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Mountain Lion Killed Near Downriver Home

A young female mountain lion weighing approximately 90 pounds was shot and killed on Saturday morning, April 6, after it was treed by family dogs about 100 feet from a home. Brandon Henry-Richards said he was alerted to the cat by the unusual howling sounds his dogs made. He approached the dogs thinking one was [...] Read More →

New Senior and Community Center Still on Drawing Board

K’ima:w Medical Center’s plan to construct a new Senior Nutrition and Community Center got the green light from community members during a public hearing sponsored by the Hoopa Valley Tribe on Thursday, Feb. 7. Read More →

Up River Life Savers Need More Support

The Orleans Volunteer Fire Department, which responds to 70 to 120 calls a year to calls for fires, car wrecks and medical rescues, is ready for a rescue of its own. The same call for help is being sounded by its upriver cousin, the Salmon River Fire and Rescue. Read More →

K’ima:w Ambulance Facing $470,000 budget Shortfall

K’ima:w Medical Center provides ambulance service to rural communities and hundreds of miles of national forest in eastern Humboldt County and western Trinity County and is facing a budget shortfall of $470,000 this year. Read More →

Hoopa Tribe Funds Regional Emergency Services

K’ima:w Medical Center’s ambulance service is the only lifeline for a lot of people in an area where the nearest hospital can be more than an hour or two away. Andy Kinniman, an emergency medical technician (EMT), said they handle everything from over-the-bank and white water rescues to delivering babies. Read More →

Tribe Invites UC Researcher to Study Acorns

The ground outside the test plot seemed littered with acorns in every possible condition. Arielle Halpern reached through the foot-deep maze of young tanoak starts and grabbed a handful. Read More →

Hoopa Addresses Hard to Find

Rod Johnson, interim manager of the K’ima:w Medical Center’s Ambulance Department, said that rescue crews in Hoopa really rely on directions from dispatchers who know the area well. Read More →

Jury Deadlocked on Murder Charge in Surber Trial

Jurors in the trial of Jackson Earl Surber remained deadlocked on count one – murder in the second degree – on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, after a week of deliberations. Read More →