Elise Cox

January 15, 2024 — A Mendocino man died Tuesday after falling from a cliff near Portuguese Beach in Mendocino, authorities said.

January 15, 2024 — A body was recovered Tuesday afternoon around 4:30 p.m. near the cliffs just beyond Main Street in Mendocino. In addition, a coroner’s investigation of human remains discovered December 23 underneath the Noyo River Bridge positively identified Roy Mora, a 15-year-old Fort Bragg teenager who vanished on December 7. And, a Mendocino County Sheriff's deputy was arrested in Ukiah for domestic violence.

January 14, 2025 — Fort Bragg councilperson Lindy Peters provided an update at Monday’s council meeting on litigation around the proposed Grocery Outlook store at the southern end of town. The lawsuit filed by Fort Bragg Local Business Matters will be heard on February 3 at 9:30 a.m. in Superior Court in San Francisco. Peters also sponsored a resolution proclaiming Fort Bragg's support for immigrants that was unanimously adopted by the council but provoked pushback from some residents.

January 13, 2025 — Organizers of Mendocino County's annual Point in Time count are looking for volunteers to help estimate the number of unhoused persons living in Mendocino. The count will take place on January 29.

January 13, 2025 — The Willits City Council is accepting applications to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Councilmember Greta Kanne last month — with a deadline of January 15.

January 12, 2025 — The City of Point Arena is moving forward on a plan to update the city's pier and to find revenue sources to help reverse a financial implosion that is requiring city employees to work reduced hours. One possibility is a campground in the Point Arena Cove. Meanwhile, one person was caught on camera siphoning 60+ gallons in fuel from Coastal Seniors buses.

January 9, 2025 — Superior Court Judge Ann Moorman on Wednesday ordered the case against Chamise Cubbison, Mendocino County's former auditor-controller, to proceed to a preliminary hearing. Moorman will rule on an motion to dismiss after that hearing. On Tuesday the newly elected Board of Supervisors met for the first time. Among their first actions was to elect a chair and vice chair and limit public comment on specific topics to no more than ten minutes.

January 8, 2025 — Los Angeles is ablaze and evacuations are in progress for the Palisades fire, the Hurst Fire, and the Eaton fire. We've gathered some key sources for people interested in tracking the fire-fighting efforts.

January 8, 2025 — The Jack Peters Creek Bridge will be closed tonight from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. and tomorrow, January 9, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.