Tsunami Test: In a couple of moments, the Emergency Alert System will be activated and the tsunami sirens are going to go off. This is a test. This is only a
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To The Twitter!
For all the ridiculous bells and whistles this blog sports, the easiest way for us to live-cover Governor Schwarzenegger’s address to the citizens of Eureka is through the Twitter. Follow @ncj_of_humboldt, or just scoot on over to our Twitter page every once in a while. The thing is scheduled to start in a few minutes […]
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Schwarzenegger Declares State Of Emergency
A PROCLAMATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY WHEREAS January 9, 2010, an approximately 6.5-magnitude earthquake impacted the northern coast of California; and WHEREAS aftershocks are continuing to impact the region; and WHEREAS the earthquake disrupted utilities and caused damage to at least 175 structures; and WHEREAS damages caused by the earthquake are expected to exceed […]
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Trouble at the Eureka Theater
Photo by Jen Savage. Journal contributor Jennifer Savage is at the Eureka Theater, which is suddenly revealing some of the damage it took from Saturday’s quake. Firemen are on the scene attempting to head off what looks like fairly serious damage to the building’s facade. It’s hard to tell in this photo, but there appear […]
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Audio from the Quake Presser
This is pretty raw. My phone dramatically falls to the floor at one point, giving you an ear-shattering whomp that may startle you into thinking the big aftershock has hit. It has not. Probably not. The order of the speakers are as follows: Rep. Mike Thompson, Assm. Wes Chesbro, Supervisor Clif Clendenen, Supervisor Bonnie Neely, […]
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A Local Doctor On H1N1
From Dr. Michael Fratkin: Hello Community…. I have something to contribute regarding H1N1 Influenza. My comments are predicated on a deep respect for your autonomy and your capacity to make good decisions for your self and your family. They are also based on 15 seasons caring for the most critically ill hospitalized patients in a […]
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Tsunami Advisory
A tsunami from the massive Samoa earthquake earlier today is expected to hit Humboldt County sometime shortly after 9 p.m. tonight. We’ll have an update right here in just a moment. UPDATE: The National Weather Service’s Troy Nicolini tells KHUM’s Larry Trask that this will be a very small wave that should not affect anyone […]
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Swine Flu Death (Update)
Our Heidi Walters was at the press conference earlier this afternoon, and can confirm that Humboldt County has indeed seen its first death from the H1N1 virus. The decedent — a middle-aged woman — was admitted to Redwood Memorial at the end of July. She tested positive for the virus on Aug. 9, and died […]
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CHP Poetry
The HumboldtCHP twitterbot has been kind of hit-and-miss, because Twitter sucks. Tweets go mysteriously missing, hashtag searches fail, all without rhyme or reason. Things will be running smoothly for a day or so, then the service starts to hiccup. Everything’s working swell on our end, which is why I can bring you this sad little […]
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Swine Flu Death?
Capdiamont) Received from the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services a few moments ago: Dr. Ann Lindsay will meet with the media at 12:30 p.m. … A person with H1N1 has died … Dr. Lindsay will have details.
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@HumboldtCHP is FOLLOWING you
@HumboldtCHP is FOLLOWING you: North Coast Journal Twitter Enterprises© is proud to bring you real-time incident reports from the Humboldt County office of the California Highway
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Copter Crashed at Backbone Fire
Copter Crashed at Backbone Fire: “A Sikorsky helicopter working on the Backbone Fire was involved in an accident at 3:16 pm today while working at a heliwell which is located north of the fires edge on the Klamath National Forest. There were two pilots on board. One pilot is being transported by medivac to a […]