A recent review of the budget for the city of Clearlake shows the municipality outdoing all neighboring communities in Lake County. Positive housing numbers and retention of development impact fees have gone a long way to helping the city into that position. The city finance director has said there are many factors contributing to Clearlake’s … Read more
The storms brought by atmospheric river patterns have created enough rainfall to declare Clearlake as being officially “full”. TheLakeCountyNews reports the lake is considered full at 7.56 feet Rumsey, a special measurement for the lake. The lake reached that measurement late Monday evening. By 9 am on Tuesday, the lake stood at 7.9 feet Rumsey. … Read more
A Feather Alert has been issued by the CHP on behalf of the Ukiah Police Department for 24-year-old Angel Murguia Martinez. Martinez left his home in Ukiah Wednesday with his pistol and a phone, no cash or car keys with him. A suicide note was found by his family shortly after he left home. Murguia … Read more
The Lakeport City Council will meet in closed session tomorrow at 5 before its regular meeting at 6. The council will hear a traffic safety update and an update on the 2023 communications team activity. The Public Works Director will share the latest on the Hartley Culvert and Forbes Creek Headwall project.
There is a high wind warning in effect for most of Mendocino County, through this evening. Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are expected. Travel could prove difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. There’s also a flood watch in effect for Lake and Mendocino Counties through tomorrow morning as heavy … Read more
A Mendocino woman missing since the end of January has been found dead in a truck in the Trinity River. Roxanne Miller of Garberville was reported overdue on January 29th, when she was traveling from Mendocino County through Trinity County along Highway 299. After searching for some time, officers located a camper shell that matched … Read more
An unidentified Kelseyville woman died in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 281 west of Highway 29 near Kelseyville early Wednesday morning. The driver veered left and crossed the center line of the roadway, left the road, and rolled after hitting a bank of shrubbery. Despite wearing a seatbelt and the vehicle’s airbags deploying, the woman … Read more
Suspended Mendocino County Auditor Chamise Cubbison has pleaded not guilty to misusing funds and embezzlement in Mendocino County Court. A preliminary hearing has been set for April 15th.
The National Weather Service predicts a series of storms will impact the region this weekend through the beginning of the week. Moderate to locally heavy rainfall is predicted, with 1 to 2 inches through Saturday night and then higher amounts Sunday through Tuesday, especially in Lake and Mendocino Counties. Rivers, streams, and creeks may rise … Read more
A man found to be in possession of methamphetamine has been arrested for a disturbance near the Oak Manor School in Ukiah. UPD received a report of a suspicious man yelling and making threats in the creek area that borders the back side of the campus. Neil Waldron of Ukiah was approached by the school … Read more