Francisco Martinezcuello

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.

Trinity High School senior Jackson Poburko spent years chasing the eight-minute barrier with the same group of teammates. On Friday night, May 22, at West Valley High School in Cottonwood, Poburko and his teammates took off. After two laps, Poburko crossed in 1:57.8. It was a personal best. The clock read 7:59.02. Trinity had finally broken eight minutes officially, lowering its school record by more than three seconds. But almost as soon as the milestone arrived, so did the realization: the race was also one of their last together. “Super emotional day that day,” Poburko said. “Can’t have amazing days every single day.”

Mckinzee Grace Willburn was the sole Southern Trinity High School graduate and valedictorian for the class of 2026.

California has one of the highest rates of wildfire-driven forest loss in the world, according to a new University of California-Davis study, and