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Please submit free event listings by noon on the Monday before the event to events@advocate-news.com. Please include a high-resolution horizontal photo or two of artwork on display. Please contact us about how to publicize paid events, classes, and workshops. All content is subject to editing. Government Meetings. Fort Bragg online:...
Man wanted for Santa Rosa shooting arrested in Mendocino County
A man wanted in connection to a shooting earlier this year in Santa Rosa was arrested late last week in Mendocino County after leading police on a chase and jumping from a bridge, authorities said. Nathan Little Bear Hoaglin Jr., 21, was arrested Friday on suspicion of multiple charges related to a February shooting just south of downtown Santa Rosa and for fleeing police, according to a Fort ...
Missing Woman Feared Dead After Mina Fire Destroys Home Northwest of Covelo
The following is a press release from the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office. The information has not been proven in a court of law and any individuals described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty:. On 07-08-2024 at 2:17 PM, Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to assist CalFire with...
Covelo Man to be Sentenced Next Week for Murder
A man from Covelo will be sentenced this month for fatally shooting the 35-year-old mother of his child while she was on the phone with 911 in March. 43-year-old Johnathan Draughan pleaded guilty on June 21st to killing Brandy Kay Mathieson at her Covelo home, according to Mendocino County Superior Court records. He was convicted of one count of second-degree murder and will be sentenced July 19 by Mendocino County Judge Patrick Pekin.
Mina Fire: One Person Missing, Human Remains Discovered
Press release from the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office:. On 07-08-2024 at 2:17 PM, Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to assist CalFire with a wildland fire in the 94500 block of Mina Road, north of Covelo, CA. The fire was reported to be a rapidly-moving wildfire with one structure possibly fully involved and one person potentially missing. Upon arrival in the area, deputies contacted an adult male at the property who stated a burn pile had escaped and started the wildfire. The adult male reported that a family member, 66-year-old Dagmar Stankova, was missing and had last been seen in and around the residence attempting to extinguish flames. Due to the intensity of the fire, deputies were not able to access the area of the residence so they proceeded to work on evacuating people in the surrounding neighborhood. A missing person report was ultimately taken for Stankova as she was not able to be located.
Woman’s Body Found on Mendocino Coast Months Ago Identified
A woman who was found dead off the Mendocino County coast nearly three months ago has been positively identified. Twenty-nine-year-old Angela Geovanna Carrillo-Paloma was found dead in the ocean south of Fort Bragg on April 26th. She was not carrying an ID and did not have any identifying marks. Carrillo-Paloma was identified using DNA from family. The cause and manner of her death has not been confirmed.
Authorities arrest Point Arena man for homicide
NORTH COAST, Calif. — A Point Arena man has been arrested for a Thursday homicide that was reported to have occurred during an argument. Pan Jasper Brady, 47, was taken into custody for the murder of a 54-year-old male from Annapolis, according to a report from Lt. Andrew Porter of the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office.
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