Suspect Wanted in Connection to Covelo Homicide Arrested Saturday

A wanted suspect in Mendocino County has been arrested. MCSO was looking for 34-year-old Dino Michael Blackbear in connection with a homicide that occurred late Wednesday evening in Covelo that happened at the intersection of Greeley and State Route 162. Blackbear was arrested Saturday during a search of a portion of Hanson Road in Fort … Read more

Mobile Home in Ukiah Destroyed in Weekend Fire

A home at the Rancho Del Rey mobile home park in Ukiah destroyed and others were damaged by a fire Saturday morning. According to the Ukiah Valley Fire Authority, the resident in the home where the fire started, was able to escape safely with her dog. The homes on both sides had minimal damage from … Read more

Lakeport Woman Pleads Not Guilty to Arson Charges

A Lakeport woman pleaded not guilty to arson during an arraignment. 35-year-old Jamie Rae Lukens is charged with arson of property, possessing a device for arson and an unlawful fire, from an incident in July in the area of Westamerica Bank in Lakeport. Fire personnel arrived to find shrubs and a tree burning in the … Read more

MCSO Seeks 2 in Connection to Covelo Homicide

The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office is looking for two suspects who have been identified in connection with a homicide that occurred late Wednesday evening in Covelo that happened at the intersection of Greeley and State Route 162. Anyone who knows the whereabouts of 34-year-old Dino Michael Blackbear, and 32-year-old Carina Amanda Carrillo, is asked to … Read more

Area Volunteers to Participate in California Coastal Cleanup Events

Lake County Water Resources will particpate in the annual California Coastal Cleanup tomorrow. Cleanups will happen in areas of 7 locations including: Merritt Road Bridge in Kelseyville, Lower Lake Park, Clear Lake Campground, Davis Beach Rest Area, Lucerne’s Clear Lake shoreline, Bridge Arbor North, Upper Lake, Blue Lakes Village, and Highland Springs Park proper. The … Read more

Urgent Health Advisory Regarding Drinking Water

An urgent advisory regarding drinking water has been issued from Lake County’s Public Health Officer. Dr. Gary Pace says effective immediately, people on private water systems whose tap water comes from their own private intake into the lake, in the Oaks Arm and Lower Arm of Clear Lake should not drink the water. Very high … Read more

All Evacuation Orders Lifted for Hopkins Fire

Containment on the Hopkins Fire in Mendocino County has reached 95-percent, and all evacuation orders have been lifted. The fire, which started Sunday at Hopkins St and North State St. near Calpella, burned 257 acres, and Cal Fire is reporting 30 residences and 16 other buildings were destroyed, and four residences and one other building … Read more

Covelo Man Arrested for Murder

A Covelo man was arrested last week on suspicion of murdering his cousin. According to the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office, on the morning of September 4th, the Covelo Fire Department was dispatched to an injured male on the roadway near the intersection of Crawford Road and Henderson Road. They arrived to find 25-year-old William Bettega, … Read more