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Two New COVID-19 Cases Humboldt County Public Health confirmed two new COVID-19 cases, bringing September's total to 93, including 35 new cases, two additional hospitalizations and one death reported this week. The current countywide... Read On >

Record Heat Followed by Rain? Maybe, Say NWS Eureka is looking to possibly break a heat record for this date today, according to the National Weather Service, with the office on Woodley Island reading 75 degrees just... Read On >

UPDATE: Carlotta Shooting Investigation Ongoing UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office reports the gunshot victim is being transported to the hospital but the individual's condition was not immediately available. An investigation is ongoing. PREVIOUS:... Read On >

Crews Still Keeping August Complex Out of Humboldt The West Zone of the August Complex — which encompasses Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity and Del Norte counties — stands at 42,171 acres after being downgraded from yesterday’s estimate of... Read On >

EPD Searching for 'Armed and Dangerous' Bank Robbery Suspects The Eureka Police Department is investigating a bank robbery that occurred just before 1 p.m. on the 2800 block of F Street, with two suspects sought. According to a... Read On >

Humidity Helping Calm Slater Fire Higher humidity is expected to keep the Slater Fire, which spans from the Oregon border down to Happy Camp, calm today, with moisture levels increasing through the day and... Read On >

Smoky Conditions Improving in Most Areas Things are clearing up for the coast but inland areas will continue to see unhealthy air quality due to smoke from wildfires burning across the region, although conditions are... Read On >

Blue-Green Algae Found in Mad River Public Health and Environmental Health officials are cautioning residents to stay out of the water after cyanobacteria — also known as blue-green alage — was confirmed at three locations... Read On >

Red Salmon Complex Update The Red Salmon Complex is just over 95,000 acres with 18 percent containment as fire crews work to stop its spread north toward Salmon River Road and to keep... Read On >

Public Health Confirms Six New COVID-19 Cases, One New Hospitalization Humboldt County Public Health has confirmed another six COVID-19 cases, making 33 so far this week and 91 to date in September. The county also reported a new hospitalization.... Read On >

Supes Declare Wildfire Emergency The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors today declared a local emergency due to the wildfires burning in the region. The August Complex West Zone has prompted evacuation orders and... Read On >

Vehicle Fire on Southbound 101 Near Clam Beach A Subaru stationwagon is engulfed in flames on southbound Hwy 101 near Clam Beach north of McKinleyville as of 2:55 p.m. Southbound traffic is impacted. Please avoid the area... Read On >

ENF Sets Up Donation Bins For Firefighters Eureka Natural Foods is lending a helping hand to firefighters by setting up an easy to purchase wanted/needed goods display and bins for donations in its stores. "Eureka Natural... Read On >

Emergency Closure Order Extended for CA National Forests The USDA Forest Service has issued an Emergency Closure Order Extension through Monday, September 21, 2020 for all National Forests in Region 5, which includes Mendocino National Forest, Klamath National Forest,... Read On >

Hoopa: No New COVID Cases Today The Hoopa Valley Tribal Office of Emergency Services COVID-19 Incident Management Team has confirmed no new COVID-19 cases at the K'ima:w Medical Center, leaving the total at 52. Today's report... Read On >

HSU Lecturer's Photo on NYT Magazine Cover If you were clutching the pages of the New York Times Magazine's education issue this week or racking up screen time reading it online to learn about what's going on in... Read On >

Some Areas of Air Quality Improve, Others Remain Unhealthy Coastal areas impacted by wildfire smoke will see improved air quality today and in the coming days with a chance of precipitaion helping things out later this week. Smoke... Read On >

August Complex Still Out of Humboldt Firefighters are continuing to hold the August Complex out of Humboldt County and will continue working today on keeping the fire east of the Eel River. According to today’s... Read On >

HSU Campus Back Open Today Humboldt State University is reopening today for on-campus classes after being closed for several days due to air quality concerns, according to a news release. "All face-to-face courses, outdoor... Read On >