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By the Numbers: California’s Mild 2022 Wildfire Season

By Julie Cart, CalMatters on December 1, 2022 at 10:21AM

As California emerges from its “peak” wildfire season, the state has managed to avoid its recent plague of catastrophic wildfires. So far in 2022, the fewest acres have burned since 2019.

Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences is Increasing, but are Patients Getting Treatment?

By Elizabeth Aguilera, CALmatters on November 29, 2022 at 9:08AM

The California Department of Health Care Services oversees the ACEs Aware program with the Office of the California Surgeon General. Right now, the department “neither collects nor reports on data about actions taken based on an ACE screening,” wrote spokesperson Anthony Cava in email.

Frigid Temps on the Coast Tonight, Winter Storm Watch in the Interior Wednesday

By Kimberly Wear on November 28, 2022 at 3:01PM

Interior areas of Humboldt County above 2,000 feet will be under a winter storm watch beginning Wednesday afternoon, according to the Eureka office of the National Weather Service. "Heavy snow possible above 2,000 feet," the weather message states.

Local election season is officially ramping up.

Latest Election Results: Cervantes Takes the Win, Earth Flag Appears Ready to Fly High

By Kimberly Wear on November 23, 2022 at 11:50AM

With around 1,000 or so ballots left to count, the Humboldt County Elections Office released its third post-election report today that pretty much cements races across the county. With no real changes overall, the two big flips — the Ward 3 seat on the Eureka City Council and the Earth flag measure in Arcata — continued the course of last week's results.

Laytonville Resident Killed in 101 Crash

By Iridian Casarez on November 23, 2022 at 10:18AM

Read the full press release below. On, 11/19/2022, at approximately 1554 hours, a Toyota 4Runner, being driven by Beatriz Diaz-Rodriguez was traveling northbound on US-101 near mile post marker 32.30.

Multiple Dogs in Cutten Die from Possible Poisoning

By Iridian Casarez on November 22, 2022 at 5:11PM

Symptoms of poisoning in pets vary depending on the amount consumed and the type of poison, but common symptoms include mostly gastrointestinal or neurological issues like: Diarrhea or blood in the stool (either bright red blood or dark black tarry stools)

Members of the first cohort sit on top of the enclosure with the new cohort and mentor bird No. 746 inside.

Lead Ammo in Poached Elks Could Have Killed Condors

By Kimberly Wear on November 22, 2022 at 4:24PM

The area of the kill, according to NCCRP, was scoured of any meat containing lead, including around 40 pounds left on each of the illegally poached elk. “We are so fortunate that we did not lose one or more members of the new condor population,” Redwood National and State Parks Superintendent Steven Mietz states in the release.

FBI Takes on Fair Association Embezzlement Investigation

By Thadeus Greenson on November 22, 2022 at 8:03AM

The investigation and possible prosecution of a 47-year-old woman accused of embezzling from the Humboldt County Fair Association and a Eureka nonprofit are being taken over by federal agencies, according to Ferndale Police Chief Ron Sligh. Nina Tafarella, 47, was arrested Nov. 15 by Ferndale police at Bear River Casino on suspicion of embezzling more than $20,000 from a Eureka nonprofit that provides youth enrichment programs and an untold sum from the fair association.