Francisco Martinezcuello

A warm winter and rapid March melt have all but erased snowpack across Trinity County and Northern California, leaving the region near record-low levels as the state enters what is typically the peak of the snow season.

The Trinity High School track and field teams turned in a strong week of competition, punctuated by record breaking relay performances and a dominant showing at the revived Fair Weather Meet in Mount Shasta.

Five sheriffs dressed in formal uniforms stood in line behind a microphone on Tuesday afternoon, April 7, waiting inside Room 113 at the State

A bill aimed at reducing conflicts between wildlife and humans, including California's growing wolf population, advanced out of a key Senate committee

It will be 46 years on May 18 since the eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington's Skamania County that killed more than 50 people and destroyed more than 230 square miles of forest.

After three years of closures, salmon fishing on the Trinity River could return this summer under a proposal from state wildlife officials, though final decisions will be made early next month.

Salmon fishing on the Trinity River will reopen this year after three consecutive years of closure under regulations unanimously adopted Wednesday, May 6, by the California Fish and Game Commission.

Eight candidates are running for California's 2nd Congressional District in the June 2 primary, which includes Trinity County.

Hundreds gathered at Hayfork Park on Saturday, May 16, for a day of food, music, games and cultural celebration in recognition of Hmong American Day.

Trinity High School will send two girls to the CIF State Track and Field Championships for the first time in years after standout performances at the CIF Northern Section Finals on Friday, May 22, at West Valley High School in Cottonwood.