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Human Rights Commission Condemns Alleged Hate Speech and Violent Threats Against LGBTQ Community
PREVIOUSLY:Protesters Disrupt Redwood Pride Halloween Event, Threaten and Harass Ink People Staff###Press release from the Humboldt County Human Rights Commission: The Humboldt County Human Rights Commission (HCHRC) has just been…
Mother Nature Has Cleared the Toxic Cyanobacteria Out of Big Lagoon Until Next Summer at the Earliest, DHHS Says
Anabaena, a toxin-producing cyanobacteria, in and around dying green algae. | Rich Fadness, NCRWQCBPress release from the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services:The harmful algal bloom advisory for Big…
Huffman Announces More Than $8M Headed to North Coast for Port Infrastructure Improvements
Aerial view of the breakwaters and harbor at Crescent City | Robert Campbell, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.Press release from Congressman Huffman's office:Today, Rep. Jared Huffman (D-San…
California Cancer Care Isn’t Equitable; A New Law Might Help
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in California, behind only heart disease. This year alone, the state will tally an estimated 189,000 new cancer cases and close to 61…
OBITUARY: Tela Juanita Donahue Lake, 1959-2022
…She had unmatched spunkiness and sassiness, and kept everyone in the family connected. She was an international traveler who could always bring the fun and unexpected. She will be missed by all…
‘Together We Can Shape Offshore Wind for The West Coast’: Local Officials, Huffman and Others Join Harbor District Officials in Celebrating Partnership Agreement With Crowley Wind Services
…The 86-acre development, dubbed the Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind Heavy Lift Marine Terminal, would be built at the defunct Samoa Pulp Mill site. The new facility – which would become the second…
SORIA TRIAL: Accused Gunman in Alleged McK Murder-For-Hire Case Suddenly Admits Owning Loaded Revolver Found at the Scene
…Soria blames the substances on what he calls a false confession, in which he told the arresting officer the Norteño gang hired him to kill Eubanks for stealing from the gang. During…
Protesters Disrupt Redwood Pride Halloween Event, Threaten and Harass Ink People Staff
A few of the protesters who showed up at Sunday's event. | Photo via Queer Humboldt's Facebook page (used with permission).###This past Sunday, an all-ages Halloween event hosted by…
Friends of the Eel River Sues County for Failure to Protect Public Trust by Regulating Groundwater Extractions in Lower Eel
The lower mainstem Eel disconnected in August 2014. | David Sopjes###Press release from Friends of the Eel River:Friends of the Eel River (FOER) has filed suit in Humboldt County Superior Court…
Going Electric: Opponents Clash as California Aims to Force Diesel Trucks Off the Road
…The Air Resources Board is expected to hold a second hearing on the proposal and vote in the spring. Jeff Cox, a truck driver of 24 years and owner of the Madera…
29-Year-Old Arcata Man Arrested in Connection With Fatal Valley West Hit-and-Run, Police Say
PREVIOUSLY:Pedestrian Killed in Hit-and-Run Incident in Valley West Area of Arcata###Press release from the Arcata Police Department: On 10/26/22 at about 5:53 AM, Arcata Police…
Offshore Wind is Coming to the North Coast. What’s in it For Humboldt?
