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California co-leads multi-state lawsuit against CDC’s vaccine recommendations 

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Written by: Lake County News Reports

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday announced that California is co-leading a multi-state lawsuit against Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the CDC, and the CDC’s director for what Newsom’s office called their “unprecedented attack on the country’s evidence-based childhood vaccine schedule.”

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Bomb squad responds to discovery of suspected explosive device in Lucerne

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Written by: Elizabeth Larson
A Napa County Sheriff’s Bomb Squad member works to determine whether an object found at a home in Lucerne, California, was an explosive device on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. Photo by Elizabeth Larson/Lake County News.


LUCERNE, Calif. – Authorities on Monday night determined that a suspected explosive device found at a Lucerne home was harmless.

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Lakeport Unified School Board votes to put bond measure on June ballot

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Written by: Elizabeth Larson
The Lakeport Unified School District campus could see significant improvements if voters approve a new bond measure in June 2026. Image courtesy of Lakeport Unified.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – At the end of a brief special meeting on Monday night, the Lakeport Unified School District Board passed a resolution to place a new school bond measure on the June ballot.

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Missing person alert: Wences Acosta

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Written by: Lake County News Reports
Wences Acosta. Courtesy photo.

UPDATE: The Clearlake Police Department reported late on Feb. 26 that Acosta has been located.

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake Police Department is attempting to locate a man reported missing.

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