Late last week, representatives Mike Thompson and Doug LaMalfa announced that the bill to make the settlements paid from the PG&E Fire Victims Trust nontaxable passed through committee, moving one step closer to providing tax relief to those fire survivors. Representative Thompson said he is hopeful Congress will act quickly to pass it and that … Read more
The man whose evasion of Mendocino County law enforcement prompted a manhunt and shelter-in-place order for residents has been captured. Christian Ernest Beyer was taken into custody in Petaluma in Sonoma County. Beyer kept a home in Petaluma and officers located him at that home and arrested him without issue. Beyer had carjacked a vehicle, … Read more
The Lake County Fire Protection Agency and the California Department of Parks and Recreation’s Northern Buttes District will be conducting a prescribed burn operation beginning as early as today and potentially running through Saturday, Nov. 4, weather permitting of 50 acres of nonnative grasslands along Highway 53 and Anderson Branch Parkway near Lower Lake. Smoke … Read more
The Fort Bragg Food Bank has begun its annual Turkey Challenge Thanksgiving fundraiser. There are two ways to help…contribute to a pledge made by local businesses to match every community donation of $200 or more up to $25,000, or make a donation at any checkout station at Harvest Market. The size of the donation doesn’t … Read more
At their last meeting, the Ukiah City Council voted to require the owner of the Palace Hotel to either stabilize the building to ensure public safety or obtain a permit to demolish it. TheUkiahDailyJournal reports the city manager expressed hope of preservation, but also stated that public safety is the most important issue, and the … Read more
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s office has reported human remains have been found in a vehicle near the Covelo dump. TheWillitsNews reports CalFire reported to the dump mid-morning yesterday to find the vehicle on fire and then Covelo Fire personnel called the Sheriff’s office. The death is considered suspicious and an investigation with assistance from the … Read more
A series of cultural burns are scheduled for today and the next couple of days in the Cobb Area as part of the Lake County Cal-TREX, a prescribed and cultural fire training exchange led by the Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance, or TERA. TheLakeCountyNews reports the goals of the burns are to reduce fuel loading, support capacity … Read more
Yesterday, supporters filled the courtroom as Auditor Chamise Cubbison and former payroll manager Paula June Kennedy stood before Judge Keith Faulder. According to TheUkiahDailyJournal, the crowd was so large the judge allowed observers to sit in the jury box. Kennedy’s public defender asked the court for a delay in order to review investigative reports. The … Read more
The jobless rate in the state climbed slightly last month, while in Lake County it remained unchanged. The Employment Development Department said the September unemployment rate in Lake County was 5.6%, the same rate as in August. The jobless rate was 4.3% at this time a year ago. Most of the county’s job sectors showed … Read more
The search continues for a suspected carjacker who fled law enforcement on foot yesterday afternoon in Hopland. The suspect is a white male adult, 6?, 195 pounds, with brown hair, and brown eyes, wearing a black t-shirt and blue jeans. He reportedly was seen carrying “a large knife and an unknown object. Mendocino County Sheriff … Read more