The California Highway Patrol’s New Year’s Holiday Enforcement Period (HEP) will run from 6 p.m. Dec. 31 to 11:59 p.m. Jan. 1, focusing on impaired and reckless driving. The recent Christmas HEP saw 297 DUI arrests. Call 9-1-1 to report drunk drivers.
Effective January 1, new California driving laws include: a work zone radar/laser speed-ticketing pilot program; a July 1 mandate for Autonomous Vehicles to have a two-way communication device for first responders; new e-bike laws requiring a constant rear red reflector/light, and expanding the “slow down and move over law” to include any stationary highway maintenance … Read more
The Ukiah Players Theatre and Ukiah Brewing Company will host their main annual fundraiser, the “Countdown to Curtain” cabaret, to ring in the new year. The event starts at 10 p.m. and includes appetizers and a champagne toast at midnight. Tickets and information are available at ukiahplayerstheatre1.thundertix.com.
The Lakeport City Council is looking for applicants from fire district residents to fill a mid-term vacancy on the Lakeport Fire Protection District Board of Directors. The appointed term runs until December 31, 2026. Applications are available on the city’s website.
A new series of atmospheric river storms is expected to bring heavy rain and flooding starting tomorrow night and Thursday morning. Light to moderate rain will start, with heavy rain and road flooding expected in southern Lake County by Friday. Breezy and cold conditions are expected into next week, with overnight temperatures in the low … Read more
A woman died near Fort Bragg last Tuesday after a large wave swept her into the ocean at MacKerricher State Park. MCSO deputies responded after witnesses pulled the unresponsive woman, likely in her 70s, from the water and performed life-saving measures. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Fort Bragg is polling residents on replacing the traditional Fourth of July fireworks with a drone light show, weighing fireworks’ pollution, safety, especially fire safety, and distress concerns (for veterans and pets) against the spectacle and tradition. Officials will use the feedback to decide the future of the popular event. Find the survey at city.fortbragg.com … Read more
The Ukiah Valley Water Authority is proposing rate increases to fund maintenance, infrastructure upgrades, and long-term system reliability following a regional rate study. The analysis covered four agencies: Millview County Water District, Redwood Valley County Water District, Willow County Water District, and the city of Ukiah.
Napa County-based Jameson Humane has awarded the SPCA of Lake County a $10,000 grant for its “Feed Them Fix Them” program for feral cats. The organization is one of 11 that will receive a total of $100,500 from Jameson Humane’s inaugural Grants for Global Stewardship.
A fatal traffic collision occurred just before 1 p.m. on Saturday on Woodman Peak Road northeast of Laytonville in Mendocino County. Details regarding the victim, vehicle, or crash cause have not yet been released.