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• RESURRECTION: The Sidelines Sports Bar, a Once-Infamous Tavern Row Establishment, May be Reopening — With the City’s Blessing

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News of the potential return of Sidelines, once one of Arcata’s more notorious watering holes, has hardly filled everyone with glee — and at least one of the nearby businesses has filed a formal complaint. 

The reopening of Sidelines is nowhere close to guaranteed. The department responsible for granting licenses to serve alcohol, California’s Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC), has yet to decide if it’ll allow bar owner Salvatore Costanzo to buy a liquor license for a renewed Sidelines. 

Sherrie Potter, the general manager of the Hotel Arcata, filed a protest with the ABC last week. She asked that they deny Costanzo’s request, pointing out the 2018 narcotics investigation that eventually shut the business down. Sidelines’ patrons were bad for business, she claims, frequently getting in fights, selling drugs, and having public sex outside the hotel and filling second-story hotel rooms with weed and cigarette smoke. Because the bar and the hotel shared a wall, guests could hear “unbearable” amounts of noise from the bar, Potter wrote, “causing guests to check out immediately and vow never to return.”

“The operations of Sidelines Bar had a disastrous effect on the hotel’s business,” she wrote, “making it impossible to operate successfully and causing severe financial harm.”

Potter doesn’t expect it to be different this time around, she told the Outpost. She said past promises hadn’t been kept. (She declined to specify who made them or what they were.) She said it was a “blessing” when Sidelines shut down a year or so after she began her tenure as manager. It was a “party hotel” by then, she said, and it was difficult to recuperate the hotel’s reputation. It wouldn’t outlast a new Sidelines, she said. 

“I am baffled that the city seems to be as behind this as they are, and I can’t believe what short memories everybody seems to have,” Potter said. “…Somebody who just says it’ll be different this time — that doesn’t mean anything to me.”

Potter hasn’t reached out to Costanzo directly. Costanzo told the Outpost he’d fixed past noise problems, but was unaware that there were issues between him and the hotel’s management. He’s planning on adding more noise-cancelling measures to the bar if it reopens. 

Costanzo said he was sorry about the smoke issues.

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PREVIOUSLY

• Amazon Confirms Plans for a Distribution Warehouse in McKinleyville
• (PHOTOS) McKinleyville Amazon Warehouse Meeting Draws Huge, Furious Crowd
• Community Group Pursues Ballot Initiative to Block Amazon Distribution Facility and All Other Large Warehouses in the Coastal Zone

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Press release from MNG Partners, Inc.:

McKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — Panattoni Development Company today announced that Humboldt County has circulated the Notice of Preparation (NOP) of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and accompanying notice of a public scoping meeting regarding Project McKinley. The scoping meeting provides the opportunity for interested parties to provide input on the scope and content of the EIR. 

Prepared as part of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review process, the Notice of Preparation scoping process helps define the scope of the forthcoming Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR). The Final EIR will provide a comprehensive evaluation of the proposed project’s potential environmental impacts and include written responses to environmental comments.

Prepared by independent environmental consultants and submitted to Humboldt County, the EIR and associated technical reports will evaluate a wide range of environmental topics, including but not limited to traffic, cultural resources, geology, hydrology, and biological resources, and identifies potentially significant environmental impacts. 

“Transparency is an essential part of the environmental review process,” said a spokesperson for Panattoni Development Company. “We encourage community members to review the findings, ask questions, and participate in the public review process. CEQA is designed to ensure projects receive thorough environmental analysis and public input before decisions are made.” 

The proposed development would be located within the Airport Business Park in McKinleyville and consists of a 40,290-square-foot industrial facility and associated fleet van parking on approximately 9.26 acres. 

Project Details 

The proposed project is significantly smaller than development already planned for the site.  

The Airport Business Park master plan allows for up to approximately 141,000 square feet of development on the property. Project McKinley proposes a 40,290-square-foot facility, which is smaller in scale than the development intensity previously contemplated and evaluated for the site.  

Projected traffic remains substantially below previously analyzed levels. 

Environmental review conducted for the Airport Business Park anticipated approximately 982 daily vehicle trips for the approximately 9.26 acre property. The proposed project is expected to generate approximately 542 daily trips, about 45 percent fewer than the level previously forecast. However, additional transportation impact analyses will be provided in the forthcoming Draft EIR.  

