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MacKerricher State Park
This ocean kills! Stay back! Deputies seek help to ID woman, 70, pulled alive from surf who was alone at MacKerricher- stay home today, get ready for power outages, Voice IDs victim as Diane Wittig
UPDATED PRESS RELEASE (12/29/2025 at 2:00 P.M.):As a part of this continuing coroner’s investigation, Sheriff’s Deputies were able to identify…
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CalTrans
Westport washout now open to one way traffic, defying early Caltrans forecast, 128 also reopening by 1 p.m, the current forecast says
State Route 1 sinkhole opens just past Westport; Highway 128 closed at Navarro, possible reopening after noon. King tides, storms,…
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Crime Reports
Nevada gunman, 21, staying at Motel 6 in Fort Bragg arrested in armed robbery of Sinclair- oh no not the Dino! It blew over the same night!
It was a bad night for the Sinclair, robbed Saturday night and then the beloved logo blew over in this…
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Crime Reports
MCSO investigates report of shooting on Robin Road in Simpson Lane area of Fort Bragg, unable to determine if crime occurred or not
Mendocinocoast.news investigated scanner reports about a shooting on Robin Road in Fort Bragg that was broadcast. There were reports on…
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Frankly Speaking
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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Environment
Death cap mushrooms kill one, sicken 21 in San Francisco and across Northern California—only forage mushrooms you know are safe! State fails to give out any relevant info in alarmist press release
We have no idea who died, how they died or if all 21 or 22 mushroom hunters were in one…
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Frankly Speaking
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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Noyo Harbor
Without recent data, Cal Fish & Game Commission Extends Abalone Ban to 2036 (Probably!) — Crab Season Opens in Fort Bragg; No California challenge to salmon rules
Third grader Felix Savedra was king of the Fort Bragg fishermen on Saturday, and it came as no surprise to…
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CalTrans
Saving Highway One with 100 Boulders a Day, Plumbers, and Millions to Keep It from the Sea
The 1970s brought a peculiar terror: that California, land of sunshine and seismic fault lines, would one day slide into…
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Frankly Speaking
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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Business & Labor
Haywire, Fort Bragg’s western wear store is closing at the end of January…. ending 107 years of Makela’s and Haywire selling shoes in Fort Bragg
Haywire, New Work and Western Apparel is closing at the end of January, the owners announced today on Facebook. It…
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Skunk Train
Breaking News It’s a Train & It’s a Skunk: Appeals Court Grants Skunk Train Eminent Domain Victory — Will work on the tunnel now actually start?
Update- we got a response from Robert Pinoli-seeking reply from other side as well Update- We just got information from…
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Frankly Speaking
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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CalTrans
Red light ‘district’ north of Mendo ends after 2 years this week!~ Let’s seize an amazing ‘concert venue’ above Jack Peters Creek Bridge!
Jack Peters Creek Bridge doesn’t have a grand reopening day planned so far like Noyo or even the Pudding Creek…
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Frankly Speaking
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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Caspar
Fungi Face‑Off: Truffle Dog and Scientist to show what they nose at Mendocino Coast Fungi Festival in Caspar Saturday and Sunday
The Second Annual Mendocino Coast Mushroom Festival has officially gone to the dogs in its second year—and you won’t want…
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City of Fort Bragg
ICEBERG!! the wave energy desalinization buoy arrives! As first city in California to try wave energy, Fort Bragg about to step into role as world leader in ocean technology
After three years of refining both engineering and financing, the Oneka wave-powered desalination buoy, called Iceberg has been delivered and…
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Police & Courts
We Requested and Received Judge Clay Brennan’s Retirement Notice—We Didn’t Expect This
We requested Mendocino County Superior Court Judge Clay Brennan’s retirement announcement under the California Public Records Act (CPRA). The courts…
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Mendocino Coast
Why is our flag important? Ask the Iversens, who never came back to the Mendocino Coast
This is Veterans Day! We were going to go to Veterans Hall for the ceremonies. I grew up with my…
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Crime Reports
50 year old man arrested in Westport on gun charges, but this really doesn’t impact your life
Editor’s Note: Below is a press release about an arrest made by the Sheriff’s Office on November 9. As usual,…
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