A Ukiah man who was already wanted on some warrants is now facing allegations of threatening police officers. Ukiah Police say an officer on patrol Friday recognized Andru James Campbell from some other incidents and knew he had two felony warrants out of Mendocino County. Cambell ran but the cop chased him to a business on Orchard Avenue there he barricaded himself in a supply closet. More police responded with Campbell allegedly shouting that he was armed and would shoot them. UPD says while negotiating they figured out Campbell was probably not armed and went in and arrested him. They allege he was carrying some meth and a pipe on him at the time.
Caltrans says Mendocino County is in line for about $9 million in highway upgrades. In a recent announcement of about $830 million in projects and funding across the state, Caltrans says about $9.4 million is coming into Mendocino County. The Ukiah Daily Journal reports about $5 million will go toward repairs and erosion control south of the Juan Creek Bridge on Route 1 near Rockport damaged in storms about a year ago. About $2.3 million will go to repairs and ADA improvements for Route 128 in Boonville from the Mill Creek Bridge to the Robinson Creek Bridge. And about $1.3 million will to upgrades along Route 1 in Point Arena from Iverson Ave to Philo Greenwood Rd
The CHP confirms someone was killed in a Sunday morning crash near Cloverdale where a car hit a tree and burst into flames. Officials say it happened around 4am on 101 Northbound past Dry Creek Road. There had reportedly been several calls to 911 about a car going really fast. CHP says the man driving was pronounced dead at the scene; his passenger has major injuries but is expected to live. Investigators say in addition to the excessive speed that are looking into what made him lose control.
The Ukiah School District is reportedly ready to sell the old Redwood Valley School campus. Mendo Fever reports at their meeting last week the Board of Trustees approved selling or maybe leasing the abandoned building. They’ve had interest from local groups for a while but needed a certain type of permission from the State Board of Education which they got late last year. They can now put out a Request for Proposals and favor those that are community-minded. The news site reports one group that has been interested for a while is the Redwood Valley Recreation Center which reportedly wants to make it into a community hub like the Alex Rorabaugh Center in Ukiah.
California is one of 22 states that has filed suit against President Donald Trump to block an executive order to end birthright citizenship which would end the practice of the U.S.-born children of unauthorized immigrants being automatically granted citizenship. California Attorney General Rob Bonta says birthright is guaranteed under the 14th Amendment which was affirmed by the Supreme Court in 1898. The suits filed in two federal courts asked to immediately block the executive order. The order is currently set to start for children born on or after February 19, 2025 and would not be retroactive.
