Lake County News

13/02/2025

Are you being impacted by the federal funding freeze?

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Are you being impacted by the federal funding freeze? If so, Congressman Mike Thompson wants to hear from you. Late last month, Presi...

13/02/2025

In December, just before the holidays, the cities of Lakeport and Clearlake ushered in their newly elected and re-elected City Council members, marking a new chapter for local governance.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — In December, just before the holidays, the cities of Lakeport and Clearlake ushered in their newly elected and re-elected City Counci...

13/02/2025

A Kelseyville man reported missing earlier this week has been found dead in Clear Lake.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — A Kelseyville man reported missing earlier this week has been found dead in Clear Lake. The body of Lee Allen Woodruff, 42, was found...

13/02/2025

With more atmospheric river storms arriving and expected to continue next week, the National Weather Service has issued a new flood watch and wind advisory for areas including Lake County.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — With more atmospheric river storms arriving and expected to continue next week, the National Weather Service has issued a new flood w...

13/02/2025

Highway 20 east of Clearlake Oaks, near Lance Road, is reported to be temporarily shut down due to a two-vehicle crash with four potential patients.

12/02/2025

Blue Zones Project – Lake County announced that Aromas Café at Woodland Community College has officially earned the designation of a Blue Zones Project- approved restaurant.

CLEARLAKE, Calif. — Blue Zones Project – Lake County announced that Aromas Café at Woodland Community College has officially earned the designation of a Bl...

12/02/2025

On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and 13 other Democratic senators in urging senior Trump Administration officials to reverse the hiring and onboarding freeze of federal seasonal firefighters that threatens the safety of communities in California and across the nation.

On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and 13 other Democratic senators in urging senior Trump Administration officia...

12/02/2025

The man who authorities said was responsible for a fatal shooting in downtown Lakeport was back in court on Tuesday.

LAKEPORT, Calif. — The man who authorities said was responsible for a fatal shooting in downtown Lakeport was back in court on Tuesday. Joshua Jacob Tovar,...

12/02/2025

With another significant winter storm system expected to reach California later this week, work continues statewide to ensure communities impacted by recent wildfires are protected.

With another significant winter storm system expected to reach California later this week, work continues statewide to ensure communities impacted by recen...

12/02/2025

The Electronic Frontier Foundation and a coalition of privacy defenders led by Lex Lumina filed a lawsuit on Tuesday asking a federal court to stop the U.S. Office of Personnel Management from disclosing millions of Americans’ private, sensitive information to Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation and a coalition of privacy defenders led by Lex Lumina filed a lawsuit on Tuesday asking a federal court to stop the U.S...

11/02/2025

On Monday, Representatives Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) introduced legislation providing homeowners in disaster-prone regions with broad incentives to harden their properties against wildfires and other risks.

On Monday, Representatives Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) introduced legislation providing homeowners in disaster-prone regions with broad in...

11/02/2025

The Kelseyville Unified School District is welcoming three new members to its board of trustees.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. — The Kelseyville Unified School District is welcoming three new members to its board of trustees. Sabrina Andrus, Mike Brown and Westo...

11/02/2025

A program to help homebuyers in high fire areas buy homes in communities with less fire risk is returning to Lake County for a workshop this month.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — A program to help homebuyers in high fire areas buy homes in communities with less fire risk is returning to Lake County for a worksh...

11/02/2025

On Monday, U.S. senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) joined Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and 10 other Western Democratic senators to sound the alarm over threats to the removal of hazardous fuels on U.S. public lands.

On Monday, U.S. senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) joined Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and 10 other Western...

10/02/2025

The Middletown Area Town Hall, or MATH, will meet this week, with its 2025 leadership and a transportation plan on the agenda.

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. — The Middletown Area Town Hall, or MATH, will meet this week, with its 2025 leadership and a transportation plan on the agenda. MATH wi...

10/02/2025

The Board of Supervisors this week will get an update on funding for senior centers, discuss the Clear Lake hitch status with state officials and consider appointing two planning commissioners.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors this week will get an update on funding for senior centers, discuss the Clear Lake hitch status with state o...

09/02/2025

There are trillions of charged particles – protons and electrons, the basic building blocks of matter – whizzing around above your head at any given time. These high-energy particles, which can travel at close to the speed of light, typically remain thousands of kilometers away from Earth, trapped there by the shape of Earth’s magnetic field.

Lightning, when coupled with solar flares, can knock electrons flying above the Earth out of place. AP Photo/David Zalubowski There are trillions of charge...

09/02/2025

Lake County Animal Care and Control is filled with a variety of dogs, many of them young, needing new homes.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Lake County Animal Care and Control is filled with a variety of dogs, many of them young, needing new homes. The dogs available for a...