A Lake County man has been arrested and charged after a report of inappropriate touching of a 13-year-old girl at a local convenience store in Lakeport. Detectives with the Lake County Sheriff’s office located and arrested Andy Hopper and charged him with lewd acts on a child. Hopper was booked into the Lake County Hill … Read more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is holding another community open house on the recommended cleanup plan for the Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine Superfund site in Clearlake Oaks. Today’s meeting is tribe focused and will be held from 3-7 at the Konocti Vista Casino Resort in Lakeport.
The USDA has announced that households affected by power outages during the storms in December and last month could be eligible for replacement of SNAP/Cal Fresh benefits. Lake and Mendocino counties are part of the 39 counties automatically made eligible. SNAP/CalFresh recipients in areas hardest hit by the disaster may have part of their January … Read more
PG&E has announced that customers can expect a credit to help offset high winter energy bills. Some customers may receive as much as a $90 California Climate Credit, which is normally given in April. PG&E said in a press release that natural gas customers will get a $52.78 credit , and electric customers will get … Read more
A Ukiah man taken into custody early yesterday morning housed at the Mendocino County Jail was found dead in his cell several hours later. The 64 year old man was intoxicated and was arrested on a number of charges. He was evaluated by medical staff at the jail and then placed alone in the jail’s … Read more
Lakeport Police early yesterday morning seized a large quantity of illegal drugs during a traffic stop. Officers stopped the vehicle of James Biocca of Healdsburg for a code violation and discovered he had multiple suspensions on file. Biocca was arrested and a search of his vehicle turned up almost 99 grams of fentanyl and over … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors yesterday voted unanimously to proclaim a local state of emergency for the Clear Lake Hitch. The LakeCountyNews reports the proclamation is the first step in solving the complicated issue of the looming demise of the fish, which historically filled the lake and its tributaries and fed the Pomo tribe.
Last month, the all volunteer Noyo Radio project and radio station KNYO lost their tower and antenna during the storms. A temporary fix installed the antenna 26’ off the ground. A GoFundMe page was started to cover the $5,000 expense of a new tower and antenna. At last check the page had raised just over … Read more
The Ukiah Planning Commission at their next meeting is scheduled to discuss proposed changes to city codes that would allow customers buying cannabis within the city limits to also consume it onsite. The change to the code has been fueled in part by cannabis business owner Kyle Greenhaigh, owner of Heritage Mendocino. The meeting is … Read more
Cal Fire will hold a community meeting this evening from 6 to 8 at the Mendocino Volunteer Fire Station to share how resident feedback into the Fuel Treatment Project Plan has been incorporated. There will be presentations from State Parks Wildfire and Forest Resilience Program, the University of California Cooperative Extension, and the Mendocino Fire … Read more