A not guilty plea was entered Jan. 22 on behalf of Alberto Alejandro Montes, 25 of Clearlake Oaks.

LAKE COUNTY Roadwork and closures continue in Lake County. In Clearlake Oaks, storm damage repair will continue through May on Sulphur Bank Drive at mile-marker 1.94. Traffic will be controlled one way from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.

A two vehicle collision on Modoc Street at Santa Clara Avenue on Tuesday sent four to the hospital with minor to moderate injuries.

UPPER LAKE Denise Rushing wants to improve the county economy, protect its water and increase community involvement if she's reelected to District 3 of the Lake County Board of Supervisors.

CLEARLAKE OAKS A driver struck a woman walking a dog across Highway 20 about 5:25 p.m. Tuesday in front of the Red & White Store in Clearlake Oaks.

An early morning vehicle collision Thursday on Highway 20 west of Cache Creek Bridge outside of Clearlake Oaks injured four including two who sustained major injuries.

Published: Friday, December 18, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, December 18, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. Lake County fire personnel say several structures were threatened and some apparently lost in a large fire north of Clearlake Oaks early Friday.

Emergency rescue responders from local districts and beyond recently gained certification in low angle rope rescue.

Bitter cold conditions have greeted fishermen at Clear Lake all week. The air temperature has been below freezing in the mornings and rising to only 38 degrees by mid-afternoon. The water temperature has been as cold as 39 degrees in the mornings and it's only rising to 45 degrees by late in the afternoon.

LAKEPORT Lake County Planning Commission Chairman Gary Briggs plans to resign and was not present at the Thursday meeting.

CLEARLAKE OAKS Making his rounds through Lake County Monday, Congressman Mike Thompson made a brief appearance at Northshore Fire Protection District's Clearlake Oaks station where he got a glimpse of the district's new state-of-the-art water tender.

CLEARLAKE OAKS Northshore Fire Protection District and California Highway Patrol Clear Lake area responded to single vehicle crash at about 1:50 a.m. Tuesday on Highway 20 near Pingree Road.

CLEARLAKE OAKS Community service and safety is nothing new for longtime Clearlake Oaks resident Frank Toney.

HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE Multiple agencies responded to a structure fire in Hidden Valley Lake Friday at 10:10 a.m. The fire caused extensive damage to a home on the 19300 block of Coyle Springs Road.

LAKE COUNTY Stranded boaters who ran aground in the Rodman Slough area of Clear Lake had to get out of their boats and push or pull them into deeper water during the past week, the sheriff's office stated.

Connie Kadansky has climbed telephone poles, swung on a trapeze and hung suspended from a cliff 500 feet off the ground, all to test her personal limits.

Firehouse pizza is located in a small strip mall in the rural lakeside community of Clearlake Oaks California.

A Clearlake Oaks man was arrested and charged with murder Saturday after allegedly shooting his brother in the chest.

LAKE COUNTY Three drivers caused three separate collisions by driving at unsafe speeds for rain and wind conditions Tuesday on Highway 20 at Henderson Drive near of Clearlake Oaks, the California Highway Patrol reported.

A Lake County man is being held on suspicion of fatally shooting his brother in a dispute over a trash fire that spread out of control.