Latest News
- Clearlake Man Suspected of DUI After Crashing Into Tree Leaving Passenger with Major Injuries
- Landowners File Lawsuit Against Federal Government Seeking Compensation for Property Taken for the Great Redwood Trail
- MCSO: 18-Year-Old Hopland Man Booked in County Jail After Allegedly Fleeing Deputy and Resisting Arrest
- KYBU Round Valley Community Radio Is Celebrating 11 Years On-The-Air This Friday, 12/9
- New Petition Launched by Coalition to Save Jackson State Forest Brings New Management Vision
- Represent Mendocino National Forest in a Federal Advisory Committee Developing the Northwest Forest Plan
- Child Abuse Report, Theft Of Mail – Fort Bragg Police Logs 12.05.2022
- Female Lighting Papers On Fire, Juveniles Threatening To Damage Property – Ukiah Police Logs 12.05.2022
- [UPDATE: Captured]Nighttime Attack with a Baseball Bat in a Willits Home Leaves Victim with Serious Injuries—Law Enforcement Searching for Suspect
- Corning Man Reportedly Hurls Molotov Cocktail at Cops After Coaxing Them Outside Station
- Lecturer of American Indian Studies weaves traditional Pomo music in latest album
- Emergency Endangered Species Act Protections Sought for Clear Lake Hitch
- Adventist Health Ukiah Valley Extends Pediatric Clinic Hours as Parents Seek Care for Kids with Winter Virus Symptoms
- North Coast’s Catholic Diocese Will File Bankruptcy Because of ‘Overwhelming Number of Sexual Abuse Lawsuits’
- 81-Year-Old Willits Man Dies in State Route 20 Traffic Accident
- By the Numbers: California’s Mild 2022 Wildfire Season—CalMatters
- Ukiah’s Tastebuds Becomes First Blue Zones Project Approved Restaurant in Mendocino County
- Old-Growth Trees More Drought Tolerant Than Younger Ones, Providing a Buffer Against Climate Change
- Reports of Lightning in the Skies of Mendocino and Humboldt Counties
- Early Morning Traffic Collision in Eastern Lake County Results in Major Injuries
- Ukiah’s State Street Glows with Holiday Cheer During Last Night’s Parade of Lights
- Subject Causing Disturbance, Neighbor Issue – Fort Bragg Police Logs 12.03.2022
- Male Walking Around With Baseball Bat, Male Threatened To Break Windows – Ukiah Police Logs 12.03.2022
- Unknown Female Attempting To Get In Front Door, Subject Urinating In Alleyway – Fort Bragg Police Logs 12.02.2022
- Male Subject Taking Pictures, Subject Dancing – Ukiah Police Logs 12.02.2022
- Wolves and Ranchers Can Coexist Now that Fish and Wildlife Will Pay for Livestock Predation—Op-Ed
- Forest Service Warns of Winter Conditions in the Mendocino National Forest
- Cannabis Delivery Driver Robbed at Gunpoint in Santa Rosa
Fire
By the Numbers: California’s Mild 2022 Wildfire Season—CalMatters
“Moderate weather and well-timed rainstorms in much of California combined to curb the acreage and structures burned.”
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Trailer on Fire in Covelo
Reportedly located near the intersection of Biggar Lane and Crawford Road, the Incident Commander confirmed a single trailer is fully involved.
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Home Burning in Covelo
The Incident Commander reported that heavy smoke is showing and 20% of the structure is currently involved.
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Two Trailers Engulfed in Flames at Wildwood Campground East of Fort Bragg
Within ten minutes of the initial callout, the Incident Commander reported the fire was mostly knocked down and reduced incoming resources.
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Crime
Cannabis Delivery Driver Robbed at Gunpoint in Santa Rosa
“The delivery driver realized he was being robbed and quickly ran away from the van. As he was running, he could see the two suspects enter his van and take items”
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Fort Bragg Man Arrested After Deputies Locate Stolen Checks in His Vehicle
“Deputies in the Ukiah area contacted the adult female owner of the checkbooks, who confirmed the checks were stolen and Ogawa had no legal right to possess them.”
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DMT, Heroin, Oxycodone, Meth, Long Guns: Two Ukiah Women Arrested After Investigators Find Stockpile
“Evidence included shaved keys for stealing vehicles, rifle and shotgun ammunition, drugs, drug paraphernalia, and indicators of drug sales such as scales and baggies.”
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Man and Woman Allegedly Ditch Daughter With Stranger and Take Off Into the Mendocino Headlands
“This good samaritan told Deputies that he was approached by an adult male and adult female, and they asked him to watch their child and they left the area.”
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Cannabis
Fish and Wildlife Will Host a Panel Discussion Featuring Mendocino Cannabis Cultivators at Emerald Cup
“The panel will discuss grant opportunities to increase biodiversity, reduce erosion, conserve water and help provisional cultivation license holders transition to annual licensure.”
Philly Man Will Serve Life in Prison For Double Murder During Sonoma County Cannabis Deal
“No one needs to die over cannabis. Ever.”
California Reports $242 Million in Cannabis Tax Revenue From Third Quarter Return
“Since January 2018, total cannabis tax revenue to date is $4.4 billion… .”
The Spread of Suspicion: The Unsolved Murder of Mendocino County Cannabis Legend Les Crane
“The first evidence pointed to a home invasion, in the nearly two decades since then, the shifting eye of suspicion has landed on everyone from law enforcement to loved ones.”
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COVID-19
Winter Viruses Circulate in Mendocino County Causing Spike of Children Requiring Emergency Room Care
“Cold and flu season has begun early in Mendocino County and COVID is still a threat as well. These viruses affect everyone including children, and most severely infants and toddlers less than 2 years old.”
Mendocino County’s Masking Policies Dial Back from ‘Orders’ to ‘Strong Recommendations’
“Orders for universal masking in public settings including schools, childcare, and on public transportation have already been replaced by ‘strong recommendations.’”
Bivalent COVID-19 Boosters Now Available in Mendocino County
“The updated boosters are free and provide the best protection against the currently dominant Omicron BA.5 variant of COVID-19, as well as the original strain.”
Mendocino County Infant Passes Away with the COVID-19 Virus
“COVID-19 has become one of the top 3 leading causes of death in California over the last year.”
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MendoHistory
The Day the Devil Came to Willits
“Want to know what the definition of Hell actually is? It’s when it turns pitch black at 3 p.m. and becomes a deep blood red by 6.”
MendoThrowback: An Interview With a Pomo Basket Weaver—The ‘Best Baskets Are Buried With the Dead’
Clara Williams was born in 1883 and grew to master Pomo basketry. When the Ukiah Daily Journal interviewed her in 1955, she spoke of being one of the last Pomo basket weavers left.
A Look Back at the Ebbs and Flows of Mendocino County’s Skateboarding Scene
“Oh gosh, skateboarding and Mendocino County… For the most part, especially back in the ’80s, there was a definite love-hate relationship between kids, adults, police and city council folk in the three major towns: Willits, Ukiah and Fort Bragg.”
How the Death of Fifteen Firefighters in the Mendocino National Forest Sowed the Seeds of Today’s Firefighting Aircrafts
“The important thing about the original air tanker operation was its enthusiasm. The conviction that “this idea will work” spread from the dozen or so pilots to the Forest Service and state people, who call the pilots back, again and again, to help put out fires all over the state.”
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