Identifying health risks and taking preventive steps is one means of avoiding strokes and other ailments. Idaho-based Life Line Screening will be in Arcata and Eureka on Jan.

A spokesperson for the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Saturday that Arcata resident Josiah Miller would be transferred from the Curry County, Ore.

The identity of a 33-year-old Arcata woman who died in a late afternoon collision Christmas day has not yet been released. The CHP reported Friday that the victim was northbound on U.

According to the Arcata Police Department, at around 1 p.m. Friday two foxes thought to be infected with rabies were killed. The APD first received a report of two foxes acting strangely behind a home on Bayside Road.

In response to concerns about the lack of youth-appropriate activities in the city, Arcata is creating a committee consisting of youth and adults, with the hopes of creating a network with youth organizations throughout the region.

The state has chosen Arcata as one of three pilot cities to participate in a flood emergency response improvement program because of the city’s size and location, and its approach to emergency awareness.

The following Arcata commissions and committees have vacancies: * Committee on Democracy and Corporations, two vacancies; * Economic Development Committee, one vacancy; * Historic & Design Review Commission, one vacancy (historic preservation

The Arcata City Council has canceled its regularly scheduled Jan. 21 meeting. Instead, it will be holding a special meeting on Jan. 28 at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall.

The Arcata City Council will be holding a study session regarding housing for the homeless on Jan. 5 at the Senior Room of the Arcata Community Center, 300 Community Park Way, at 6 p.

Soon-to-be-former 3rd District Supervisor John Woolley will soon be working for state Assemblyman Wes Chesbro, D-Arcata, as Eureka’s field representative.

Arcata is another step closer to establishing an emergency shelter to house the homeless. The Arcata City Council opened escrow Wednesday on a South G Street property that could potentially end up as a designated space for a homeless shelter.

The Arcata City Council may take a step toward a more permanent commitment to homeless services tonight when it considers applying for state funding to build an emergency shelter.

The Arcata City Council is encouraging interested citizens to apply for a vacant seat on the Arcata Planning Commission, according to a news release.

As the weather turns frigid, Arcata Endeavor Executive Director John Shelter is concerned that some of the homeless may get left out in the cold. After operating its first extreme winter shelter over this past weekend, the Endeavor is bracing

Caltrans is now seeking public input on the recently released modified alternatives for improvements to the safety corridor, the stretch of U.S. Highway 101 between Arcata and Eureka.

Arcata’s Board of Permit Appeals approved Thursday the use of a type of plastic tubing for plumbing in commercial projects within the city, saving the nearly complete Arcata Theatre Lounge from having to reinstall its plumbing.

Arcata High School will hold its annual pancake breakfast on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the school’s multipurpose room, located at the corner of 16th and L streets.

The newest members of the Arcata City Council were sworn into office Tuesday. Shane Brinton, Susan Ornelas and Michael Winkler were seated after the council presented certificates of recognition honoring departing council members Harmony Groves,

The Arcata City Council will swear in and seat the recently elected council members tomorrow at noon at a special meeting held at City Hall, 736 F St. Shane Brinton, Susan Ornelas and Michael Winkler will be seated after the council presents

After searching a storage unit allegedly belonging to an Arcata man police arrested Thursday, authorities located firearms, marijuana and hallucinogens, the Arcata Police Department reported.

The Youth Protection Act, an ordinance prohibiting military recruiters from initiating contact with minors, was officially enacted today after being approved by voters in both Eureka and Arcata.

Concerned commuters gathered Wednesday night for a Caltrans open house on the proposed plans for the Eureka-Arcata route 101 safety corridor. The event brought several residents who were concerned with plans to cut down some of the eucalyptus

An Arcata man found at least 20 syringes washed up on a Samoa Beach, and public health officials have decided to comb the area to find out if there are more.

For the last month the Arcata Endeavor has been operating under threat of eviction from the city, despite a unanimous vote from the City Council to allow the nonprofit to stay in its current location until April.