More than double the open space and landscaping required under the master plan.  

While the Airport Business Park master plan requires a minimum of 20 percent landscaping and open space, the proposed project would maintain approximately 43 percent of the site as landscaped and open space areas, more than double the original requirement. 

Net increase in trees across the project site.  

The project would remove 18 existing trees and plant 98 new trees throughout the property, resulting in a net increase of 80 trees. New landscaping would include a mix of native and regionally appropriate tree species, expanded screening along project boundaries, and additional canopy trees throughout parking and open space areas.  

Air quality and health risk analyses remain below established significance thresholds.

Preliminary project modeling analyses found that construction and operational emissions would remain below applicable air quality significance thresholds. Health risk assessments for nearby residents and workers also remained below California’s commonly used significance thresholds. Operational health risk levels were more than 95 percent below established significance thresholds.  

All-electric building design.  

The proposed facility is designed as an all-electric development and would not utilize natural gas service. Additionally, the project is anticipated to exceed California state requirements for EV charging infrastructure with 40 EV-capable parking spaces planned in the employee parking lot. Half of these spaces will be equipped with EV charging stations on day one of operations. 

Located on land already planned and zoned for business park uses.  

The property is zoned Business Park, where warehousing, storage and distribution facilities are principally permitted uses, and development of the subject property has been contemplated in several prior environmental and planning reviews. Specifically, the site has been evaluated through efforts which include, the Airport Business Park Environmental Impact Report, the McKinleyville Community Plan Environmental Impact Report and the Humboldt County General Plan Environmental Impact Report.  

“The technical studies will provide important context about Project McKinley,” said a spokesperson for Panattoni Development Company.

“Preliminary analyses shows the project is significantly smaller than the level of development previously contemplated, would generate fewer daily trips than earlier forecasts anticipated, and includes substantially more landscaping and open space than required under the original business park plan. We believe these facts are important for the community to consider as the environmental review moves forward. The Environmental Impact Report will provide an additional opportunity for detailed analysis and public review of the technical studies.” 

Next Steps 

Consistent with the CEQA process and its standard environmental checklist, project technical studies and preliminary evaluation have identified several environmental topics that warrant additional analysis through the Environmental Impact Report process, including: 

• Biological Resources 
• Cultural Resources 
• Geology and Soils 
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions 
• Transportation 

The forthcoming Draft EIR will provide a more detailed evaluation of these topics and will be released for public review and comment, ahead of preparation of the Final EIR and before any approvals are considered by Humboldt County.  

Community members can review project-specific documents as they are released by the County for Public review by visiting Humboldt County’s Major Projects webpage:  https://humboldtgov.org/2347/Major-Projects 

Panattoni encourages all interested stakeholders to review the materials and participate in the public review process. 

About Panattoni 

Development Company Founded in 1986, Panattoni Development Company, Inc. is one of the largest privately held, full-service development companies in the world. Panattoni operates from 69 offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Asia. Since inception, Panattoni has developed more than 630 million square feet of space including more than 215 million square feet of build-to-suit projects. For more information visit www.Panattoni.com. 

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At this afternoon’s press conference at the Humboldt County Courthouse, Sheriff William Honsal offered more details about the evidence gathered thus far in the multi-agency criminal investigation into Miranda’s Rescue.

Last week, investigators executing a search warrant unearthed 117 intact dog carcasses, another 21 skulls and hundreds of bones at the Fortuna facility, which advertises itself as a “no-kill” animal sanctuary.

During the briefing, Honsal offered some new information about the evidence discovered last week, including morbid details about a barn where more than 600 dog collars were found, and where investigators believe the dogs were likely shot dead.

“We found spent shell casings; we found .22 rounds as well as the .22 rifle … as well as blood spatter, as well as the collars,” Honsal said. [CLARIFICATION: In response to an inquiry from the Outpost, Honsal specified that the rifle was located during the execution of the first search warrant, on May 1.] Several of the collars had identifying tags attached, including license numbers and names, he added.

Early on, Honsal acknowledged the seriousness of the case and the public concern it has generated, and he asked for the public’s patience as the complex investigation proceeds.

