A man and two children suffered serious injuries from a trailer fire in Ukiah. The Ukiah Valley Fire Authority responded to the fire report last night at a trailer parked at the Manor Oaks Mobile Estates on East Gobbi Street. The fire was out, but three people inside were injured and were airlifted to hospitals … Read more
Dangerous levels of Cyanotoxins have been detected at nine Clear Lake sites including: Clearlake Oaks, Elem Indian Colony shoreline, Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine shoreline, Lily Cove, Austin Park, Redbud Park, Shady Acres, Jago Bay, and Lakeport, Library Park. Public Health urges boaters and other recreational lake users to avoid direct contact with or use of … Read more
Mendocino County is seeking water hauling services from qualified water haulers to haul water from the City of Ukiah Water Treatment Plant to the City of Fort Bragg’s Summers Lane Reservoir. The County is seeking trucks to haul a minimum of two loads per day (approximately 10,000 gallons). As the County ramps up the program, … Read more
A Chico woman has been arrested for sexually assaulting a child. According to the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office, 21-year-old Lexie Brooke Thompson abused a 12-year-old female from Hidden Valley Lake, at a residence in Potter Valley. Thompson, who was on probation, is being held on a no bail status.
Three more residents in Mendocino County have died from COVID-19. The Public Health Office reported that a 36-year-old Ukiah woman, a 47-year-old Ukiah man, and a 43-year-old Covelo woman all died recently from COVID-19. None of the three patients had been vaccinated. 28 new positive cases were reported yesterday the county, with 154 cases announced … Read more
The National Weather Service has issued a fire weather watch for Lake County and eastern Mendocino County. Showers and isolated thunderstorms this afternoon and evening could produce lightning and gusty winds, posing a threat for fire starts.
The California Independent System Operator, has extended a statewide Flex Alert that was issued yesterday, through today. Due to hot weather affecting much of California and the West, and tight energy supply margins, ISO is asking residents to reduce electricity conservation from 4 to 9 p.m., when the grid is most stressed due to higher … Read more
Two defendants convicted of setting fires in Mendocino County were sent to state prison for 60 months. 35-year-old Tasha Marie Ornelas, an unsheltered individual generally living in and around Ukiah, stands convicted by plea of felony arson of grasslands. 28-year-old Michelle Stephanie Perry, another unsheltered individual generally living in and around Ukiah, stands convicted by … Read more
Governor Gavin Newsom has proclaimed a state of emergency for Lake County to support the response to the Cache Fire, which caused major damage to homes and other structures. This proclamation, issued yesterday, will help quicken removal of the resulting hazardous debris and ash, in addition to streamlining other public services for fire victims. CAL … Read more
The Department of Water Resources is accepting applications for their Small Community Drought Relief Program, and the city of Lakeport is applying for a grant in the amount of $1 million. The program is designed for small communities to improve, upgrade or replace infrastructure that can be impacted by drought. The City would use the … Read more