Lake County News

I want to respond to Wayne Diggs' letter of Oct. 27 about growth and economic development in Lake County, especially his comment that Lake County is a place "to come and do nothing in a lake full of weeds and without a major venue for entertainment We can't continue to watch the county shrivel up and die." Yes, there should be places of big-time ...

Honorio Pantaleon killed his common-law wife and tried to kill her mother but he was delusional and believed both of them had implanted demons and snakes inside him, his defense attorney told a Sonoma County jury Thursday morning.

Mendocino County's unemployment rate dropped again in September to 10.1 percent, down from 10.5 percent in August.

SONOMA COUNTY Officers arrested another Sonoma County resident about 9 a.m. Tuesday on suspicion of attempted murder of the Lakeport man who was hogtied and shot in October at his home.

Fireworks will be available for sale again in Lakeport after voters overturned a city ban.

LAKEPORT With a point-blank gunshot to the chest, an abdominal gunshot wound, at least seven head fractures and eight cuts, Ronald Greiner lived through life-threatening injuries, a deputy said Tuesday during the hearing against Thomas Dudney.

Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 1:10 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 1:10 p.m. A Rohnert Park man suspected of participating in a attempted homicide in Lake County was arrested Tuesday morning at his home in a three-agency SWAT team operation.

LAKE COUNTY A middle-aged Lake County man has died after hospitalization with the pandemic 2009 influenza virus.

Published: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 3:53 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 3:53 p.m. Tuesday is election day, but issues are scarce in the North Bay with just a handful of questions before voters in Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino counties.

Measure C will help our children it is as simple as that. Funds from selling fireworks help support two local booster clubs, a swim team and a scholarship pageant.

LAKEPORT Judge Richard Martin moved up the preliminary hearing from Thursday to Tuesday in the attempted murder case against Thomas Dudney during a brief appearance Friday at the Lake County Courthouse.

Published: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 2:58 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 2:58 p.m. Fired up over a ban on fireworks sales, Lakeport youth organizations are asking voters on Tuesday to reinstitute the sales by approving Measure C. Lakeport was the last frontier for legal fireworks sales in Lake County until June, when fire-fearing ...

Community perception: MJ a menace or a boon? While most agree marijuana is part of life in Mendocino County, the community is divided about whether marijuana should be legalized, and whether it's a problem or a boon for the county.

On Oct. 21 my apology to Mr. Norman Fleishman was accepted. However my comments "Who are Christians anyway?" had nothing to do with his letter about the population explosion.

LAKEPORT The Lake County Planning Commission voted 3-2 to recommend the Cristallago project move forward to the Board of Supervisors at the commission meeting Thursday.

CLEARLAKE The Clearlake Planning Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall to present its finding concerning the proposed purchase of Lake Escape Resort by Lake County Mental Health .

LAKEPORT The Lakeport man who lay shot, beaten and hogtied Tuesday morning outside his home was in critical but stable condition as of Wednesday, the Lake County Sheriff's Office reported.

My son and I moved back to Lake County in August, from Oregon, to care for my son's grandma, my ex-mother-in-law with severe Alzheimer's. Since I graduated from high school at Upper Lake, in the '70s, it seems respect for neighbors has changed, at least where we live on Third Street in Lakeport.

CLEARLAKE Two people have been charged with crimes in connection with the homicide death of Anthony Cruz, 30, who died Sept.

LAKEPORT She served 16 years as the Lake County superintendent of schools in the 1980s and 90s and Friday, Judy Luchsinger announced her candidacy for the 2010 seat on the steps of the County Courthouse.