Regarding the allegations of fraud, Honsal said Miranda’s Rescue advertises itself as an animal sanctuary and entered into agreements with shelters to provide a place where animals could either be adopted out or live out their lives in a sanctuary. 

“The allegations in this case are that Miranda’s Rescue received money for animal placements but later euthanized [the animals] and [they] were not adopted out or allowed to live out their lives … as represented,” Honsal said.

After confiscating electronics and financial and business records, investigators have contacted shelters and rescue organizations throughout California and beyond. Records indicate that, from January 2025 to April 2026, at least 918 surrendered dogs were transferred to Miranda’s Rescue. Just 116 of those have records confirming that they’ve been adopted out.

Another 71 dogs were onsite when the Sheriff’s Office visited the property on May 20, according to Honsal. Forty-five of them are still there today. 

“And that leave 731 dogs unaccounted for,” he said. 

“We do know that more animals were transferred to that facility than we have documentation for,” Honsal added. 

While excavating two mass grave sites in an open field at Miranda’s Rescue last week, investigators found carcasses in layers, indicating that groups of dogs had been buried at different times, the sheriff explained. 

“According to our timeline, through evidence, it was determined that the dogs were buried here sometime … between January and April 2026,” Honsal said.

Seventy dogs were x-rayed onsite; many showed evidence of bullet fragments. 

“Veterinarians onsite preliminarily determined that many of the dogs died from gunshot wounds,” Honsal reported, adding that 91 microchips were recovered from the scene. Many of those chips traced back to shelters throughout the state, and Honsal said an analyst in his office is working to link more microchips to the dogs’ previous owners. 

“This case has many moving parts,” the sheriff said, adding that his agency will be working with state and federal partners, which include the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the California Department of Justice.

“This process will take time,” Honsal said, adding that the case will be submitted to the prosecution team for potential criminal charges only if there’s sufficient evidence. 

“This case will not be solved in the public forum,” Honsal explained. “It will be handled through the criminal justice system, and, if appropriate, a court of law. I’m asking everyone to take a breath at this time. Allow the investigation and legal process to work. We owe that to the victims, the community and the integrity of this case.”

Later in his remarks to the press, Honsal said he believes legislative changes are in order, and, by way of example, he pointed to Assembly Bill 631, an animal sanctuary transparency measure that was held up in committee last year.

“I believe it needs to be pushed forward this next legislative season,” Honsal said. He also called for more public education and affordable access to spay-and-neuter services to reduce the number of unwanted animals. 

Meanwhile, animal control officers are checking on the remaining animals at Miranda’s Rescue three times per week, with owner/operator Shannon Miranda’s cooperation.

“There is plenty of food for those animals, and they are being properly cared for,” Honsal said.

Honsal asked for anyone with information about animals transferred to Miranda’s Rescue over the past year to email the sheriff’s office — HSO@co.humboldt.ca.us — or call the tip line: 707-268-2539.

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PREVIOUSLY

• Search Warrant Served at Miranda’s Rescue Amid Allegations of Felony Animal Abuse, Fraud and Conspiracy
• Fortuna, Ferndale and Rio Dell Pause Animal Services Contracts With Miranda’s Rescue as Sheriff’s Office Investigation Continues
• Miranda’s Rescue Search Warrant Reveals Eight Dead Dogs Have Been Recovered; Sheriff’s Investigator Believes Miranda Killed Them for Financial Gain
• ‘This Case Remains a Priority’: Sheriff’s Office Issues Update on Miranda’s Rescue Investigation, Asks Public to Come Forth With Information
• BREAKING: At Miranda’s Rescue, Multiple Agencies, Including the FBI, Execute Search Warrant Authorizing Excavation
• (VIDEO) More Than 700 Dogs From Miranda’s Rescue Remain Unaccounted For, Sheriff Honsal Says; Excavation of Grounds to Continue for Several Days
• ‘It’s Gruesome’: Investigators Dig Up More Than A Dozen Dog Carcasses at Miranda’s Rescue on Day Two of Excavations
• ‘This Investigation is Just Getting Started’: Sheriff’s Office Uncovers 117 Dog Carcasses, 21 Skulls and ‘Hundreds of Bones’ at Miranda’s Rescue
• Humboldt County Explains Why It Hasn’t Yet Shut Down Miranda’s Rescue

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Press release from CalFire:

What: Professionally controlled prescribed burn of invasive barb goatgrass on 15 acres of ranch land.

