Lakeport News

A Clearlake man accused of stabbing his neighbor to death last month had a key pretrial hearing delayed until mid-July.

The City Council put its unanimous stamp of approval on both a new medicinal marijuana ordinance and a 2013-14 fiscal budget at Tuesday's meeting at City Hall.

Lake County dancers of all ages will perform in an annual showcase at Mendocino College, located at 1000 Hensley Creek Road in Ukiahn Saturday.

The City Council is scheduled to consider adopting a proposed ordinance governing the cultivation of medical marijuana within city limits at its 6 p.m. meeting Tuesday at City Hall.

As balloons headed up, some tears came down as staff, students and parents at Lakeport Elementary ended their final day ever at the school.

The city will have dirty cops when they take the department's Ford Bronco out for a ride during the mud bog race Friday evening at the Spring Fair.

*Last day to register: for Race for a Cure Fundraiser Dinner, two seatings 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. on June 23 at the Loose Caboose Cafe.

Two Finley men were airlifted to out-of-county hospitals after a suspected drunk-driving crash that sent a sedan rolling into a vineyard outside Lakeport Sunday evening.

Fisher emerged from a field of 16 finalists to win the contest held May 28 in the school's multiuse room.

The Summer Food Program, sponsored by the Butte County Office of Migrant Education and administered by the Migrant Education's Region 2 office in Santa Rosa, will offer free meals and snacks to children 18 and younger at four Lake County locations this summer.

A lawsuit that pits Lake County's sheriff against the Lakeport police chief will be heard in Mendocino County, where the pool of judges willing to oversee the case is expected to be larger.

Lila Bartee Genaw rounded a corner at Lakeport Elementary School and found what she was looking for.

HIT: The Lakeport and Clearlake city councils held lengthy meetings this week to look at their proposed 2013-14 budgets -- the discussions lasted about one hour, 30 minutes and two hours, 45 minutes, respectively.

A vehicle pursuit was underway after a driver failed to yield by the Jack in the Box on Soda Bay Road at about 12:15 a.m. on Thursday.

Lake County and Lakeport city officials agree their pending lawsuit over access to a county law enforcement records system should be transferred to Mendocino County.

Art from the Heart, an art show and sale, is scheduled for June 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lakeport Senior Center.

The City of Lakeport plans to spend as much money as possible in the 2013-14 fiscal year because it's going to save the city a lot of money.

The Lakeside Heights landslide has eased in recent weeks while the county still awaits responses to requests made of state officials during the past two months, county supervisors learned Tuesday.

The Lake County Board of Supervisors is set to receive the latest status report on the Lakeside Heights landslide Tuesday morning.

Since turning on its smoothie machines late last year, Nutriblends has developed into a popular daytime stop for those wanting a few more nutritious snacks or meals in their lives.