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POLL! What Would You Put in the 2023 Humboldt Time Capsule to Be Opened in a Hundred Years?
…Surely we have a spare red panda, yeah? Every fentanyl shade in the rainbow. Sand from the Samoa Peninsula. (Collector's item!) Duane Flatmo "I am also quite clever and will now…
Arcata City Council to Consider $50K Bonus for Police Department Transfers to Address APD Staffing Shortage
APD car in front of the station with the added "join the APD" message | File image from APD###Like many other police departments around the state and country, the Arcata Police Department…
California Attorney General Bonta to Host Event Promoting Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People in Blue Lake on Saturday
Yurok Tribal Court Director Jessica Carter | Photo Courtesy of the Yurok Tribe###Press release from the California Attorney General's Office:California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued an alert to Californians…
Humboldt Supervisors Hear All About Nordic’s Onshore Fish Farm in Denmark, Approve a Zoning Change to Allow Indoor Cannabis Cultivation in Evergreen Business Park, and More!
Supervisor Natalie Arroyo's presentation to the Board of Supervisors. We’ve heard a lot about Nordic Aqafarms’ plans to build a state-of-the-art onshore fish farm on the Samoa…
Freshwater School Eighth-Grader Brings Home Big Award for Her Redwood Science Research
Press release from the Humboldt County Office of Education: Amalia Baugh, with Freshwater science teacher David Haller. Amalia Baugh, an 8th-grade student from Freshwater Charter Middle School, has made waves in…
CONVERSATIONS: Old Town Restaurateur Charity Desbrow on Moving Into the Old, Historic Oberon Location (And Acquiring a Full Bar)
###For lots of years, the Old Town restaurant space next to the Romano Gabriel Sculpture Garden seemed cursed. Restaurants came and went almost as quickly as we bought new calendars.Then, finally…
California Bills to Expand State Tax Credits Could Send $1 Billion to Low-Income Families
Isaias Hernandez, executive director of the Eastmont Community Center, helps a person with their taxes during a free tax preparation event at the Nakoak Community Center in Gardena on April 1, 2023…
OBITUARY: Elzie ‘Dave’ Holbrooks, 1964-2023
Elzie “Dave” Holbrooks left our presence but not our hearts on March 18, 2023 at the age of 58. Other than his brothers, Dave shared his childhood with many beloved cousins, aunts…
(PHOTOS) TIME CAPSULE OPENED! City of Eureka Unearths Box of Artifacts From Recently Demolished Lloyd Building
Eureka city staff pulls the time capsule out of the Lloyd building remains | Photos: Stephanie McGearyPREVIOUSLY:What’s the Story With That Place? From Eagles Hall to Squires HQ at Eureka’s…
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | April 18, 2023
…The Humboldt skies provided all sorts of exciting imagery in the last 24 hours; we open a time capsule found in the ruins of the departed Lloyd Building; plus, robberies galore! Those…
POLL! What Sort of Weather Do You Fear the Most?
POLL! What Sort of Weather Do You Fear the Most?
(VIDEOS) A Look Back at the Astounding Hour of Weather We in the Humboldt Bay Area Got Last Night
…As seen in the video above, the air also crackled and popped with a freak lightning storm. Instagram user @dariusone seems to have captured the moment a bolt struck a tree outside…
Victim’s Dog Allegedly Foils Home Invasion Robbery in McK Last Night; Two Suspects Wanted, Sheriff’s Office Says
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On April 17, 2023, at about 9:18 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence on the 1600…
House Fire Near Arcata Elementary Renders Residence Uninhabitable
…None of the dogs showed signs of smoke inhalation. Firefighters had the fire controlled in about 15 minutes. Due to the large accumulation of personal belongings throughout the house, it took firefighters…
OBITUARY: William Joseph McCarthy II, 1951-2023
…Bill worked from the time he was 14. He was the vice president/co-founder of Wild Planet Foods, which was established in 2005. He retired due to his illness in March…
OBITUARY: Billie Sue Hillegeist, 1934-2023
…There will be a small service for immediate family later this summer.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Billie Hillegeist's loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of…
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | April 17, 2023
…Sheriff's Office By the Numbers: County's Law Enforcement Arm Releases its 2022 Annual Report, With Scads of Charts and Graphs About Every Aspect of its OperationsSupervisor Arroyo Will Take Us…
Sheriff’s Office Seeks Two Suspects in Late-Night Armed Robbery on the Samoa Peninsula
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On April 15, 2023, at about 11:27 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the Samoa area for the…
New PBS Digital Series Releases Gorgeous Episode on the History, Ecology and Future of the Redwoods
PBS has a new digital series called "Untold Earth," which explores weird and awe-inspiring corners of the planet in and easily digestible format. It's produced in cooperation with Nature magazine…
Sweep of Local People on the Sex Offender List Finds About 10 Percent Out of Compliance, Sheriff’s Office Says
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On April 13 and 14, 2023, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office investigators and representatives from the Arcata and Fortuna Police Departments conducted a…
POLL! Are You Generally Satisfied With the Job the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is Doing?
POLL! Are You Generally Satisfied With the Job the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is Doing?
Sheriff’s Office By the Numbers: County’s Law Enforcement Arm Releases its 2022 Annual Report, With Scads of Charts and Graphs About Every Aspect of its Operations
…Photo from HCSO 2022 Annual Report.###Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to share with the community our 2022 Annual Report…
Supervisor Arroyo Will Take Us on a Photographic Tour of Nordic Aquafarms' Denmark Fish Farm During Tomorrow's Humboldt County Board of Supervisors Meeting
…The staff report notes that the request is consistent with the county’s General Plan and recommends the board approve the amendment. However, there could be an issue with odor. “If [the…
California Lawmakers Want to Know Why Billions in Spending Isn’t Reducing Homelessness
…Gail Osmer, a San Jose advocate who led Cortese on the encampment tour that inspired the audit, spoke alongside the senator at the hearing. In an interview, she said she hopes the…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Live Free and Die
…Money isn’t always the answer. In fact, economics is a critical part of the equation: Extra health care costs the country “as much as $100 billion annually.”What’s the answer…
HUMBOLDT TEA TIME: Supervisor Steve Madrone on His Life, His Politics and the Future Humboldt County He’s Working Toward
What makes Steve Madrone tick? On today's episode of Humboldt Tea-Time, John Kennedy O'Connor doses the Fifth District Supervisor with powerful, ego-dissolving tannins delivered by his trusty bags…
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Suing the Feds for Klamath Water
…Public domain.Despite the wildly wet year, the Bureau of Reclamation has threatened to reduce flows in the Klamath River below the mandatory minimum for salmon. Such an action will dry up…
THE HUMBOLDT HUSTLE: A Swimwear Business? In Humboldt County? This Brazilian Expat is Making a Go of It With Fashion-Forward Designs and a Social Conscience
…It’s hard to imagine that there is a market for swimwear here.But Lorena Alvez, 33, owns and operates On the Lo Swimwear here in Humboldt County. Alvez founded the company…
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: In the Midst of the Great Depression, Young People Would Gather at Fifth and Broadway and Walk in Circles Until They Dropped
During the year 1935, there were several events, some of which will be remembered around the world, this nation, and this county. The world was saddened by the deaths of Will Rogers…
STUDENT SCIENCE: An Introduction to California’s New Wolf Packs, and Some Thoughts About Whether Future Packs Might Find Their Way to Humboldt
…While we don’t know much about the expiration of wolves in California, we can assume that it runs along the same vein as the California Grizzly. The original wolves of California…