NEWS ARTICLE ARCHIVE — in chronological order, with pagination below
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Ride all night for $35 at Lions Club Carnival by the Sea- event pays for emergency room toys for kids, scholarships, eye care, Christmas dinner and more!
The giant ferris wheel, the cotton candy, the Fort Bragg-Mendocino Lions Club’s annual Carnival by the Sea is on. The event is sponsored by the Skunk Train which lends its property, the most spacious location the carnival has ever been in. The event started Thursday night. Lions volunteers saw a lot of adults coming in…
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Peep. PEEEEEEP! You heard it here first! The sounds of a herd of classic mini coopers rolling through Fort Bragg, on their way to a mountain party!!
They really can’t pass much on the road, especially a classic burger stand but they are cool to look at. Fort Bragg was visited by a caravan of classic Mini Coopers last week. I had hoped to get the story up in time for people to see it, but the 10 little fellas went on…
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4th of July in Mendo shows WE are still WE the people, but stop messing with Old Glory, please!
Listen to the faces at Mendocino’s 4th of July parade. You can still see in the faces in the photos the exuberance at being beautiful and ugly Americans. Everywhere was the American flag, still the symbol of the American myth that conquered the world and steered Europe and Japan toward Democracy. The parade was big,…
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Drunken man arrested in machete attack at Comptche store has a story too. Senior citizen took weapon from younger man, gave it to cops
This is all old news that we are just getting from the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Department in a press release Monday about 6 p.m about a machete attack fought off nearly a week ago. But it hit all my rivals like a lightning bolt this afternoon. Why? Only one reason! Someone issued a press release!…
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Roads & Transportation
128 reopening announced at 830 PM- blocked both ways all day after crane falls over. Click here for the story updates
At 830 PM Manny Macado from Caltrans notified me the road had just been reopened. It was closed to traffic both ways for six hours Foks, the rest of the story below is moot, but its a bit tiresome how many folks want to quarrel over whether 128 flows south or east when you go…
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What are the real costs of fireworks? Fort Bragg show to go on Saturday, but fatal warehouse explosion in Esparto shuts others down+ these other short news items
•Put a fork in it-Fort Bragg salmon fishing is done for 2025 after bad fishing weekend here but huge SF-Monterey haul, will Coho fishing return someday? SURJ, (Showing up for Racial Justice), a key player in local Black Lives Matter protests, has decided to close the local chapter •Caltrans announces $1 million in grants for…
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Fun July 4 parade in Mendo! After party lasts till 9! DJ street dance , Masonic Hall tours, Parade is now traced back to 1876 and was always wacky!
The return of the Petaluma Chicken Pluckers to the Mendocino 4th of July parade is just one of the fun things to crow about during Independence weekend on the Coast Janice Littrell, executive director of the Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce, invites everyone to enjoy the longest and most diverse parade in years, along with…
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Fort Bragg man allegedly peeped into the windows of two other women, came back to break in once before June 21 rape of different victim. Now faces charges in 4 separate cases
UPDATE- JULY 3— Earlier this week an arrangement was held for Cayden Paul Craig, 23, of Fort Bragg on the charges detailed in the following story. Craig has hired a private attorney Justin Petersen of Santa Rosa. Petersen asked for and was granted a continuance to enter the plea. (which is normal practice). His $1,000,000…
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23-year-old Fort Bragg man’s own statements lead to his arrest for rape in sex assault case, but the angry and self righteous targeted an innocent man and communities, lets stop that forever.
Editor’s note— Please remember that everyone is innocent until proven guilty. The suspect arrested is 6 foot 3, 185 lbs, and 23 years old. He is a 2021 graduate of Mendocino High School. Please note– this person does not appear to be one of the “Facebook suspects” that were being shared around and accused! People…
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Broken leg! Wasp attack! Apologies for missed stories and appointments. We are back at it Sunday. See you at the quilt show!
