“It was very fortunate that the mail carrier saw the fire and alerted the occupant as well as using extinguishers to control it,” Fort Bragg Fire Chief Steve Orsi wrote in an email Wednesday.
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Posted inWeather
Dangerously high heat expected for Mendocino County interior this weekend
Lake County is also expected to get hot. Readers are advised to stay hydrated, watch out for sunburn and check on elderly neighbors.
Posted inFire & Emergency
Emergency crews respond to vehicle fire on Hwy 20 — possible false alarm (UPDATED: 3:45 p.m.)
A truck towing a trailer reportedly caught fire on Highway 20 outside of Willits.
Posted inPolice & Courts
Jameson Wolfgang Jackson facing life in prison for 2020 murder in Covelo
Jackson was found guilty of first-degree murder on Thursday, and returns to court for sentencing in September.
Posted inBusiness & Labor
Mendocino County’s 6.3% unemployment rate reflects 1,260 added jobs since January
Humboldt came in at No. 21, with 6.4 percent. Lake came in at No. 36, with 7.4 percent. Sonoma County had one of the lowest unemployment rates statewide, coming in No. 7, with 5.6 percent.