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TOP 25 STORIES of 2024: Earthquakes, Foul Weather, Campus Occupations … and Leonardo DiCaprio!

…Other photos from the Cutten and Trinidad sets didn't have that same star power.The Battle of Baktan Cross, or whatever it ends up being called, is currently scheduled to open…

Big Waves Pummeling the Shore All Day Today; Be Safe Out There on Those Beaches

…This alert applies to the coastal areas of Del Norte, Humboldt, and Mendocino Counties.Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies responded to two separate calls for service today—one at Trinidad State Beach…

Smoke Near Trinidad? Green Diamond is Burning Up Fuel Hazards Near the Maple Creek Headwaters

Smoke Near Trinidad? Green Diamond is Burning Up Fuel Hazards Near the Maple Creek Headwaters

Smoky in Trinidad? That’s From Green Diamond Prescribed Burns

Friends o' the LoCO are telling us that there's plenty of smoke up Trinidad way at the moment. Here is the reason for that.Press release from Green Diamond:Weather conditions…

(VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Exploring Trinidad’s 150-Year-Old Lighthouse

###If you’ve spent any time up in Trinidad, you’ve surely noticed the Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse overlooking the parking lot at State Beach. But have you ever explored its predecessor – the…

OBITUARY: Forrest Ashley Hayden Sr., 1967-2024

…He was born at Mad River Hospital, raised in Trinidad, and spent most of his teenage/adult years in Eureka. If you ever took a ride with him around town you might…

Appeals Court Rejects Coastal Commission’s Approval of Trinidad Rancheria’s Planned Hyatt Hotel Project

Rendering of a proposed five-story, 100-room Hyatt hotel proposed on the bluff adjacent to the Cher-Ae Heights Casino, overlooking the Pacific. | Image via California Coastal Commission.###The Trinidad Rancheria…

Trinidad! Be Sparing in Your Water Use For the Next Little While, Please!

The following alert was sent to Trinidad residents earlier today: A water conservation alert has been issued on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, due to a failed water pipe discovered and repaired this…

(UPDATING) ‘Bomb Cyclone’ Prompts Flood Watch for North Coast Communities; High Wind Advisory in Effect

…And So It Begins 1,500 customers without power in Westhaven/Trinidad/Sue-meg.— Hank Sims###UPDATE, 2:12 p.m.: Warming Shelter Opens Tonight in EurekaThis is going to be a…

The Arcata Jogg’n Shoppe, a Storied North Coast Institution, Celebrates Its 50th Birthday

…Olympic Trials winner Mark Conover will elicit from him stories of the days when the Trinidad-Clam Beach run fielded 2,300 competitors from around California and even the smaller community races…

OBITUARY: Kris ‘K.C.’ Lindgren, 1958-2024

…Lindgren was born December 11, 1958, in Trinidad, to Axel and Bonnie Lindgren. To his friends and family, he was always known as KC. He passed peacefully at his home in McKinleyville…

OBITUARY: Antonia Dobrec, 1942-2024

…She was reared in Trinidad near open fields and redwood trees. She went to Trinidad Elementary, Arcata High School, Del Norte High School, HSU, the University of Kansas, and the University of…

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Doomed County of Klamath Began at School Road in McKinleyville, and Too Many of Its Residents Chose a Dark Path Through Life

…Their supply points were the ports of Trinidad and Crescent City. Trinidad became Klamath's first county seat, but by 1854 Crescent City had grown so much that the seat was relocated…

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Three Generations of Freshwater’s Pioneering Coeur Family — Grocers, Athletes and Soldiers

…Cady’s father had been tender of the Trinidad Lighthouse. Cady was an athlete at HSC and later coached and taught at Arcata High School. Gerry was sent to Cuddihy Field at…

TODAY in SUPES: Inspection Reveals ‘Urgent Safety Risks’ From Exposed Sewage at Yee Haw Communal Living Property

…County Looks to Rein in Yee Haw, the Trinidad-Area Commune With a Long History of Health and Safety Code ViolationsCounty Supes Approve Civil Penalties on ‘Yee Haw’ Communal Living Property Near…

Final Election Night Report! With Perhaps Half the Vote Counted, the Status Quo Looks Like a Lock in Eureka

…With that…The county's Measure O — a one-cent sales tax to fund roads — is leading 62-38.City sales tax measures are leading strongly in Arcata and Trinidad, but failing…

THIS WEEK IN SUPES: Back to Yee Haw; Code Enforcement Staff Will Update the Board on the State of Sewage at the Unpermitted Trinidad Group Living Space

