Trinidad News

Four years after a freak winter storm throttled the North Coast with high winds, the region is looking at another strong weather system to bridge the New Year.

Today, Bay Area resident David Nininger Wells will think about his father's death.

The Humboldt Chapter of the California Grand Jurors' Association has selected officers for 2010.

The Friends of Trinidad Library will host a holiday home tour to raise funds for the new building on Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m. Many homes and businesses in town will be decorated with lights and luminarias.

The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to keep the Code Enforcement Unit under the supervision of the county counsel -- meaning the officers will not be armed.

A Trinidad man had to be rescued and removed through the roof of his car early Saturday morning, after he crashed into concrete pillars and suffered severe injuries.

I take exception to Marcy Burstiner's description of Harry Potter as "children's trash" . One of the differences between ink-stained wretches like Burstiner and great poets like J.K. Rowling is that the latter inspire the best instincts in the universal spirit, while the former criticize local newspapers and public radio stations.

The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday chose to support a Humboldt Bay Harbor, Conservation and Recreation District request for funds to develop a single marine reserve proposal for the state's Marine Life Protection Act Initiative.

For the first time in the five years the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office has been running the county's animal shelter, service hours may be cut due to the tightening budget.

A blend of aged rums at least 12 years old, Zaya Gran Reserva from Trinidad is popular among rum enthusiasts who enjoy full-flavored spirits.

Trinidad artist Kathrin Burleson has completed the most important commission of her career: an icon for the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States.

The first Blessing of the Fleet at Woodley Island in Eureka Nov. 21 featured the work of Trinidad artist Kathrin Burleson.

A new cycle of waste tire coupons are now available to Humboldt County residents while supplies last.

With a price set for their catch, North Coast Dungeness crab fishermen now have the weather to contend with.

It was Christmas time in East Palo Alto. An 8-year-old dressed in my best pants and psyched beyond belief, I was about to sing in the church pageant.

The man accused of killing William John Lundy in a Trinidad trailer earlier this year was held to answer to a charge of murder after a brief preliminary hearing Monday.

The Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division has lifted a public health warning to avoid water contact at Luffenholtz and Trinidad beaches.

A sign at McKinleyville Middle School clearly states no dogs allowed, but on Saturday, Nov.14, the school's playground thronged with the four legged tail waggers.

A 24-year-old Trinidad man was killed Wednesday morning when he lost control of his car and hit a light pole along U.S. Highway 101 just north of the Ryan Slough bridge.

Another round of Marine Life Protection Act Initiative meetings takes place this week on our very own North Coast stomping grounds, including sessions in Eureka at the Red Lion Hotel as well as a field trip to Trinidad for a sit-down with the Trinidad Rancheria at the Seascape Cafe on the pier.