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KZYX News Department

KZYX reporters and independent journalists cover local news for Mendocino County, California, Monday through Friday in six and a half minute reports. The KZYX News podcast is available for redistribution under CC BY 4.0, or the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.

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Are Missing Emails a Sign of the County's Bad Faith...

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2025/01/08

At today's hearing, Cubbison's defense attorney will try to convince Superior Court Judge Ann Moorman that Lt. Andrew Porter, the sheriff's investigator who interviewed Chamise Cubbision, Paula Kennedy, and Lloyd Weer acted in bad faith when he failed to preserve the emails he reviewed. Many of the emails were subsequently lost.

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Mendocino County's Spay & Neuter Van is Back in Action

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2025/01/07

Mendocino County is relaunching the mobile spay and neuter van, which is designed to bring essential services to communities across the county, following a successful trial run at the Humane Society of a new van. Thirty-four surgeries were completed, and the van is now ready to expand its operations with helping spay and neuter animals all across Mendocino County.

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Judge Will Consider Dismissing County's Case Against...

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2025/01/06

Cases involving public officials charged with misappropriation of public funds typically involve spending money on fancy dinners, cars, houses, lavish trips — and worse. The unusual case against Chamise Cubbison, Mendocino County's former Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector, involves an obscure payroll code. Allegedly, a county employee in charge of payroll used the code to compensate herself after Cubbison told the employee she was exempt from overtime rules. This morning, Superior

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Opioid Overdose Decline in Mendocino County

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2025/01/03

Mendocino County ranked #1 for opioid overdoses among California counties in 2021. Today, Mendocino County ranks 10th. We explore the reasons why in this newscast. In addition to organizations like Fort Bragg’s Care Response Unit, Mendonoma Health Alliance in Gualala, MCAVHN Care and Prevention Network in Ukiah, and SafeRX Mendocino in Willits, there are individuals like Marji Brunelle who have made it their mission to prevent overdoses, particularly among the formerly incarcerated people

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Russian River Dippers, Pronoun Policies, Excessive...

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2025/01/02

2025 got off to a cold and soggy start, but that did not deter the Big River dippers, a group of about two dozen friends with a high tolerance for freezing cold water and a desire for a new perspective. We spoke with Hayley Ross who was bracing herself for her first dip. And, we all might want to brace ourselves for the changes 2025 will bringing, starting with a slew of new state laws. We look at three laws that will affect families with children and teens in Mendocino County.

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Salmon Stabilize in Mendocino County, Lessening the...

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2024/12/31

For the last few weeks steelhead trout, coho and chinook salmon have been making their historic trek from the ocean to their spawning grounds. As the fish swim upstream, they are being closely watched. Coho, steelhead and chinook are endangered and threatened species. And new state and federal water rules, announced just before Christmas could make things even worse for salmon in the Bay Delta. We speak with Alaistar Bland from CalMatters.

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Sustainable Insurance Strategy May Offer Relief to...

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2024/12/30

Mendocino County is in the midst of a homeowner's insurance crisis, and while the problem is statewide, Mendocino is one of the 28 counties ranked as distressed, meaning that insurance companies have rated more than 20% of the properties here at high, or very high, risk of wildfire. Jenn Procacci speaks with Cindy Nelson from the Covelo Fire Protection District on the importance of defensible space and home hardening and with Deputy Insurance Commissioner Michael Solller about California's

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6:33

What Washed Ashore in 2024

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2024/12/23

The Noyo Center for Marine Science is celebrating its tenth year in operation. A stranded blue whale back in 2009 was the impetus for creating the center. Each year, Sarah Grimes, the Stranding Coordinator for Noyo Center presents the annual findings. She works under a permit through the California Academy of Sciences. Before the Noyo Center, animals stranded on Mendocino beaches fell to teams from Humboldt or Sonoma.Since 2014, the Noyo Center has documented the stranding of 18 whales, 8

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Mendocino Supervisors Close Year with Tributes,...

