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(PHOTOS) ‘We’re Flying Kites, Lifting Spirits and Having Fun!’: Redwood Coast Kite Festival Takes to the Sky This Weekend
"Wow! Cool, mom!" | Photos by Isabella Vanderheiden###Local kite enthusiasts and folks who like to look at pretty things in the sky took to Halvorsen Park in Eureka on this sunny Saturday…
THE CANNABIS CONVERSATION: The 2022 Forecast
…National legalization will bring a tidal wave of capital and consolidation that will likely reshape the industry forever. Who remains in the game is hard to say, but in all likelihood, the…
OBITUARY: Eder Samir Galindo Ramirez, 2007-2022
Eder Samir Galindo Ramirez was the 15 year old son of Alvaro Galindo and Blanca Ramirez of Arcata. He was born in San Bernardino on March 8, 2007, and moved with his…
OBITUARY: Julie Mae Davy, 1959-2022
Julie Mae was born in San Diego, California, on May 17, 1959, the fifth child of Helenmae Wilhite and Ralph Lane. Her first three years were spent on Cartwright Street, where her…
OBITUARY: Roger Ernest Smith, 1937-2022
…Under his leadership while President of the Southwest Rotary Club of Eureka, the club’s accomplishments of which he was especially proud included the construction of the Evergreen Lodge at St. Joseph…
OBITUARY: Renel Ann Nordeman, 1959-2022
…She worked in office banking at Pierson's Building Center & bookkeeping for the Minor Theatre Corp. For the last 14 years, Renel was a valued colleague at College of the Redwoods, with…
Humboldt Patient Resource Center, Which Tried to be More Than a Dispensary, to Shutter Its Eureka Location
The Humboldt Patient Resource Center will close at the end of May. | Photo: HPRC###After more than three years of providing Eureka with organic, carefully curated cannabis products, the Humboldt Patient Resource…
Public Health Monitoring COVID Outbreak at Fortuna Care Home
Press release from the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Division: The Humboldt County Public Health Branch is assisting staff and management at Fortuna Rehabilitation & Wellness Center in…
Sheriff’s Office Patrol Deputies Now Equipped With Innovative, Cell-Phone-Based Body Cams
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office is excited to announce the launch of our Deputy Sheriff Body Worn Camera Program. Every deputy sheriff…
GROVE of TITANS: New Trail Opened Through Ancient Jed Smith Redwoods
Press release from the Save the Redwoods League: California State Parks, Tolowa Dee-Ni’ Nation, Save the Redwoods League, Redwood Parks Conservancy, and the National Park Service today announce the opening of…
With An Increase of Depression and Anxiety Among Children and Teens, New Mental Health Crisis Center Will Open to Serve our Local Youth
…The money was used for purchasing and retrofitting the property. Additional support will come from community partners Providence Humboldt County, the North Coast Grantmaking Partnership, the McLean Foundation, the Kurt Feuerman Foundation…
UC System Takes Another Step Toward Keeping Students Debt-Free
The University of California Office of the President offices in downtown Oakland on May 19, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMattersThe University of California is vowing to offer its California undergraduates…
The Great Culling: Which California Bills Did Legislators Kill?
…But the bill faced ardent opposition from business groups, including the California Chamber of Commerce, which put the bill on its “job killer” list — the collection of measures it lobbies against most…
OBITUARY: Alberta Delene Johnson, 1933-2022
…Carl and Alberta moved their new family from Kansas to California in 1967, and eventually settled in the Loleta/Fortuna area. Alberta continued her career as a Registered Nurse in the Humboldt…
SOTOLONGO TRIAL: New Evidence Shows That Victim in Hoopa Stabbing Was Carrying Knife in His Pocket
Prosecutors in the murder trial of Gearold Sotolongo will have to call at least one more witness to address new evidence that victim Roger Yale had a knife in his back pocket…
Alderpoint Murder Suspect Told Cops He Shot Man in the Head to Save His Puppy, Investigator Testifies
Murder suspect Jake Henry Combs freely admitted he shot Trevor Earley in the head, saying Earley had threatened to kill his dog after the puppy bit him in the face. “He wasn…
‘Cold-Blooded and Egregious’: Humboldt Man Sent to Prison for ‘Terrifying’ Abduction of His Ex and Two Others, Feds Say
Press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Oregon:On May 17, 2022, a Humboldt County, California man was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for the armed…
DISCOVERY: Redwood Trees Use Two Completely Different Types of Leaves to Manage Sunlight and Water Intake, UC Davis and Cal Poly Humboldt Scientists Say
…In temperate rainforests, the peripheral sun-absorbing leaves are found in the highest redwood branches and the axial water-absorbing leaves are found in the lower branches — a strategy that allows the…
THIS WEEK in EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: ‘Big, Huge Studio Movie’ Productions, Arts Alive Street Closures, Annual Budgets and More!
