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Published September 12Lake County Public Works director killed in Friday crash
Lars Ewing. Lake County News file photo/Elizabeth Larson. LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — A day after he tendered his resignation, Lake County’s Public Works director was killed in a head-on wreck in Colusa County. Read More …
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Published September 12Sheriff declares local emergency in response to Lucas fire
A three dimensional map of the Lucas fire area, in a red boundary with yellow highlighting. Image courtesy of Cal Fire. LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — On Friday, Lake County’s sheriff declared a local emergency in response to the Lucas fire, which over the course of the day more than…
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Published September 12West Nile virus detected in Lake County sentinel chickens
LAKE COUNTY NEWS REPORTS LAKEPORT, Calif. — Three sentinel chickens have tested positive for West Nile virus in the latest round of surveillance. Read More …
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Published September 12Forest Service issues area closure due to Lucas fire
A map of the Lucas fire closure in the Mendocino National Forest. Courtesy of the Forest Service. LAKE COUNTY NEWS REPORTS UPPER LAKE, Calif. — Forest Service officials have issued an emergency closure for a portion of the Upper Lake Ranger District on Mendocino National Forest…
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Published September 12Red flag warning issued for Lake County through Sunday
Smoke from the Lucas fire as seen from space on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. Image courtesy of NASA. LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — As the Lucas fire continues to burn in Lake and Mendocino counties, officials have issued a red flag warning for parts of Northern California due to heightened…
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Published September 12Space News: NASA’s Hubble, Webb find far-out solar system objects ‘remember’ past
This artist’s concept depicts a Trans-Neptunian Object, a small, faint, icy body orbiting the Sun beyond the orbit of Neptune. These objects are so small that even with NASA’s Hubble and Webb space telescopes, they appear only as tiny points of light. Artwork: NASA, ESA, Leah…
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Published September 11County Public Works director abruptly resigns
Lars Ewing. Lake County News file photo/Elizabeth Larson. LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The county of Lake’s recently appointed Public Works director stunned county leaders on Tuesday when he abruptly resigned his post. Read More …
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Published September 11Lucas fire moves into Lake County
The Lucas fire as seen on an Alert California camera from High Glade Lookout near Upper Lake shortly before 1:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Firefighters continued their work overnight to contain a wildland fire that spread from Mendocino into Lake County…
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Published September 11California enacts laws restricting chatbots and banning teens from ‘addictive’ social media
By Colin Lecher , CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters . Sign up for their newsletters. California teens will be barred from “addictive” social media products and limited in their interactions with chatbots under two of the 13 bills signed into law by Gov.…