When: The prescribed burn will take place, as conditions allow, on June 30th , 2026.

Where: Ettersburg, CA (Wilder Ridge Road x French Ranch Road).

Why: These burns are part of the prescribed fire program for vegetative management and hazardous fire fuels reduction. This treatment will help to enhance the health of the native plant communities, aid in the control of non-native plant species, protect and enhance prairie habitat for animal species, and aid in the reduction and control of uncontrolled wildfire.

Who: CAL FIRE, California Department of Parks and Recreation, Humboldt County Prescribed Burn Association, and private stakeholders.

During prescribed fire operations, residents can expect increased fire apparatus and support vehicle traffic in the area. Smoke will be visible, and temporary traffic control measures may be in effect. Please use caution while traveling through the area to ensure your safety and the safety of personnel conducting the prescribed burn.

Learn more how you can prepare for wildfire by visiting: www.ReadyForWildfire.org.

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The Blue Lake Parks and Recreation Department has announced a recent $402,000 donation, a chunk of which is slated for the city’s unfinished bike and skate park.

The donation, from the Brunson Family Fund, aims to give a hand to public parks in Blue Lake.

“The Brunson family believed deeply in community,” reads a letter from Jan Henry and Ann Lawlor, friends of the family. “They valued safe parks, welcoming public spaces, and opportunities for young people to learn, play, and thrive. Through this generous gift, their legacy will strengthen the places and programs that bring Blue Lake families together.”

Ron and Nancy Brunson. | Image courtesy of the City of Blue Lake.

They propose $150,000 be dedicated to completing the bike and skate park on Taylor Way, $50,000 for improvements at the city’s skating rink and the remaining $202,000 to be placed in an endowment. This endowment is expected to generate about $10,000 a year for the department.

This will be formally considered by the city council next month.

“The donation is a huge blessing for our department. It was very unexpected, and came at a time where I think our bike and skate park project really needs it,” said Emily Wood, director of Blue Lake Parks and Recreation in an interview.

The expansive park was constructed over a few bursts in recent years, but the last city activity at the skate park was in October when it was prepared for winter. The partially built course hasn’t seen action since then, and weeds have grown.

The city council has previously heavily scrutinized the way the project was built. Currently, city staff is working through a corrective action plan approved by the council. Among other goals, it aims to find out if the existing infrastructure is safe. As part of the plan, a topographic drone survey of the park is planned, something volunteers were preparing the site for today.

“We want to make sure [the foundation of the project] is strong before we continue construction, and make sure that people’s fundraising efforts are being used in the best way possible,” said Wood, noting they want to make sure the project has longevity.

So long as no major changes are needed in the existing design, city staff can move forward with the next steps of the corrective plan after this survey, she said.

This includes verifying insurability, a comparison of the built conditions to approved project documents, the development of a plan to complete or remediate the project and signing of memorandums of understandings with partner organizations.

It’s hard to tell how long it will take before construction can continue. But if the council approves these funds for the park, it will likely change the project’s timeline, said Wood.

The donation is enough to finish a mighty portion of the project, including paving, some asphalt slurry seal atop the pavement and a few general amenities like a kiosk, she said. The city is also working to obtain additional grants for the park.

The project, envisioned as a massive all-ages facility for BMXers, mountain bikers, skateboarders, roller skaters, and scooter riders alike, has seen wide support. A large number of volunteers and donors have contributed to its development, particularly through the Redwood Coast Mountain Bike Association, the Humboldt Skatepark Collective and multiple local construction companies.

As for the $50,000 for the skating rink, Wood said “we would love to do the small fixes that make a big difference,” like replacing activity mats and any needed facility maintenance, but the city wants get feedback from the community and council.

Overall, the donation equals roughly the annual budget of the Parks and Recreation Department.

“Ron and Nancy Brunson had spent a large portion of their lives giving back to Blue Lake, and we are beyond fortunate and grateful to have received this donation,” said Wood.

City staff plans to bring the donation for formal acceptance by the City Council at the next regularly scheduled meeting on July 28th.