Photo by Nicholas Doherty via Unsplash.As efforts to bring an offshore wind development to the Humboldt County coast ramp up, local stakeholders are vying to get a big ol' slice of…
Despite Confession, McK Attempted Murder Suspect Claims He Only Wanted to Rob His Victim
…Soria said he panicked and ran to the back of the house, where he peered through a gap in the draperies and observed Eubanks and two assault rifles. Eubanks was holding one…
OBITUARY: Jose ‘Joe’ Valentine Rocha, 1931-2022
…At the age of 17 Joe moved to the United States and worked as a milker on a dairy farm in Gustine, California from 1948 to 1950. At the age of 19…
OBITUARY: Deanna Doris Deuel Lesku, 1943-2022
…She will be forever known as the Flamingo Lady. After her retirement, she continued to help in the schools by substituting, reading to various classes, helping in her daughter’s classroom and…
OBITUARY: Andrew McKaye, 1923-2022
Andrew McKaye of Fortuna died on October 18 at the age of 99.He was born on October 12, 1923 at Diamond Lake, Michigan, where he spent the summers of his childhood…
Supervisors Opt to Leave the Planning Commission at Seven Members
…In the Wake of Bongio Controversy, Supes to Consider Changes to the Planning Commission###On Tuesday the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors considered reducing the number of members on the Planning Commission…
Arcata Planning Commission Approves Big Apartment Expansion Project in Westwood Neighborhood
The update project design, now with 11 buildings instead of 12 and a lot more trees | Image from city staff reportPREVIOUSLY:Big Housing Project in Westwood Neighborhood Bumps Gateway Talk From Arcata…
Supes Agree to Put Controversial Weed Initiative on 2024 Ballot, Though They Hope to Work With Organizers on Alternatives
…But with the understanding that the conversation will continue, the board voted unanimously to approve the measure for the March 2024 ballot. ###DOCUMENT: The Humboldt Cannabis Reform Initiative (full text)
Bicyclist Killed in Crash on 101 Near Herrick Offramp, CHP Reports
PREVIOUSLY:California Highway Patrol dispatch log###Press release from the California Highway Patrol: On 10/23/2022, at approximately 7:42 PM, the CHP Humboldt Communication Center (HCC) received a call of…
Harbor District Announces Massive Offshore Wind Partnership; Project Would Lead to an 86-Acre Redevelopment of Old Pulp Mill Site
…on Woodley Island to further spell out the details of the deal with Crowley Wind Services.Announcement from the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District:Tomorrow at 1:30 PM, the…
Pedestrian Killed in Hit-and-Run Incident in Valley West Area of Arcata
Press release from the City of Arcata:On 10/26/22 at about 5:53 AM, Arcata Police Department received a 9-1-1 call for a pedestrian down in the roadway…
OBITUARY: Gerald (Jerry) Keith Miller, 1927-2022
…A few years ago, he was the narrator for the Ferndale Museum’s documentary Working in the Woods.Jerry was a member of The Native Sons of the Golden West Ferndale Parlor…
OBITUARY: Pamela Walsh Olson, 1946-2022
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Pamela Walsh Olson, who passed away peacefully at home in Eureka on Sunday, September 25 at the age of 76 after…
OBITUARY: Itsy Frank, 1951-2022
…She is preceded in death by Adamay Frank, William Frank, Robert Frank, Harold Frank, Caroline Frank and the late great William Whipple Smidge Frank and Nikki Metcalf. The Frank family would like…
MEASURE P: After Reversing An Unlawful Tax Increase, Trinidad is Now Asking Voters to Raise Rates on the City’s Tourists Once Again
…With the Trinidad Rancheria successfully placing the harbor in the federal trust, the city will no longer make any sales or property tax off of the harbor properties, which includes the Seascape…
Tech Guys With Local Roots Start Non-Profit Venture Capital Fund to Support Start-Ups Coming Out of CR and Cal Poly Humboldt, University Announces
…Members of the LCV board include Cal Poly Humboldt's Shawna Young, dean of the College of Professional Studies; Chris Gaines, a Humboldt and College of the Redwoods faculty member; and Humboldt…
Case Against Greenwood Heights Murder Suspect Suspended Again While Court Seeks a Psychiatric Second Opinion
For the second time since his arrest in April, criminal proceedings have been suspended against alleged murderer Austin Michael Medeiros. This morning Judge Kaleb Cockrum agreed to a defense request to suspend…
Sharp Drop in Humboldt County School Test Scores Since the Pandemic; Office of Education Lays Out Its Plan to Reverse the Tide
…For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic forced students into distance learning, the California Department of Education (CDE) has released statewide test scores and assessment data to the public. The…
(UPDATE: FOUND) Search and Rescue Underway for Woman Who Went Missing After a Walk on Her Honeydew Property
…Crews are utilizing K9 teams, ATVs, ground crews and air resources in the search for Nelson. Due to the remoteness of the property, emergency crews may need to access the search area…