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Cleanup efforts are underway in Bear Canyon just north of Garberville along Redwood Drive. CHP officers and Caltrans crews are at the scene. The houseless often use the steep terrain in the canyon that lies between Highway 101 and the South Fork of the Eel River to create campsites. The...

Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:. On June 27, 2022, at about 8:39 p.m., a community member contacted the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Emergency Communications Center to report a suspicious device discovered near the roadside on the 2100 block of Arbutus Street in the Cutten area. The...

The Yurok Tribe received a $1.4 million USDA Rural Development Program High Energy Cost Grant to procure portable solar units for tribal homes that do not have access to grid electricity. “The transportable solar devices will make life a bit easier for many of our families and elders, who will...

This is a press release from the Eureka Police Department:. On June 25, 2022, at about 4:10 p.m., officers with the Eureka Police Department responded to a residence on the 2700 block of E Street for the report of a home invasion robbery. A victim had escaped and ran to a nearby business to call for help.

CUTTEN, Calif. — The Humboldt County Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team (EOD) was called into a Cutten neighborhood Monday night to check on a suspicious device that turned out to be a large illegal firework. According to the HCSO, some called police to report a suspicious device discovered alongside a...

Everyone is invited to join us protesting the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade at 5 p.m. tomorrow, June 29, at the Fortuna Veterans Memorial Building at 1246 South Main Street. This will be a peaceful protest against the overturning of Roe vs. Wade. Bring your signs and...

The City of Eureka celebrated the groundbreaking for the Elk River Estuary Enhancement Project with a golden shovel gathering on June 28, 2022. City officials were joined by staff, project contractors, consultants and partner agencies to kick-off the construction phase. The Project will restore and enhance estuary and inter-tidal wetland...

EUREKA, Calif. — A resident in the greater Eureka area of Cutten found an unexpected guest in her backyard over the weekend. A bear was seen climbing the fence onto the roof of a neighbor's shed. It’s not uncommon to see bears in and around communities located near bear...

On June 25, 2022, at about 4:10 p.m., officers with the Eureka Police Department responded to a residence on the 2700 block of E Street for the report of a home invasion robbery. A victim had escaped and ran to a nearby business to call for help. The victim reported...

North Coast water quality officials have issued new cleanup orders to the owner of a troubled logging site in the Felta Creek watershed near Healdsburg who has been hit with repeated environmental violations over the past year. Eureka attorney and licensed timber operator Ken Bareilles faces potential fines of up...

EUREKA, Calif. — In a meeting Tuesday evening, Caltrans discussed recent efforts to improve safety on Broadway in Eureka. The organization plans to install temporary pop-up demonstrations as a way to analyze potential improvements, before making permanent changes to Broadway. According to Caltrans District 1 Project Manager Jeff Pimentel,...

EUREKA, Calif. — The College of the Redwoods announced a new wrestling program for men and women coming in the fall of 2023. The program will begin recruitment of a coaching staff this fall before conditioning new students in the off-season before spring of 2023. The men's program is...

This is a press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. The information has not been proven in a court of law and any individuals described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty:. On June 27, 2022, at about 8:39 p.m., a community member contacted the Humboldt County Sheriff’s...

EUREKA, Calif. — [UPDATE | June 27]. The Eureka Police Department released new information Monday about Saturday's incident that prompted a large SWAT response in Eureka. Three possible suspects were located and detained in Trinity County, however the investigation was still ongoing. No arrests had yet been reported by...

It is officially the end of an era. On June 10, 2022, loving husband, father, Papa, Great Papa, brother, friend, and mentor to so many, Richard Mayton, passed away at his home in Eureka while surrounded by his family. He was 81 years young. Richard was preceded in death by his beautiful wife and lifelong co-conspirator, Nina Mayton. She passed away peacefully, also surrounded by her family, on October 18, 2017.

CRESCENT CITY, Calif. — A seal has been returned to the Pacific Ocean after police caught suspects reportedly trying to make away with it in Samoa. Back in April, a witness spotted a couple take a seal pup from Humboldt Bay and put it in an aquarium in their vehicle, according to the Eureka Police Department.

The Yurok Tribe received a $1.4 million USDA Rural Development Program High Energy Cost Grant to procure portable solar units for tribal homes that do not have access to grid electricity. “The transportable solar devices will make life a bit easier for many of our families and elders, who will...

ARCATA, Calif. — As Independence Day approaches, local fire and law enforcement officials are asking residents to help limit and report the use of illegal fireworks in Humboldt County. Because police often receive a high volume of calls on July 4, the Arcata Fire District urges residents to only...