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Published September 29New Lakeport courthouse opens
The main entry to the new courthouse in Lakeport, California. Photo by Elizabeth Larson/Lake County News. LAKEPORT, Calif. — After two years of construction, Lakeport’s new courthouse has opened its doors for business. Read More …
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Published September 29Sentencing for man convicted of Library Park killing rescheduled
LAKEPORT, Calif. — The sentencing for the man convicted of a fatal January 2025 shooting in Library Park has been rescheduled for late October. Read More …
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Published September 29Applicants sought for Public Defender Oversight Committee
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy on the Public Defender Oversight Committee for one member of the general public. Read More …
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Published September 29Newsom signs new gun control laws, including one requiring owners to take a 4-hour class
By Mikhail Zinshteyn , CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters . Sign up for their newsletters. Have a gun? You're going to need to take another safety class after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of bills Saturday that are a boon to gun control advocates…
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Published September 28BlueCycle Technologies harvests algae at Redbud Park
The intake pipe is fitted with a cage filter designed to keep out fish and large rocks. A pipe with clear water blasts the surface of the cage, preventing gunk from accumulating on the filter. CLEARLAKE, Calif. — A Florida company is carrying out an algae harvesting project at…
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Published September 28Special Tuesday meeting planned to consider county budget, school district borrowing capacity request
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting this week for the purpose of giving final approval to the 2026-27 fiscal year budget, as well as to hear a school district’s request to establish more than $2 million in borrowing capacity from the…
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Published September 28Clearlake Planning Commission to hold public hearings on transit project, auto shop, safe parking program
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Clearlake Planning Commission this week will hold public hearings on projects involving a transit hub, automotive business and a safe parking program. Read More …
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Published September 28Purrfect Pals: Kittens for adoption
This 2-month-old female kitten is in cat room kennel room C, ID No. LCAC-A-13410. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Animal Care and Control has several kittens ready to be adopted this week. Read More …
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Published September 27Thousands visit Kelseyville for annual Pear Festival
Tractors from the morning parade were parked at the end of the street at the Kelseyville Pear Festival. Photo by Albert Chern/Lake County News. ALBERT CHERN KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The annual Kelseyville Pear Festival drew thousands of people to the town on Saturday. Read More …
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Published September 27He knows his community is going to burn again. Now he’s making sure they’re ready
By Rachel Becker , CalMatters A remote hydrant unit is deployed for a firefighter training session in Clear Lake near Clearlake Oaks on Aug. 27, 2026. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters . Sign up for their newsletters. As the…
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Published September 27Helping Paws: ‘Sandy’ and the dogs
“Sandy.” Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control. LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Animal Care and Control is featuring several puppies and dogs for adoption this week. Read More …
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Published September 27Space News: NASA’s Moon orbiter spots new, ‘once-in-century’ Moon crater
A zoomed-in view of the Moon made from images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera. Credits: NASA Goddard/Intuitive Machines/Robert Wagner. Lonnie Shekhtman It started as a routine data-quality check. But as Robert Wagner, a scientist with NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance…