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Pedestrian Found Dead on Highway 101 Through Arcata This Morning; Hit and Run Suspected, California Highway Patrol Says
Press release from the California Highway Patrol: On June 7, 2023, at approximately 7:05 AM, CHP Humboldt Communication Center received a call of a male pedestrian lying in the median of…
HUMBOLDT TODAY, With John Kennedy O’Connor | June 7, 2023
…Board of Supervisors rundown, with news on the temporary moratorium on new short-term rentals and the (failed) temporary moratorium on new billboards, plus the budget; Crescent City votes for new support…
Humboldt Supervisors Shoot Down Billboard Ban (For Now), Approve Temporary Short-Term Rental Moratorium and Proposed Budget for Next Year
Screenshot of Tuesday's Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meeting.Billboards! Some people love ‘em, some people hate ‘em! It turns out the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors is pretty split on…
POLL! What New Regulation on Billboards Would You Most Like to See?
…I'm OK with the old-school, hokey, Americana ones. How about SOME new billboards are OK, but let's ban new ones in certain areas. What if we could regulate the…
Sheriff’s Office Solves 25-Year-Old Cold Case, Identifies Human Remains Found in the Slough North of Eureka Using DNA Technology
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: A 25-year mystery has been solved and a family is finally getting closure thanks to a partnership between the Humboldt County Sheriff…
Why Fresno? This California Downtown Has a $250 Million Earmark in Gavin Newsom’s Budget
…Do you think this investment could have a broader impact on the region? A: It’s already the case that this is the downtown for the central San Joaquin Valley. The reality…
OBITUARY: Kassidy Bertoldi (Gangl), 1992-2023
…It was not the dream job she had hoped it would be and she left to become the executive assistant to the owner of Timber Ridge Elderly Care Facility. Last year Kassidy…
OBITUARY: Jim Ober, 1948-2023
…The family often joked about the stories he shared. Through the years, he enjoyed hunting with his buddy, Harvey Holt, carving and painting duck decoys, checking his wood duck boxes, collecting his…
OBITUARY: Rudolph William Santsche, 1930-2023
…Prior to his retirement, Bill received the Driver of the Year Award from the California Telephone Association for remaining accident-free during his employment with the company. On July 3, 1953, Bill…
OBITUARY: Kevin Patrick Coyne, 1950-2023
…After a brief stint in San Diego, the Coyne family moved to the Bay Area where Ray retired from the Marines and taught law at the University of San Francisco. Burlingame was…
OBITUARY: Ed Whitten, 1936-2023
Ed Whitten peacefully passed at the age of 86 with his family at his side on May 28, 2023. Ed was one of six children and grew up Sonoma, Calif. He served…
POLL! Have You Ever Used a Bike-Sharing Program?
…I hate riding bikes! None of the above, in some way the makers of this poll have not foreseen.
ARCATA CITY COUNCIL: It's Budget Time! Council Will Review the Proposed 2023/24 Budget on Wednesday
…Now, on to the nitty gritty of the budget – the revenue streams. As you readers are probably aware, the City is still recovering financially from the pandemic and though conditions have certainly…
Armed Robbery at Three Corners Market Over the Weekend; Sheriff’s Office Seeks Hooded Suspects
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the community’s help to identify two suspects of an armed robbery last weekend.On…
(VIDEO) Eureka High Computer Science Whiz Racks Up Big Tech Scholarships
In the video above, produced by Eureka City Schools, please meet Eureka whiz kid Bien Hou, who has parlayed her passion for computer programming, data science and machine learning into big scholarship…
CONVERSATIONS: Need Some Kid-Friendly Hikes This Summer? These Local Authors Have a Book For You
…We've been having it behind me as we've been doing the news for the last few weeks. So tell us about this book, Rees, what's it all about? HUGHES…
Gavin Newsom Wants Ron DeSantis Charged With ‘Kidnapping’ Migrants. Is That Possible?
…Gavin Newsom speaks to the media after announcing the state's plan to address homelessness across the state at Cal Expo in Sacramento, on March 16, 2023. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr…
OBITUARY: Jon Albert Mitts Jr., 1936-2023
…His family wishes to thank the kind and loving care from the staff at Redwood Memorial Hospital. A very special thank you to Jon's cousin Linda Hooper for her unwavering support…
OBITUARY: Patricia Fay Goff, 1947-2023
…Pat and her sister-in-law, Deanna Goff, did the bookkeeping for the business. For many years Pat and Deanna traveled together to and from the various work locations that K&L…
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | June 5, 2023
…Setbacks to the renovation of Da' Yas (formerly 20/30) Park. Teacher of the year! Giant octopus! A look back at the Forest Moon Festival. Plus weather and poll results. Press play…
Once Again, Kids Eat Free This Summer at Eureka City Schools
…School sites participating in the Community Meals Program are Alice Birney Elementary - the ECS Primary Community Meals site, Washington Elementary, Zane Middle School, and Eureka High School. Eureka City Schools encourages families…
POLL! What's the Most Exotic Thing You've Ever Discovered on a Beach?
POLL! What's the Most Exotic Thing You've Ever Discovered on a Beach?
TOMORROW in SUPES: The Budget Rubber Meets the Recession Road. Plus: Billboard Moratorium?
…The board is going to keep coming back to this subjecte until the end of the month.###Scheduled immediately after the budget discussion: Should the board adopt a temporary moratorium on new…
TEACHER of the YEAR! Arcata High Ag Teacher Named Top Local Educator of 2023, Will Now Compete for State Title
…HCOE.Press release from the Humboldt County Office of Education: Kelly Miller, an agriculture teacher at Arcata High School, has been named as the 2023 Humboldt County Teacher of the Year by…
‘Godzilla Next Door’: How California Developers Gained New Leverage to Build More Homes
…The council also agreed to pass an ordinance to give the developer extra goodies on the 10 remaining projects. If the city doesn’t pass the ordinance, according to the settlement, WS…
OBITUARY: Margaret Rita Crotty, 1925-2023
Margaret Rita CrottyNovember 4, 1925 - May 26, 2023On her 94th birthday, Marge Crotty walked across the Golden Gate Bridge. It wasn’t easy, but she was determined and she was strong. When…
OBITUARY: Curtis Ray Hillman II, 1957-2023
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Curtis Ray Hillman II on May 19, 2023.Curtis Ray Hillman II was born on February 3, 1957, in Sacramento to Curtis…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Hunters, Gatherers and Cooking
Last week, after I claimed that the invention of the basket was a necessary precursor to cooking, several of you objected, saying fires + cooking would have occurred first, and were, anyway, much…
HUMBOLDT TEA TIME: Old Town Wild Man Barry Evans Has a New Book Out, and it’s All About Humboldt
…That book is the sequel to the popular Humbook, and it's called Humbook 2! It's chock-full of all sorts of weird bite-sized stories about Humboldt history, geography, biology…
THE ECONEWS REPORT:A Trip Back in Time to the Ghost Forest, With Author and Redwood Summer Veteran Greg King
…This is the story of the redwoods, or rather, the fight to protect the redwoods, as told by one of the partisans of this fight, Greg King. King’s new book, The…