CalFire has announced that beginning today all hazard reduction burning in the state responsibility area will require a permit. Burn permits can be obtained online at burnpemit.fire.ca.gov. Permits must be in possession of the property owner during the course of the burn. Property owners are responsible for checking the burn day status before commencing any … Read more
The president of the company that owns gas stations in the area has said if the county denies a use permit for a new gas station in Ukiah, he may sell the site to a local tribe that wants the property, stating that then neighbors will have no say in what can be done with … Read more
The East Region Town Hall or ERTH meets tomorrow afternoon at 4 and will hear from the Lake County Community Development Director as a guest speaker, who will discuss the Shoreline Area Plan update. Northshore Fire Protection District Chief Mike Ciancio will also give a report.
A representative of the Mendocino National Forest has signed a decision on the Mendocino Prescribed Fire and Fuels Management Strategy. Forest Supervisor Wade McMaster signed the document in front of a group of local partners, tribal representatives, and community members at the FireScape Mendocino workshop this past Thursday. Forest managers will now be able to … Read more
Identification of a Clearlake woman killed in a single-car crash on State Route 20 over the weekend is being withheld pending notification of family. The CHP reports the woman, driving eastbound on SR20 in a Honda Civic, crossed into oncoming traffic, left the roadway, and ran up an embankment, causing the vehicle to roll over. … Read more
This past Friday, the bomb squad was called to a home in Lakeport, after a woman found what appeared to be a grenade in her late husband’s belongings. The Lake County Sheriff’s office along with the Napa County Sheriff’s Bomb Squad inspected, confirmed there was no threat and disposed of the device.
A former officer of the Willits Police Department has been awarded $2.25 million dollars in a settlement in return for dropping a civil lawsuit against the the Willits Police Department for sexual harassment by one of her former superior officers. Natalie Higley in her suit stated that Lieutenant Derek Hendry perpetuated a hostile, sexist and … Read more
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office has released more details regarding a body found floating in the ocean just south of Fort Bragg last week. Recovery of the body proved difficult due to its location and involved several agencies. Although there were no identifying marks, the body is believed to be that of an adult female. … Read more
A Lakeport man has entered a not-guilty plea in the drive-by shooting of a Clearlake woman. 21- 21-year-old Nathaniel Ladre Hueners appeared in court for arraignment in the shooting death of 45-year-old Elizabeth Williams, the mother of one of Huener’s friends. He pleaded not guilty to 10 counts and special allegations and waived his right … Read more
The death of a man in Lake County last October has now been declared a homicide. MendoFever reports that 33-year-old Andrew Gurrola of Hidden Valley Lake was seen trying to flag down help as he walked along SR29 south of Lower Lake. By the time first responders arrived, Gurrola had died from his injuries. Initial … Read more