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MCSO: Point Arena man admits to shooting; victim identified
A Point Arena man was arrested on suspicion of homicide after allegedly calling authorities to report shooting another man, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office reported. According to the MCSO, deputies responded to the 38500 block of Eureka Hill Road on July 11 when a man identified as Pan Jasper Brady, 47, of Point Arena, called “911 to report that he had just shot a person.”
DA: Jury deadlocked in trial of Willits man
A Mendocino County Superior Court jury returned from its deliberations July 11 “to announce it was hopelessly deadlocked and would not be able to reach unanimous verdict” in a DUI case against a Willits man, the office of Mendocino County District Attorney David Eyster reported this week. In...
Van Damme State Park Improvements – Little River CA
Parks and Recreation, Paths and Trails, Campgrounds and Cabins, Picnic and Other Facilities, Park Roads and Bridges. Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Van Damme State Park in Mendocino County CA was purchased by the state of California for its newly-established state park system in 1934, after the death of the landowner Charles Van Damme. As with so many of the original California state parks, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) moved in to develop the site for camping and recreation in the 1930s. It is not known how long the CCC enrollees worked in the park.
Closure in Big Tragedy: Missing Northern California Woman Confirmed Found in Ocean
WFCN – Authorities said that the body found in April in the Pacific Ocean not far off the coast of Fort Bragg is that of a Mendocino County woman who had gone missing. 29-year-old Fort Bragg resident Angela Geovanna Carrillo-Palomar was reported missing to the Fort Bragg Police Department on April 14. She was last seen on April 1 while strolling across the Noyo River Bridge.
Mendocino County Featured Pet: Mickey
UKIAH, 7/11/24 – This week’s featured pet is Mickey, available for adoption at the Ukiah Animal Shelter. Mickey is a three-month-old male mix. Here’s his profile from the Ukiah Animal Shelter:. Mickey is a very social and happy puppy. He was unsure about toys at first, but...
Willits man honored for rescue of couple on snowy summit
A Willits man and a fellow Caltrans employee received medals of valor recently for a rescue they performed on a snowy summit in northern Mendocino County, where they convinced a couple to leave their stuck RV just minutes before the vehicle was crushed by a fallen tree. “Branches were snapping...
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