The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a possible murder-suicide on Friday in Ukiah. Deputies were called to the home of Shawn and Suzanne Stark by their son, and both were found dead. Initial investigation by officers showed evidence of Shawn Stark shooting his wife, then turning the weapon on himself. There are reports that … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors at their meeting tomorrow will discuss an amendment to its cannabis ordinance and will also consider awarding a bid for a new multiuse path in Middletown. The Community Development Department is requesting the discussion of the cannabis ordinance, citing the growing number of acres already approved, illegal cannabis grows, … Read more
At its meeting last Wednesday, the Lake Local Agency Formation Commission approved a resolution containing the results of the protest proceeding against Lakeport’s proposed annexation of the South Main Street corridor. The protests have triggered the need for a special mail-in election of the registered property owners. The list of protests and protestors will need … Read more
he son of a Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant has been arrested and charged with alleged possession of materials depicting sexual conduct involving children. Sheriff Matt Kendall was first notified about the crimes in late October 2019 by members of the Internet Crimes Against Children task force. The IP address connected to the images of … Read more
A Daly city man was arrested earlier this week by the California Highway Patrol following a traffic stop that led to a high-speed chase. Luis Mendoza-Gonzaga stopped for speeding. He admitted he didn’t have a license. The officer then asked Mendoza-Gonzaga for his keys but instead of handing them over, he sped away in his … Read more
Some 11,000 PG&E customers on the Mendocino coast from Rockport to Little River eastward to Melbourne and Big River Campground along state route 20 were without power late yesterday. It is unknown whether the two adjacent areas of outages were caused by the same disruption. PG&E Outage maps show power restored in the area.
The Oscar Meyer Wienermobile was seen in Fort Bragg late Wednesday. The iconic vehicle stopped at Glass Beach for about a half hour and then stopped at Confusion Hill on the Mendocino/Humboldt county line, and in Ferndale in Humboldt County, on its way to Florence, Oregon on Saturday and Vacaville next Friday. You can follow … Read more
At the most recent meeting of the Lake County Board of Supervisors, Public Health Officer Dr. Erik McLaughlin presented statewide data seeing statewide and in Lake County, increases in COVID activity. Moving from 1.5 to two percent positivity to 4.4 percent test positivity. Public Health begins to take action if positivity is above 10%. McLaughlin … Read more
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously earlier in the week to move forward with a possible sales tax ordinance to fund projects protecting local water supply and boosting local fire services. Two supervisors said the only way voters would accept such an ordinance would be to make sure they were fully informed, so … Read more
The National Weather Service is predicting “elevated” fire weather today and tomorrow in northeastern Mendocino County and eastern Lake County. Inland, a red flag warning has been issued across the northern Central Valley and into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. High winds, higher than average temperatures, and low relative humidity can create an environment … Read more