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Two Arrested For Criminal Threats, Trespassing in Connection With Myers Flat Confrontation
David Cleveland and Kevin Delong | HCSOPress release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Oct. 8, 2022, at about 2:19 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to…
‘It’s Horrible What You Have Done to These Communities’: Two Suspects Sentenced in Brutal Roadside Murder
Lewis (left) and Armendariz.Two sisters weeping for a brother who suffered an awful death at the hands of a young stranger. A mother sobbing as her son is sentenced to prison…
Eureka Resident Arrested on Suspicion of Meth Sales
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Oct. 8, 2022, at about 4:30 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies and K9 Yahtzee conducted a probation search at…
McKinleyville Resident Arrested For Attempted Murder; Victim Expected to Recover
…At the time of the incident, the victim and the female were reportedly speaking in a private room when Bellugue entered the room and physically assaulted the victim with a knife. Bellugue…
California Is a Hotspot for Catalytic Converter Theft. Will New Laws Make a Difference?
…Frankly, I’m more surprised that the majority of the California State Assembly chose the concerns of the car dealers over the cries of help from their constituents.” Tokat, with the Los…
PROPS IN A MINUTE: Prop. 29 is Another Run at Changing Kidney Dialysis Centers That Voters Have Already Shot Down Twice
…WHY IS IT ON THE BALLOT? This is the third time a labor union, Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West, goes after dialysis clinics via the ballot process. The union…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Everyday Wonders
…720, contains some of the oldest English prose ever written. In stanza XIII, we encounter the word for the first time: Then, so I’ve heard, there were many warriorsRound the gift…
Suspect in Mad River Hospital Bomb Threat Known for ‘Behavioral Health’ Issues, Arcata Police Say; No Actual Threat to Hospital
PREVIOUSLY:Bomb Threat Prompts Lockdown at Mad River Community Hospital Saturday Morning###Press release from the Arcata Police Department:On 10/8/2022 at about 11:57am, officers from the Arcata Police…
Bomb Threat Prompts Lockdown at Mad River Community Hospital Saturday Morning
…Following standard protocol, the hospital informed all employees, contacted the police department and went into immediate lockdown until the police arrived to deal with the situation. Once the Arcata Police Department arrived…
THE ECONEWS REPORT: PG&E Spraying, and the Spraying Last Time
…Humboldt, Trinity, and Mendocino Counties have a long and storied history in challenging the application of pesticides.On this week's EcoNews, Gang Green talks to two veterans of the Pesticide Wars…
THE CANNABIS CONVERSATION: Farewell, Humboldt
Illustration by DALL-E, an artificial intelligence.It is with some sadness I share that I’ve left Humboldt.After 43 years in the area, I moved to SoCal to serve as…
THE HUMBOLDT HUSTLE: For These Entrepreneurs, a Mobile Bar Operating Out of a Horse Trailer Has Been Both a Business and a Path From Solitude to Community
Kara Bennett (left) and Hailee Nolte, co-owners of a tiny, pink horse trailer and proprietors of the Pony Keg Mobile Bar. Photos: Evan Wish Photography. ###The Pony Keg Mobile Bar was…
Governor Newsom Looks to Tax Oil Industry Profits as Gas Prices Increase
…Newsom said today that he would convene the special session on Dec. 5, the same day that a new class of lawmakers is sworn in. The work will take place on a…
Bongio Steps Down From Chair Position; Planning Commission Approves Apology Letter for Racist Comments
…It's the weak link," McAvour said.The commissioners debated other aspects of the apology's wording, with some pushing for it to say the balance of the commission "did not do…
There Could Be Two More Condors In Northern California’s Skies Next Week
…The free-flying birds signal to the captive condors that it is safe to exit the flight pen. Second, the NCCRP will open the door to a trap on the side of…
State Withdraws Plans to Limit Internet and Cell Phone Discount for Low-Income Californians
The California Public Utilities Commission offices at the Edmund G. Pat Brown building in San Francisco on Jan. 28, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters###A day before the California Public…
PROPS IN A MINUTE: Prop. 27, the Other Gambling Initiative, Would Legalize Online Sports Betting
…The proposition creates a new division within the state’s Justice Department to regulate online sports wagering. That division could also decide whether to approve new forms of gambling, such as betting…
OBITUARY: Eugene Dale Coleman, 1940-2022
…Eugene was a member of the Karuk tribe and a lifelong resident of Humboldt County. Eugene lived most of his life in the Weitchpec and Orleans area, where he and the one…
OBITUARY: Mary Jo Pelascini, 1953-2022
On October 2, 2022, Mary Jo Pelascini passed away quietly with her children by her side after an almost three-year battle with cancer at the young age of 69. She was…
A New Short Film Called ‘Eureka’ Follows an Indentured Prostitute on the Eve of the 1885 Chinese Expulsion
…Following the accidental shooting death of a prominent white man, a mob gathered at the city's Centennial Hall. Some proposed wholesale massacre of the Chinese residents while others suggested pillaging the…
Eureka City Council Candidates for Third and Fifth Ward Field Questions on Homelessness, Job Creation, Sea Level Rise and More During Wednesday Night Forum
Election time is near, and that means campaign forum season is in full swing! On Wednesday night, the League of Women Voters partnered with KEET-TV to host a candidate forum for…
They’ve Whittled it Down to Three New Wiyot Names for 20/30 Park, and You Can Vote on Your Favorite
Architectural mockup of a new play structure planned for the soon-to-be-former 20/30 Park. Image: City of Eureka.###Big changes are coming to 20/30 Park, that nice-sized…
Elections Office Alerts Ferndale Residents to an Error in the Voter Information Guide, Which Former Ferndale Enterprise Poobah Caroline Titus Tweeted About Yesterday
As a reporter math isn’t my thing, but reading the voter info guide for Ferndale’s $7.7 mil school bond, I think @HumCoGov_ county counsel made a major math boo…
President Biden Pardons Thousands Convicted Under Federal Marijuana Possession Laws
…Federal law currently classifies marijuana in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, the classification meant for the most dangerous substances. This is the same schedule as for heroin and LSD, and…
HUMBOLDT BAYWATCH: This Incredibly Gross and Yet Totally Amazing Creature Lives Its Life Hooked Onto Whales and Eats Dead Whale Skin All Day
…This week it's Michelle Kunst, executive director of the Trinidad Coastal Land Trust! Michelle is the knowledgeable person, I mean. Not the example of local wildlife. Though I suppose she is…
California Homeless Population Grew by 22,000 Over Pandemic
Victoria Gonzalez-Gerlach interviews an unhoused person during Sacramento's Point-in-time count of the homeless population in the city on Feb. 24, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters###The…
PROPS IN A MINUTE: What to Know About Prop. 26, the Initiative That Would Bring Sports Betting to Native American Casinos
…It doesn’t tax tribes, which are sovereign nations, but it requires tribes to reimburse the state for the cost of regulating sports betting. The proposition also creates a new way of…
OBITUARY: Tyler James White, 1994-2022
…For more information please contact his wife, Olivia White tealolivia015@gmail.com.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Tyler White’s loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of…
OBITUARY: Lora Carswell, 1935-2022
…In Lora’s later years she began following the Seattle Mariners. She would have the game on while doing things around the house. When she didn’t have that on, she loved…
14-Year-Old Arcata High Student Taken Into Custody After Online Threats Prompt Campus Lockdown
…School staff and investigators identified a 14-year-old Arcata High student as the subject who posted the threat. APD took the juvenile into custody, off-campus, without incident. He was booked…