A wildland fire near Hidden Valley Lake was sparked by a vehicle crash. According to CHP on Friday, just before 5PM, a vehicle rolled on Highway 29 north of Hidden Valley Lake that resulted in a vehicle fire. The fire spread to brush and then jumped to the other side of the highway. Just after … Read more
The Board of Supervisors in Mendocino County meet tomorrow morning with a full agenda. Among the items to be discussed, Supervisors will get an update regarding emergency early warning alerts and options associated with the provision of emergency services operations in Mendocino County, including potential collaborations with other affiliated agencies.
The Ukiah Valley Fire Authority has determined that Wednesday afternoon’s Highway Fire was intentionally set. Residents in the hills east of Ukiah were evacuated after the fire that started on River Street at Highway 101 quickly spread east. The Highway Fire reached approximately 30 acres before forward progress was stopped. Investigators say the fire started … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors approved the purchase of 124 acres in Nice, this week. The property will be part of the Middle Creek Flood Damage Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration Project. the county still has more property to purchase for the project, but officials say this purchase is key because the property borders the … Read more
New COVID-19 cases have been confirmed among employees of two Ukiah businesses: Jack-In-The-Box on Airport Park Boulevard, and Rite-Aid on South State Street. Anyone who visited either business on Sunday, Aug. 8 and/or Monday, Aug. 9, may have been exposed to COVID-19 and should monitor for symptoms. In Fort Bragg, new Covid-19 cases were discovered … Read more
If you plan to visit a hospital or a nursing home, you will need to show proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test. The order from the state Health Officer went into effect this week.
Local schools are assessing what they will need to do to follow the new rules established by the state regarding vaccinations and testing for teachers. Governor Gavin Newsom announced yesterday that California will become the first state to mandate that all teachers and other school employees – including custodians and bus drivers – to either … Read more
Residents in the hills east of Ukiah were evacuated yesterday afternoon after a fire that started on River Street at Highway 101 quickly spread east. The Highway Fire reached approximately 30 acres. Forward progress was stopped just after 5:30PM and repopulation was announced just before 6:30PM. CAL FIRE MEU assisted the Ukiah Valley Fire Authority … Read more
The Fort Bragg City Council this week unanimously approved declaring a Stage 3 water emergency. The City Council had moved the water emergency to Stage 2 just last month. That caused a drop in daily water usage by 10.5% to an average of 637,000 gallons per day. Restrictions in Stage 3 include: limiting people from … Read more
The Lakeport Police Department responded to multiple reports of thefts from unlocked vehicles in Lakeport yesterday. Because of this, LPD is reminding the community to remove valuable items from your vehicles, lock the doors, and take your keys. These three steps will help to prevent this type of criminal activity from occurring.