Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, Local News

The local hazard mitigation plan will be covered tonight when the Crescent City City Council gathers at 6 p.m. in the Flynn Center on H Street. A report is also planned for the Monster Splash event.

Commercial and recreational Dungeness crab fishing off the Del Norte County coast has been delayed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. As per C-D-F-W, crab traps will be restricted from the California/Oregon border to Point Conception until at least Jan. 1, 2027, because of a number of confirmed entanglements and a high abundance of humpback whiles moving through the fishing grounds. State officials expect a new risk assessment will be conducted in mid-December.

In sports news:

For the first time since 2019, the Brookings-Harbor High football team has qualified for the O-S-A-A 3A playoffs after its 62-44 victory at Winston High in Douglas Friday night. The Bruins posted a 5-4 overall record this season, and will play at Burns in the first round Saturday starting at 1 p.m.

Del Norte High’s football team shut down McKinleyville’s powerful passing game Friday, as the Warriors captured a 26-12 non-conference win over the Panthers on Senior Night at Mike Whalen Field. Del Norte will play for a share of the Pacific Conference title Friday night when it travels to Fortuna, with the Warrior Pregame Show at 7:10 p.m. on KPOD 97.9 FM.

The Del Norte High volleyball team won its second Division 5 North Coast Section straight-set victory Saturday, bouncing DeAzna 3 sets to 0. The top-seeded Warriors will return to action Wednesday at 7 p.m., taking on St. Joseph Norte Dame from Alameda.