The Fortuna Police Department has become part of an emergency communications network that allows mass emergency notifications. The CodeRED Emergency Notification System is a high-volume, high-speed communication service that uses Internet

A number of unsolved construction equipment thefts have taken place around the Fortuna area, and authorities believe it is likely that equipment will be used to cultivate marijuana.

A Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office deputy arrested two people early Monday morning after finding drugs and a handgun inside their vehicle during a routine traffic stop in Fortuna.

Police blame an alleged drunken driver for causing a natural gas tank to explode, badly damaging a Fortuna home Sunday night. According to a report from the Fortuna Police Department, officers arrived at the residence on Bluejay Court at 7:09

Fortuna police reported the burglary of a pharmacy at around 7 a.m. Friday. According to Fortuna Police Department reports, police responded to Fortuna Family Medical Group to find at least one suspect had forced entry through a window and

Staff at Peterson Tractor in Fortuna originally attributed the absence of two compact loaders — slightly larger than “Bobcats” — to what they thought was a dealer swap.

Fortuna Police Chief Kris Kitna will introduce his newest officer, Joshua Phinney, at the regular Fortuna City Council meeting at 6 p.m. today. The City Council will also discuss appointments to the Planning, Historical and Park and Recreation

Caltrans will host a public hearing Monday from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the River Lodge in Fortuna on the recently released environmental impact report for the Richardson Grove Improvement Project.

For the first time, the city of Fortuna has its very own Web site. Until Friday, the city’s Internet presence was part of the Fortuna Chamber of Commerce’s Web site.

A 51-year old man was arrested after a Fortuna police officer reportedly found drugs and paraphernalia inside his vehicle during a traffic stop. According to information from the Fortuna Police Department, on Dec.

Richard Craig Kesser, a former Fortuna resident who spent more than 17 years behind bars for the murder of his estranged wife in 1991, hanged himself in his jail cell early Tuesday morning.

Dierdre Peterson, a former Fortuna Union High School English teacher who has been charged for allegedly having an affair with a student, pleaded not guilty at her Tuesday arraignment.

The decision was unanimous Monday night when the Fortuna City Council voted Patrick Whitchurch as the new mayor and Douglas Strehl as the mayor pro-tem.

FORTUNA — The City Council will swear in incumbent Doug Strehl and new Councilman Ken Zanzi at its regular meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in Fortuna City Hall.

FORTUNA — Skies grayer than a goose’s underside didn’t prevent a respectable number of early holiday shoppers from turning out Saturday for the first Downtown Fortuna Autumn Fete on Main Street.

FORTUNA — The City Council voted unanimously Monday to appoint longtime Councilman Mel Berti to complete John Campbell’s term. Berti, who has served nearly 25 years on the Fortuna City Council, submitted his letter of resignation during the

Dennis Larsen, a Fortuna man charged for allegedly, and perhaps unwittingly, aiding his son in a foiled murder-for-hire plot, accepted a plea agreement and pleaded no contest before a Humboldt County Superior Court judge on Monday.

Sylvia Jutila, Fortuna resident and former executive director of the Humboldt-Del Norte unit of the American Cancer Society, has been working on no-smoking ordinances for 20 years now.

A Humboldt County Superior Court judge ruled Thursday there is sufficient evidence to charge 41-year-old former Fortuna high school teacher Dierdre Peterson with allegedly having an affair with a 17-year-old student.

Two businesses on the same Fortuna street were robbed Sunday night, but Fortuna Police Department officers are not certain if the crimes were linked.

A high-speed pursuit through downtown Fortuna early Tuesday morning ended with a stolen vehicle wrecked and a 28-year-old auto theft suspect arrested, the Fortuna Police Department reported.

Keeping straight on the annual changes to Medicare’s drug plans is no easy task. Fortuna Senior Services is sponsoring two free workshops to help seniors navigate through the changes and revise their own choices during the open enrollment

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Around a small table at the Ladies Choice Residential Care home in Fortuna, a group of six women seek to do some good for someone else.

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The seat of late Fortuna Mayor John Campbell will soon be filled.

FORTUNA — Outgoing Councilman Mel Berti and recent council candidate Odell Shelton may be among those under consideration for the seat left vacant with the passing of Mayor John Campbell in October.

A Fortuna man jailed more than 16 years for hiring a hitman to murder his estranged wife appeared in court Thursday to review the possibility of taking a third polygraph test, which could reduce his sentence from first- to second-degree murder.

This year Fortuna Senior Services will have a special tribute to all Veterans on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at the Fortuna Veteran s Building on Main St. Local resident, Raymond Cesaretti will be featured as the guest speaker.

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The two open seats on the Fortuna City Council have been filled.

The Fortuna City Council will have one new face come the middle of December. Incumbent Douglas Strehl finished first, with challenger Kenneth Zanzi in second place, in the four-way race for two seats.

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Voters turned out Tuesday to cast their ballots to fill two seats on the Fortuna City Council.

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After a three-way political battle rife with an unusual twist and a tragic turn, Clif Clendenen was the winner of the 2nd District seat on the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors.

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The Fortuna City Council will soon make an appointment to fill the seat of late Mayor John Campbell.

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The Fortuna City Council will consider how to fill the seat of late Mayor John Campbell when it meets Monday.