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TWO WEEKS AGO, as the North Pass Fire raged northeast of Covelo, CalFire received a frantic call from “a non-English speaking male” who said he was about to be consumed by fast moving flames. The…

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THE BASSLER MATTER continues to create an undercurrent of vague recriminations. Bassler, you will certainly recall, was the young Fort Bragg mountain man who shot and killed Matt Coleman and Jere Melo in the fall…

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CORRECTION. Libby Crawford of Ukiah, correctly identified as companion to Dr. Peter Keegan, also of Ukiah, was incorrectly identified here last week as a member of the Crawford Ranch family. Ms. Crawford is not related…

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THE CAUSE OF DEATH on Susan Keegan's death certificate has been changed from “accidental” to “homicide,” meaning that Doctor Peter Keegan better have the criminal defense lawyer he hired soon after his wife's highly improbable…

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BILLY MAYFIELD, formerly of Willits, will be out of prison by Friday. Sentenced in 1985 to 17-to-life for the murder of Mark Snyder, also of Willits, Mayfield was held nearly ten years past his release…

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GUALALA is the site of a major Mendocino County scandal, one that has been simmering for some time, and one that boiled over again last weekend. As best as we can piece it together, Mike…

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COUNTY GOVERNMENT, always abreast of breaking news, distributed this unsigned announcement Monday: “Dear County Employees, The County flags will be flown at half mast as a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless…

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