A Ukiah man was arrested Saturday following a car chase with his 14-month-old child in the back seat. Alexi Moises Rangel, 28, ran a red light, evaded an officer, and drove recklessly before crashing into a fence and creek at Cooper Lane and Betty Street. Rangel was apprehended after a foot pursuit. The child was … Read more
The Clearlake Police Department is asking for the publics help in locating 34-year-old Tmothy Reed. Timothy is a white male, 5’6”, 154 lbs with brown hair and brown eyes. Timothy was last seen in the Clearlake Area. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Clearlake Police.
A head-on collision late Sunday night in Willits injured one person and temporarily blocked a southbound lane on South Main Street. The crash near Mariposa Market and Alameda Avenue involved a Jeep and another vehicle. One person was transported to Howard Memorial Hospital; the extent of injuries is unknown.
The Lake County Registrar of Voters has announced a public manual tally at 9 a.m. on Thursday, the 20th, as part of the official canvass for the November 4 Statewide Special Election, which focused on Prop. 50. The manual tally will be held at the Registrar of Voters’ Office in Lakeport. The public is invited … Read more
The Lakeport City Council is scheduled to meet Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 6 p.m. to review the city’s first-quarter financial statements. Additionally, the council will consider the purchase of a new vehicle for the Utilities Department director
A solo vehicle crash on Highway 20 east of Clearlake Oaks on Friday killed a passenger. A Chevy van, traveling westbound, lost control in a downhill curve around 9 a.m., went over a steep embankment, and overturned. 30-year-old Gabriel Guarchaj-Ajtzalam of Modesto was ejected and died from his injuries at a trauma center. Drugs and … Read more
The Ukiah Police Department has recommended a misdemeanor charge of “annoying or molesting a minor” against Ukiah High School teacher Matthew P. LaFever, 37, for inappropriate online communication with a known 17-year-old. The case is now with Mendocino County District Attorney David Eyster. UPD asks minors who had online contact with LaFever to contact them.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets on Tuesday at 9 a.m. to discuss a local disaster declaration and a $60,000 allocation for food insecurity. They will also decide on a $390,000 loan for the deficit-running Community Development Department’s Building Division.
Two Northern California tribes, the Round Valley Indian Tribes and the Yurok Tribe, signed a “Treaty of Friendship” last month, committing to jointly restore the Eel River and its fish populations. The agreement addresses the planned decommissioning of PG&E’s Potter Valley Project. According to the tribes, these dams have long damaged the Eel River ecosystem … Read more
Mendocino County’s latest point-in-time homelessness count, required by the department of Housing and Urban Development for federal funding, showed a decrease in unsheltered individuals from 552 to 440. However, the number of chronically homeless—those without long-term housing due to a disabling health condition—increased sharply from 154 to 267. The report attributes chronic homelessness to poor … Read more