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No Drugs Found in Presumed Kettenpom Murderer's Toxicology Report
The Gazette Times of Corvalis, Oregon is reporting that the toxicology report on Tomas "Mas" Gouverneur came back free of drugs or alcohol. According to Mendocino County Sgt. Scott Poma, “He was…
Grovies Drop Some Science
— The environmental groups fighting Caltrans' Richardson Grove Improvement Project today brought some serious firepower to the fight. In a motion filed in federal court, the groups submitted a declaration by UC Berkeley…
The Oldest Canyon Live Oak in Humboldt?
This is the largest Canyon Live Oak I've ever seen which probably means it's the oldest. I don't know how to measure it. My husband says about 6 feet…
IMPORTANT POSTSCRIPT
So I got home and showed my wife the post about the cool new LoCO features — the special navbar above, the search, etc. She liked them. And so I said, yeah, though…
Pedreros Arraignment Delayed; County Marijuana Dispensary Approved
– The arraignment of Claudia Pedreros, the McKinleyville woman accused of murdering her daughter in Trinity County on Friday, was held over until June 1. The Redding Record-Searchlight files a report , and…
Father of Deceased McK Child Releases Statement
Robert Parker, father of Sophia Parker — the two-year-old girl who was found dead in Trinity County Saturday — just released a statement to the press. Sophia's mother, Claudia Pedreros, was…
Kinetic Settlement; Pedreros Arraigned; Redundant Fiber Coming
— Claudia Pedreros will be arraigned for the murder of her daughter in Trinity County Superior Court tomorrow, the Record-Searchlight reports. — The skirmish over the Kinetic Sculpture Race — yes, I know I…
Rare Sight—-An Anise Swallowtail
An Anise swallowtail (I believe), isn't really rare but the sight of one sitting long enough to be photographed is. What a beautiful battle scarred veteran of our wet spring this…
Missing McKinleyville Girl’s Body Found
TRA alerted us to the terrible news: http://www.redding.com/news/2011/may/21/search-continues-missing-girl-mother-arrested/
McKinleyville Girl Missing; Salzman Lawsuit; More PRA Emails
– A two-and-a-half-year-old McKinleyville child is missing after her mother was found naked and dazed, walking down the road in Trinity County this morning. A couple of hours…
The Cleary-Spencer Email
LoCO readers have been busily poring over the 374 documents we posted yesterday – the response to the omnibus Public Records Act request this website filed last month. The cool tech tools we…
Briceland Rd Accident at Miller Creek—One Lane Controlled Traffic
An accident on Briceland Rd near Miller Creek Rd with at least one Toyota Tacoma blocked the roadway completely for a short time. At the current time there is one lane controlled…
PRA Odds and Sods
Some random nuggets from the big e-mail dump. Eric Kirk and I will be talking about this (and more, hopefully) on his KMUD show “All Things Reconsidered” tonight at 7 p…
All the Emails: Complete Response to Public Records Act Request Posted
Yesterday, the Lost Coast Outpost promised its readers the complete set of 374 PDF documents it received from the Public Records Act request it filed last month. It also promised a high…
Mystery Solved? Gans Flipper-Offer Steps Forward
…The route between the two ragers happened to pass right in front of the glum scene at Neely HQ. Map Among the revelers: Gans and his crew. According to Drayton's account…
Thompson to Talk Transportation on KHUM Momentarily
…Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood around the First Congressional District, and he just had a breakfast with the SecTrans and local government officials with an interest in transportation of all sorts — bikes…
Ghilarducci Sentenced; Hwy 101 Terror; Willow Creek Murder Suspect Arrested
– Former Humboldt Creamery CEO Rich Ghilarducci has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for committing financial fraud, reports woman-on-the-scene Caroline Titus of the Ferndale Enterprise. #embedly_twitter_16430395…
20 Year Old McKinleyville Woman Killed in Crash North of Leggett
…The truck rolled over and landed submerged in the South Fork of the Eel River. The driver, Noah Joseph Carter, 19, of Eureka, escaped and managed to flag down help. But Klemm…
The Lovelace-Arkley Papers, Vol. 2
…In introducing the item, I requested at the outset that the Board withhold sending any letter to the Governor until our meeting on the 14th to allow for any further candidates to…
Appointed: No One
– Earlier this afternoon, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors winnowed a list of 17 applicants to the Planning Commission seat down to seven: Dave Edmonds, Glenn Ziemer, Greg Conners, Ann King Smith…
Arkley to Smith: ‘You Will Receive the Sunlight You So Richly Deserve’
Three weeks before scathing anonymous mailers attacking Supervisor Jimmy Smith were delivered to thousands of Cutten residents, Eureka businessman Rob Arkley promised to mount a campaign to prevent the supervisor from being…
Cops Don't Like Spiders and Snakes?
This last month officers with the Arcata Police Dept. raided a suspected marijuana grow only to discover—-snakes, spiders, and iguana yummies among other critters.According to the Arcata Eye, APD and…
Feeling Sluggish In All This Rain?
…Every year I fall in love all over again with the bouquets, the local plants, and the local folk with their vegi starts and jewelry. Plus the raffle is bursting with scores…
Humboldt is Unique
…Today, during the "Youth in Radio" show they mentioned that donations to the station of $215 would earn one a "215 special" including a special apron, turkey bag, memo book, sticky-hand…
How to Have Fun Paying Your Insurance
…They need a variety of things to cover the varying rescues they are involved in. In the past, they've responded to airplane crashes, snow rescues, saved people in the river and…
State of Suck
…The move will save $33 million dollars over the next two years, and is prompted by a $15.4 billion (annual) structural budget deficit. In other words, this evisceration of the state…
Local State Parks to be Shuttered
The Sacramento Bee just reported that Benbow, Fort Humboldt, Standish-Hickey and Grizzly Creek are among 70 state parks and recreation areas that will be shut down by July 2012. http://blogs…
Del Norte Supervisor Martha McClure Appointed to Coastal Commission
A long-running and contentious race to fill Bonnie Neely's former seat on the California Coastal Commission just ended. From the Governor's Office: Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today announced…
Everyone Punts
– The Humboldt County Planning Commission stalled work on a new medical marijuana ordinance, reports the T-S's Thad Greenson. Apparently, Commissioner Ralph Faust convinced the commission to stop work partly on…
Music and Memories for Joseph Eddy
Memorial for Joseph Eddy On the 30th of April, Joseph Patrick Eddy jumped ship and left his family and crew behind. We all miss him. His sons Rane, Oliver, Jorin and his…