and social media services to the city. It will also hear an … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow morning and will hear a presentation on the Golden State Finance Authority ReCoverCA Homebuyer Assistance Program. The program helps low and moderate-income residents, both homeowners and renters of the most impacted and distressed state counties to relocate outside of high fire hazard severity zones. There will also … Read more
The state has awarded almost $20 million in grants to 18 Native American tribes in California to support their efforts addressing the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People, or MMIP, crisis. Lake County tribes including Robinson Rancheria and Scotts Valley are among the grantees.
The Mendocino Unit of Cal Fire and the National Forest Service have issued fire restrictions due to increasing fire danger. Cal Fire has suspended residential outdoor burn permits, putting a hold on “all residential outdoor burning of landscape debris such as branches and leaves. That suspension doesn’t apply to campfires with organized campgrounds or on … Read more
The California Department of Public Health urges parents of school-age kids to get recommended and required vaccines before the start of the school year. Visit Public Health’s ShotsforSchool and Don’t Wait – Vaccinate! webpages for information on immunization laws and required vaccinations for students in California.
A teenager is dead and four other teens injured in an off-road vehicle crash on Thursday night. CHP reports the accident occurred on private property on Schwartz Lane. The 18-year-old male driver, a Michigan resident was pronounced dead at the scene. Two juvenile passengers were transported by helicopter to Sacramento for treatment of major injuries. … Read more
An excessive heat warning is in effect until late Saturday evening for Lake County and the Southeastern Mendocino Interior. Temperatures of 105 to 113 can be expected.
The crash of a speeding vehicle on Bottle Rock Road in an unincorporated area of Lake County claimed the life of an adult male on Wednesday. Preliminary investigation shows the driver of a Toyota Scion lost control of the vehicle, ran off the road, down an embankment, rolled, and struck a tree. The driver was … Read more