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Sheriff's office: Potential for new Rocky fire evacuations east of Clearlake Oaks
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Sheriff's Office said late Thursday that it is advising residents in an area east of Clearlake Oaks that evacuations may become necessary due to the Rocky Fire.
The Rocky Fire is currently moving in a northern direction towards Highway 20 and has the potential to reach the highway sometime on Friday, authorities said.
As of Thursday night, the fire had burned 13,500 acres and was 5-percent contained, Cal Fire reported.
The sheriff’s office, with the assistance of allied agencies, is currently advising residents located in the area of the fire danger.
The area where the fire could reach and possibly cross the highway is located between New Long Valley Road and the Double Eagle housing development, which is located east of Clearlake Oaks.
At this time the sheriff’s office is issuing an advisory to prepare residents for the possibility of a mandatory evacuation.
Officials are asking residents to gather their medications, pets and important papers, and be prepared to evacuate with little notice.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office will update the public as the fire continues to move towards Highway 20.
Clearlake Police Department seeks information on missing man
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake Police Department is asking for the community's help in locating a man who went missing after walking away from a local hospital earlier this week.
David Uribe, 33, was last seen early Tuesday morning, according to Sgt. Nick Bennett.
Bennett said that on Tuesday Clearlake Police were notified by St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake that Uribe – who was a patient at the hospital, where he was to undergo an evaluation – had walked away from the facility at approximately 6 a.m.
Officers searched the surrounding areas for Uribe but were unable to locate him, Bennett said.
A family member told police that Uribe has the mental capacity of a 10-year-old and is very friendly to strangers, according to Bennett.
All surrounding law enforcement agencies as well as the Department of Justice have been notified, with the Clearlake Police Department asking for the public's assistance in locating Uribe, Bennett said.
Bennett said Uribe was last seen wearing a gray t-shirt, white shorts and sandals. He is 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighs 180 pounds, has black hair and brown eyes. He may be wearing glasses.
Anyone with information concerning Uribe is asked to call the Clearlake Police Department at 707-994-8251.
California Controller's Office adds 2014 salary data for state, UC, CSU, superior courts to Web site
State Controller Betty T. Yee has updated her Government Compensation in California Web site to include 2014 self-reported data for state government, county courts, University of California, and California State University – a total of about 650,000 positions and $32 billion in wages.
The Web address is http://www.publicpay.ca.gov/ .
The newly published data include 240,736 positions in 150 state departments; 275,257 positions in 10 UC institutions and the UC president’s office; 113,857 positions in 23 CSU institutions and the CSU chancellor’s office; and 20,316 positions in 58 superior courts.
Users of the site can view compensation levels on maps and search for compensation by region; narrow results by name of entity or by job title; build charts and trend graphics; and export custom reports or raw data.
The data submitted for the Lake County Superior Court showed that in the 2014 reporting year there were 44 employees, with average wages totaling $53,596 and retirement and health costs averaging
$9,771.
In 2014 the court's wages for all employees totaled approximately $2,358,219, with total retirement and health costs at $429,923.
The top five highest-paid positions in the courts included the four judge positions – $179,163; $179,284; $183,295; and $184,319 – and the court executive officer position, $120,227.
Since the Government Compensation in California Web site was launched in 2010, it has registered more than eight million page views.
The site now contains information on more than two million jobs in California, as reported by each government entity.
The controller will add 2014 salary and benefit information for community college districts, First 5 Commissions, and fairs and expositions in August.
Data for K-12 public schools will be added in October.
City and county government 2014 compensation data will be uploaded in December and special districts data will be added in February.
Police: Missing Lakeport woman located, safe
LAKEPORT, Calif. – A young Lakeport woman reported missing late last week has been located and is safe, according to police.
The Lakeport Police Department said it confirmed Monday evening that Amber Costner, 24, was located outside of California and is safe.
Costner, a wife and mother of three small children, left her home early Friday after making comments to her daughter the night before about no one seeing her again, police said.
On Saturday morning, Costner's Dodge van was found by police officers in the parking lot of a Safeway store in Crescent City. Officers also recovered an unloaded handgun from inside the vehicle, according to the Lakeport Police Department.
However, Crescent City Police found no sign of Costner, and Lakeport Police continued to try to locate her.
Throughout the weekend, thousands of people shared Costner's story across the United States on the Internet and on social media, Lakeport Police said.
There had been posts on social media beginning on Sunday indicating that she had been located, but the Lakeport Police Department told Lake County News early Monday evening that, at that point, they had still not been able to confirm her whereabouts.
However, within a few hours they were able to confirm that she was indeed safe.
“She is currently in communication with family and receiving all needed assistance,” according to the Lakeport Police report.
To protect her privacy, the agency said it would not release further details and was concluding its case.
The Lakeport Police Department thanked its staff for the ongoing investigation as well as the many community members who shared her information in the effort to find her.
Area residents continued posting about the case on Monday evening – but this time, it was about their relief that Costner was OK, along with additional expressions of caring and good wishes for her in the days ahead.
Costner's family has set up a Go Fund Me account to raise funds to pay for her costs at an out-of-state hospital. The page is at http://www.gofundme.com/2a6ea8fpc .
The fundraising goal is $8,400. As of Monday night, $1,335 had been raised.
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