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While perusing local social media channels this morning, LoCO came across a video on r/Humboldt of a man harassing what appears to be an elephant seal at Trinidad State Beach on Saturday afternoon, sparking outrage among commenters. (Several anonymous Reddit users were also upset that the person who took the video did not intervene in the situation, at least not in the recording.)

In the video, linked below, the man waves at the seal in a sort of “move along” gesture, seemingly encouraging the animal to go back to the ocean. He hovers over the seal and, several times, reaches down and attempts to push the seal into the tide. The recording stops with the man still standing near the seal, so it’s not quite clear where things left off.

Dear reader, let this be your lesson: Do not mess with local marine life! You will very likely be shamed on Reddit, and, given that all marine mammals are protected by federal law under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), you may face fines or jail time. 

Just last month, for example, a tourist was charged with harassing and attempting to harass a protected animal after he was caught throwing a rock at an endangered monk seal at a Maui Beach. The man faces up to one year in prison for each charge and fines exceeding $170,000, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Hawaii.

Let’s give this guy the benefit of the doubt and assume that he was just trying to help an animal in distress. If you see a marine mammal on one of our beaches that appears to be in distress — whether it’s a seal or sea lion shedding skin as a part of its annual catastrophic molt or a tiny pup that appears to have been abandoned by its mama — you should contact the North Coast Marine Mammal Center (NCMMC) at (707) 951-4722. 

The Humboldt Wildlife Care Center handles calls for non-marine animals. If you see an injured animal, you can contact their office at (707) 822-8839.

In response to the Outpost’s request for additional information about stranded ocean dwellers, the NCMMC sent a text message noting that there are “several signs posted which usually go ignored,” and encouraged beachgoers to contact NOAA’s West Coast Region Stranding Hotline at (866) 767-6114.

If you want to take pictures of these adorable animals, go for it! Just don’t get too close. And for the love of god, do not touch them!

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UPDATE: Shortly after we published, a NOAA spokesperson shared the following statement:

The public is prohibited from harassing, harming, pursuing, wounding, killing, capturing, or collecting marine species protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act, including all seals and sea lions. NOAA urges members of the public to observe marine animals from a safe and respectful distance, and do not approach or touch them. For seals and sea lions in the water, or on shore, our Share the Shore Guidelines encourage remaining at least 100 yards—about a football field—away. More information on responsible marine mammal wildlife viewing is available here. 

We encourage the public if you see an injured, stranded or dead animal please call NOAA’s West Coast Marine Mammal Stranding Network at 866-767-6114.

More information about how to share the shore with seals and sea lions can found here.

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Amid the rapidly proliferating headlines about Miranda’s Rescue, many have questioned why authorities are allowing the purported “no-kill” sanctuary to remain open despite evidence suggesting that hundreds of dogs have been killed and buried on the Fortuna property.

On Friday, the Humboldt County government offered several explanations via a formal response to a cease and desist letter that demands the immediate shutdown of the facility. That letter was sent to various county officials, including the Board of Supervisors, the Planning Commission and the Sheriff’s Office, by a Sacramento animal welfare nonprofit called Fix Our Shelters.

In response to the demand, Deputy County Counsel Destinee Valeska explains that Miranda’s Rescue has been allowed to remain open — under law enforcement supervision — because of criminal due process concerns as well as the government’s limited authority to revoke land use permits.

The cease-and-desist letter, sent by SoCal law firm of Ryther Law Group, LLC, on behalf of Fix Our Shelters, references the “mass graves” recently discovered at the Fortuna-area animal sanctuary and suggests that county officials have shirked their responsibilities. 

“Available evidence strongly suggests Humboldt County received repeated complaints and warnings about Miranda’s Rescue over a period of years yet failed to take timely corrective action,” the letter states.

It goes on say Miranda’s Rescue has been allowed to operate for more than two decades despite owner/operator Shannon Miranda’s apparent failures to comply with the terms of a conditional use permit issued in 2003.

“Miranda’s [Rescue] was approved as a care and adoption sanctuary. Not a killing facility or burial ground,” the letter says. “Yet authorities now reportedly uncovered dogs buried in mass graves, including dogs with gunshot wounds to the head.”

