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Fire & Emergency
29‑year‑old under arson investigation allegedly sets new fire while fleeing in Cloverdale, + he was convicted of arson in 2025 in Mendocino County
Man arrested, accused of setting several fires in Cloverdale A 29‑year‑old man with a long criminal record, including a 2025…
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Roads & Transportation
Beloved Redwood Valley mom and church member dies in Sunday crash on State Route 20
A Mendocino County woman died Sunday morning after her motorcycle went off Highway 20 just west of Blue Lake and…
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Fire & Emergency
Fire crews halt evening Ukiah wildfire sparked by burning mobile home
A wildfire in the steep, forested hills just west of Ukiah was stopped by quick action from fire crews Tuesday…
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Mendocino County Sheriff's Office
One drunk encounter, one broken system — and the politics and NIMBY pressure that keep treatment centers out
Officers face impossible situations daily, raising the question of whether more involuntary conservatorships could beat crime down A press release…
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Business & Labor
Boatyard Center sells for $13.1 million amid wave of Fort Bragg upgrades, including a new Café 1
While grim national headlines continued every day, Fort Bragg was quietly seeing good news, a major infusion of private investment…
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Covelo
Arrest made in hit‑and‑run death of former Covelo Fire Chief
“The 21‑year‑old woman publicly identified as the suspect early in the case was arrested Sunday on suspicion of hit‑and‑run. She…
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Cal Fire
Quick work by crews halts Ten Mile River brush fire — a sharp trial run for the hot summer ahead
The big Cal Fire helicopter swept down the Ten Mile River corridor, then along Ten Mile and Seaside beaches then…
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Fort Bragg
VRRROOMMM!! Tip your hat to the orange horde! 500 Dirt Bikes in Fort Bragg today! It’s the 30th annual Oakland Motorcycle club’s Stonyford to Fort Bragg annual run!
Update- on the way back to Stonyford, there was a fatal motorcycle crash that happened on Hwy 20 in Lake…
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Mendocino County
Letter to the Editor- Kevin Evans lays out case for his 5th district supervisorial bid
Watch the Leauge of Women Voters candidate forum here: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#search/women+voters/FMfcgzQgLrqZQZwRjFLzdnvxZmMsvVjx?projector=1 Dear Editor Trust and AccountabilityAs Mendocino County enters another election,…
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Willits
Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office makes improbable rescue of cashier’s check taken from elderly Brooktrails residents by scammers – What to do and what to Not do
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office, with help from local businesses, was able to rescue a $73,000 cashier’s check sent to…
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Police & Courts
Task Force Created for Cannabis Forest Crimes Reports Human Trafficking Arrest in Navarro; When Denied Basic Facts, We Investigated What’s Going On
Jesse Upton has likely been falsely labeled a human trafficker by Northern California news outlets. The media was given a…
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Frankly Speaking
Media Tall Tales: The “70‑Foot Cliff” That Wasn’t, and the Myth of Rare Wind Sailors — Which Aren’t Rare at all
Contrarians that we are, we went and measured the cliff rather than rely on the number being repeated. AI‑accelerated news…
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