Arcata News

One would think that over tens of thousands of years of evolution, dogs would have learned to avoid skunks.

Humboldt Bay Fire Chief Ken Woods will take over the helm of the Arcata Fire Protection District effective July 1. "It's exciting," Woods said.

Everything seems topsy turvy. I find myself cheering Humboldt County Supervisor Mark Lovelace and siding with the government over a public records act battle.

McGuinty, 37, has become a heroine to curly-haired women around the world thanks to her line of hair-care products formulated for those formerly afflicted, now blessed with coily tresses.

A M5.7 earthquake struck northern California on Thursday evening at 8:47 p.m. about 6 miles west northwest of Greenville and 6 miles southwest of Susanville.

Double murder suspect Bodhi Tree, who was released from prison in April, is now considered a "person of interest" in a shooting near Eureka High School last week, the Eureka Police Department said Thursday.

Eureka attorney Peter Martin finally revealed the true agenda behind the lawsuit filed against the city of Eureka and invocations by saying he hopes that his motion to dismiss Superior Court Judge Dale Reinholtsen will better his odds for a favorable ruling.

U.S. Bank announced Wednesday that its ATMs at the Arcata, Eureka, Ferndale, Fortuna, and Scotia branches will be accepting donations for the American Red Cross disaster relief following the deadly tornado this week in Oklahoma.

The Fickle Hill Old Rose Nursery, 282 Fickle Hill Road in Arcata, will open its gardens to all rose lovers on Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m., and again for the same hours on June 16 and July 14.

Friends of the Arcata Marsh and the city of Arcata are sponsoring a reception and panel discussion to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the dedication of the Arcata Marsh Interpretive Center, from 6 to 9 p.m. on May 30.

The Eureka City Council voted 4-1 on Tuesday, with Mayor Pro Tem Mike Newman dissenting, to adopt a resolution directing the city of Eureka to move forward on a project with the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District that would allow the expansion of shellfish operations in Humboldt Bay.

The family of Eureka High School student Christina Schwarz, one of two people fatally shot in Arcata this weekend, is holding a public memorial on May 28.

The man accused of fatally shooting two people in Arcata over the weekend pleaded not guilty this afternoon to two counts of murder in Humboldt County Superior Court.

It's not often you see grown men pedaling giant insects through the middle of Old Town, but this is one of them.

This is the first of a series on the history of Arcata, excerpted from a 137 page report prepared by Guerra & McBane, LLC, for the City of Arcata, Department of Planning and Community Development.

Wildberries Marketplace and Arcata Playhouse are teaming up on a multi-year sponsorship deal that will assist the Playhouse in hosting music events, its annual family series and a variety of additional events, including a planned summer Creamery District Community Arts Festival scheduled for August, 2013.

A Security National press release states the center on G Street in Eureka will close in July for "much-need repairs, maintenance, and general upkeep." "The building is a historic treasure, and we take its preservation for future generations very seriously," the release states.

In the midst of grief over the death of their 18-year-old daughter Christina, Stewart and Tina Schwarz of Eureka are trying to find solace and inspiration from her memory.

California Highway Patrol officials said Walter Moon, 13, died from head trauma at Children's Hospital in Oakland after he was ejected from a 1989 Jeep Cherokee SUV which ran into a guard rail along the south roadway edge on State Route 299 on Saturday.

Law enforcement officials arrested Arcata man Bohdi Tree, 28, on Saturday in Sunny Brae on suspicion of double homicide after a man and a woman were gunned down at an Eye Street home early this morning.