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Klamath River - Lower - Klamath, CA (Humboldt County) Steelhead fishing has slowed on the lower Klamath the last few days as the water has taken on some color due to upriver dam removal. Conditions will likely get worse as water from Upper Klamath Lake is expected to arrive this weekend for the Boat Dance. Fishing pressure continues to be light. The daily bag limit is two hatchery steelhead or hatchery trout per day on both the Klamath and Trinity rivers, with a possession limit of four. Anglers must have a Steelhead Fishing Report and Restoration Card in their possession while fishing for steelhead trout in anadromous waters More information can be found here.

UPDATE, 6 a.m.: The Boise Fire is now 12,125 acres and 13% contained, according to a news release from the U.S. Forest Service. "The fire showed an uptick in visible activity yesterday as vegetation continued to dry. While there was little growth outside the current perimeter, islands of unburned vegetation continue to ignite and smolder. Overnight, crews patrolled the fire adjacent to communities and infrastructure and continued to do some minor firing east of the north fork of Red Cap Creek to further strengthen containment in that area," the U.S. Forest Service said in a news release. "Today, crews will continue with their previous work assignments, building and improving proposed indirect line along Orleans Mountain Ridge east toward Nordheimer and south from Nordheimer to Mullins Camp through Horn Creek Gap. From Mullins Camp they are working up the Salmon Summit Trail to the northwest corner of the fire. They also continue to look for contingency lines off the primary indirect line, and to look for opportunities for suppression closer to the Salmon River. They have begun structure assessments and preparation should it be necessary to protect the structures along the Salmon River Road. One more warm, dry day today is expected to be followed by increasing cooler and moisture conditions through next weekend. Another chance for wetting rain is expected to come into the fire area Tuesday into Wednesday, bringing with it a slight chance of thunderstorms. This will be followed by another stronger system later in the week. Temperatures are expected to increase considerably across the fire area by this time next week."

A man on the U.S. Marshals’ 15 Most Wanted Fugitives list was arrested in Redway, an accused double murderer who failed additional attempts may finally see a trial, a viral post detailed someone with a ‘straight pride’ shirt harassing a trans drummer in Eureka, another viral post appeared to show a man in Arcata with a shirt celebrated by pedophiles, a teenage boy-girl duo is accused of spray-painting racist and offensive slurs on a home and vehicles in Eureka, an ex-Fortuna High teacher and coach will see a new trial for allegedly groping three underage girls, the shuttering of Redwood Meat Co. amid a family dispute is stressing our local food system, a Eureka City Council candidate is associated with parking preservation efforts, Humboldt County Supervisors are forming a committee to consider independent oversight of the Sheriff’s Office, officers recovered $10K of stolen construction equipment after a car chase, Fortuna’s movie theater remains closed following that big earthquake at the end of 2022, Humboldt County cannabis performed highly at the California State Fair, a local auto repair shop deviated from their typical work to repair a girl’s feeding chair, the menacing mermaid movie “Bad Fish” is out, construction has begun on a mountain bike park in the Cutten area, The Summitt in Arcata hosts inclusive women’s sports bar, and more.

The tempestuous family saga surrounding Redwood Meat Co. continued this morning in Courtroom Four of the Humboldt County Courthouse as a trio of attorneys argued about the legality of a recent stock transaction that gave a controlling interest in the company to notorious Arcata rancher Ray Christie. Cyndy Day-Wilson, representing...

HUMBOLDT & SISKIYOU COUNTIES, Calif. – The Boise Fire burning in northern California is now forcing portions of two national forests to issue an emergency closure order. The Klamath National Forest and Six Rivers National Forest issued the joint notice Friday. It will be in place from August 16 through September 15.

For 170 years, the California State Fair has been highlighting the state's best agriculture. From cheese and wine to vegetables and livestock, competition over who produces top goods is fierce. Beginning in 2022, California made history by including something new in fair competition: cannabis. With this 2024 season, officials made history once more in creating a space where adults 21 and over could legally smoke, eat and drink cannabis products as part of fair exhibits. The expansion helped give fairgoers an understanding of why the Emerald Triangle is known as the cannabis capital of the world and brought an armful of medals home to Humboldt.

Editor’s note: The following is a keynote speech 5th District Humboldt County Supervisor Steve Madrone delivered at the Naturalization Ceremony at Redwood State and National Park on Aug. 7. Good morning everybody. I want to thank the Park staff and the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services personnel for all...

On Friday, attorneys locked horns over an inter-family lawsuit between the owners of Humboldt County’s lone slaughterhouse. The suit accused the majority owners — the father and cousin of the plaintiffs — of embezzlement, fraud, destroying financial documents and tax evasion. John and Ryan Nylander, uncle and...

The following is a press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:. On Aug. 15, 2024 at about 3:40 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s (HCSO) deputies were dispatched to Bear River Casino in Loleta for the report of a possible shooting nearby. Upon arrival, deputies began gathering statements from...

The largest wildfire burning in California was nearly halfway contained early Friday as state fire crews prepped for their fourth weekend fighting the blaze, while another significant blaze was almost out, state fire officials said. State firefighters have held the Park Fire in Butte and Tehama counties steady at 429,263...

The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. Initial location: Humboldt County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire. Fire name: Fort. A new wildfire was reported today at 3:27 p.m. in...

Growth. What does it mean when your business grows? It can be invigorating. Exciting. Feel like you and your team are doing a job well done. Benefits roll in, stimulation of the economy and services to the community. At the Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission, we have been excited at our...

Press release from the Boise Fire incident management team:. Fire information phone: 707 572-4860 or email at 2024.Boise@firenet.gov. Get all your Boise Fire information in one mobile-friendly place! https://linktr.ee/. Join us TODAY, Thursday, August 15 at 2 p.m. for an online Ask the Incident Commander information meeting at https://www.youtube.com/live/. Join...

It's currently the largest fire with no containment burning in California.

The Battle of the Badges blood drive has returned this week to the Northern California Community Blood Bank. “So, the battle of the badges started in 2018 as a way for the local police departments, it really started with EPD, and the sheriff’s department to kind of supplement our blood supply during the summer months, which we are notoriously slow. It quickly evolved into a competition between almost all of the departments locally, you have the fire departments, you have a lot of the police departments, search and rescue, probation, fish and wildlife. So, you name it, we probably received a donation from them in the last couple years”, says Kyle Windham, Director of Donor resources for the Northern California Blood Bank.

An environmental dispute between a Glendale construction company and its residential neighbors is driving a woman out of her home. Located off the 299 between Fieldbrook and Blue Lake, Kernen Construction Co. offers excavating, paving, concrete, asphalt, metal fabrication and other services. From the company’s 37-acre site at 2350 Glendale Drive, employees crush, mix, transport and pile rock aggregate materials into small mountains – an understandably loud business activity – for 11 hours on weekdays and 10 hours on Saturdays.