Willow Creek News

Two more suspects have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy charges in connection with the recently arrested correctional officer.

FS-07 09 09 July 9, 2009 Fire Information: 530-629-2816 EUREKA, Calif., July 9, 2009 - Six Rivers National Forest closed the Big Rock River Access Site located off the Big Rock Road in Willow Creek because of public safety concerns.

Firefighters checked the spread of the Backbone Fire, located on Devil's Backbone Ridge yesterday.

A wildfire in the Trinity Alps Wilderness expanded swiftly to 3,300 acres Sunday afternoon and Monday despite cooler temperatures, fire officials said.

With Independence Day right around the corner, residents up and down the North Coast will be looking for the nearest spot to enjoy the annual fireworks show.

Four new fires were discovered Thursday following afternoon thunderstorms on Wednesday that sent engines and hand crews from the Six Rivers National Forest, CalFire, Salyer & Hawkins Bar Volunteer Fire Department and Hoopa Fire to several blazes caused by lightning north and south of Hawkins Bar.

The Humboldt Community Alliance with Family Farmers kicked off its local food dinner series on June 19 with a gala meal at the F Street Caf.

What is Humboldt County best known for? This question was posed to more than 100 non-locals at last weekend's Oyster Festival -- 105, to be exact -- and if the answer seems painfully obvious -- as it did to most respondents -- well, that's exactly what the folks at the county's Office of Economic Development hope to change with a new digital media ...

The California Indian Basketweavers Association will hold its 19th annual statewide Basketweavers Gathering in Hoopa on Saturday, June 27, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Tish Tang Campground on the Trinity River, 17 miles north of Willow Creek along Highway 96.

Darrell and Sandy Gilmore were married May 16, 2009 at Hydesville Community Church by Pastor Jeff Beltz.

Local artist Stock Schlueter is featured in an article titled "True North" in this month's issue of Southwest Art.

Thunderstorms with lightning, heavy rain and hail continued to move though inland Humboldt County and Trinity County Wednesday.

News Release: Lower Trinity and Mad River Motorized Travel Management Draft Environmental Impact Statement Available for Public Comment Eureka, June 2, 2009 After four years of work and over 15 public meetings and workshops, the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Lower Trinity and Mad River National Forest Motorized Travel Management ...

Harry Spurling described the hail and rain storm that hit Willow Creek on Wednesday as a "huge body blow" that choked storm drains and stripped leaves from some trees.

On Thursday morning, Lower Trinity District personnel discovered that a public restroom located at the popular river access point known as Big Rock had been partially burned and freshly tagged with graffiti.

The California Department of Transportation will be holding public informational meetings next week to discuss highway safety projects in construction this summer on State Route 299 west, according to a press release.

For many in Hoopa, Bigfoot is a reality of the inland valley -- one that several residents have experienced through first-hand encounters.

I love you guys. The Journal covers the Humboldt beat wonderfully, from hot headlines to deep-digging investigations to whimsical features that are really about us.

Everyone trips all over themselves with silliness for local kids who bust out huge in the music industry.

Brian Cole Fiore appeared in court for his arraignment Friday afternoon, less than two weeks after a high-speed chase with law enforcement on State Route 299 ended with his alleged accomplice, David Fields, fatally shot in the head.