UPDATE: 6 p.m. Pilot Car Available Today, Travelers Asked to 'Be on Time'

by Kimberly Wear on August 24, 2018 at 10:43AM

Release from the Mill Creek fire interagency management team: FIRE UPDATE: Air quality in Hoopa Valley continues to be poor.

State Route 96 to Reopen for Limited Travel with Pilot Car

by Kimberly Wear on August 22, 2018 at 4:54PM

Read the Mill Creek Fire interagency incident management team release below: If fire conditions permit, and we can safely provide an opportunity for the public to drive Highway 96, through the Mill Creek 1 Fire Road Closure, Interagency co-operators are going to provide three openings daily, each direction.

Mill Creek Fire Grows to More Than 2,000 Acres

by Kimberly Wear on August 22, 2018 at 11:29AM

or visit the air quality district’s website at www.ncuaqmd.org. For the latest fire information, visit: fire updates on the Hoopa Fire Department and Office of Emergency Services Facebook Page at: https://www.facebook.com/HoopaOES/ or check fire updates for Mill Creek 1, and throughout the country on Inciweb at: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6161/.

Report Finds Firefighter Killed in Carr Fire Tornado; Smoke Impacts Continue

by Kimberly Wear on August 16, 2018 at 12:21PM

The column of fire created by a destructive combination of “intense rising heat and turbulent winds” was equivalent to an F3 tornado and left a path of devastation, according to the National Weather Service. There is no estimated containment date for the blaze.

Eureka Council Moves Forward With H and I Street Changes, Cannabis Lounges

by Kimberly Wear on August 8, 2018 at 4:21PM

Wildfire Smoke Likely to Impact Air Quality

by Kimberly Wear on August 2, 2018 at 12:28PM

Release from the North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District: Ongoing fires remain active throughout Oregon and Northern California.

As Carr Fire Threatens Redding, 299 Remains Closed, Smoke Advisories Issued

by Thadeus Greenson on July 27, 2018 at 8:20AM

To keep up with the latest air quality warnings, check here. And updates from CalFire on the status of the Carr Fire — including a list of mandatory evacuation orders in the Redding area — can be found here.

Bayer Pulling Controversial Birth Control Device from U.S. Market, Bringing Some Closure to a Local Woman's Fight

by Thadeus Greenson on July 21, 2018 at 10:31AM

Health Officials Issue Blue-Green Algae Warning

by Kimberly Wear on July 19, 2018 at 10:46AM

While many of the bacterial blooms — which appear as mats or foam of dark green, blue-green, black, orange or brown scum floating on the water’s surface — officials caution that “it is important to stay safe and avoid contact.” Read the Department of Health and Human Services release below:

Eureka Council Slated to Hear HACHR Report Tuesday

by Kimberly Wear on July 16, 2018 at 7:30AM