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Wining about Pot
Just for fun, the Daily Beast has a piece on marijuana wine. Bud said he is just one of a number of winemakers on the Central Coast who are blending two of…
Eel River Recovery Project
A Water Day event inspired by a similar successful forum held in 2009 is being hosted by the Eel River Recovery Project (ERRP) on Sunday, May 6 at the Mateel Community Center…
Peter Pennekamp Out as Humboldt Area Foundation Director
The Humboldt Area Foundation's $75 million pot o' funds and myriad grant programs mean that it plays a fairly outsized role on the local scene, and this is a pretty seismic…
Extreme Weather Hits North Coast
…CHP now reporting that the slide on 101 by Leggett is now covering half of the roadway and there is snow on the mountain on Hwy 1 about 5 miles west of…
Big Rig Overturned Between Eureka and Arcata
…The CHP is now saying that it is a pickup truck with a "40 FT" trailer. ### CHP is reporting that a big rig has overturned between the Indianola and the Bayside cutoffs…
Your 2012 Economic Fuel Finalists
Art, food and earthy sciences dominate the 2012 Economic Fuel business challenge finalists, who were just announced today. It's all very Humboldt! You've got a potter, a corn farmer, a…
Two Events for Clendenen
…And another event the same day but later is being held in Redway. According to the Press Release, Celebrate Earth Day Eve with Supervisor Clif Clendenen, the candidate we can count onto…
Ferndale Man Arrested Near Red Bluff
…A K-9 unit searched the outside of the vehicle…Then the driver, Julian Leonard Henneberry, 25, of Ferndale, admitted he had 40 marijuana clone starter plants in the trunk of his…
Murder Suspect Located
…The Fortuna Police Department received information from the Fairfield Police Department that Warren Herman Sloan III (age 40) of Fairfield was possibly in the Fortuna area. Sloan was wanted by the Fairfield…
Second-Place Leader Stacey Lawson Wants to Buy You Coffee
A recent internal Jared Huffman poll leaked to Roll Call confirms the now-conventional wisdom: Ms. Lawson, the phundraising phenom of this year's congressional race, is leading in the war for…
The American Airlines ACV-LAX Deal is Officially Dead — For Now
Press release from the Redwood Region Economic Development Corporation: The Redwood Region Economic Development Commission announced today that negotiations with American Airlines for a revenue guarantee agreement have been deferred into the…
Harbor District to Offer CEO Position to Former Port of Astoria Leader
The Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District looks set to offer its top job to Jack Crider, formerly the executive director of the Port of Astoria. The move comes roughly a…
The Great Shasta Rail Trail
…Cliff and Emily talk with Ben Miles, executive director of the Shasta Land Trust, about the progress on the 80-mile Great Shasta Rail Trail. Railbanking and overcoming objections to it are…
Deer Population of California has Dropped 50% Since 1990
…According to the article, in an ironic twist, the suppression of forest fires, often presented to the public as a way of protecting wildlife, has prevented much of "early seral" habitat from…
The Punch List Capper — Or, Why the North Coast Railroad Authority Needs Help In Its Lease Negotiations
Bernie Meyers represents Marin County on the North Coast Railroad Authority board of directors. The NCRA-Northwestern Pacific lease will soon be renegotiated, as the current agreement has a deadline of June…
Preliminary Hearing in the Death of Jamal Andrews
…in courtroom B of the Ukiah courthouse for the case of Billy Norbury accused of the murder of Jamal Andrews. Family members are calling for friends and supporters to pack the courtroom…
Wahoo, Rio Dell!
…The Garrett Morgan Symposium is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Futures Program and is administered by the Mineta Transportation Institute. The program…
Fatal Accident North of Weott
…Cooper lost control of his vehicle, causing his vehicle to overturn while still in the southbound lanes of US-101. The Isuzu then left the west roadway edge and continued down an…
Lost Hikers
…the California Department of Forestry relayed a 911 call to the Humboldt County Sheriffs Office from two females who said they were lost in the woods. The females said they were unsure…
Airline Service to LA: It’s ‘Fish or Cut Bait’ Time, Says Deal Backer
Admittedly, those of us who don't fly so often have had a hard time grasping the fervor for bringing new airline routes to the Eureka-Arcata airport. Is it really as…
Body Found in Washed Up Near Juan Creek
…A forensic exam is being conducted this morning.The Mendocino County Sheriffs Office is continuing the investigation into the identity of the decedent and the circumstances around the death. More information will…
SoHumBorn Sunday: This is Humboldt
SoHumBorn writes about the secret world of marijuana growers and the people who love them. She prefers, like the people she writes about, to remain anonymous saying, “Who am I… I like…
Google Street View Car Spotted
Quick, clean up your yard. Google Maps Street View car is roaming the northern part of Humboldt today. Photo above taken by KHUM's Mike Dronkers
So a Pennsylvania Paper Got the Full Scoop On Yesterday’s Raid in Myrtletown
Well, well, well! The California Department of Justice continues to refuse to return phone calls, but the pieces are all adding up — courtesy of a story in today's Reading (Pa.) Eagle…
All in a Day’s Work—Man Talked Out of Suicide
…The man was speaking with a family member on the telephone when law enforcement arrived. The initial deputy arriving on scene made verbal contact with the man who immediately pointed the gun…
Oaksterdam University’s Richard Lee
John Matthews' Guest of the Week: Richard Lee, founder of Oaksterdam University and sponsor of 2010's Proposition 19, spoke with John Matthews about the federal raid on his business earlier in…
Oaksterdam’s Richard Lee on KSLG at 9:15 A.M.
This morning the Los Angeles Times reports that Richard Lee, founder of Oaksterdam University and the principal backer of Proposition 19 — an initiative that would have legalized marijuana in California — is saying…
Trespass Grows and a New Foundation to Fight Them
…At the time of his death, he erroneously thought he was searching for one of these grows when a mentally ill man, Aaron Bassler, shot him. His widow started up a foundation…
Fireworks But No Food for the Fourth
…Even without the community picnic aspect of the holiday, the event is a big undertaking. The Chamber must collect $12,000 to cover the fireworks contract alone, additional parking and security staff…
So Here’s Some Wild-Ass Speculation About This Morning’s Raid
The California Department of Justice hasn't called us back about those search warrants executed on Myrtletown's The Humboldt County Collective this morning. The District Attorney's Office didn't have…