Fort Bragg News

With the filing deadline today, a number of candidates appear to be waiting until the last minute to get their paperwork in.

SP+ Gameday is joining Kurt Busch, in his salute to recognize fallen U.S. Army Sgt.

Natalya Burke of Carlotta is the featured artist this month at Strehl's Family Shoes & Repair, on the corner of 12th and Main streets in Fortuna.

Opening statements are set to begin at Fort Bragg in the court-martial of an Army general accused of sexually assaulting a captain under his command.

Weapons testing is what is new in the Navy's plans for offshore military activity during 2015-2020, but there is a lot to read about whales.

The Beaty Biodiversity Museum in Vancouver, B.C., hosted a series of previews of the whale exhibit before the rest of the museum opened.

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.

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.

An officer stopped a vehicle in the 100 block of Low Gap Road at 12:58 a.m. Monday and arrested Crystal Spadacinno, 32, of Georgia, on suspicion of driving under the influence.

A U.S. Army general accused of sexually assaulting a junior officer will admit guilt on three lesser charges but maintains his innocence on more serious charges stemming from her claim that he forced her to perform oral sex, his lawyer said Wednesday night.

Christopher Thomas Coffey, 46, of Willits, was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence and violating probation.

In this Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2012 file photo, Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair, left, leaves a Fort Bragg courthouse with a member of his defense team, Maj.

A court martial on sexual assault charges is set to begin for a U.S. Army general who could face life in prison if convicted.

The Noyo Harbor Commission's Infrastructure Committee will meet Tuesday, March 4, 2 p.m. at the Noyo Harbor District Office, 19101 S. Harbor Dr., to review Bellingham Marine Industries' permit drawings to renovate facilities in the marina damaged by the 2011 tsunami.

Noyo Center for Marine Science's "Whales in Science" Lecture Series is hosting a special event -- "Meet the Beaty blue whale" -- next Tuesday, March 4, 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Fort Bragg Town Hall.

The Mendocino Coast's Whale Festivals kick off this weekend in Mendocino, followed by Little River's March 8-9 and Fort Bragg's March 15-16.

Caller in the 1100 block of Airport Park Boulevard reported at 7:28 a.m. Wednesday that a transient was sleeping in the bushes.

The following scheduled roadwork has been verified at time of release by Caltrans.

If Fort Bragg officials and the Mendocino County Waste Management Authority thought last Wednesday's meeting in Fort Bragg would be confined to gathering comments on their proposed Highway 20 solid waste transfer site facility, they were mistaken.

All three were out riding in a buggy. As they were trotting along between Foy's residence and Noyo, the strap on the neck yoke, which holds the tongue up, broke, allowing it to fall to the ground.