The California commercial ocean salmon season is set to be closed for a third year but recreational fishing opportunities, albeit severely limited ones, look likely in state waters for the first time since 2022 under recommendations from the Pacific Fishery Management Council. A final decision is expected from the National Marine Fisheries Service in mid-May. […]
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Mental Health Programs Serving Kids in Humboldt and Across the State to Close after California Payment Changes
Kerry Venegas struggles to sleep these days, worrying about the 55 children who will lose services once her Humboldt County nonprofit closes an outpatient counseling program in January. David Mineta gets emotional when he talks about his organization’s decision to close six mental health programs serving about 650 children and adults in Santa Clara County […]
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Reminder: Airport Closure Looms
In case you forgot, if you’re looking to travel out of the county in August, you may have limited options. The California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport will be completely closed Aug. 14 through Aug. 25 as crews mill 2 inches of pavement off the airport’s primary runway, replacing them with 6 inches of new pavement. […]
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UPDATE: 101 in Mendo Reopens
Caltrans reports U.S. Highway 101 has reopened. PREVIOUS: Another winter storm has dumped enough snow to close down U.S. Highway 101 at Rattlesnake Summit in Mendocino County north of Laytonville, according to a Caltrans District 1 social media post. There is currently no estimated time for reopening. 🔴ROAD CLOSURE: U.S. 101 (pm 70-77) is fully […]
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Reminder: Fernbridge Hard Closure Begins Friday Night
Caltrans is reminding motorists that historic Fernbridge will be closed for 55 hours this weekend, including to emergency vehicles, after which it is expected to reopen fully to two-way traffic. Relegated to one-way, controlled traffic since being jolted by the Dec. 20 earthquake, Fernbridge will close entirely beginning at 10 p.m. on March 17, reopening […]
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No California Salmon: Fishery to be Shut Down This Year
Most summer mornings at first light, Jared Davis is a few miles west of the Golden Gate Bridge, motoring his charter fishing boat Salty Lady over the Pacific Ocean. His eyes sweep the horizon, looking for diving birds, but mostly he watches the screen of his dashboard fish-finder for schools of anchovies — a sure […]
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Caltrans Retracts 101 Closure Notice, Says It’s State Route 1
Caltrans District 1 reports that U.S. Highway 101 is in fact fully open and that it’s State Route 1 that’s closed due to power lines being down. Oops! Correction: U.S. 101 is not closed. In fact, it is fully open. Route 1 IS closed near Russian Gulch State Park (PM 53.04) in Mendocino County due […]
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UPDATE: SR 299 Open to One-Way Traffic After Crash-Caused Closure
UPDATE: State Route 299 is now open to one-way controlled traffic. PREVIOUS: Caltrans is reporting that State Route 299 is fully closed east of Lord Ellis Summit due to a collision. Reopening is estimated at 3:45 p.m. In a 1:13 p.m. tweet, the agency said a detour route is available on Chezem Road. No further details […]
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Six Rivers National Forest Implements Emergency Closure Due to Wildfire
The U.S. Forest Service announced yesterday that it is closing all roads, trails and land on in the Six Rivers National Forest Lower Trinity Ranger District immediately and indefinitely in an effort to protect the public and firefighters responding to the Six Rivers Lightning Complex Fire. “Extreme fire behavior and fire perimeter spread are unpredictable, […]
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North Coast’s Commercial Dungeness Season Closing Due to Entanglement Risk
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is closing the commercial Dungeness crab season statewide due to “assessed entanglement risk,” with the North Coast season now ending on April 20 at noon. “We received reports of additional humpback whale entanglements and moved quickly to close the fishery to protect migrating humpback whales that are just […]
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Last Chance Slide Clean-up Continues After Record Rain; Nighttime Closures Returning
Caltrans reports the slide at Last Chance Grade that came down Tuesday amid record rains has been mostly cleared and the roadway should be open to normal two-way traffic by this afternoon. According to the Eureka National Weather Service, Crescent City — located just north of the unstable 3-mile-long stretch of U.S. Highway 101 in […]
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UPDATE: 101 Closed Near Confusion Hill
U.S. Highway 101 is completely blocked after a fully loaded semi carrying 77,000 pounds of top soil flipped onto its side, dropping its load across both the north and the south lanes. “We’re hoping it isn’t hazmatted,” said a spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol who had an officer at the scene. Because it is […]