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Published September 24State investigates measles infection case on Amtrak; no recent cases reported in Lake County
Lake County has not reported a single measles case since 2001. Whooping cough remains evergreen. ALBERT CHERN A passenger with an active measles infection took Amtrak trains across California earlier this month, exposing dozens of train riders to the airborne virus. Read More …
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Published September 24‘Wind phone’ installation to be celebrated Oct. 5
LAKE COUNTY NEWS REPORTS LAKEPORT, Calif. — The installation of the “wind phone” remembrance project will be celebrated at a special event early next month. Read More …
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Published September 24California has nation’s highest count of homeless infants and toddlers, report says
By Betty Márquez Rosales This story was originally published by EdSource . Sign up for their daily newsletter . California’s estimate of nearly 86,000 infants and toddlers to have experienced homelessness in 2023-24 is the highest in the nation, according to a report published…
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Published September 23Body of missing Yuba City man found in Clear Lake
Karmagit Singh. Courtesy photo. LAKE COUNTY NEWS REPORTS LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The body of a Yuba City man who went missing near Lucerne last week has been located in Clear Lake. Read More …
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Published September 23Two arrested following investigation into burglary at Kelseyville Senior Center
LAKE COUNTY NEWS REPORTS KELSEYVILLE, Calif. — Two men have been arrested for their part in a burglary earlier this month at the Kelseyville Senior Center, which is undergoing a major renovation. Read More …
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Published September 23Interagency law enforcement team eradicates illegal marijuana grow site on Mendocino National Forest
Illegal grow site in a remote area of Mendocino National Forest. USDA Forest Service photo. LAKE COUNTY NEWS REPORTS MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. — Authorities have found and removed another illegal marijuana grow on the Mendocino National Forest. Read More …
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Published September 23Newsom clamps down on California data centers as voters turn against the industry
By Katherine Ortiz , CalMatters A block of Equinix data centers sit across the street from a Prime data center on Great Oaks Blvd. in South San Jose on Aug. 31, 2026. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters . Sign up for their…
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Published September 22State disaster assistance secured for Lake County following Robin Lane sewage spill
The Robin Lane sewer spill in January 2026. Image courtesy of the city of Clearlake. CLEARLAKE, Calif. — On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state disaster in Lake County in response to the massive Robin Lane sewage spill earlier this year. Read More …
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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…