If you haven’t heard, there’s a whole lot of shaking going on off the coast of Oregon. Over the last 24 hours, a swarm of more than 50 earthquakes have been recorded on one of the region’s most active faults, including two magnitude-5.8s and six magnitude-5.5s, according to USGS. The Redwood Coast Tsunami Work Group […]
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Slater, Devil Fires Continue to Grow
The Slater Fire, which straddles the Oregon-California border and spans south to Happy Camp, and the Devil Fire to the east continued to grow yesterday. The Slater Fire is now estimated to be 131,601 acres and 5 percent contained while the Devil Fire is estimated to be 4,429 acres and is 0 percent contained. The […]
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Fieldbrook Woman Safe, Suspected Kidnapper in Custody
A Humboldt County man suspected of kidnapping a Fieldbrook woman has been taken into custody in Oregon and she is safe, according to the sheriff’s office. A news release states George Rose, 43, was located near Talent, Oregon, where he “reportedly approached a resident’s home, requesting assistance in contacting law enforcement to turn himself in” […]
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Huffman Supports Legislation Blocking Federal Paramilitary Occupations in Portland and Other Cities
North Coast Congressmember Jared Huffman announced his support for the recently introduced Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America’s Streets Act, a bill that would block the Trump Administration from deploying federal forces on protestors. The bill is led by Oregon representatives Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici and U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, and […]
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Dramatic Video Shows How Sneaky Sneaker Waves Can Be
The destructive power of sneaker waves was on full display this past weekend, with a near miss at Moonstone Beach in Trinidad and a heartbreaking tragedy in Oregon, where two children — one of whom died while the other is missing — were swept off of a beach with their father, who survived. The Humboldt […]
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Wildfire Smoke Likely to Impact Air Quality
Parts of the North Coast, including Orleans and the Hoopa, Van Duzen and Mad River areas, may experience periods of unhealthy air quality conditions today and this evening due to wildfires. According to the North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District, winds coming from the northwest will help disperse the smoke from the Carr Fire […]
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Dude, Am I Stoned?
The frat-boy favorite Breathalyzer keychain may have a new, laid-back little friend. Researchers at the University of Chicago have developed a prototype smartphone app designed to answer its namesake question, “Am I Stoned?” The app aims to “improve the safety of cannabis by making users more aware of their impairment,” according to research team leader […]
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Feds Announce New Klamath Accord to Remove Dams by 2020
A new deal has been reached to remove the four hydroelectric dams that clog the Klamath River and revive the largest dam removal project in U.S. history, the federal government announced today. According to a joint press release, the federal government, the states of Oregon and California and PacifiCorp — the energy company that owns […]
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Fortuna High Grad Reportedly Among Oregon Shooting Victims
One of the victims in Thursday’s mass shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon was Jason Johnson, a 33-year-old graduate of Fortuna High School, NBC News is reporting. Officials have yet to publicly identify any of the nine people killed in the shooting spree, which began at about 10:30 a.m. Thursday, but Johnson’s mother, Tonja […]
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Reported Drowning in Willow Creek would be Eighth of 2015
The grim toll of this year’s drowning deaths may rise, according to the Humboldt County Coroner’s office, which announced in a press release that a 33-year-old Oregon man, Justin Russell Lawrence Bennich, was pulled from the water at Willow Creek’s Kimtu swimming hole after becoming unresponsive on July 4. Chief Deputy Coroner Ernie Stewart said […]