. So we hired 4 guys plus Linda and I went to work clearing our acre. The first casualty was me. I was out for half an hour and got attacked by a swarm of yellowjackets. Got a nice eybrow sting that made my ear fire tears all day Saturday at work. Linda’s broken leg.…
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Take a photo walk from Redwood and Main to Lions Hall with me, and celebrate local creativity and the city awarding contracts locally, like we USED to do
A huge swarm of men armed with heat guns and trowels used ladders today to attack the Fort Bragg Police station’s roof, ripping, tearing, gouging until there was nothing left. Thankfully, it was the crew from Redwood Roofers, a local business. The city has been reroofing its main buildings, each costing more than $100k. We…
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Traveler from Japan would love to share stories, his sauna as his improbable vanlife adventure rolls into Fort Bragg through Friday
AI will never give you Takano Miyaki. Only a human being can imagine something qw wacky and cool as the “world’s first mobile Japanese sauna and bath”. Imagining and living in the face of the odds makes us breathe as humans. Always having wanted to visit America, Taka decided to come to America and take…
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Caltrans warns drivers about massive construction tieups from Mendo to Elk
Thanks to us! State agency posts maps, info about road upgrade closures south of Mendocino after Mendocinocoast.news article Great Job Caltrans!!! In response to people who wanted information about the huge repaving project that runs from SOUTH of the Jack Peters Creek Bridge to Elk and will go on for the rest of the year,…
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Update Tuesday at 14:00 hours No arrests made in Fort Bragg sexual assault, Cops dig in, fan out. Officers voluntary pick up shifts on days off and have mounted extra patrols. New information now allows better description
Editor’s note- update from FBPD at 2 p.m Tuesday from Fort Bragg Police Sgt. Jonathan McLaughlin: “In regard to the sexual assault investigation. Officers are still following up on several leads. This includes leads acquired from social media and by other means. As I implied in my last email, it was difficult to provide a…
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Fort Bragg protesters who suffered drive-by pellet peppering on Saturday assured by police response
Unknown if attack was politically motivated
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Update Tuesday at 14:00 hours No arrests made in Fort Bragg sexual assualt, officers voluntary pick up shifts on days off and have mounted extra patrols. New information now allows better description
Police have carefully measured objects seen in the video and the measurement shows a revised description that comes from newly acquired information. Please use portal and report. “In regard to the sexual assault investigation. Officers are still following up on several leads. This includes leads acquired from social media and by other means. As I…
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Mendocino Coast Hospitality Center
Come to Hospitality Center’s 40th birthday party. +PRIDE! Get art and info, then hit artsy yard sales and don’t forget the PAL fishing clinic+ Stephen Bates in the redwoods for Noyo Center
If you love art and helping the homeless, come to the 40th anniversary of the Mendocino Coast Hospitality Center in Fort Bragg Saturday from 11 a.m to 3 p.m. Plus today is the first PRIDE celebration and a weekly protest in front of the Guest House. (see the end of the story for more info…
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Big changes possible for both bridges, Albion Headlands, Albion Flats, long-closed Kerry Jane Market, a public trail to the north, and Kristoffersen Ranch
Update on the Albion Flats, the campground that was charging entrance fees and parking fees. Yes, its true, they no longer do this. I was going down tomorrow but a friend did it for me. This is her report. And the part at the end is a photo opp for sure! “I went down to…
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Rolling Ford V-8 museum spends a week in Fort Bragg, here is some car history you won’t get anywhere else and check out these cars!!
(Editors The facts presented in this story will terrify and traumatize those who believe Google search and Wikipedia are reliable ways to understand and “fact check” history). Come enjoy the world that Edsel Ford made. This man, maligned by his name and the unfortunate car named after him, was also boss over America’s iconic car…
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Roar! You won’t believe all the Fort Bragg/Mendocino Lions Club does when you come to the Chamber mixer tonight at 5.
There will be some breaking news, brews, toys and prizes tonight at a Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce mixer tonight at Fort Bragg Lions Hall on Redwood Street. The event will feature an announcement by the Mendocino Coast Clinics Executive Director, Lucresha Renteria . Chamber member Schnaubelt Brewing will demonstrate its new canned drinks and…
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