Screenshot of Tuesday’s Eureka City Council meeting.###Film Commission Funding RequestIn anticipation of two major studio film productions coming to Humboldt County this year, the Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission asked…
Thieves Steal Old-Growth Redwood Logs From McKay Community Forest; County Environmental Services Asks For Public’s Help in Getting Them Back
…The two in the middle were the ones stolen. Photos: Robert Vogt.Sometime in the last couple of weeks – likely even more recently than that – a crew of thieves cut the locks…
As School Districts Pursue Developer Impact Fees, Local Builders Say Added Cost Will Stifle Development
UPDATE, Friday, May 20:At its May 19 meeting, the Eureka City Schools Board of Trustees voted unanimously to adopt the report justifying the developer fee and voted 4-1 to implement…
Pedestrian Struck and Killed in Safety Corridor Early Saturday Morning Was Walking in the Southbound Lanes, CHP Says
Press release from the California Highway Patrol: On 05-14-2022, at approximately 3:32 AM, the CHP Humboldt Communication Center (HCC) received a call of a vehicle versus pedestrian traffic crash…
OBITUARY: Dean J. Glaser, 1944-2022
…He was also a member of the Native Sons of the Golden West, the American Legion, AmVets, the Military Order of the Louse, and the Mad River Community Honor Guard. He is…
OBITUARY: Gay Chastain, 1942-2022
Gay Chastain lived 80 years, and then on May 15 at about 1 p.m., she stared into the face of Jesus and was gone. It was cellulitis sepsis that ended her…
OBITUARY: Joel Hans ‘Smoe’ Mabe, 1962-2022
…Recreational activities included jet skiing on the several lakes in the Sacramento area after work. He enjoyed home improvement projects, an endeavor at which was quite adept.Joel worked on local dairy…
(PHOTOS) Fortuna Police, FBI Investigating Bank Robbery at Coast Central This Afternoon; Public’s Help Sought to Identify Suspect
…During the investigation, officers canvassed the area with the assistance of the Fortuna K9 unit and with the assistance of several allied agencies. Video surveillance of the unidentified suspect was obtained and…
SOTOLONGO TRIAL: More Witnesses Identify the Accused as the Person Who Stabbed Victim in the Heart
…The attack was captured by surveillance cameras, and several law enforcement officers watched the video and recognized Sotolongo as the aggressor. Another witness, Lila Van Pelt, was at the mini-mart and…
The City of Arcata Will to Have to Live With Brett Watson for a Few More Months, as the Councilmember Refuses to Allow Himself to Feel Shame or Remorse
…Watson sent the entire statement to us after the meeting. You can read it here, if you like.At the end of the meeting, the three other members of the council, in…
(VIDEO) In Honor of Ferndale’s Wienering, Let Us Sing
Humboldt has been wienered.As you have likely already heard, the automotive oddity that is the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile made its way into the Cream City where it enjoyed a night's…
SOTOLONGO TRIAL: Eyewitnesses Recall Fatal Stabbing at the Hoopa Mini-Mart Six Years Ago
An eyewitness to the fatal knifing of Roger Yale testified yesterday she watched suspect Gearold Sotolongo make stabbing motions as the two men scuffled, then saw a puncture wound in Yale’s…