12 hrs ago | U.S. Air Quality
Yesterday Ruben pointed out haze along the Gulf states. Today is a different story; most of the lingering haze is gone from the region .
Sausalito ponders fireworks future in tough times
After three straight years of falling short on donations, Sausalito could put a halt to its annual Fourth of July fireworks show after this year's display.
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For years, one of the chief goals of local government and business has been to bring a second fiber optic line into Humboldt County.
National Forest to release draft of travel plan
The Shasta-Trinity National Forest will officially release a Motorized Travel Management Draft Environmental Impact Statement next week, according to J. Sharon Heywood, forest supervisor.
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.
Governor's budget proposals threaten local senior services
According to United State Census data, Humboldt County is gray, and getting grayer.
Thunderstorms with lightning, heavy rain and hail continued to move though inland Humboldt County and Trinity County Wednesday.
Transient arrested in Richfield residence
Tehama County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a parolee at large Thursday night. Trinity County transient William George Daniels, 41, was at an Alameda Road residence when deputies received word of a wanted parolee in the area.
My View: State fortunes will grow if forests are thinned
If we work our diligent best to reduce the uncharacteristic fuel loads that drive catastrophic wildfires and restore resilient forests to California's landscape, we may one day have sustainable forests for generations of Californians to enjoy.
The unemployment rate for Mendocino County has improved slightly with nearly 300 persons getting jobs between March and April this year.
There is always hope, even if you can't see it
Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. -- Phil Donahue, 1984 A lack of hope.
A 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of burglarizing homes for prescription medication, the Sheriff's Office reported.
Right steps taken by Del Norte district
Much is made about the lack of diversity on the North Coast. Certainly, Humboldt, Del Norte and Trinity counties are all predominantly white, but on one level this area far outstrips much of the rest of the country in terms of diversity.
Museum opens with large wildflower show
The Willow Creek China Flat Museum will celebrate its 20th anniversary this year.
Baker case leaves fissures in Ferndale
One can only imagine that if Trinity County Superior Court Judge Anthony Edwards had things to do over again, he might have acted differently.
BLM opens firewood cutting areas
Firewood cutting areas will open on public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management in five northern California counties on Saturday.
State, county experience decline in taxable sales
By now, the depth and far-reaching ripple effects of the nation's recession have become well known.
Trinity Lake level low, but resorts and Forest Service optimistic
The state's system of reservoirs is trending toward bone dry, and the popular Northern California summer-time haunt of Trinity Lake is no exception.
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The first time I kayaked up the Mad River Slough, which empties into Humboldt Bay about three miles west of Arcata, I was told that this was the old Mad River channel.
Local ranchers work on their image
Jolene Moxon grew up in a ranching family. Her grandparents ran cattle in Trinity County, and her father worked in the dairy industry in Arcata.