Sonoma County law enforcement agencies didn’t receive federal stimulus money for hiring new officers but six small agencies in Lake and Mendocino counties picked up a combined $1.2 million. The Obama administration earlier this week announced $1 billion in grants to help keep police officers on the street during the economic downturn.
Local governments and landowners remain bound by contracts in a state conservation program — even though the governor has gutted its funding. The California Department of Conservation said in a statement this week that the suspension of
One of two defendants accused of participating in a December 2008 home invasion robbery that left a Cutten man dead pleaded no contest Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter and related drug charges.
After months of waiting, the city of Blue Lake has decided to give Blue Lake Power another month to get its financial footing. The City Council voted Tuesday night to extend an agreement to hold the property next to Blue Lake Power until the
One of the clearest fault lines observed in this week’s public hearing on the Humboldt County housing element update was whether to require that a range of housing be included in new subdivisions.
Construction on the Arcata Levee Repairs Project will begin Monday and will continue until approximately Nov. 30. The project makes necessary repairs to the levees at Frank Klopp Recreational Lake and the Arcata Wastewater Treatment Plant, which
The victim in an Arcata hit-and-run collision on Sunday has been identified but police are still searching for the driver. Eliseo Angon Cervantes, 55, was walking in the middle of Samoa Boulevard near K Street when an unidentified driver struck
Firefighters, engines and aircraft are being brought in to fight several fires on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest sparked by lightning on Tuesday.
Economy — how’s that word to capture your attention? What are businesses doing to survive these economic times and ensure they stay on top of technology?
The Sequoia Park Zoo Foundation, the nonprofit organization that provides fundraising support for Sequoia Park Zoo improvements, will hold its third annual “Zootini” gala on Saturday from 6 to 9 p.
RUTH LAKE — The Ruth Lake Summer Festival will take place on Saturday and Sunday at the Ruth Lake Recreation Campground in southern Trinity County. A blueberry pancake breakfast with ham and juice will be put on by the Southern Trinity Fire
Contra Costa Times
The Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District and the city of Arcata have partnered on a pilot “Drink Local Water” campaign. They are encouraging the public to …
Contra Costa Times
”What that means is we have 300 clients, or 25 percent of our clients in Humboldt County, who will no longer be eligible,” Crandall said. ..
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The Crabs don’t often leave their Arcata home. So it is a big deal when they make a road trip and an even bigger deal for …
California State Parks will begin closing the first of about 100 parks cut by the budget ax sometime after Labor Day. An $8 million cut to State Parks from the state’s general fund was increased this week by $6.
