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City of Fort Bragg
A Little Food Truck Drama, a Big City Survey: Help Rewrite Fort Bragg’s Dining Map. Where? What kind of food?
One of our most‑read stories lately was the drama surrounding Sergio and Bertha’s food truck. We caught up with Sergio…
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California Highway Patrol
On a Sunday night and early Monday morning, I heard three bad crashes come over the scanner — and CHP confirmed every one was suspected DUI
Editor’s Note — Everyone is innocent until proven guilty. Truly. Any one of these individuals could be found innocent. An…
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Frankly Speaking
What You Weren’t Told: The Crimes That Go Unreported — and the Ones That Get Overhyped
Creepy Crime Stuff from Mendo Frank joined the rest and reported on some old news during Frank’s stint on KOZT…
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Frankly Speaking
Mendocino Area Parks Association and California State Parks Post Warning on Facebook
IMPORTANT STATE PARK ANNOUNCEMENT: Due to a shark incident on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at approximately 5:00 PM, Big River…
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Cannabis
‘Mendo’ popcorn vendor of popcorn business with name including 420 arrested for allegedly serving cannabis‑laced popcorn to Fort Bragg kids at a food truck event. If true, shouldn’t this operation been shut down by county health long ago?
A man well‑known around Mendocino County for his mobile kettle‑corn business was arrested by Fort Bragg Police on Wednesday on…
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Frankly Speaking
State agencies now using shark attack to warn, educate, are falling sea lion populations causing sharks to come to shore more?
Update — Linda Little Hartzell here. I have been reporting this story, not Frank. He went out before work this…
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Mendocino County Sheriff's Office
Missing Mendocino Man -Lane Rider’s -Truck is Found
BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: San Francisco authorities have located Lane Rider’s 2018 white Toyota pickup at 325 Mason Street. Because Tony…
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Caspar
Car passing traffic hits pickup, crashes into front of big towtruck, becoming stuck for hours as Caspar Creek Bridge is closed off and on for much of Monday afternoon
A car passing traffic apparently bounced off a pickup and then went into the front of a huge towtruck, sending…
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Frankly Speaking
Morning news on KOZT, a look at both the somber and fun news we will be talking about!
On the KOZT morning show, here are some of the fun news items we will be featuring. If you have…
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High School Sports
Fort Bragg High Mounts Big Comeback to Avenge Eureka Shutout — Oracle Park Awaits, and They’ll Need Our Support
Fort Bragg High’s baseball squad came storming back with six runs in the final two innings to pull off an…
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Business & Labor
Good News, Sergio and Bertha’s Fort Bragg food truck finds home! Thanks Purity!!
Linda checks out the menu. The truck will move onto private property this week, at the invitation of Purity Market.…
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Letters to the editor
Letter to the Editor: Unite — and Don’t Be Afraid to Dream Big for JDSF
Editor’s note — Polly Girvin was the life partner of Priscilla Hunter, a long‑time Mendocino County Indigenous tribal leader and…
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Roads & Transportation
Early Thursday Morning: Caltrans Clears Giant Slide in Elk; All Roads Open on 1, 20 and 128 After Days of Trouble
The little creek in Otis Johnson Park in Fort Bragg was roaring like a mini Niagara Falls. Linda posed while…
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Frankly Speaking
Brutus Invents a New Game at Age 10: German Shepherd Intelligence Is Both Funny and Funny
Brutus invented a new game on Saturday. To watch a dog create a game — not stumble into it, but…
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Health
Tick Bites Can Mess Up Your Life — But Angel’s Cannabis Pain Salve Saved Me When the Pharmacy Products Didn’t
Thank you, Angel. Your cannabis pain‑relief salve saved me today from the agony delivered by the most miserable creature the…
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Frankly Speaking
Letter to the Editor: Ruddick-Please stop dumping trash! Cal Fire may close more roads to all of us, including Egg Take if it can’t be stopped
Dear Editor: I want to thank you for your excellent article about the epidemic of trash dumping in Jackson Forest.…
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Noyo Harbor
What’s Next for The Wharf at Noyo Harbor — As It Reinvents Itself, the Harbor Wants to Hear Your Wishes
Come along on another Noyo Harbor photo voyage made especially for our favorite landlubbers. This little journey is brought to…
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Frankly Speaking
Is love real or a necessity? Is there really such a thing as magic? Come on Valentine’s Day photo journey
We all know love is in the air on Valentine’s Day. But what IS actually in the air? Today, we…
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Jackson Demonstration State Forest
Somebody dumped sulphuric acid barrels in Jackson Forest Who wants to help us to catch some forest polluters? CalFire closed main road (500) past Caspar Scales because of all the trash dumping, if we want a dirt track, we must stop this
Calfire’s scientists, fire prevention workers, interns and even some top brass have gotten a new job lately- garbage collectors. A…
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Arts & Entertainment
Parents and Teens: Please Read This Urgent Warning About Teen Dating Violence
Teen dating violence is a serious and often overlooked problem. Just last week, at the First Friday opening at Cobalt…
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