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ON THE RECORD: Petra Haden
KHSU Music Director Mark Shikuma’s occasional column about new records. ### Petra Goes to the Movies, Petra Haden (Anti-) Eclectic composer, arranger, violinist/instrumentalist and gifted vocalist Petra Haden has carved a…
Alarm Sent Law Enforcement To Community Credit Union
Photo of the Community Credit Union from here. Technicians working on a system at the Community Credit Union of Southern Humboldt on Main Street in Garberville triggered an alarm earlier today. The…
Footprints Lead Officers to Suspects with Stolen Tools
…On Thursday, February 7th at approximately 9:00 AM, officers of the Arcata Police Department were dispatched to investigate a residential burglary in the 300 block of H St. The resident informed…
Sister Allegedly Uses Vehicle to Assault Sibling
…When the deputies arrived they met with the 39 year old male victim. The victim told the deputies his 36 year old sister, Renea Soderberg had been drinking alcoholic beverages and was…
Update in Ryan Floyd Investigation: More Drugs, Stolen Property and Sketchy Gun Stuff Found
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: The investigation into Ryan Floyd is continuing. Deputies located approximately 42 grams of hashish at Floyd’s residence, an additional four grams of…
Humboldt’s Own Hero: Kai the Homefree Hitchhiker
…The man's passenger, a hitchhiker who was identified originally only as Kai, whacked the driver with a hatchet. The subsequent interview (see KMPH video above—they also have an extended version…
Arcata Power Outage Leaves About 1,270 Customers Offline
…The outage seems to be centered around the Greenview area. Coastal Grove Charter School — located at the site of the old Bloomfield Elementary — was down for about half an hour, but power…
Local Law Enforcement Echos Statewide Blue Alert for Suspected Cop Killer
Christopher Jordan Dorner, age 33 (Photo from his writings here.) The Fortuna Police Dept. has posted a statewide Blue Alert on their website and on their Facebook page. The Blue Alert is…
Snow Expected on Mountain Passes
Image from traffic camera on Hwy 299 at Berry Summit Snow is currently falling in the mountains but not sticking on most of the roads. However, temperatures are expected to drop overnight…
Both Lanes of Alderpoint Rd. Closed [Now Open to Controlled Traffic]
UPDATE 6:30 P.M.:According to Mary Messenger, the lines have been removed from the roadway and the road is open without restriction. According to the traffic cameras located in other…
Holy Moly! Men, Marijuana, Money, Motor Vehicles Located During Search for Alleged High Speed Driver
Ryan Floyd, age 30, on the left and Gregory Benson, age 48, on the right. See earlier post here. Humboldt Co. Sheriff's press release follows: On 02-07-2013, approximately 0830…
Sheriff’s Office Looking for Wanted Felon Accused of Threatening, Assaulting Housemate
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 2-5-2013, approximately 6:00 p.m. Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies and California State Parks Rangers drove to Cher-Ae Lane, Trinidad…
This Week in Ocean (and Dunes and Marsh)
Outside the Humboldt Coastal Nature Center The National Weather service predicts 100 percent chance of rain tonight and sunshine through the weekend, which makes tonight a perfect night for popping in to…
Seven-O-Heaven: Jesus, Take the Field
Seven-O-Heaven: Jesus, Take the Field
Reports of Law Enforcement Caravan Headed Up Alderpoint
…Steve Knight of the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office tells us that the law enforcement was up that way to get Ryan Floyd, the suspect in last weekend's backwoods high-speed…
Smothered with Hugs, Kisses, Tears—Local Kid Found Safe
…Jones-Jurado and her mother rushed there in time to discover the boy on the phone to his mother. Apparently, the school had learned of the situation and had Elijah call his…
Mother Jones Does Marijuana—in Humboldt, Of Course
…Mother Jones, the left-leaning national magazine known for its investigative reporting, just posted an article online, "How Pot Growers Ravage the Land: A Google Earth Tour." The article takes the video…
Humboldt Man Arrested for Threats in Spy Rock School Lockdown Case
…He said that on January 19th, Foster's dog was shot while allegedly in the act of chasing chickens on the property of the victim of the threats (Tim Henry.) Wounded, the…
3.8 Earthquake 57 Miles West of Ferndale
A 3.8 earthquake struck about 57 miles west of Ferndale at 2:03 P.M. according to the USGS.
Yes, That Mystery Helichopper Was Doing PG&E Work
PG&E's Brittany McKannay just left a message on the LoCOWire confirming that yes, the big bird flying low all around Humboldt County yesterday was on a mission from the utility…
Shelter Cove’s Sand Ranked as One of Nine Most Colorful
Photo by Jake Mitchell on occasion of tractor flipping over at the Cove. According to a piece put out by Fox News in their Budget Travel section, Shelter Cove is ranked as…
101 Southbound Lane Closed North of Leggett
…The closed lane is estimated to reopen around 4 P.M. ———————————- Hwy 101's southbound lane is closed around 3 miles north of the small town of Leggett in order to allow…
Scissors Stabbing in SoHum
…The words escalated into a physical fight between McCarver and the victim. During the fight McCarver stabbed the victim in the bicep causing an approximate ½ gash. The investigating deputy interviewed McCarver…
Man Stabbed in Dark Garage by Unknown Assailant
…A male passenger in the PT Cruiser got out of the car, approached the deputies and told them he had just been stabbed and needed help. The male lifted up his shirt…
Late-Nite McK Traffic Stop Leads to Cache of Weed, Wire, Weird Documentation
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 2-5-2013, approximately 4:00 a.m. two Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies on patrol in McKinleyville stopped a 1995 Black Dodge Neon…
Walk With A Doc
…Margaret Gordon of the North Coast Community Blood Bank about the Walk with a Doc program. National obesity and inactivity benchmarks for the nation and Humboldt County are discussed. Hint: Humboldt's…
Accident Between Redway and Garberville on the Bluffs
…Toyota Pickup on driver's side. —————- CHP dispatch is reporting an accident between Garberville and Redway on the Bluffs. The vehicle is blocking both lanes. Updates as they become available but dispatch…
Super Bowl Sunday’s DUI Numbers Down
…The next Avoid the 7 DUI taskforce operations are planned for St. Patrick’s Day (March 17, 2013). Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the California Office of…
Scumbags, Sleazeballs Knock Over Alice Birney School — Again!
Last year some scumbags busted into Eureka's Alice Birney Elementary School and stole all the kids' bikes. Now some sleazeballs have busted in and stolen the kids' computers. See the poster…
Deputies Bust Up Loleta Axe Melee; No Arrests Made
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 2-4-2013, approximately 11:20 a.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a fight in progress involving multiple people…