Another community has ended its sheltering contract with North Bay Animal Services over allegations of substandard practices. Cloverdale joins Clearlake and three other communities in Sonoma and Napa Counties have backed out of their deals. There’s been…

A prescribed burn has started on the Western hills in Ukiah. The burn will cover 500 acres of chaparral and undergrowth in the woodlands west of Highway 101, southwest of the city. Operations will continue no later…

A federal investigation is underway into conditions inside women’s prisons in California. The U.S. Department of Justice says it is examining whether housing policies involving transgender-identifying inmates may be creating safety risks for female prisoners. The probe…

Lakeport city leaders are taking a closer look at road safety, hoping to cut down on crashes and make streets safer to navigate. A draft plan unveiled this week zeroes in on trouble spots using crash data…

Changes are ahead for a senior center in Kelseyville as leaders move forward with a long-planned renovation. Officials say construction on the facility is now expected to begin in August, with programs temporarily relocating to a nearby…

A new radar system is going live along the California coast, giving forecasters a much clearer picture of incoming storms. The $19.7 million setup uses six stations to track atmospheric rivers in real time, picking up details…