Fort Bragg News

"I want people to remember why they're artists," declares Allan Pollack, artistic director of the Mendocino Music Festival , now in the second week of its 28th season.

The following were compiled from reports prepared by the Ukiah Police Department.

An award-winning winery in Mendocino County is helping out with the drought by not using any ground water as a water source.

The following were compiled from reports prepared by the Ukiah Police Department.

This is a garden bench for my garden in Argyll, Scotland. It is inspired by a visit the the wonderful Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens in Fort Bragg, California.

Jose Tamayo, Robert Juntz, John Mercurio and Jonathan Tamayo inspect the catch from Mercurio's fishing vessel, The Johnny, last week at the Ocean Fresh Sea Food dock.

Under bright sunny skies, a big crowd came and stayed all day Saturday, listening to music and enjoying the food and setting.

Leggett Food Bank has sad news to report. For the past three years we have received a cash donation.

The Fourth is passed and became a pleasant memory to those who were fortunate enough to have passed it in Westport.

A utility company and its camera-equipped trucks have attracted notice in and around Fort Bragg over the past week or so.

The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors approved a letter of support for a State Assembly bill that would rename a portion of Highway 1 as a memorial to fallen Mendocino County Sheriff's Deputy Ricky Del Fiorentino.

On Friday, July 11, at about 9:35 p.m., the Fort Bragg Police Department was contacted by a concerned citizen who heard gunshots in the area of Morrow and Cedar streets.

The Mendocino-Lake Community College District board of trustees unanimously approved an agreement with Redwoods Community College District to offer classes at College of the Redwoods' Fort Bragg campus in the fall.

Merced native William Ken Ziererenberg, aka "Z Berg," pictured right, landed this nice salmon near the mouth of the Klamath River last week while fishing with guide Pergish Carlson of Blue Creek Guide Service.

Mendocino County residents who wish to test their drinking water for bacteria can do so with help from the Mendocino County Health and Human Services Agency and Environmental Health.

PACIFICA: Stripers are hitting at the beaches and off the Pacifica Pier. Mori's Beach produced linesiders Monday, the Rusty Hook reported.

The Ukiah City Council tonight will be considering an ordinance banning the use of foam takeout containers by local food providers.

Emily Smith of Lakeport went on her first ocean salmon fishing trip out of Fort Bragg on Sunday and and caught this 25-pounder.

The following were compiled from reports prepared by the Ukiah Police Department.

Digging her work boots into a hillside at Westminster Woods near Occidental on Thursday, Madison Martinez hammered steel rods through a block of wood to secure a new step on the steep and winding trail.