Today #Humboldt Co. DA Stacey Eads announced that a guilty plea has been entered for Jared Eli Aubrey, 32, who fired upon HCSO deputies during a pursuit last July in the Pine Hill area. Aubrey will be sentenced to an agreed-upon sentence of 43 years 8 months to life in prison. pic.twitter.com/t1xyygkoch

— HumCoSO (@HumCoSO) March 31, 2023

THIS IS A TEST of the Humboldt Alert System. Between 11 AM and 12 PM today the National Weather Service will TEST the Tsunami Alert System. This TEST may include coastal sirens, radio and television communications, and Civil Air Patrol broadcasts. THIS IS ONLY A TEST

— Humboldt Co OES (@HumCoOES) March 29, 2023

THIS IS A TEST of the Humboldt Alert System. Between 11 AM and 12 PM today the National Weather Service will TEST the Tsunami Alert System. This TEST may include coastal sirens, radio and television communications, and Civil Air Patrol broadcasts. THIS IS ONLY A TEST

— HumCoSO (@HumCoSO) March 29, 2023

West IC reports that all units at scene will be committed for “quite some time” and is requesting one engine respond to cover the district. Arcata Fire, Blue Lake Fire, Fieldbrook Fire, Westhaven Fire, Samoa Fire, Humboldt Bay Fire and Arcata Ambulance are all at scene. Kneeland Fire filling the request for the cover engine and is responding to the Mad River Station in Arcata

HCSO is out with a male who was reportedly “involved with the fire on West End” and is starting that it was accidental. An APD unit is responding. The fire is on West End Court which is the spur road off West End Rd. northeast of the Highway 101 under crossing. West IC reports that they are fully defensive at this point with all firefighters on the exterior of the structure

West IC update on conditions: Units still have a PAR. Correction on the previous, they actually transitioned into a defensive mode with continued fire on the second floor. Still no reports of victims located but it sounds like the heavily involved areas of the second floor were unable to be searched before going defensive. The ambulance is still staged at scene

West IC has another PAR complete with all units accounted for. The interior search is ongoing and 80% complete with no victim located so far. Units are still in an offensive mode

West Incident update on conditions, the first 20 minute PAR check is complete with all units accounted for. Interior units report primary search all clear on the first floor, still working on the second. Samoa and HBF are enroute as well. The incident is on North Bay for command, Arcata Tac for tactical

Blue Lake Engine 8514 is at scene laying in for water supply. Multiple units are still enroute and West IC is requesting an additional 2 engines be added to the response. Samoa Fire and Humboldt Bay Fire are being requested to fill the order for the additional engines

Arcata Engine 8215 is on scene with a residential structure 80% involved. Engine 8215 is pulling crossways and will be in the rescue mode. Chief 8200 is at scene assuming “West IC”. Next in engine is being asked to assist with rescue

Arcata Structure Fire w/ Entrapment: Initial reports are a structure on fire in the area of Highway 101 at the 299 interchange with other reports putting this in the 4400 block of West End Rd.; For Arcata Fire all call, Blue Lake Fire, Fieldbrook Fire, Westhaven Fire; APD is now at scene off West End with the rear of a residence on fire. The officer believes he can hear someone inside but cannot reach them yet; All fire resources have confirmed enroute. An ambulance is being requested code 3

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Who knew this thing was lurking off Cape Mendocino? It’s technically called a seamount, and don’t worry: It’s not active.

SFGate has the story.

#HappeningTomorrow We will be testing the Humboldt Alert System between 9-10 a.m. TOMORROW (March 29). Following this test, the @NWSEureka will be conducting a Tsunami Communications Test. This test is scheduled to occur between 11 a.m.-Noon. #TsunamiWeek pic.twitter.com/NLzS3fM7T7

— Humboldt Co OES (@HumCoOES) March 28, 2023

E8217 reported they will be standing by with traffic for CHP and the ambulance can cancel

E8217 at scene, reports veh is on its roof, reporting party advised that the driver was out of the veh not injured; CHP and ambulance are enroute.

McKinleyville traffic collision poss a single vehicle, 3000 block North Bank Rd; Engines 8217 and 8239 also Battalion 8200 responding

𝗛𝗨𝗠𝗕𝗢𝗟𝗗𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗖𝗞 𝗢𝗪𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦: If you have lost livestock due to the recent #WinterStorms, assistance may be available. Please contact the @USDA Eureka Farm Agency Office at 707-832-5577 to make a claim. Deadline to report is April 14. pic.twitter.com/k9LxrMXJwV

— Humboldt Co OES (@HumCoOES) March 21, 2023

MSNBC reports on Shasta County’s embrace of Trump’s Big Lie.

