Flags at the state Capitol and at the Anderson Valley Volunteer Fire Department flew at half-staff Thursday in honor of volunteer Firefighter Bob Roland, who died early Thursday morning at Ukiah Valley Medical Center, becoming the first casualty in the Mendocino Lightning Complex fire.
Let freedom ring! Thoughts from the front line on this 4th of July
Today begins a long holiday weekend celebrated by all Americans, mostly with picnics and BBQs, gatherings of family and friends and sometimes, fireworks.
for The Daily Journal Our family home is at the flickering tip of the tongue of the sleeping dragon, the leading edge of the fire on Radical Ridge at Greenfield Ranch, called the Jack Smith Fire.
Areas under evacuation warning as of 9 p.m. Thursday
-Montgomery Woods between Orr Springs Road and Running Springs Road. -Bell Springs Road from Hwy. 101 to the intersection of Red Mountain Road and Bell Springs Road -The Community of Cummings -Town of Leggett -De Haven Creek drainage north of Westport -Howard Creek drainage north of Westport -The Community of Rockport -Red Mountain Road from the intersection of Red Mountain Road and Bell Springs Road to 13600 Red Mountain Road All Red Cross shelters in Mendocino County have been placed on
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