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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – On Wednesday night, Lake County’s nighttime sky was graced not just by a big, beautiful moon, but by a moon with a halo.
County resident Dwain Goforth captured this picture of a lunar halo and the moon, with the planet Jupiter pictured up to the right of it.
According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the halo occurs when light refracts through tiny, hexagonal-shaped ice crystals contained in thin, high altitude clouds.
The light refracts 22 degrees, which NASA said corresponds to the moon halo’s radius.
The effect is not uncommon, NASA reported.
The Farmer’s Almanac said weather lore holds that lunar halos are a precursor of stormy weather, noting that cirrus and cirrostratus clouds – which contain the tiny crystals – often come before storms.
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A small vegetation fire was reported at Anderson Marsh on Wednesday.
The fire, located on Anderson Marsh’s “North Flat,” was reported shortly before 3:30 p.m., according to radio reports.
Witnesses in the area reported seeing thick black smoke rising from the fire.
Cal Fire and Lake County Fire engines responded to the blaze, which initially was reported to be between three to five acres, although Lake County News received information that it may have reached seven acres in size.
Firefighters accessed the fire from Lakeview Way, according to radio reports.
A Cal Fire helicopter that was called was canceled because firefighters on the ground were able to handle the blaze, but radio calls indicated at least one bull dozer was sent in.
Information on the fire’s cause wasn’t immediately available on Wednesday.
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The Clearlake Police Department reported that on Wednesday Officer Andrew Jones, a member of the department who also works as a school resource officer for Konocti Unified School District, was requested at Lower Lake Elementary School.
The school reported that a juvenile student had furnished marijuana laced pastries to three other juvenile students, one of whom had become ill, according to the police report.
As a result of Jones’ investigation, police said a 14-year-old female student was arrested for a violation of Health and Safety Code 11360(B), furnishing or giving away marijuana, which is a cite-only offense.
Jones cited the girl and released her to the custody of her family pending a later court date, police said.
The source of the pastries is not yet know, however the investigation is continuing, according to police.
Persons with information about this case is asked to contact School Resource Officer Jones at 707-994-8251.
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Richard Mills II, 40, sustained major injuries in the crash, as Lake County News has reported.
The California Highway Patrol said Mills was driving his 2001 Chevrolet S-10 pickup southbound on Highway 175 in Cobb at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at an unknown speed when he failed to negotiate a left curve in the roadway.
The CHP said Mills lost control of the pickup, went off the east shoulder of the roadway and sideswiped a tree before he hit a second tree head-on.
Mills was arrested at the scene for driving under the influence, the CHP said.
Mills sustained major injuries and was flown to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital by REACH air ambulance, according to the CHP.
The CHP said no update has been available on Mills’ condition.
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