The 2026-27 school year will also mean some new laws affecting California classrooms. impacting everything from cellphones and student IDs to bathrooms and health coverage. Among the new rules for schools,, school districts, county offices, and charter…

The new school year will bring some changes in how schools in the Konocti District will handle school-related emergencies. The district says it is moving to what it calls a standard response protocol that’s followed in other…

The heat risk remains high into the weekend. A heat advisory is in effect until 11 p.m. this evening for Mendocino County interior and Lake County, and again from 10 a.m tomorrow through 10 p.m. Sunday for…

The investigation has started into a light plane crash today in Ukiah. The single-engine plane went down in the 300 block of Main Street around 10:30–the pilot and passenger were reportedly uninjured, and damage appears limited to…

California state scientists are pushing back after promised pay raises disappeared from the state budget. Their contract called for raises of 3 percent to 5 percent starting in July, but the roughly $25 million needed to pay…

Some of Mendocino County’s youngest creators are showing off their work at the Redwood Empire Fair in Ukiah this weekend. The junior exhibits aren’t just for 4-H members, with kids ages 3 to 18 invited to take…