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Man Arrested After Samoa Road Rage Incident, Struggle With Deputies, Sheriff’s Office Says
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Sept. 29, 2022, at about noon, Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the area of Fenwick Avenue in Samoa for…
Native American Students Hope a New Education Law Helps Reverse Years of Misinformation
Gauge Hernandez, 16, the son of Johnny Hernandez Jr., the vice chairman of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, looks out window in San Bernardino on Sept. 27, 2022. Hernandez is…
OBITUARY: Dan and Doris Goff, 1929/1933-2022
…On May 15, 1997, the family moved to Redcrest, where they purchased The Redcrest Resort & Gift Shop on the Avenue of the Giants. They owed and operated the shop with his Mother…
OBITUARY: Dolores Marie Simoni, 1929-2022
…The boarding house was a fun and happy home for the hard-working boarders who worked in the woods, construction, utilities, etc. Every night before dinner, boarders would gather around the kitchen…
FORTUNA POLICE: 13-Year-Old Taken Into Custody Following Cryptic Threat to ‘Light Up’ Fortuna High Today
…School Officials elected to release the students for the remainder of the day to allow students reunite with parents following the lockdown. Fortuna Officers continued the investigation, identifying further threatening messages sent…
YOU HAVE MORE TRAILS, HUMBOLDT: The McKay Community Forest’s Northridge Parking Area is Now Open
…The Environmental Services Division of the County of Humboldt’s Public Works Department is excited to announce that the first set of recreational trails and the Northridge Parking Area of the McKay…
OP-ED: Ride the Bus! Your One-Step Solution for Saving Money and Cutting Carbon
Get on the bus! File photo: Redwood Transit Authority.One of my favorite things everyday is my bus ride to work. Seriously. I get 20 minutes to myself, where I can sit…
Nordic Aquafarms Celebrates ‘Monumental Step Forward’ After Supes Deny Project Appeal
Computer-generated image showing proposed recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) buildings on the Samoa Peninsula. | Image via County of Humboldt.###Press release from Nordic Aquafarms:In a special public hearing on September 28…
HUMBOLDT BAYWATCH: Thatcher Ants Rule Everything Around Me
…Sesamehoneytart, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. ### Strap in, folks, because it's time for another episode of Humboldt Baywatch! That's weekly feature on KHUM, the LoCO's sister…
Fact Checking Ads for California’s Sports Betting Propositions
Odds are, one of the many ads for legalizing sports betting has snagged your attention, given their ubiquity on TV, websites and billboards across California. You’d be forgiven, though, for still…
OBITUARY: Sonja Dahlbacka, 1960-2022
Sonja Katrina DahlbackaDecember 28th, 1960 - September 13th, 2022 Sonja Dahlbacka passed away in the early hours of September 13, 2022, at the age of 61. Sonja was born in Eureka and was…
OBITUARY: Ernest (Ernie) Victor Domenichelli, 1929-2022
…Ernie was drafted out of high school by the San Francisco Seals (San Francisco Baseball Club, Inc.), and he played for the Salt Lake City Bees, Yakima Bears and the Seals. Ernie…
Supervisors Deny Appeal of Nordic Aquafarms Project
…Regarding the latter, the executives argued that the meaningful testing will be done on the fish within the factory whereas testing for DNA and RNA matter in the effluent could be misleading…
Big Housing Project in Westwood Neighborhood Bumps Gateway Talk From Arcata Planning Commission Discussion Last Night
The Arcata Planning Commission | Screenshot from online meeting video###The Arcata Planning Commission didn’t have its promised discussion of the controversial Gateway Area Plan during its Tuesday night meeting. Instead, the…
Eureka Resident Arrested on Suspicion of Fentanyl Sales
…Agents also located metal knuckles and ammunition in the hotel room. King was transported to the Humboldt County Jail where he was booked for the above charges:11351 H&S Possession of…
Drug Task Force Finds Meth, Illegal Weapons, Moonshine While Servicing Warrant at Father-Son Rio Dell Operation, Agents Say
