Fort Bragg News

Coming this November, Redwood Empire Air Care Helicopter , will be opening a new base at the airport as part of an expansion of its Northern California emergency helicopter service, the company announced in a news release.

Although officials report that there is no significant increase in services being rendered, the general consensus among those heavily involved in helping the homeless is that the population has increased in recent years.

Another link in the fast-lengthening chain of Mendocino County was solidly welded on Sunday, July 21, when a joyous crowd of Willits excursionists, nearly 400 strong, journeyed over the mountain and enjoyed a delightful "at home" with our coast metropolis.

Mendocino Coast Healthcare District has begun a search for new chief executive and chief financial officers after the current Interim CEO/CFO, Wayne Allen, announced his plans to leave the hospital in December.

The bank building under construction at the corner of Main and Laurel, which later became Town Hall.

On Saturday, from 5 to 7 p.m., FBPD is encouraging Fort Bragg residents in neighborhoods and businesses to lock their doors, turn on outside lights and spend the evening outside with neighbors and police.

James Calvin Anderson, 58, of Willits, was arrested on suspicion of violating probation.

A steady stream of sport boats passing bigger fishing vessels moored three and four abreast is a welcome sight in Noyo Harbor.

Matthew Reed-Advocate-News photos Justin Dickson , left, teaches Steve Bazor the art of fencing at Bainbridge Park.

The California Department of Public Health Drinking Water Division has prioritized one Mendocino County community at a high risk level for a drinking water shortage due to the drought.

It's only a three to four hours drive to get to Mendocino from the San Francisco Bay Area, but it's a world apart.

Fort Bragg Police Officer Chris Awad has been recognized as the department's officer of the year for 2013, FBPD said in a press release.

The Union Lumber Company is putting in a monorail which will make another valuable addition to its already efficient plant.

A steady stream of sport boats passing bigger fishing vessels moored three and four abreast is a welcome sight in Noyo Harbor.

Matthew Reed-Advocate-News photos Justin Dickson , left, teaches Steve Bazor the art of fencing at Bainbridge Park.

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

The Fort Bragg Police Department arrested a man on suspicion of penetration with a foreign object in connection with a sexual assault on his roommate.

"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.