Frankly Speaking
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Fort Bragg Police Arrest Man and Teen in New Year’s Eve Drive‑By Shooting at West Spruce Street Home
My favorite line in the release is “began the tedious process of locating and arresting the suspect.” It’s such a…
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From Santa Cruz to Fresno: Follow Our Road Trip Toward Renewal — Youthful Ingenuity and American Diversity on Full Display as We Drive the Hopeful Route to National Recovery
Jump in the car with us and glimpse a vision of hope in these dark, disorienting times. Our quick trip…
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Eleven Days Later, Siskiyou County Offers a Bizarre Account of a Fort Bragg man’s Marijuana Arrest, Huh? Story repeated Verbatim Across News Sites
A Fort Bragg man, Shel Saunders, 55, was arrested in Siskiyou County on Jan. 16 on marijuana‑transportation charges. This is…
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Could you save someone’s life in the wilderness? All CPR/First Aid is NOT created equal, see the difference here!
Mike Stephens MIGHT have been working deep in the forest for the Redwood Forest Foundation when he took a fall…
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UPDATE—Get crabs off the boat or dock: Strike Done. Boats Out. Commercial Crab Season On — and Fort Bragg Waiting for the Big Economic Boost
Get crab fresh off the boat at Princess $8.99 for live and cooked right there in front of you $9.99.…
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Our Biggest Photo of 2025 was Joel Hartzell’s Shooting Stars — Check out the New Video Showing How and seeing even more stars
The shooting star image that Joel Hartzell created has been one of the most popular features of the calendar year…
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Federal court overturns California’s open‑carry ban as unconstitutional — concealed‑carry permit rules untouched; effect limited to 28 major counties
Court challenges 30 smaller counties, including Mendocino, for upholding open‑carry legality yet never granting a permit The 9th U.S. Circuit…
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We enjoy an “average” day of Noyo Harbor this afternoon, come with us on a visual journey into an odd and often weird paradise
Several times a week, we slip under the Noyo River Bridge and let the world fall away as we run…
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Sudden Death of GOP Congressman Will Reshape California Water and Farm Politics as well as DC; Frank Shares His Take on a ‘Very Smart, Very Dumb’ Politician
We offer some personal reflections and speculation about how a rock solid rice farmer could have such extrememe culture wars…
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Holiday Tradition Continues: Lions Club Turkeys & Capt. Tim’s Famous Stuffing Served Christmas Morning; Free Take‑Out at 1:30 While Supplies Last
The Lions Club was getting ready for their annual free Christmas Eve dinner for seniors, with turkey take‑out and delivery…
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We will be Staying on This Side of the Westport Washout — Wednesday Is a Stay‑Home Day – Cruise With Us for the Last Summer Day of the Year — And Let’s Hope the Robbery and Drowning Mark the End of the Bad News
The storm didn’t hit as predicted on Tuesday, so we’re holding off on full storm coverage for now while we…
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Light Up the Coast – Show Us Your Christmas Lights! From Westport to Elk, We’re Posting Them All-Showcase the Lights!
Update- go see the lights tonite!!! From KOZT calendar. Monday, December 22 will be Fort Bragg Holiday Lights Year 3.…
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Clear the Path to the Waves: We Urge Removal of the Neighborhood Group’s ‘Stop’ Sign, Restore Pine Beach Access, and Celebrate the Classy but locally friendly New Inn’s Arrival
MendocinoCoast.news believes it is our responsibility to champion public access to public lands too long kept out of reach. Today,…
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We were truly in a fog when we went to check on Jack Peters Creek opening, come with us and the feth fiata through a familiar coastal wonder!
We were told on last Friday by Caltrans that the light at Jack Peters Creek Bridge would be pulled sometime…
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Hate Crime Report Clarified — No named Suspects, No Arrests as of Monday
Police issued a weekend press release seeking help to identify those behind a possible hate crime; we now have updated…
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Running for Tradition, Feeding for Tomorrow: Turkey Trot & Presbyterian Feast
Fort Bragg lay sound asleep as we rolled through town. At the Cookie Company’s outside window, two grateful customers clutched…
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Blake More- please help save Mendocino Poetry in the Schools program- sign petition below
Dear fellow poets, teachers, students and friends, Some of you may have heard the rumors that the Mendocino County Office…
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UPDATE 10:10 PM — Woman found, cold but fine; taken to hospital for checkup. UPDATE 9:35 PM — Rescuers dispatched after 911 call near Summers Lane, Fort Bragg
SGT Ochoa reports she was located just after 10. Though cold, she appears fine and is expected to go to…
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NTSB Releases Report on Reach Air Crash; Fort Bragg Lions To Launch Thanksgiving Love Package from the Coast
Paramedic Margaret “DeDe” Davis was the one who called the Mayday after noticing the power had gone out—just moments before…
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First Friday Sparkles: Good News & Gorgeous Faces
Gotcha! We’ve had our fill of grouchy news lately—time to lighten the mood. Word Press has a very irritating main…
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