NWS is Looking for Snow Reports

by Kimberly Wear on January 9, 2020 at 3:46PM

10 Years Later: The Earthquake of 2010 (With Video)

by Kimberly Wear on January 9, 2020 at 1:16PM

A stream of cars rushed toward downtown, their headlights punching through the blacked-out streets. Many turned north on 101, maybe heading to Arcata.

UPDATE: Bomb Squad Investigating 'Suspicious Object,' Second Call in Two Days

by Kimberly Wear on January 8, 2020 at 2:34PM

UPDATE: Deputies have cleared the scene at Parkwood Boulevard.

Eureka Police Release Descriptions of Trucks Sought in Fatal Hit and Run

by Kimberly Wear on January 8, 2020 at 1:34PM

The Eureka Police Department released new information today about two vehicles believed to have been involved in a Dec. 15 fatal hit and run on Broadway south of 14th Street. According to EPD, witnesses said Ashley Madonia, 36, was hit as she walked outside of the crosswalk around 8 p.m.

Eureka, There's a New City Manager in Town

by Kimberly Wear on January 7, 2020 at 3:31PM

Dean Lotter will be sworn in tonight as Eureka’s new city manager, the latest in a series of milestones for him in recent weeks, including moving into a new home here in town with his wife Wendy and their rescue dog Queso, as well as celebrating his 50th birthday. Hailing from the Midwest, Lotter comes with 23 years of city management experience, last serving in New Brighton, a suburb of the Twin Cities.

SECOND UPDATE: All Clear Given After Explosive Ordnance Team Investigates Suspicious Package in McKinleyville

by Kym Kemp on January 7, 2020 at 3:04PM

SECOND UPDATE: A postal worker reported the package, which was sitting under a stop sign inside a white plastic bag, just before 1 p.m.

North Coast Night Lights: Vacancy at 4th & E Streets, Eureka

by David Wilson on January 7, 2020 at 10:21AM

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SECOND UPDATE: 'Everyone is Doing Well,' Boat Owner Says After Coasties Respond to Distressed Vessel

by Kym Kemp on January 6, 2020 at 8:49AM

SECOND UPDATE: A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew used “direction-finding radio” to locate debris from a sinking boat after receiving a distress call Sunday evening that guided rescuers to fishermen who had made it to a beach in their survival gear using a life raft, according to a press release.

HSU Wildlife Professor and Arcata Marsh Pioneer Stanley "Doc" Harris Dies at 91

by Iridian Casarez on January 5, 2020 at 9:14AM

having good data to continue to make the marsh better,” she said, adding that, like many other professors and students at HSU, Harris played a pivotal role. Along with helping create the Arcata Marsh, Harris also brought the world of ornithology to people outside of the professional realm of HSU.

No War With Iran Protest (Photos)

by Thadeus Greenson on January 4, 2020 at 11:41AM

A couple dozen people turned up at the Humboldt County Courthouse on Friday evening, most carrying signs, for a hastily planned protest of the prospect of a U.S. war with Iran. The protest followed the Jan. 2 U.S. drone strike in Iraq that killed Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian major general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and commander of Iran's clandestine Quds Force.