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Evacuation Warning Issued South of Hwy 20 and Other Fire News
View California Fire Map in a larger map California Fire Map of the Scotts Fire and its surroundings. Information from Cal Fire site for the Scotts Fire: An evacuation warning has been…
Letter from Istanbul: Why Turkey is Waiting on America’s Election
The Mediterranean autumn is already on the way here. Looking out from my school down at busy Badgat Avenue, the leaves in the trees up and down the avenue have that dusty…
Fire Resources Stretched Thin in Northern California
View Larger Map Map arrows indicate rough location of newest large fire, the Scotts Fire. A series of large fires are sweeping Northern California. West East of Ukiah about 7 miles is…
Caltrans to Host Arcata Safety Project Open House
…The project would include the removal non-native shrubs and the application of native grass and wildflower seed in the areas of the median where the soil is disturbed. The meeting is…
Vehicle Rollover on Redwood Drive
The southbound lane out of Redway is apparently blocked near the Shell station by a vehicle rollover (caution: the gps listing on the CHP site is not always accurate.) An ambulance was…
Guns, Cash and Lots of Weed Taken in Kneeland Megagrow Bust
From the Humboldt County Drug Task Force: On 09-06-2012 at about 1000 hours the Humboldt County Drug Task Force assisted by the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office served a search…
EPD Seeks Suspect in Last Night’s Deadly Weapon Assault
Press release from the Eureka Police Department: On Thursday 9-6-12 a little after 9:00 pm, EPD Officers were dispatched to an assault with a deadly weapon in the vicinity…
Possible Missing and Endangered Person on North Pass Fire
…The Mendocino County Sheriff's Office is investigating the possibility of a missing person in the area of the North Pass Fire. On August 22, 2012 at approximately 3:00 p.m…
Ferndale Football’s Probation
John Matthews' Guest of the Week: Ferndale Unified School District Superintendent Jack Lakin talks about how the Ferndale High School football program is dealing with being on probation for the season. Read…
Meanwhile, Sheriffs Handle 600 Shively Plants Without Federal Assistance
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 09-05-2012, approximately 11:30 a.m. Humboldt County Sheriffs Office Community Response Unit (C.R.U), assisted by the Humboldt County Drug…
Uh, Goodbye Mom and Pop? Three Federal Agencies, Three Local Agencies Combine to Take Out 52-Plant Grow House
…When the warrant was served deputies located an indoor marijuana grow in the residence. The deputies located and seized 52 marijuana plants ranging in size from 2-3 feet. Deputies contacted the…
Organic Pastures Raw Milk Recalled Yet Again
The Fresno-based raw milk producer Organic Pastures is once again the subject of a recall, after the state Department of Food and Agriculture found traces of the nasty campylobacter bacteria in…
Federal Raid Underway in Fortuna
…Steve Knight of the Sheriff's Office said that he believes the DEA and the U.S. Marshals Office are involved. The above photo from the scene indicates that the U.S…
Ferndale High’s Jack Lakin to Discuss Media Ban
At 7:30 a.m., Ferndale Unified School District Superintendent Jack Lakin will be on KSLG's John Matthews show to discuss his recently announced ban against media on the sidelines during…
Hwy 36 Totally Blocked By Truck and Trailer
…The CHP site says, "totally blocked." The road appears, from information on the CHP Dispatch site, likely to be closed for at least 3 hours as it will take awhile for a…
PRAISE JESUS! Ferndale’s Lighthouse Lens is Saved
KILL THE FATTED CALF! CREAM CITY CONQUERS CRUEL COASTIES Press release from Rep. Mike Thompson: REP. MIKE THOMPSON ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO SAVE FERNDALE LENS WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1…
Deputies Bust 587-Plant Ghost Grow in Pecwan
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 09-05-2012, approximately 11:00 a.m. the Humboldt County Sheriffs Office Community Response Unit (C.R.U.) served a Humboldt County Superior…
$300,000 in Tools Stolen
…The suspect(s) cut a locked gate allowing the suspect(s) to enter the substation. After entering into the fenced in property, the suspect(s) forced open several doors into the building…
Legendary Attorney J. Tony Serra Takes Humboldt’s South Dakota Dope Ring Case; Former Redwood Capital Loan Officer Testifies for Defense
DIPPING INTO THE COURT FILES: We note that South Dakota expat Sean Mcfarland has retained the firm of Bay Area megalawyer Tony Serra to lead his defense. Mcfarland, you will recall, was…
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At Risk Missing Person
…After having coffee with a neighbor, Brian left the area on foot to pick blueberries. When Brian did not return home, multiple family friends spent the day looking for Brian with no…
Tragic Motorcycle Crash on Hwy 36
…David applied his brakes while in the turn. The sudden slowing caused the loaded trailer to push the rear of the Honda towards the right causing David to lose control. The Honda…
I’m Not Interested in Mom and Pop Growers, Says Sheriff Downey
…Many of the victims of the home invasions were either shot or stabbed during the incident." Downey says he is aware that locals are concerned that the federal government might start busting…
Fire in the King Range North of Shelter Cove
View Larger Map Map above shows Shelter Cove to the south pinpointed and the rough area of the fire to the north pinpointed UPDATE 8:00 P.M.: Cal Fire says the…
Trinidad Man Arrested in Mendocino for Marijuana and Cash
A Trinidad man, Kyle Gundrum, age 22, was arrested Wednesday with cash and little more than stash in the area of Mendocino that Humboldt growers call The Gauntlet—the stretch of Highway…
Evacuations Lifted on Some of North Pass Fire
On the North Pass Fire east of Covelo, Cal Fire and the US Forest Service have released some areas from evacuations orders that have been in place for 10 days. (see below…
Mendocino Grower Allegedly Threatens Firefighter
…The male subject inside the vehicle told the Firefighter that he needed to leave the area. When the firefighter attempted to explain to the subject that he was engaged in fire suppression…
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ON THIS DAY, THE THIRTY-FIRST OF AUGUST, IN THE TWO-THOUSAND-TWELFTH YEAR OF OUR LORD, AT TEN MINUTES PAST THE HOUR OF NINE:
Fatal Crash at Dean Creek Disrupts Power and Road
…The Subaru came to rest on its roof on the river bar at the bottom of the embankment. Esquivel suffered fatal injuries as a result of the collision and was pronounced deceased…
Supervisor Mark Lovelace’s Aerial Tour of Humboldt Supergrows (With Photos!)
…Without trying too hard, we were able to count 125 grows in the Van Duzen, 222 in the Mad River and Maple Creek, 82 in the Titlow Hill area and 10 in…