Fort Bragg News

Defense attorneys said Sunday that the Army will drop sexual assault charges against a general under a plea deal that marks the end of a closely watched case that unfolded as the military grapples with sex crimes within the ranks.

In celebration of the 2014 Fort Bragg Whale Festival, today, Sunday, March 16, from 1 to 4 p.m., Fort Bragg's Noyo Center for Marine Science will sponsor the first Noyo Center Science & Art Fair.

Police took a report at 7:12 a.m. Friday for burglary to a vehicle in the 1000 block of Cottage Lane.

The case of an Army general accused of sexually assaulting a female captain under his command is set to return to a Fort Bragg courtroom less than a week after proceedings were postponed to allow time for a possible plea agreement.

A Fort Bragg man remained jailed Friday on suspicion of molesting a boy, providing him with drugs and showing him pornography, according to the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office.

A Son, Gavin Oliver Drinnen was born January 7, 2014 to Deborah White and Jack d'el Drinnen, both of Fort Bragg.

The board of trustees of the Redwoods Community College District unanimously approved a recommendation from Kathy Smith, president of College of the Redwoods, to negotiate a memorandum of understanding with Mendocino College to allow classes to continue at CR's Fort Bragg campus in the fall.

Russ Faust hopes to raise enough money via crowd-funding to acquire and bring the dormant Old Coast Hotel back to life as one of Fort BraggOs favorite attractions.

Living National Treasure, Dr. Shozo Sato, performs the Japanese Tea Ceremony in front of a Ganbare banner during SaturdayOs remembrance of the devastation brought upon Fort BraggOs sister city, Otsuchi, by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Kimberly Kler, project manager for the Northwest Training and Testing Area Environment Impact Statement, talks to local ocean activist Ann Rennacker before last FridayOs meeting at the Redwood Coast Senior Center in Fort Bragg.

After 13 and a half years with The Mendocino Beacon and the Fort Bragg Advocate-News, court reporter Don Claybrook's life has taken a dramatic turn.

Thomas R. Patten, 45, of Fort Bragg, was arrested at 9:38 a.m. Friday on suspicion of driving under the influence and driving with a blood-alcohol level greater than the legal limit, and booked at the county jail under $30,000 bail.

The Mendocino County Library wants to hear from you! Three public meetings, designed to provide a forum for public comments on the future direction of the library, will be occurring in March.

Organizers will be planning a series of events and entertainments for the 24 hours of Relay.

Sherry Lynn Glaser, 53, was arrested on suspicion of possession and cultivation of marijuana for sale and maintaining a place for selling drugs.

A pit bull was surrendered by its owners last week after reportedly biting a woman in Fort Bragg, the Fort Bragg Police Department reported.

A military judge on Tuesday dismissed the jury in the midst of an Army general's court martial on sexual assault charges to give prosecutors and defense lawyers time to hammer out a plea deal in the closely watched case.

A military judge was considering Monday whether a top lawyer at the Pentagon unlawfully interfered in the case against a brigadier general charged with sexual assault, threatening the high-profile court martial.

The judge in the case against an Army general believed to be the highest-ranking U.S. military officer to be tried on sex assault charges began considering new evidence Monday that a top lawyer at the Pentagon may have unlawfully interfered in a decision on whether to accept a plea agreement that was ultimately rejected.

Crashing and a massive rumble can be heard as the 1906 earthquake that shook Northern California is reenacted on stage.