October 2023

Coasties Rescue Sailboat Captain Way, Way Off the Eureka Coast; His Boat Remains Adrift at Sea

September 2023

Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public Help Locating Two People Missing From Property Near Willow Creek

August 2023

Gov. Newsom Declares State of Emergency in Del Norte and Siskiyou Counties Due to Fires

Those Great Big Booms Last Night Were the Sheriff’s Office Exploding a Shell Someone Found in Their Yard

Today is Your Last Chance to Apply for a Pass to Access Your Crops and/or Livestock During a Wildfire

July 2023

Sheriff’s Office Releases Statement on Saturday’s Plane Crash in Shelter Cove

June 2023

Hey Rural-ish Arcatans and McKinleyvillains! Can the Arcata Fire District Interest You in a FREE Address Placard to Help Them Find You In Case of Emergency?

May 2023

(UPDATE) Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help Locating Missing Loleta Woman

BRACE and BOLT: State Grant Funds Available to Help You Get Your House Prepped for the Next Quake

NEW TSUNAMI MAPS! Revised Maps of Potential Danger Show Less of Humboldt Being Swept Away Than Previously Feared

April 2023

Reported Crash on the Samoa Bridge Early This Morning, Which Supposedly Involved a Bicyclist Being Tossed Into the Bay, is Believed Not to Have Actually Happened

March 2023

Eureka Announces New Warming Shelter for Homeless Citizens, to be Based at Lifehouse Church in Myrtletown

Major Water Main Break in Trinidad Likely to Affect Customers for Several Days, Staff Says

February 2023

Man Found Dead at Old Town Bus Stop Early This Morning

BLOOD NEEDED! It’s So Cold Out That People are Forgetting to Donate and There’s a Really Critical Shortage, Blood Bank Says

NEED SHELTER? Many Extreme Weather Shelters Have Opened in Humboldt to Offer Refuge from the Storm

Search and Rescue Operation Underway for 74-Year-Old Washington Woman Who Went Missing While Picking Mushrooms Near Gasquet

January 2023

A Little-Known Grant Program Can Help Earthquake-Proof Your Home, But It Desperately Needs to Find More Humboldt County Contractors to Do the Work

One Month, Two Disasters: Supervisors Ratify Emergency Proclamation for Winter Storms as Official Tally Earthquake Damages

Hundreds, Perhaps Thousands of Humboldt County Residents Won’t Have Their Power Restored for Another Two Weeks, According to an Estimate From PG&E

A Major Sewage Spill is Happening in Rio Dell as Stormwater Flows Into Quake-Damaged Collection Pipes

Low-Interest Federal Loans Available for Earthquake Damage Repair; U.S. Small Business Administration Sets Up Shop in Fortuna

Boil-Water Notice Lifted for Mitchell Road Area, Says Humboldt CSD

[UPDATE: FOUND] Sheriff’s Office Seeks Help Locating Missing, At-Risk Myrtletown Man

The Power Outages Are Rolling In as the Next Phase of the Atmospheric River Strikes Humboldt

Boil-Water Notice Issued for Much of Mitchell Road and the Surrounding Area, Says Humboldt CSD

December 2022

A One-Stop-Shop For Earthquake Assistance Will be Set Up at Monument Middle School Tomorrow and Saturday

Wild Police Chase Through the North County Today; One Person in Custody

BOIL ORDER LIFTED: Rio Daleans Can Drink Their Water Again, Plus More City Updates a Week and a Day After the Quake

[UPDATE: Boil Water Notice Lifted] Quake Recovery Info Roundup: Emergency Shelter, Supply Distribution, Cleanup Assistance Continue

Beware of Price Gouging in the Wake of Tuesday’s Quake, State AG Warns

(PHOTOS/VIDEO) Following the 6.4 Earthquake, Rio Dell Residents Try to Put the Pieces Back Together With Help from Emergency Responders

OES UPDATE: 3,400 Without Water in Rio Dell; 30 Residences Deemed Structurally Unsafe

City Government is Still Tallying Up the Damage to Eureka’s Lloyd Building; at Least Two Homes in the Town Red-Tagged

‘Significant’ Damages in Rio Dell Area, Says Humboldt Office of Emergency Services; 11 Injuries, Two Dead from Medical Emergencies

(UPDATING) Power Out Across the County Tuesday Morning, Schools Closed, Fernbridge Currently Closed Following Early Morning Quake

November 2022

Another Manila Person Bitten by Presumably Rabid Fox; Fox Still at Large

October 2022

Bicyclist Killed in Crash on 101 Near Herrick Offramp, CHP Reports

(UPDATE: FOUND) Search and Rescue Underway for Woman Who Went Missing After a Walk on Her Honeydew Property

Arcata High on ‘Modified Lockdown’ This Afternoon, After Discovery of Threats Posted to Instagram

September 2022

Preparing for ‘The Big One’: Emergency Responders Gather for Cascadia TsunamiCon in Blue Lake

FIRE UPDATE: Ammon Fire Reaches 100 Percent Containment; Hot, Breezy Conditions Increase Activity Within Campbell Fire Control Lines

FIRE UPDATE: Night Shift Firefighting Suspended as Containment Increases and Spread Slows

FIRE UPDATE: Six Rivers Complex Grows to 40,995 Acres, 64 Percent Containment

FIRE UPDATE: It’s Going to Be Very Smoky Around Willow Creek Today

August 2022

FIRE UPDATE: 37,000 Acres Burned So Far; Clear Skies Allow For Air Support, But Also Encourage Fire Activity

FIRE UPDATE: Campbell Fire Jumps Control Line in the Southeast Corner; More That 34,000 Acres Burned, and Containment Dropping

Do You Have What it Takes to Serve in a Time of Crisis? Because the Red Cross Needs to Beef Up its Local Disaster Action Team

FIRE UPDATE: ‘Structure Protection Task Force’ Assigned to Trinity County Towns; Forest Closures Still in Effect, Including River Access at Kimtu; 32,500 Acres Burned, 80 Percent Containment

FIRE UPDATE: Six Rivers Complex Grows to 29,815 Acres with 80 Percent Containment; Humid Conditions Dampen Fire Intensity