Eureka SWAT Incident: EPD and HCSO are on scene off Broadway between W Del Norte and W Hawthorne. Unknown what the original call was for, but officers have been there for several hours and are possibly searching for a warrant suspect in the area. HCSO SWAT resources have responded and fire is staging

Pretty chilling reporting on the Brett Watson restraining order hearings from the T-S’s Jackson Guilfoil. According to Guilfoil, Arcata city attorney Nancy Diamond testified that she became scared of the former city councilmember after receiving a warning from Arcata police chief Brian Ahearn.

Excerpt:

“(Ahearn) said the most potential for violence was Mr. Watson shooting himself on the dais,” Diamond said.

She said Ahearn added that the council would have to go into active shooter protocol — run, hide and fight — if this happened. Diamond testified that she feared Watson targeting her and other council members before committing public suicide.

Read the whole story here:

City staffers testify in Brett Watson restraining order hearing

“The thought of going in and out of my office and running into him is scary,” Arcata city attorney Nancy Diamond said in testimony Wednesday morning.

TIMES-STANDARD

CHP has the suspect is in custody on 101 near Sixth Ave in the Westhaven area. HCSO units are clearing

The vehicle is reported to be driving on the rims with only one good tire. CHP is still leading. HCSO is trailing and Arcata PD is positioning to assist. The vehicle has stopped on southbound Highway 101 just south of Sixth

HCSO deputies are reporting “good spikes” just north of Trinidad. Vehicle is continuing southbound speeds of 70 MPH, occasionally crossing into the opposing lanes. Now taking the Trinidad exit. HCSO deputies are with the pursuit now

Vehicle Pursuit: Highway 101 southbound north of Freshwater. CHP (possibly with Yurok Tribal Police) is in pursuit of a stolen vehicle that may be associated with an individual who is considered “armed and dangerous”. The pursuit began in Del Norte County. There is also a tree reportedly blocking the roadway in the northbound lanes of 101 in the Freshwater area and two responding Humboldt CHP units struck the tree and their vehicles are disabled but they are “code 4”. HCSO has units positioned to assist but are not involved at this time

It’s International Women’s Day, and KINS Radio’s “Talk Shop” program is celebrating the only way it knows how. 

Let’s kick it to host Brian Papstein!

“Talk Shop,” March 8, 2023.

MAR 7th 1240PM PST: Scattered showers continue moving across the area, with snow levels around 2000 feet.
Snow levels will drop down to around 1000-2000 feet this evening with showers diminishing into Wed morning. Thereafter, a brief respite of precipitation is forecast. #CAWX pic.twitter.com/5s7qHOW7qS

— NWS Eureka (@NWSEureka) March 7, 2023

Today is the last day to apply for @SBAgov Disaster Loan Assistance! Be sure to get your application in. https://t.co/wWR1rFUkiu

— Humboldt Co OES (@HumCoOES) March 6, 2023

Heads up, #Humboldt, another round of snow is on the way. Prepare now and ensure you have enough food, water, firewood and/or fuel, should your residence become snowed in. https://t.co/7BLjsZiNuM

— Humboldt Co OES (@HumCoOES) March 4, 2023

Potentially triggering news for local right-leaning readers of mainstream media comics pages. The Times-Standard announced Wednesday it would join scores of newspapers across the country by ceasing to run Dilbert, the ‘90s-era office politics strip that, believe it or not, is still in production!

The decision to stop running Dilbert comes after its creator, Scott Adams, made some remarks on his YouTube channel in which he referred to Black Americans as a “hate group” and suggested that white Americans should “get the hell away from Black people.” 

Adams’ comments were made in response to a poll by a conservative organization that purported to show many African Americans do not think it’s acceptable to be white.

The Times-Standard posted the following statement on its site:

In the wake of controversial and divisive remarks by Dilbert artist Scott Adams, we will no longer carry the strip in our publications.

The Times-Standard believes that communities are strengthened by embracing diversity and striving for unity as opposed to divisiveness and provocation. With these values in mind, we cannot continue to publish Adams’ work for our audience.

Due to the timing of our production schedules, Dilbert will continue to appear in some editions, including this coming Sunday’s papers while the change is implemented.

Andrew Goff

HUMBOLDT SO COLD: Overnight Temperature at Woodley Island Ties Previous Record Low Set in 1890

No, it wasn’t just you freezing your tuchus off last night. Our local weather watchers at the National Weather Service inform us that the overnight temperature tied the Feb. 28 record for Woodley Island set waaay back in 1890. (Records began being kept in 1890.)

32°! 

The forecast indicates there is more brr to come. Make the necessary preparations.