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Justin Higginbottom/JPRThis year, a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court gave cities the power to clear homeless encampments. In Yreka, authorities decided to wait until those removed had a place to go. They鈥檙e still waiting. -
Roman Battaglia/JPR NewsVoters in Northern California鈥檚 Yreka will be voting on an increase to their sales tax that will bring in paid firefighters to the city鈥檚 fire department.
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The June U.S. Supreme Court ruling frees up cities to enforce their public camping rules. Many are now reviewing those regulations. -
The volunteer fire department in Yreka, California is in desperate need of upgrades. The city is considering a 1% sales tax to put on the November ballot that could help alleviate staffing and facility issues. -
Yreka鈥檚 all-volunteer fire department is struggling to attract new firefighters, and the ones they already have are getting burned out from a dramatic increase in calls. The city is looking at what it would take to fund full-time firefighters instead. -
A new disaster relief center in Yreka will offer financial help to McKinney Fire Survivors starting on Tuesday. -
Yreka is extending last year鈥檚 ban on fireworks through the summer, in expectation of an active fire season this year. -
Before being named Yreka, the Northern California settlement was known as Shasta Butte City, a conglomeration of little more than shanties, brush huts,鈥�
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In 1865, Yreka, Calif., celebrated several Union victories in the far-off Civil War.When news reached the mining town that Union forces had captured鈥�
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The early settlers of Yreka quickly learned to fear fire and its catastrophic effects.Their first experience was when a fire in 1852, only a year after鈥�
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Like many other gold rush communities in Northern California, Yreka had a substantial Chinese community complete with gaming houses, shops, washhouses,鈥�
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Each year, Yreka鈥檚 Siskiyou Golden Fair celebrates summer, promoting the county鈥檚 agricultural, industrial, commercial, mineral and cultural resources and鈥�
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In a cave 12 miles south of the Northern California town of Yreka, a group of men gathered, awash in the full moon鈥檚 glow that spread across the barren鈥�
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There's a lot of history in our region, and a lot of reminders of it--some of those in pretty rough shape from the passage of time. And there's often more鈥�
