UDPATE: Outage Due to Down Transmission Line, PG&E Says Restoration Likely by Late Morning

by Thadeus Greenson on January 17, 2020 at 7:12AM

UPDATE: According to the Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services, PG&E has confirmed that the cause of this morning’s widespread power outage is a transmission line impacted by winter weather. “PG&E has stated that restoration work has already begun and that most of Humboldt County should regain power by mid-late morning,” OES wrote in a Facebook post.

North Coast Night Lights: Harry the Honorable Hound Dog

by David Wilson on January 16, 2020 at 2:32PM

In 2017 the city adopted its Strategic Arts Plan (www.eurekart.org ), which among other things supports artists in publicly visible artistic projects. In one of the most transformative projects, the hideously ugly utility boxes squatting on so many street corners have been transmuted into fascinating, free-standing three-dimensional paintings.

With Foundation Report Still Outstanding, Another Justice for Josiah Vigil Planned for Today

by Iridian Casarez on January 15, 2020 at 3:40PM

Despite continuous inquiries from news outlets and community members at city council meetings, the city of Arcata still has't received the $30,000 National Police Foundation review of the city's emergency response to David Josiah Lawson’s fatal stabbing on April 15, 2017, and officials still “don’t have a firm timeline” of when the report will reach their desks. A, and I do expect the report this year, hopefully in the first half rather than the second.”

Eureka Man Killed in 101 Crash

by Kimberly Wear on January 15, 2020 at 11:54AM

A Eureka man was killed last night in a crash on the U.S. Highway 101 safety corridor. According to CHP, William Clymer, 42, was attempting to turn onto the Indianola Cutoff from the southbound lanes when his GMC Jimmy was hit on the passenger side by a vehicle traveling northbound and overturned. 

Governor Looks to Get CA into the Rx Business

by Judy Lin and Elizabeth Aguilera, CalMatters on January 15, 2020 at 8:51AM

In a bold strategy to drive down prescription drug prices, Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing that California become the first state in the nation to establish its own generic drug label, making those medications available at an affordable price to the state’s 40 million residents. The proposal, part of the new state budget Newsom sent to the Legislature on Friday, would authorize the state to negotiate contracts with drugmakers to manufacture selected prescriptions on behalf of California.

King Tide Tour Gives Glimpse of Sea Level Rise

by Elaine Weinreb on January 13, 2020 at 4:26PM

Dozens of people gathered in the rain at the Arcata Marsh on Saturday, Jan. 11, to view the highest tide of the year and listen to a discussion on how it can be seen as a preview of sea level rise and the effects it will have on both the city of Arcata and the world. Elliott Dabill, a retired high school biology teacher and current president of the board of directors for Friends of the Arcata Marsh, which sponsored the event, led a walk along the dikes and pathways through the marsh, explaining the science behind the King Tide event.

Dramatic Video Shows How Sneaky Sneaker Waves Can Be

by Kimberly Wear on January 13, 2020 at 12:46PM

The destructive power of sneaker waves was on full display this past weekend, with a near miss at Moonstone Beach in Trinidad and a heartbreaking tragedy in Oregon, where two children — one of whom died while the other is missing — were swept off of a beach with their father, who survived. And, there was also the 2012 tragedy of a family caught in heavy surf while taking a walk at Big Lagoon Beach.

NWS is Looking for Snow Reports

by Kimberly Wear on January 9, 2020 at 3:46PM

10 Years Later: The Earthquake of 2010 (With Video)

by Kimberly Wear on January 9, 2020 at 1:16PM

A stream of cars rushed toward downtown, their headlights punching through the blacked-out streets. Many turned north on 101, maybe heading to Arcata.

UPDATE: Bomb Squad Investigating 'Suspicious Object,' Second Call in Two Days

by Kimberly Wear on January 8, 2020 at 2:34PM

UPDATE: Deputies have cleared the scene at Parkwood Boulevard.