Sheriff Seeks Identity of Drowned Woman
Victim is described as a white woman in her seventies
Elise Cox
Elise Cox is the founding editor of MendoLocal.News. She was previously news director at Mendocino County Public Broadcasting and has been part of the editorial team at the San Jose Mercury News and U.S. News & World Report.
Woman Drowns Off MacKerricher State Park on Monday
A bystander pulled her to the shore but it was too late.
USDA Steps Into Potter Valley Project Decommissioning Fight
Attacks "the radical leadership of California" for a "war on agriculture"
USDA to PG&E: Mitigation is Required for Potter Valley Decommissioning
Agency says it is intervening "in the public interest"
PG&E Statement on USDA Intervention
Says the costs of continued operation of the project would have been borne by PG&E customers
Mendo Local Weekly News — December 21, 2025
A scathing state audit. A record-breaking rockfish. And an identity-theft "factory" in Ukiah.
Armed Robbery Suspect Arrested After Fort Bragg Gas Station Holdup
Suspect taken into custody at Motel 6
Oakland Man Sentenced to Four Years for Running Identity Theft Operation Out of Ukiah Hotel
Unlocked residential mailboxes were targeted, many in Sonoma County
David Eyster's Defiant 27-Page Response to State Audit
D.A. questions whether auditors "have gone rogue"