FORT BRAGG POLICE were summoned to a home in the 200 block of North Harold Street at 3:50am last Saturday night (September 8) when a 16-year-old boy reported that a man, soon identified as Daniel Alonso,…
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DEPUTY COUNTY CEO Kristi Furman today announced the following: "It is with great regret and sorrow that I announce to you that Ana Mahoney passed away yesterday. Many of you may have been aware that…
REGIONAL FIRE UPDATE: September 11 Scotts Fire (Cow Mountain east of Ukiah). Morning update: 4,618 acres; 50% contained; 1,625 fire personnel. Fire crews made significant progress overnight in building and holding containment lines. Full containment…
TWO WEEKS AGO, as the North Pass Fire raged northeast of Covelo, CalFire received a frantic afternoon call from “a non-English speaking male” who said he was about to be consumed by fast moving flames.…
FERNDALE HIGH SCHOOL'S football team is on probation this year for fan behavior. On several occasions, oafs have shouted racist insults at visiting teams and their coaches. Ferndale's school superintendent has reacted to the probation…
NORTH PASS FIRE UPDATE, as of Saturday, September 8, 2012. CalFire reports that the North Pass Fire remains at 41,983 acres. Containment is steadily increasing and is now at 81%. Firefighters continue to strengthen and…
WITH APOLOGIES TO JENNIFER POOLE of The Willits News who was assigned to announce the town's interim school boss, the kind of assignment that can drive a reporter cross-eyed. DEBRA PEARSON, former superintendent for uninspiring…
FOR THE SECOND DAY running, the North Pass Fire, northeast of Covelo, has remained at 42,000 acres. Containment was holding at 68% Thursday morning, according to CalFire. Lightning started the fire on August 18th some…