Ukiah’s Annual Pumpkin Weigh Off was held in downtown Ukiah Friday evenin. The winner weighed 906 pounds from the Preciado’s.

I see that the Ukiah City Council has put the Palace Hotel in their crosshairs again.  They seem to be throwing Tom Carter, who is trying to save it, under the bus with all of the former owners and ...

My Uncle, the late Joe Scaramella, was Mendocino County’s Fifth District Supervisor for 18 years from 1952 to 1970. He explained the moment in his life when he got the inspiration to get into politics ...

Carl Foust ran a car wash in Heber Springs, Arkansas and noticed that his dollar-bill change machine was beginning to come up short on money. The machine was there because most car washes have a ...

PROBATION VIOLATIONS: Jacinto C. Tupper, 21, of Fort Bragg, was booked at county jail Oct. 10 on suspicion of multiple ...

Ten minutes before showtime, Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker — standing in clear view of the audience — huddled with producers to ...

By Fareed Zakaria If you listen to some people these days, Washington should start planning victory parades. “We won. Iran lost. Period,” says CNN’s Scott Jennings. Hugh Hewitt concurs, and the Wall ...

Ouch. That book cover really hurts. Portrayed against a sky-blue background is a drawing of a figure that is unmistakably Uncle Sam. He’s costumed in red-and-white-striped trousers and a sleeveless ...

I was shocked last week to learn that two candidates for Ukiah City Council, Susan Sher and Robert Bazzani, issued public statements in support of “replacing” Ukiah’s beloved town square, Alex Thomas ...

I’m writing to support John Strangio, who’s running for City Council. I’ve known John for a long time. I met him years ago when he was doing maintenance work at the Redwood Health Club. Now he ...

Let’s all act like we are grown-ups and try to find an effective workable solution. The current dialog reminds me of five year olds on either side of the street chucking rocks at each other because ...

If you’ve read my previous columns or spent any time with me, then you know I almost always oppose new government regulations.