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2024/12/20

The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors wrapped up its final meeting of the year Tuesday night, marked by farewells to outgoing supervisors, praise for climate initiatives, and pleas for help from the beleaguered cannabis industry.

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Mendocino County Launches Controversial "Care" Court

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2024/12/19

The Mendocino County Courts and Behavioral Health Department is two weeks into a controversial experiment to use court resources to move schizophrenic and psychotic residents into treatment.

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Black Dog Farm Keeps it Real

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2024/12/18

Jenn Procacci talks with Caroline Ridice and Catherine Flink of Black Dog Farm and Catering in Willits about their passion for farming and the economic realities faced by small farmers.

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Police Comb Through Cell Phone Data, Social Media for...

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2024/12/18

Authorities are continuing their search for Roy Mora, 15, a transgender teenager who disappeared after setting out to watch a lighted truck parade in Fort Bragg with friends on Saturday, Dec. 7. Despite extensive search efforts and investigative progress, police say Mora’s whereabouts remains a mystery.

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Will New Insurance Rules Reduce Rates and Do Tornados...

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2024/12/16

The California Department of Insurance last week concluded a new rule making process that — combined with additional enforcement — could make homeowners insurance easier to come by. And, the Scott's Valley tornado on Saturday is a reminder atmospheric rivers aren't the only winter hazard.

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Division at Fort Bragg City Council During Officer...

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2024/12/13

Division at the Fort Bragg City Council became apparent during the election of officers on December 9th. Officers are elected by a majority vote of the council. Councilmember Tess Albin-Smith proposed changing the format to a rotation process initially based on seniority. It would have meant that council members would likely have to serve at least two terms before becoming mayor. The motion failed 3 to 2 with Albin-Smith and Peters voting yes. Vice Mayor Jason Godeke who is in his first

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The 2024 Presidential Election Statement of Vote

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2024/12/12

The Mendocino County Registrar of Voters on Wednesday provided the Statement of Vote showing the precinct by precinct tally of last month’s presidential election. While 73 percent of registered voters in Mendocino County cast ballots, there was a lot of variation at the precinct level. Turnout at small precincts like Green Valley, Ward Mountain, South Doolin, Russell Brook, Signal Creek, King Ranch, Mill Creek, Anchor Bay and Creekside approached 100 percent at one end of the spectrum

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A fentanyl murder arrest and a missing teen

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2024/12/11

Kailand Ignacio Garcia, 19, was charged with murder in the second degree in the death of Alyson Sanchezllanes. Seventeen-year-old Sanchezllanes dies of a fentanyl overdoes on January 17, 2024. And the search continued for Roy Mora, a 15 year old who vanished after setting out for the annual Fort Bragg Lighted Truck Parade.

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Rainfall and migrating salmon in the Mattole River

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2024/12/10

The free-flowing Mattole River, running 62 miles from its headwaters in Northern Mendocino County to its mouth, five miles past Petrolia in Humboldt County, defines the wettest place in California. Lauren Schmitt of KMUD radio went to Whitethorn, near the headwaters, to check in with the Sanctuary Forest land trust to find out how the river and the fish that spawn there, were affected by last month’s deluge.

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The Road to Confusion: How Mismatched Signs Endanger...

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2024/12/09

In an emergency, would first responders be able to find you? This is a critical question in rural areas, where the local name for a road may well be different from the official one on the street sign… that is, if the street has a sign at all.

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7.0 Earthquake Off California Coast Triggers Tsunami...

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2024/12/06

A powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the California coast Thursday morning, rattling homes and prompting a brief tsunami warning that left residents and boat owners scrambling to prepare. Despite the initial concerns, the event caused minimal damage.

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The Drought Outlook Improves and the Village of...

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2024/12/05

In the most recent update from the U.S. Drought Monitor, Pete Fickenscher, the development and operations hydrologist at the California Nevada River Forecast Center said November's atmospheric river transformed this recent period from one the driest in the last 104 years to one of the wettest. And the Village of Mendocino looked at options for a community water system.

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