…County Supes Approve Civil Penalities on ‘Yee Haw’ Communal Living Property Near TrinidadCounty Looks to Rein in Yee Haw, the Trinidad-Area Commune With a Long History of Health and Safety Code…

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Building Out Humboldt’s First Telephone Network, Town by Town and Switchboard by Switchboard

…Trinidad Trinidad, alphabetically the last of the "larger" outlying districts, had one of the oldest, privately owned telephone lines. In the early 1880s, as mentioned previously, the enterprising John Kearns had constructed…

Trinidad Rancheria’s Proposed Hyatt Hotel Project Dealt Setback as Appeals Court Issues Tentative Ruling Finding Insufficient Evidence of Adequate Fire Protection Services

…Did They Even Mean to Advance the Hotel Project?The City of Trinidad and the Trinidad Rancheria Are at Odds Again Over the Water Supply for the Tribe’s Hotel ProjectCity Pumps…

POLL! Where in Humboldt is the Best Place to Trick-or-Treat These Days?

…Where in Humboldt can you score the best candy in the best atmosphere on Thursday night? Share your secret spot with us, spooky season experts! Trinidad Around Heartwood Drive in McKinleyville Blue…

POLL! What is Humboldt County's Best Supermarket?

…Eureka Natural Foods (Eureka, McKinleyville) Grocery Outlet (Eureka, Fortuna, McKinleyville) Hoopa Shopping Center (Hoopa) Murphy's Market (Arcata, Cutten, Glendale, Sunny Brae, Trinidad) North Coast Co-op (Arcata, Eureka) Ray's Food…

McKinleyville Man Arrested After Pepper-Spraying Employees During Attempted Robbery at Ace Hardware Last Week, Sheriff’s Office Says

…Later on the same day around 8:30 p.m., deputies were dispatched to a residence on the 800 block of Van Wycke St., Trinidad, for the report of Armas attempting forced…

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Eureka’s Groundbreaking, World-Famous Baby Orchestra

…Jack is a retired Humboldt State University professor who lives at Trinidad and Bill, the younger brother, is deceased. Jack Thompson: Entered the insurance and real estate business in Eureka. He died…

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: ‘Too Bad White Man Find This Place.’ Or, Requa at the Beginning of the Last Century

…Maps in use at the time indicated a large navigable stream, identified as Trinity River, emptying into Trinidad Bay. It was believed that this river was a direct water route to the…

POLL! Which is Humboldt's Best Cemetery?

…Patrick Cemetery, Loleta Sunset Memorial Park, Eureka Sunrise Cemetery, Fortuna Table Bluff Cemetery, Loleta Trinidad City Cemetery, Trinidad Willow Creek Cemetery, Willow Creek Yurok Tribe Veterans Cemetery Best Burrito: Amigas BurritosBest Cell…

GUEST OPINION: Not So Fast!

…enough to become thoughtful, measured drivers.If you feel that a location seems unsafe to walk, roll or drive, be sure to make a report on Street Story.Carol Moné Trinidad, Calif.

(VIDEO) Humboldt County Officials Serve Inspection Warrant at Yee Haw Communal Living Property Near Trinidad

…County Looks to Rein in Yee Haw, the Trinidad-Area Commune With a Long History of Health and Safety Code Violations###Shortly after 10 o'clock this morning, a crew of Humboldt…

Arcata Fire Stamps Out Quarter-Acre Blaze Near the Murray Road Offramp, Asks Drivers to Please be Careful About Dragging Chains and Discarded Smoking Materials

…On September 27, 2024, at 11 a.m., units from Arcata Fire District, Cal Fire Trinidad, Westhaven Fire, Blue Lake Fire, Fieldbrook Fire and Samoa Fire were dispatched to a vegetation fire…

POLL! Should Humboldt Folk Be Allowed to Live in 'Hippie-Rigged' Shelters That Aren't Technically Up to Code?

Images of structures at Yee Haw that were featured in a county presentation earlier this week PREVIOUSLY:County Looks to Rein in Yee Haw, the Trinidad-Area Commune With a Long History…

TODAY in SUPES: County Looks to Rein in Yee Haw, the Trinidad-Area Commune With a Long History of Health and Safety Code Violations

…a 2021 photo shows one of the many un-permitted living structures at the Yee Haw community property near Trinidad (screenshot from county presentation). | Right: Property owner Charles Garth addresses the board…


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