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So Some Kind of Raid Happened at a Myrtletown Marijuana Collective This Morning
The Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office is currently assisting the California Department of Justice in… fb.me/1Lxo745jt — Times-Standard (@eurekaTS) April 5, 2012 The T-S got the scoop that…
Drug Task Force Makes Another Pinner Weed Bust
…Humboldt County CWS was contacted and responded to the scene to investigate the living conditions of the three minor children. This case is still under investigation by CWS and the Humboldt County…
SoHum Stabbing Suspect Nabbed
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 04-04-2012, approximately 12:00 midnight deputies located James Albert Rowe in Garberville near Evergreen Road. Rowe was arrested and transported to the…
Unhappy Trails
…Hopefully nobody's foolish enough to attempt a freestyle descent down the bluff. From the California State Parks: "The Agate Beach trail starts at the north end of Patrick's Point State…
Freeze Warning
The National Weather Service is issuing a Freeze Warning for the interior and portions of the Redwood Coast from 2 A.M. to 9 A.M. tomorrow. There are also expected to…
Caltrans Ordered to Redo Richardson Grove Environmental Documentation
A federal judge today ordered Caltrans to revise its environmental assessment for the Richardson Grove Improvement Project, effectively sending the project "back to the drawing board," as the Environmental Protection Information Center…
St Joseph’s Hospital CEO Joe Mark Resigns
…Mark's tenure at St Joseph's has been distinguished by the construction of the new tower and a $12.5 million capital campaign. However, the tower's opening continues to be…
North Coast Knittery Owner on This Morning’s Old Town Fire
Earlier today, Laura Lamers of North Coast Knittery spoke about the massage parlor fire that damaged several businesses in Old Town Eureka this morning. Audio follows: Audio
Be On the Lookout for Knife-Wielding Assailant
…When the investigating deputies arrived they met with the 50 year old male victim. The victim had deep stab wounds to his face, chest, neck and hands. The victim told the deputies…
SoHumBorn Wednesday: Learning the Hard Way
SoHumBorn writes about the secret world of marijuana growers and the people who love them. (This story, Learning the Hard Way, though, doesn't touch on cannabis.) She prefers, like the people…
Humboldt Roads Through the Night
Humboldt Roads Through the Night
Wes Chesbro Talks Policy
…He argued that Mendocino and Humboldt's attempts to bring the problems with the industry under control have not been made easier by the choice of Federal US Attorneys to go after…
Bike/Ped Safety Grant-Bike Month Preview
…Cliff and Emily talk with Maria Bauman from Public Health about a new Bike/Ped Safety Grant through the Office of Traffic Safety. Plus, a look at the upcoming Bike Month Audio
Peter Douglas, Fighting Former Executive Director of the Coastal Commission, Is Dead
… reports the Associated Press. Douglas served as head of the powerful Coastal Commission for over 25 years before stepping down due to illness last fall. He was a militant bureaucrat and made…
The Eel River Symposium
The Eel River Symposium
I Went to Some Wild Parties but….
…The 21 year old male College of the Redwoods student told the investigating deputy he had been at the same party and was stabbed in the left arm. He too was treated…
Live Report from the Oaksterdam Raid
Earlier today, KSLG's John Matthews spoke with Jane Klein live from the federal law enforcement raid on Oaksterdam University and related medical marijuana businesses in the downtown Oakland area. Klein is…
Oaksterdam University Raided By Feds
…It was founded by Richard Lee, the big backer of the marijuana legalization initiative that failed in 2010, and currently serves as the headquarters of his burgeoning business empire and the heart…
Field Trip! Ocean Day at the Capitol
Entering the state capitol building isn’t too different than cruising into the Humboldt County Courthouse. You toss your bag into a tub, wait a beat for the guard to wave you…
National Weather Service Issues Warning of Intensifying Storm
At 3:30 P.M., The National Weather Service issued a new warning, a "significant weather advisory" for Trinity, Mendocino and Humboldt. The bulletin stated the advisory was in effect until 4…
Does the North Coast Have Its Own Trayvon Martin?
With the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the deaths of young black men are on the minds of pundits and public alike. The story resonates because there is a truth that we recognize…
Hwy 101 North is Closed /Snow on 299
…And snow is starting to stick on 299. ————————————————————————— CHP is reporting a mass of down trees and power lines has closed Hwy 101 near Requa Rd on the Klamath River since a…
Reports of Armed Gunman in Standoff with Police
…A maintenance worker says he went to the home, knocked on the door, and the resident inside the home pulled a gun on him. The maintenance worker says he ran and called…
Random Money Shots from The Great Flood
A KHUM listener whose name I'm not sure I have permission to publish sends in the following shots from a cow pasture off West End Road, between Arcata and Blue Lake…
Briceland Road—How’s It Holding Up
…Those guys who did the work [last year] in the pouring rain, round the clock, did a very good repair. If the tree on the other side of the creek remains vertical…
Southern Humboldt School Buses Today
…Today is a minimum day at the high school; the late bus (activity bus) will leave Miranda at 4:00. The late bus students will arrive 2 hours earlier than their normal…
Dragging Leads to Drug Charges
…The citizen reported the van was now traveling westbound on Highway 299.The California Highway Patrol and Humboldt County Sheriffs Deputies located and stopped the white mini van on Highway 299, between…
Flooding at Chemise Mt. Rd and Shelter Cove Rd and Other Road News
…Remember the County is out there trying to get to all the culverts but there could be water and rocks on the road at any turn. Slow down. Be alert. ### According to…
Flood Warning Lifted on Klamath, Smith Rivers
…The rain has tampered off a bit — enough, thankfully, for last night's flood warning along the Klamath and Smith rivers to be canceled. Headline: THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE…
Our Fog, Does It Carry Poison?
The beautiful North Coast fog rises in wisps from the folds and crevices of our hills. Like the breath of Humboldt itself it sighs upwards and slides sideways—and it may be…