In its response letter, the county acknowledges that certain elements of the conditional use permit for Miranda’s Rescue “were not timely completed.” However, the county notes that the permit’s conditions are limited in scope to such matters as setback compliance, parcel mergers, completion of structural improvements and septic system requirements. 

Miranda, as the permit applicant, has entered into a compliance agreement with the county, vowing to resolve the outstanding permit issues within certain timetables, the county’s letter explains. Those timetables remain in effect through this fall. 

In a phone interview Friday afternoon, Fix Our Shelters President Julie Virga said Miranda’s practices have long been questioned by professionals in the animal community. She recalled an incident in which her organization tried to help a woman who desperately wanted to save a dog with aggression issues.

“She had a lot of money, and she wanted to save this dog,” Virga said. “We were trying to help her. But we were very concerned about really getting [the dog] behavior work, and we didn’t want her getting ripped off.”

Virga said her organization reached out to Shannon Miranda.

“We talked to him, and he said, “‘Give me $2,500; I’ll take it,’” Virga said. “We just had a really bad feeling … but I just think [Miranda] would take whatever the market would bear.”

Virga argued that the cities that contracted with Miranda’s Rescue, including Rio Dell, Fortuna and Ferndale, didn’t conduct proper oversight of operations there, and she said the county needs to step in immediately, especially given the evidence unearthed last week. 

“They are allowing animal neglect and cruelty to continue in their contracted facilities,” Virga said. “That’s a big deal, or it should be a big deal. … And on top of that, the Humboldt County sheriff had been made aware of these complaints on numerous occasions and did nothing.”

The county, in its response letter, says the Planning Department is aware of the ongoing criminal investigation into Miranda and, “in accordance with standard practice,” will allow that investigation to proceed. 

Noting that U.S. residents are considered innocent until proven guilty, the county’s letter says the Planning Department can’t legally revoke the permit based on what the investigation has uncovered to this point:

Once a land use permit is issued and the applicant has taken action to vest the permit through construction and project buildout, the Department’s ability to revoke or suspend the permit becomes more limited and is subject to higher due process protections and more stringent evidentiary requirements.

If Miranda is criminally convicted or pleads guilty, then Planning Department staff can bring the matter to the Board of Supervisors for possible permit suspension and revocation, the county’s letter states.

It also points out that land use permits are tied to the physical property, rather than any specific person. 

“In practice, the Planning and Building Department rarely revokes a permit based on the character of the permit applicant unless it directly relates to the project approval or permit conditions,” Valeska writes in the letter. “This approach reflects the fact that operations may be transferred to a more responsible operator through the normal permit transfer process.”

Virga is not swayed by such “due process” excuses. She rejected Sheriff William Honsal’s previous explanations for the shelter being allowed to remain open during the investigation. 

“Oh, give me a break,” she said. “If they suspect animal cruelty and neglect, [Honsal] has every right to confiscate those animals. … There’s something very wrong with this picture — especially after the recent excavations — that they have not closed down [Miranda’s Rescue] and brought these animals to safety.”

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PREVIOUSLY

• Search Warrant Served at Miranda’s Rescue Amid Allegations of Felony Animal Abuse, Fraud and Conspiracy
• Fortuna, Ferndale and Rio Dell Pause Animal Services Contracts With Miranda’s Rescue as Sheriff’s Office Investigation Continues
• Miranda’s Rescue Search Warrant Reveals Eight Dead Dogs Have Been Recovered; Sheriff’s Investigator Believes Miranda Killed Them for Financial Gain
• ‘This Case Remains a Priority’: Sheriff’s Office Issues Update on Miranda’s Rescue Investigation, Asks Public to Come Forth With Information
• BREAKING: At Miranda’s Rescue, Multiple Agencies, Including the FBI, Execute Search Warrant Authorizing Excavation
• (VIDEO) More Than 700 Dogs From Miranda’s Rescue Remain Unaccounted For, Sheriff Honsal Says; Excavation of Grounds to Continue for Several Days
• ‘It’s Gruesome’: Investigators Dig Up More Than A Dozen Dog Carcasses at Miranda’s Rescue on Day Two of Excavations
• ‘This Investigation is Just Getting Started’: Sheriff’s Office Uncovers 117 Dog Carcasses, 21 Skulls and ‘Hundreds of Bones’ at Miranda’s Rescue