NCJ Daily

After COVID Restricts Contact Sports in Santa Clara County, HSU Provides Space for San Jose State University Football Team to Practice According to information from the San Jose State Spartans, football players from the University team will travel north to Humboldt State University to practice football. They are barred from... Read On >

Fatal Collision on Herrick Ave Earlier this morning, California Highway Patrol helped the Eureka Police Department locate a tan Jeep Cherokee as part of a welfare check on its driver, Timothy McTague, Sr., the vehicle... Read On >

County Confirms Three New COVID-19 Cases, Reports New Hospitalization Humboldt County Public Health confirmed three new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the county's total to 512. The county also reported one new hospitalization, bringing the to-date total to 32.... Read On >

Mental Health ‘Tsunami’ Looms: Can California Prevent a Surge in Suicides? Celinda Gonzales has a long list of worries: She worries about COVID-19, which recently spiked near the Yurok reservation where she lives in Humboldt County. She worries about... Read On >

Unhealthy Air Quality Intensifies as Fires Continue With smoke from the Red Salmon Complex, the August Complex and the Slater Devil fire combining, an Air Quality Alert is issued today for Hoopa and Willow Creek, and... Read On >

Police Investigating Fatal Single Car Crash in Eureka There was a fatal crash on Herrick Avenue west of the Eureka Municipal Golf Course this morning when a Jeep struck a parked Dodge Ram pickup truck. Officers investigating... Read On >

One New COVID Case Confirmed Public Health reported one new confirmed COVID-19 case today, bringing the county's total to 509. Humboldt County remains in the “moderate” category under the state's four-tiered system, with a... Read On >

Eureka High Wins Top Award Eureka High School took top honors for its 2019-2020 education program promoting college and career readiness. The school was recently awarded the Career Choices Medal and is one of 35... Read On >

Two Injured During Fight in Eureka This Afternoon Eureka Police responded to Seventh and M streets at 2:02 p.m. for the report of physical fight between two males. According to Brittany Powell, spokesperson for EPD, “It appears the... Read On >

UPDATE: August Complex FB Meeting; Smoky Skies Continue UPDATE: The virtual public meeting for the Slater and Devil Fires scheduled for 6 p.m. has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a later time. Smoke-filled skies are creating unhealthy to... Read On >

Adults, Kids Asked to Play By the Rules as Playgrounds Reopen Public playgrounds across the state are being allowed to reopen but with adults and children alike needing to use COVID-19 safety practices under guidelines released by the state. Those... Read On >

Law Enforcement Looking for Missing Bay Area Woman The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a missing person's case after a Bay Area woman's car was found abandoned on a logging road near Korbel. The vehicle, belonging... Read On >

Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested One suspect has been arrested and another identified in the Sept. 16 robbery of a bank in Henderson Center. Nolan Eugene Colegrove, 38, was taken into custody in Arcata... Read On >

UPDATE: Smoky Skies Throughout the Region; Air Quality and Fire Updates Air Quality Update: UPDATE: Fortuna and communities in the Eel River drainage as well as Garberville, Shelter Cove, and surrounding communities were added to the list of places with... Read On >

Providence Eureka House Receives $4.3 million for Homeless Housing Gov. Gavin Newsom has allocated $137 million in Homekey Awards, $4.3 million of which will go to Humboldt County, states an email sent by a spokesperson for the California... Read On >

Eighth COVID-Related Death for Humboldt Humboldt County has recorded its eighth COVID-19 related death after a resident in their 80s died at an out-of-county hospital, Public Health announced today. There were also seven new... Read On >

Record High Temperature Set in Eureka The National Weather Service in Eureka is reporting record high temperature was set in Eureka today at 87 degrees, breaking the previous record of 79 degrees in 1945 and... Read On >

APD Searching for Suspects in Robbery The Arcata Police Department is searching for two suspects in a strong-arm robbery who fled in a black Nissan Rogue. According to APD Detective Sgt. Chris Ortega, at about 12:51... Read On >

UPDATE: Blocksburg, Fort Seward, Alderpoint Residents Urged to Prepare Now to Move Livestock, Other Animals UPDATE: The Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services is urging residents in the areas of Blocksburg, Fort Seward and Alderpoint to make plans now to move livestock and domestic... Read On >