Del Norte County News

He could get 25 years-life A 51-year-old Del Norte County man with a history of violence will likely be sentenced under California's three strikes law after being convicted in an assault and battery case.

Fourth of July festivities probably constitute Crescent City's biggest event, but it's the parade that kicks the day off.

The Del Norte County Grand Jury's Final Report issued last week produced good news along with a healthy dollop of constructive, sometimes scathing, criticism about the twisted path Crescent City has taken to expand its wastewater treatment plant.

Here are excerpts from the Del Norte County Sheriff's Office call logs for June 18-24. Thursday, June 18 At 1:08 a.m. a home was reported burglarized and items stolen on the 100 block of Temple Street.

Store's expansion won't occur until at least next spring The local Wal-Mart's expansion into a Supercenter is not likely to begin until next spring or even later.

Boat basin damaged by tsunami to be fully rebuilt The Crescent City Harbor's boat basin is getting a $22.5 million dollar renovation for free.

Rural communities throughout the United States are lacking adequate access to health care providers.

Maine veteran given six months to live makes final trip to redwood country Dealing with throat cancer, Nye Whiting of Maine is visiting Del Norte County one last time.

More firefighters now than before walk-out The Klamath Fire Protection District now has more volunteer firefighters than it did in May when a number of people quit and left behind their gear to protest the termination of their chief.

Supervisors request role in decisions on all Forest Service projects With the impending Hurdygurdy Creek land deal poised to take private property off Del Norte County's tax rolls, the Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday to put forth a proposal that would mitigate the loss of revenue and provide leverage for future negotiations.

Two Klamath teens were injured during a rollover caused by a DUI on early Saturday morning 14 miles north of Klamath on U.S. Highway 101, according to a California Highway Patrol report.

Almost a year to the day since last summer's Taste of Downtown saw the onslaught of lightning storms that caused more than 100 fires in the county, the National Weather Service had issued a warning of "rough thunderstorms" possible along the coast on the morning of Friday's event.

Prosecutors say 28-year-old Josiah Miller stabbed Michelle Ashlee Dickson, whom he had planned to buy $850 of marijuana from, last July in Crescent City.

Callie Bunga won't be "Hanging Ten" but she may very well be on her way to joining an elite group of search and rescue dogs.

Local woman killed nearly one year ago Nearly a year after Crescent City resident Michelle Dickson was stabbed to death at a Del Norte County picnic area and her body thrown over the highest bridge in Oregon, the 24-year-old's suspected killer will stand trial for her murder.

Group offers tour, advice on viewing The North Coast in spring is host to a large variety of wildflowers.

Mary Moran, left, and Melissa Bullock are married by Vicki Frazier. Gay couple beat clock to marry in Del Norte Mary Moran and Melissa Bullock of Tacoma, Wash., didn't plan on getting married in Crescent City - or at all.

Aanestad office: no 'sacred cows' in state budget Nobody really wants to close Del Norte County's state parks.

Just when it seemed our leaders had done the ultimate job of botching their responsibility to pay for state government, along comes a still-higher level of ineptitude.

"Experience the California Coast" . Oregonians can be forgiven for their smugness in knowing the wonders of the Oregon coast.