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The Noyo Center for Marine Science is celebrating its tenth year in operation.  A stranded blue whale back in 2009 was the impetus for creating the center.  Each year, Sarah Grimes, the Stranding Coordinator for Noyo Center presents the annual findings. She works under a permit through the California Academy of Sciences.  Before the Noyo Center, animals stranded on Mendocino beaches fell to teams...

The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors wrapped up its final meeting of the year Tuesday night, marked by farewells to outgoing supervisors, praise for climate initiatives, and pleas for help from the beleaguered cannabis industry.

The Mendocino County Courts and Behavioral Health Department is two weeks into a controversial experiment to use court resources to move schizophrenic and psychotic residents into treatment.

Jenn Procacci talks with Caroline Radice and Katherine Flink of Black Dog Farm and Catering in Willits about their passion for farming and the economic realities faced by small farmers.

Authorities are continuing their search for Roy Mora, 15, a transgender teenager who disappeared after setting out to watch a lighted truck parade in Fort Bragg with friends on Saturday, Dec. 7. Despite extensive search efforts and investigative progress, police say Mora’s whereabouts remains a mystery.

The California Department of Insurance last week concluded a new rule making process that — combined with additional enforcement — could make homeowners insurance easier to come by. And, the Scott's Valley tornado on Saturday is a reminder atmospheric rivers aren't the only winter hazard.

Division at the Fort Bragg City Council became apparent during the election of officers on December 9th. Officers are elected by a majority vote of the council.  Councilmember Tess Albin-Smith proposed changing the format to a rotation process initially based on seniority.  It would have meant that council members would likely have to serve at least two terms before becoming mayor. The motion fail...

The Mendocino County Registrar of Voters on Wednesday provided the Statement of Vote showing the precinct by precinct tally of last month’s presidential election. While 73 percent of registered voters in Mendocino County cast ballots, there was a lot of variation at the precinct level. Turnout at small precincts like Green Valley, Ward Mountain, South Doolin, Russell Brook, Signal Creek, King Ranc...

Kailand Ignacio Garcia, 19, was charged with murder in the second degree in the death of Alyson Sanchezllanes. Seventeen-year-old Sanchezllanes dies of a fentanyl overdoes on January 17, 2024. And the search continued for Roy Mora, a 15 year old who vanished after setting out for the annual Fort Bragg Lighted Truck Parade.

The free-flowing Mattole River, running 62 miles from its headwaters in Northern Mendocino County to its mouth, five miles past Petrolia in Humboldt County, defines the wettest place in California. Lauren Schmitt of KMUD radio went to Whitethorn, near the headwaters, to check in with the Sanctuary Forest land trust to find out how the river and the fish that spawn there, were affected by last mont...

In an emergency, would first responders be able to find you? This is a critical question in rural areas, where the local name for a road may well be different from the official one on the street sign… that is, if the street has a sign at all. 

A powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the California coast Thursday morning, rattling homes and prompting a brief tsunami warning that left residents and boat owners scrambling to prepare. Despite the initial concerns, the event caused minimal damage.

In the most recent update from the U.S. Drought Monitor, Pete Fickenscher, the development and operations hydrologist at the California Nevada River Forecast Center said November's atmospheric river transformed this recent period from one the driest in the last 104 years to one of the wettest. And the Village of Mendocino looked at options for a community water system.

A routine review of updated bylaws for the Mendocino County Behavioral Health Advisory Board triggers a discussion about the need for greater transparency and accountability around spending state funds.

In the wake of the pandemic, the City of Fort Bragg adopted a zero-tolerance policy toward homeless encampments — independent of the recent Grants Pass Supreme Court decision. Counter-intuitively, this has led to far fewer arrests of homeless residents. Today, arrests of homeless residents have fallen from 54% of all arrests to less than 18% of all arrests. The secret? The small Care Response Unit...

For Nikki Ausschnitt and Steve Krieg, owners of Petite Teton Farm in Anderson Valley, farming is more than a livelihood — it’s an art form and a deeply personal endeavor. After 20 years of cultivating their small family farm, they continue to face economic challenges familiar to many small farmers in Mendocino County.

As the state of California races to build out an 8,000 mile fiber optic network, the City of Fort Bragg is constructing the last mile connection to a new municipal network that could go online as the spring of 2026. Also, the Mendocino Coast Health Care District and Adventist Health management have concluded their talks around restructuring the hospital lease.

A minor altercation at Fort Bragg Middle School escalated into a significant police response earlier this fall, raising questions about the role of law enforcement on school campuses and sparking community conversations about racism and safety.

On November 21st, the Grass Roots Institute held its regular meeting on sea level rise and local coastal planning.  Amber Fisette from the Mendocino County Water Agency joined the meeting to discuss county-wide drought planning, Sarah McCormick from the City of Fort Bragg reported on the difficulties of getting an aquaculture program going in Noyo Harbor and Marie Jones talked about Fort Bragg’s e...

25 de Noviembre del 2024 — En el programa de esta semana hablmos de inmigración con Dina Lopez, Directora de los Servicos de inmigración de las Caridades Católicas de Santa Rosa. 

More than 5,300 Mendocino County residents were without power Friday morning, the majority of them on the coast, as part two of the atmospheric river toppled trees and brought down power lines. By Friday evening, PG&E had restored power to all but 300 customers. But even as the threat of the storm abated, scammers sought to swindle county residents with a masterful ruse.

A powerful storm swept through Mendocino County late Tuesday and into Wednesday, bringing gusts of up to 80 mph near Point Mendocino and 60 mph in the coastal areas of Fort Bragg and the Village of Mendocino. The National Weather Service warns that heavier rainfall and potential flooding are on the way.

A conversation with Blaire AuClair of Folk Life Farm about the realities of farming in Mendocino County, including whether farmers make a living wage and what tech is appropriate.

Gusting winds marked the storm's arrival as a low-pressure system made landfall Tuesday night. First responders across Mendocino County spent Tuesday preparing for the storm. Fort Bragg Police Chief Neil Cervenka said the city has activated its virtual emergency operations center and established a sandbag distribution site at the CV Starr Community Center.