Public health reported nine additional COVID-19 cases today, bringing the county’s total to 245. Of those, 126 people contracted the virus through contact with another known case, 67 acquired it through out-of-area travel and 34 were a result of community transmission. Eighteen cases remain under investigation, according to a news release. No new hospitalizations were […]
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Fires Close State Route 96
State Route 96 is being shut down after four spot fires were discovered burning alongside the roadway about 11:30 a.m., according to the scanner and the California Highway Patrol Traffic Incident Information Page. The spots are near Bull Creek, the dispatcher told emergency personnel. According to Myles Cochrane, spokesperson for Caltrans District 1, “The closure […]
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Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Body Found on Hoopa Valley Reservation
A body of a man was found at the south end of the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation, according to a Hoopa Valley Tribal Police community debriefing post on Facebook. According to the post because of the unknown cause of death, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office will be taking over the investigation. Read the full community […]
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Blown Away: Humboldt Saw Some Wind on Friday
Heck yeah, it was a windy Friday afternoon. Cooskie Mountain near Petrolia saw 46 mile per hour winds while Ferndale clocked in at 42 miles per hour and the Arcata/Eureka Airport came in at 36 miles per hour. Out in Hoopa, it was a bit more mild at 25 miles per hour. For a look […]
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News Roundup: Nursing Homes Work to Prevent Infection, Hoopa Confirms First Positive Case
Local nursing homes have taken some big steps — including prohibiting visitors — in an effort to prevent spread of the COVID-19 virus within their walls, the Times-Standard reports. The story, reported by Sonia Waraich, details how homes have implemented new sanitation protocols for employees, canceled residents’ group activities and shuttered their dining halls in […]
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Helicopter Rescue Underway for Injured Forestry Worker in Hoopa
A Hoopa forestry worker slipped down into a ravine off Big Hill Road and received serious injuries about 9:30 this morning, according to Rod Mendes, chief of Hoopa Fire and Office of Emergency Services. He said the man rolled about 300 feet from where he slipped. “He is about 2,000 feet down from Big Hill […]
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Pedestrian Walking on SR 96 Killed in Hoopa
The California Highway Patrol is investigating the death of a juvenile pedestrian who was struck while walking in the roadway of State Route 96 at Mill Road in Hoopa early this morning. According to a release, a driver called law enforcement to say she had struck a person just before 12:30 a.m. Emergency personnel responded but […]
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Hoopa’s Long Wait for a Grocery Store is Over
On Monday, semi-trucks lined up outside of the new Hoopa Shopping Center waiting to unload pallets of groceries. Inside, more than a dozen new employees swiftly stocked shelves, learned how to use the cash registers, practiced frying chicken and worked in their respective sections of the store. The sounds of drills and hammers echoed as […]
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Update: Badly Injured Boy Flown Out of the Area
A 4- or 5-year-old boy from the Hoopa area was taken by helicopter to an out-of-the-area hospital after receiving major injuries today in what appears to be an accident involving “some sort of firework,” according to Samantha Karges, public information specialist with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. “About 12:45 p.m. we received a call from Grasshopper […]
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Gun Prompts Lockdowns at Hoopa Schools
This morning, Hoopa Elementary, Hoopa High and Captain John schools in the Hoopa Valley were put on lockdown after a firearm was found on campus at Hoopa Elementary. An investigation followed. “At the conclusion of the investigation, we determined that students and staff were not in harm’s way,” reads a letter posted on the Hoopa […]
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Update: 30 Acre Fire Burning Near Hoopa
UPDATE: Read the latest on the Signboard fire here. PREVIOUSLY: An escaped prescribed burn has spread over 30 acres of steep terrain east of Hoopa, according to Peggi Lawrence, Public Affairs specialist for Six Rivers National Forest. Yesterday afternoon, the Signboard Fire rolled downhill from a planned burn started last Thursday by Hoopa Tribe to […]
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Hundreds Gather to Celebrate the Life of Merv George Sr.
Hundreds of people gathered Sunday to celebrate the life of Merv George Sr., a Hupa religious dance leader and frontman of The Merv George Band, which for decades kept local dance floors buzzing at venues big and small. George was remembered Sunday as a talented musician with an easy smile who was dedicated to the communities he […]