…HCDTF.###Press release from the Humboldt County Drug Task Force: On September 27th, 2022, the Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF), with the assistance of the Rio Dell Police Department (RDPD), served…
The Old Boiler Room Space on Broadway is Now a Pile of Rubble After a Fire Last Night Rendered the Building a Total Loss
…The first responding engine 8112 reported seeing heavy smoke from the roof of the structure. A commercial second alarm was requested and four mutual aid units responded with one Arcata unit going…
Yurok Tribal Members Can Now Gather Plants and Minerals on State Park Lands Within Their Ancestral Territory
…James, the Chairman of the Yurok Tribe. “The reintegration of Tribal land management practices is essential to the long-term health of the redwood forest ecosystem.”“State Parks is honored to build…
It Smells Quite Bad in Eureka Today
…The working theory is that a Pac Choice truck leaked some sort of fish waste on the roadway and we’re all just going to have to deal with the stank for…
Four in a Row: California Drought Likely to Continue
The Sierra Nevada had only small patches of snow near the Phillips Station meadow, shown shortly before the California Department of Water Resources conducted a snow survey on April 1, 2022. Photo…
Campus Advocates Provide Key Support to Sexual Assault Survivors — but “superheroes” Are in Short Supply
…While most campuses provide survivors with access to a full-time advocate, there is little consistency in the ratio between the number of advocates and the size of the student population. For…
Governor Signs Contentious Nursing Home Licensing Bill That Splintered Advocates
…While the original language required the department to look at applicants, as well as associated persons or entities, the bill signed by Newsom only focuses on the applicants themselves. The problem, Chicotel…
TODAY in SUPES: Board Approves a Budget and Takes Action on Homelessness, the Food Bank and Trails in the McKay Community Forest
Slide from a PowerPoint presentation on the county's 2022-23 budget.###The County of Humboldt expects to spend roughly $571.4 million during the 2022-23 fiscal year, an increase of…
Next Up for Arcata’s Gateway Area Plan: Planning Commission to Discuss Building Heights, Hold Community Poll Tonight
Rendering showing example of potential building design in the Gateway Area | Images: screenshots from Building and Massing Presentation video on City’s YouTube channel.Arcata's Gateway Area Plan may be nearing…
(UPDATE: FIXED!) You’re Going to Have to Get Your Meatball Marinara Elsewhere For Now, Because the Health Department Has Shut Down the Fourth Street Subway Until it Can Get Its Toilet Fixed
…The toilet has been fixed, and the Subway is back in effect. ### This is the Subway with the toilet problem. The other ones are OK, as far as we know. Roachy speaks…
Cal Poly Humboldt Says It Is Providing Support to a Student Who Was Traumatized by Police Questioning
…The student contacted University officials yesterday to report the situation and to request specific types of support and engagement. The University is working to help her through the situation.The incident involved…
Speedy Motorcyclist Arrested in SoHum After Crashing and Attempting to Flee Into the Brush, Says HCSO
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Sept. 25, 2022, at about 9:57 p.m., a Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputy on patrol in the area of U…
Sheriff William Honsal Offered Deputies a $40 Dutch Bros Gift Card to Find Supervisor Mike Wilson’s Stolen Vehicle
…That was the sum total of email correspondence about the matter sent or received by the Sheriff, according to the results of a Public Records Act request filed by the Outpost.As…
As State Sets Higher Medi-Cal Contract Standards, Some Providers Predict Major Disruptions
…The deal is part of the department’s multifaceted effort to overhaul the behemoth program that provides health insurance for a third of all state residents. Medi-Cal is the state’s…
OBITUARY: Betty L. Ehrheart, 1930-2022
…During her long career, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration presented the Group Achievement Award to Betty for her work on the Stabilized Payload Deployment System Team for use on the Space…