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This is a press release from the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office:. Per the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office Zones ST-500 and SFT-501 are now under an Evacuation WARNING. SFT-500 Surprise Creek at Trinity River, North following Trinity River to Mahala Creek, East to Hennessy Ridge/ 6N12, South East to 5N40 Road.

As of Friday morning, the Hill Fire burning south of Willow Creek has grown to 7,111 acres with 17 percent containment. The following additional information comes from Incident Command:. CURRENT SITUATION:. The number one priority for firefighters is the Sugarloaf Mountain area, and crews are working around the clock to...

TRINITY COUNTY, Calif. - One-way traffic control will be in effect on Highway 299 in Trinity County starting Monday, Caltrans District 2 said. The Steel Buck Chip Project will take place near Douglas City, from Steel Bridge Road to one and a half miles west of the Grass Valley Creek Bridge and near Buckhorn Summit, from two and a half miles east of Trinity Dam Boulevard to the Shasta-Trinity County line.

Press release from the Trinity County Sheriff’s Department:. Per the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office Zones POM-376, POM-378, POM-379, POM-380, & POM-381 are now under an Evacuation WARNING. Area residents and visitors in the above listed areas, if elderly, have medical issues, have small children, or have livestock and...

A new fire, named the Pipeline Fire, has started in the Post Mountain area of Trinity County. The blaze began around 1:40 p.m. and was first visible on the Hayfork Divide camera in the Alert California network. At present, an air attack and Tanker 104 is overhead, reporting that the...

TRINITY COUNTY, Calif. - Evacuation warnings are in place for a fire burning on private land off of Trinity Pines Drive in the community of Post Mountain. Use this link to see your zone. The Forest Service said the fire has burned at least six acres, with 30% containment. There...

TRINITY COUNTY, Calif — The Trinity County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) has issued evacuations for the Pipeline Fire along State Highway 36 near Post Mountain. "While leaving the area use caution as emergency vehicles assisting with evacuations, structure protection and fire suppression efforts will be on the roadways," said TCSO.

Traveling along Highway 36 this summer is taking drivers longer than usual, with more delays on the horizon. There are currently six construction stops along Highway 36 from the Humboldt-Trinity County line to the east and Highway 101 to the west. Further 30-minute delays are expected next week at Grizzly Bluffs 8/3 & 8/4. Highway 36 […] The post Many Construction Delays Along Highway 36; Longer Delays Next Week appeared first on KIEM-TV | Redwood News.

At around 10:21 this morning near mile marker 14.6 on Highway 299 east of Burnt Ranch in Trinity County, two westbound vehicles collided, according to reports from the scene. According to unofficial reports, the driver of a silver SUV was passing on a double yellow line at a very high speed. Forced to return to his lane due to oncoming traffic, the SUV rear-ended the vehicle he was passing.

The U.S. Coast Guard reported the number of boating accidents is declining, and this may be due, in part, to California Boater Card requirements and boater safety education and outreach by the California State Parks Department of Boating and Waterways. Still, a number of boaters have made it on the...

It's a good idea to throw on light and loose fitting clothing, grab your sunglasses and pack extra water as you get ready to head out the door Tuesday. High pressure to our east and west will continue to drive mostly dry and hot conditions across our region, but a weak area of low pressure centered in northern California will pull in some cloud cover and leave us with the threat of mountain thunderstorms lingering into Wednesday. Heat Advisories are in effect through 10pm Tuesday in Trinity County, and through 11pm Wednesday in the valley and lower foothills due to moderate to high heat risk from our very hot afternoon temperatures. Skies have mostly cleared out overnight, but cloud cover will spread from south to north across northern California early today. We'll have partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies overhead through your Tuesday. The threat of pop up shower and thunderstorm activity will return to areas from the Sierra to the east this afternoon. Temperatures are starting out in the 70's to low 80's in the valley and foothills, and 50's to mid 60's in our mountain zones this morning. Winds out of the northeast to 10mph are being observed this morning, but we'll have a shift to south winds to 10mph this afternoon. Gusts up to 20mph will be possible this afternoon and evening. High temperatures are projected to climb into the 106 to 113 degree range in the valley, lower 90's to around 103 degrees in the foothills and Sierra, and upper 90's to around 107 degrees in the Northern Mountains Tuesday afternoon.

The scorching summer of ’24 has been challenging for regions throughout the state and around the country, but Northern California residents can enjoy some good news about the resiliency and health of local public lands. The federal Bureau of Land Management recently released a plan to manage nearly 400,000...

A crash occurred about 10:21 a.m. about mile marker 14.6 on Highway 299 east of Burnt Ranch in Trinity County. According to the scanner, there are multiple people involved and some have major injuries. REACH medevac helicopter has been requested to respond. According to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page,...

After the Trinity County Fire Safe Council nominated the late Larry Winter as its inaugural award recipient (“Winter to be honored with first Fire Safe Trinity Award,” May 29, 2024), the Trinity County Board of Supervisors proclaimed the creation of the annual Fire Safe Trinity Award. In a...

Trinity County’s unemployment jumped up a bit between May and June, from 4.9% in May to 5.2% in June, after months of significant drops of more than a half percent each month since February, and is slightly higher than it was a year ago when the June 2023 unemployment rate was 5.0%, according to preliminary data issued last week by the Employment Development Department Labor Market Information Division.

The California Department of Transportation and American Pavement Systems, Inc. are preparing to begin work on the Steel Buck Chip Project on Highway 299 in Trinity County. The $1.56 million project will provide an asphalt rubber chip seal on Highway 299 near Douglas City, from Steel Bridge Road to 1.5 miles west of the Grass Valley Creek Bridge and near Buckhorn Summit, from 2.5 miles east of Trinity Dam Boulevard to the Shasta/Trinity County line.

The University of California Master Gardener training course will be offered this fall semester through Shasta College. Classes will be from 5:30 to 8:50 p.m. Wednesdays, Aug. 21-Dec. 4, with two location options available: at the Main Campus in Redding, or at the Trinity Campus in Weaverville. The Weaverville class will have a live Zoom feed from the Redding classroom with Trinity Master Gardeners present to provide in-person demonstrations and information specific to gardening in Trinity County.

Generous contributions from community donors this year has helped Humboldt Area Foundation + Wild Rivers Community Foundation award a record-breaking 535 scholarships totaling $1,078,405 to students in Del Norte, Humboldt, Trinity and Curry counties. “HAF+WRCF is dedicated to empowering future generations through education, one scholarship at a time,” said Sydney...