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- Lake County Will Recieve 80 Miles of Fiber Optic Cable as a Result of California’s High-Speed Internet Initiative
- Lake County Man Presents False Identification to Deputy After Traffic Stop, Says MCSO
- Sign Up for Ukiah Valley’s Holiday Lighting Competition and Light Up the Night
- Intoxicated Covelo Woman Aims Shotgun at Tribal Police, Says MCSO
- Fire Personnel On Scene of a Quarter-Acre Wildfire North of Covelo
- [UPDATE: Boat Brought Ashore] Water Rescue Underway in Albion Bay for Kayaker Clinging to Another Boat
- ‘Brazen’ Smash and Grab Burglary at Santa Rosa’s Apple Store
- CHP Combats Retail Theft with Organized Retail Crime Task Force
- Woman Thought to be Involved with Fort Bragg Theft Booked for Out of County Warrant, Says MCSO
- ‘Like It or Not’ Hosts Consider Gratitude with Buddhist Meditation Instructor Noah Levine
- Covelo Man Booked for Domestic Violence Accused of Pushing Wife Into Wall, Says MCSO
- Mendocino Railway Completes Acquisition of Former Millsite from Georgia Pacific
- The Kure Mendocino Invitational: A Cannabis Contest with a Mission
- Commercial Dungeness Crab Season Will Officially Open Off the Mendocino Coast December 1
- Mendocino National Forest Offices Closed for Thanksgiving
- Fort Bragg City Manager Tabatha Miller Will Step Down January 2022
Fire
[UPDATES]Pedestrian Reportedly Lights Vegetation Fire Burning Underneath Fort Bragg’s Hare Creek Bridge
Initial reports indicate the fire is burning an approximately 20 feet area of vegetation.
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Garage Connected to a Home Burning with ‘Heavy Smoke and Flames’ in Redwood Valley
The Incident Commander is reporting a single-story, single-family home’s garage is fully involved with heavy smoke and heavy flames.
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Reported Structure Fire in Brooktrails Proves to be Smoking Generators
At approximately 8:15 p.m. Brooktrails Fire, Cal Fire, and Little Lake Fire were dispatched to a residence near the intersection of Timberline Road and Sherwood Road in Brooktrails.
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Structure Fire Near Laytonville
The resident was known to have a broken leg and firefighters were concerned until they learned he was safely outside the building.
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Crime
Covelo Man Booked for Domestic Violence Accused of Pushing Wife Into Wall, Says MCSO
“This caused the female’s head to hit the corner of the wall causing a visible injury.”
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CHP Details Incident in Covelo That Resulted in a ‘Minor Use of Force’ and Over a Dozen Subjects Surrounding and Threatening Arresting Officers
When the suspect finally stopped the vehicle in a residential area, the driver resisted arrest. Tensions escalated when, according to the CHP, 15-20 subjects surrounded the arresting officers expressing opposition to the arrest.
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Half a Million Pounds of Cannabis Seized Near California/Oregon Border Deemed an ‘Epic Amount’ by Law Enforcement
“The location consisted of 5 industrial-sized warehouses zoned for commercial use. Over 100 individuals were initially detained, identified, interviewed, and released.”
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Fort Bragg Man Faces Charges of Gross Vehicular Manslaughter After Late Night Collision Proves Fatal
The collision occurred at 10:50 p.m when “The Ford left the roadway and collided with a tree on the south shoulder of Simpson lane.” The unnamed Fort Bragg man “sustained fatal injuries as a result of the collision.”
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Cannabis
The Kure Mendocino Invitational: A Cannabis Contest with a Mission
“Mendocino County cannabis farmers are largely credited for birthing what is now a multi-billion-dollar, global industry- one that began in the hills and ridgetops of three Emerald Triangle counties. Despite Mendo’s reputation for growing superlative weed and creating some of the world’s most sought-after genetics, the majority of California’s cannabis consumers have never sampled the flower that “started it all.” One person is making it his business to change that.”
Department of Cannabis Control Provides Notice of Regulatory Action
“These regulations provide cannabis businesses the ability to authorize DCC to share licensee application and regulatory information with financial institutions.”
CDFW’s Cannabis Grant Program Awards Nearly $1 Million For Watershed Remediation Projects
“We are committed to working with organizations of all sizes to support a variety of remediation projects that improve and sustain California’s delicate ecosystems throughout the state.”
Last Week, Code Enforcement Eliminated Over 900 Cannabis Plants Between Ukiah, Willits, and Laytonville
“The responsible parties abated the cannabis plants after Code Enforcement engagement.”
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COVID-19
43 New Cases of COVID-19 Identified in Mendocino County
The following is Mendocino County’s information published on the County website regarding the most recent updates to the County’s COVID-19 dashboard. Other information regarding the virus amassed by MendoFever’s Judy Valadao is below the information provided by the county: 43 additional cases of COVID-19 have been identified in […]
26 New Cases of COVID-19 Identified in Mendocino County
The following is Mendocino County’s information published on the County website regarding the most recent updates to the County’s COVID-19 dashboard. Other information regarding the virus amassed by MendoFever’s Judy Valadao is below the information provided by the county: 26 additional cases of COVID-19 have been identified in […]
Mendocino County Opens COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Eligibility to All Adults
“We are expanding eligibility for COVID-19 boosters because we want to avoid the holiday surge in cases that happened last year,” said Dr. Andy Coren, Mendocino County’s Health Officer.
19 New Cases of COVID-19 Identified in Mendocino County
The following is Mendocino County’s information published on the County website regarding the most recent updates to the County’s COVID-19 dashboard. Other information regarding the virus amassed by MendoFever’s Judy Valadao is below the information provided by the county: 19 additional cases of COVID-19 have been identified in […]
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MendoHistory
MendoHistory: The Horrible History of Round Valley, Part II
“Clarence White was tried at Ukiah for killing Wylackie John and promptly acquitted. Such satisfaction was shown over the verdict that even the Judge got drunk and so noisy that the Sheriff attempted to arrest him.”
Covelo Native Son Recounts His Encounter with a Mutilated Cow in the 1970s
As he walked along, a shape caught Hill’s eye in the middle of a field sparking his interest enough to approach. There, in the middle of the field, Hill saw a sight still burned deeply in his memory.
This Day in MendoHistory: November 15, 1860- Maritime Disaster Strikes Killing Twelve Sailors
“A small boat was launched from shore to rescue the sailors, but the rescue boat was rolled over by a large wave. All of the would-be rescuers perished.”
As the 1970s Brought a Swell of Unexplained Livestock Death Across America’s Rural West, Seven Cattle Were Found Mutilated in Round Valley
[WARNING: This article contains graphics images and descriptions of violence wrought on animals] Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Barron L. Hankes, who was serving as the “livestock investigator,” revealed that “six animals owned by three ranchers in this area have been found dead and sexually mutilated in the past two weeks.”
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