Del Norte County, CA

DEL NORTE COUNTY, Calif. — Today, Del Norte County Public Health reported one new COVID-19-related death, two hospitalizations and 127 new cases. Ninety-one of those afflicted individuals are incarcerated. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the county to 6,640 and the total number of COVID-related-deaths to...

A once hidden trail blazed off the beaten path is now a formal North Coast attraction. Today, if you walk along the Mill Creek Trail in Del Norte County’s Grove of the Titans, you’ll tread on raised metal walkways that allow water to flow and ferns to grow beneath your feet. You’ll cross a wooden bridge, climb perfectly placed stairs and duck through nature-made tunnels of green, all the while taking in a striking view of some of the world's tallest trees.

A woman was reportedly kidnapped, pistol-whipped and robbed by three armed suspects near the Del Norte BART Station Friday night, according to police. At about 10:41 p.m., police responded to reports of shots fired in the 6600 block of Blake Street. When they arrived they found a woman lying in the street. The woman reported that she had been forced into a vehicle by three suspects armed with firearms near the BART station, police said.

The following is a press release issued by the Save The Redwoods Organization:. California State Parks, Tolowa Dee-Ni’ Nation, Save the Redwoods League, Redwood Parks Conservancy, and the National Park Service today announced the opening of Grove of Titans and the Mill Creek Trail in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, part of Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP) in Del Norte County. Park visitors are invited year-round to explore the new 1,300-foot-long boardwalk through the Grove of Titans, which is accessible from the newly realigned Mill Creek Trail.

It is with great respect and anticipation retired Crescent City Lieutenant Garrett Scott is appointed interim Sheriff for Del Norte County, Tuesday, May 24 in the Board of Supervisors Chambers. The swearing in ceremony is at 1pm. The public is invited to attend and observe this event for imminently elected...

EL CERRITO (CBS SF) -- A woman was hospitalized after she was kidnapped, pistol whipped and robbed near the Del Norte BART station on Friday night.El Cerrito police said officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 6600 block of Blake Street around 10:41 p.m.Upon arrival, the officers located an injured woman lying in the street. She told officers she had been forced into a vehicle by three men armed with firearms.They pistol whipped her and stole her property stolen. During the robbery, a shot was fired by one of the suspects.  The victim was forced out of the vehicle in the 6600 block of Blake Street.  She was transported to a local hospital for medical treatment. Her condition had not been updated on Saturday morning.Police said the suspect vehicle was described as a green four-door sedan and were asking residents in the 1700 block of Lexington Avenue -- where the incident began -- to check their video cameras for footage of the suspect vehicle around the time of the incident.Video can be submitted via https://elcerritopdca.evidence.com/axon/citizen/public/2022-995.    

That’s right, the Government now claims that one of five people reading this are clinically Mentally Ill. Maybe, a higher percentage for readers of Crescent City Times who disagree with the Governments enabling of bad living standards. Will morals, consequences, or fiscal responsibility now be considered so extreme as to label each other Mentally Ill? What is the threshold for diagnosis? No coincidence, our local Board of Supervisors recently proclaimed May as Mental Illness Awareness Month as their Un-American leadership has resulted in systemic community depression.

Recently, the petitions to repeal Measure R, the 1% County Sales Tax, was prepared to go on the June primary ballot. Oh, No! said the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors. We’ll put it on the November ballot AND since the petition used “RESOLUTION” INSTEAD OF “ORDINANCE”, you’ll have to submit another 416 signatures to get the repeal of the sales tax on the November ballot. AND you have to turn in all those signatures by JUNE 30, 2022.

Thirteen Correctional Officers, from counties including Lassen, Modoc, Lake, Del Norte and Plumas have graduated from Lassen College’s Correctional Officer Academy after an intensive five-week program that featured ten different instructors – all of whom are experts in their respective fields. “It’s our second year of having this...