On Sunday, firefighters managed to slow the growth of the Ridge Fire, which has burned more than 2,300 acres since it started Saturday. The fire, on the border of Lake and Colusa counties, is at 15% containment. CalFire reports at least 50 structures remain threatened. Evacuation orders are still in effect for several zones, with … Read more
The Lake County Water Resources and Environmental Health departments, along with Big Valley Rancheria, have issued guidance to community members who draw their drinking water from Clear Lake in light of high cyanotoxin levels in the lake. with individual water systems around Sulphur Bank Mine and the shores of Clear Lake’s Lower and Oaks Arms … Read more
A heat advisory is in effect through late tomorrow night for the interior of Northern and Southeastern Mendocino County as well as Northern Lake County. Temperatures of up to 106 degrees can be expected over the next couple of days, with little relief from nighttime lows. Stay hydrated and out of the sun as much … Read more
Former Ukiah Police Sergeant Kevin Murray has been ordered to pay $1 million to the woman he raped twice by the Mendocino Superior Court. Corinne Johnson filed suit in December of 2022 after Murray had been let go from the force. The filing named both Murray and the Ukiah Police Department as defendants, however the … Read more
The submission of thousands of county emails has added another twist to the case against suspended Auditor Chamise Cubbison and county employee Paula June Kennedy. Superior Court Judge Ann Moorman at a hearing Thursday admonished both attorneys to provide written, detailed accounts regarding the case. She also refused to cancel the preliminary hearing scheduled for … Read more
At its meeting on Thursday evening, the Clearlake City Council approved a new contract with the Konocti Unified School District for a school resource officer for the 2024-25 school year. The district will pay just under $161,000 for the year.
A Mendocino County Supervisor has asked the state Fair Political Practices Commission to weigh in regarding a second home he purchased on the coast, outside of his supervisorial district. Glenn McGourty on the loan application for the home said it would be his primary residence, which would be in violation, as he represents inland Mendocino’s … Read more
Representatives of the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) providers of SEIU Local 2015 reported in a press release earlier this week that the union ratified a new three-year contract with the Mendocino Board of Supervisors, benefitting the nearly 2000 IHSS workers who provide in-home care to older adults and those with disabilities in Mendocino County. The … Read more
Investigators in Mendocino County have identified the victim of a fatal shooting last week during an argument east of Point Arena. 54-year-old Kevin Taeuffer of Annapolis was found dead last Thursday at a home on Eureka Hill Road. Pan Jasper Brady, 47, was arrested last week on suspicion of murder and posted $500,000 bail. Prosecutors … Read more
A Mendocino Superior Court judge has declared a mistrial in a DUI case against a Willits man after the jury became deadlocked. Clayton Joel Sternick remains charged with driving a motor vehicle under the influence of a drug and other related charges. The jury in the case was excused and the case was reset for … Read more