Fiery Highway 20 Crash Seriously Injures Driver, Leads to DUI Arrest
A fiery two-vehicle crash on Highway 20 east of Fort Bragg seriously injured one driver and led to a DUI arrest Tuesday evening.
Bail Stays at $75,000 for Mendocino Man Whose Wife Died of Overdose
A judge kept Clayton Lowell's bail at $75,000 after prosecutors sought to jail him over a new drug arrest.
If Eric Hart Wins
Electing Eric Hart is a defeat of the cronyism and nepotism that characterizes governance here in Mendocino County— a government of little accountability and transparency.
Early Returns Show Close Ukiah and Fort Bragg Council Races, Hart Leading in District Three
An initial count of absentee ballots shows incumbents leading in Ukiah and Fort Bragg, and all three local measures with more than 70% support.
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Six Rural Agencies Move to Form a Joint Powers Agreement to Sustain Ambulance Service
A federal study estimates rural ambulance services lose $1,500 on each transport.
Supervisors Accept Q1 Budget Report, Warn It Was Balanced by Defunding Roads
Supervisors Ted Williams and John Haschak warned that the county's balanced books rest on years of underfunding roads and deferring building repairs.
Supreme Court declines to hear DOJ’s California 20,000 ballot case. Here’s what to know
On the eve of Election Day, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a last-minute legal challenge from the Trump administration that would have forced California to not count over 20,000 ballots that the administration had flagged as being cast by possible noncitizens.
What It Costs to Run for Fort Bragg Council: Under $5,000, Most of It Spent Locally
Four of the eight candidates told the city they expect to spend less than $2,000. The four who filed full statements topped out just under $5,000 — and most of the money went to a handful of Fort Bragg businesses.
Mendocino Registrar Refuses Federal Demand to Set Aside Ballots of 23 Voters Flagged as 'Likely' Noncitizens
Mendocino County's registrar refused a Justice Department demand to set aside the ballots of 23 voters it calls "likely" noncitizens and to hand over their records, saying state and federal law forbid it.