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Deputies Find Hiker Reported Lost in Lanphere Dunes
…Deputies responded to the area and located the man in good health. Deputies escorted the man back to his vehicle without further incident.As the days get longer and temperatures begin to…
Some California School Districts That Grew During the Pandemic Feel Shortchanged
Some California school districts grew during the pandemic but didn't receive additional money. Photo by Salgu Wissmath for CalMattersWhile the vast majority of California’s school districts lost students during most…
OBITUARY: Marilyn Mae Mora, 1934-2022
…Her third son, Randy (Joan) was born in 1959 while the family was living on the ranch on Newburg Road. Marilyn and the family ran cattle and sheep on the Nowlin Ranch…
OBITUARY: Danny Floyd Waters, 1952-2022
…His father was serving in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War when he met his mother, Fusae, a native of Fukuoka. When Danny was about six months old the…
TODAY in COURT: 50 Years in State Prison For Man Who Shot Sheriff’s Deputy; Judge Denies Prosecution’s Motion to Delay Christie Trial
…Deputy Roselie Freixas, one of the officers who responded to the report of a disturbance at the dairy, was shot in the shoulder just inches above her bullet-proof vest. Parral-Aguirre…
TODAY in SUPES: Board Agrees to Send Revised Letter to SF DA About City’s ‘Open Air Drug Market’
Screenshot from Tuesday's meeting.A proposed letter to San Francisco's District Attorney sparked a lengthy conversation among the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday — one that, on the surface, was about…
(WATCH) Here is the Moment Two Condors Took Flight Above Northern California For the First Time in Over a Hundred Years
…The birds left the Northern California Condor Restoration Program’s flight pen and immediately started flying over the redwoods. Here is the raw footage of both birds taking flight.The Northern California…
Criminal Proceedings Against Suspected Kneeland Killer Suspended; Judge Orders Psychiatric Evaluation
After his attorney raised the question of whether murder suspect Austin Michael Medeiros is competent to stand trial, Judge Timothy Canning suspended criminal proceedings this morning and ordered a psychiatric evaluation. Medeiros…
(VIDEO) AHOY! The Seven Seas Mariner Has Rolled Into Humboldt Bay
New video as of the first update! Check it out again! ###PREVIOUSLY:Possibly the Largest Cruise Ship to Ever Dock in Humboldt Bay Will Arrive Next Week, Offloading Hundreds of Tourists Into…
What Would Anne Marie Schubert Do as California Attorney General?
…That work culminated in the arrest and prosecution of the “Golden State Killer” who terrorized the Sacramento area in the 1970s and ’80s. It has also taken Schubert to some of the…
OBITUARY: ‘Tim’ Wayne Murray Mason, 1929-2022
…In the early 50’s, he helped establish the No. CA. Log & Scaling Bureau and tended bar at the M&M Club. Predicting that the logging industry might be winding down, Tim…
OBITUARY: Bruce Miller, 1943-2022
…His father worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad from Klamath Falls to Dunsmuir. At Dunsmuir, Bruce attended kindergarten in the office of the housing project where they lived. He was not the…
OBITUARY: Irene Marie Ritchey Johnson, 1945-2022
…Irene attended Lincoln Elementary, Jacobs Junior High and graduated with the Class of 1963 from Eureka Senior High. She took a few classes at College of the Redwoods and joined the workforce…
Rex Bohn Proposes Letter Threatening to Sue San Francisco for Allowing ‘Open Air’ Fentanyl Market
Photo of alleged fentanyl from a May 1 bust by the Humboldt County Drug Task Force.###PREVIOUSLY: 'We're Seeing This Now More Than Ever': Fentanyl Overdoses Skyrocket in Humboldt###Humboldt County…
[UPDATED] State Sues Paz Dominguez and Humboldt County for Failure to Comply With Reporting Requirements
UPDATE, Tuesday, May 3, 2:30 p.m.:Some sharp-eyed readers took note of the "May 01" stamp in the photo below, which prompted some speculation that the County Administrative Office…
The First Two Condors to Fly Over Northern California in a Century Will Be Released Tuesday Morning and You Can Livestream It
…on Tuesday, May 3, the Yurok Tribe and Redwood National and State Parks will facilitate the release of the first two California condors to take flight in the center of the bird…
Arcata Woman Arrested on Suspicion of Drug, Weapons Trafficking After Month-Long DTF Investigation
…Since early April the Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF) has been conducting an investigation into Angela Lockwood (32 years old from Arcata) for trafficking drugs and guns in Humboldt County. The…
Three Arrested on Fentanyl Trafficking Charges After Agents Intercept Their Re-Up Run to the City, Drug Task Force Says
…With the assistance of the Fortuna Police Department agents made a traffic stop on the vehicle on northbound Highway 101 in Rio Dell. All three subjects were detained without incident.HCDTF Agents…
ELECTION LIMERICK ROUNDUP! Please Stop Sending Us Election Limericks Now
…LoCO Will Publish Your Letter in Support of a Local Candidate for Office, But Only if You Write it in the Form of a LimerickFirst Election Limerick Roundup! Wowza, You People are…
Wanted Man Carrying Fentanyl Arrested After Walking In and Out of Traffic, Sheriff’s Office Says
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: Bret Aaron Hensley Booking Photo | Humboldt County Correctional FacilityOn May 1, 2022, at about 8:06 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies…
$200 Million Proposal Could Solve Part-Time Health Insurance Problem for Community College Faculty
…The union’s analysis assumes employees wouldn’t pay more than 10% of the premium costs. The 50% cut-off in the analysis also assumes that currently no district will have more…
WWE Legend Mick Foley Shows Humboldt Love on Twitter In-Between Savage Henry Shows, Says He’ll Be Back
…Foley Tweeted a photo of himself taking in the sights along the Humboldt coast before his sold-out show at the Savage Henry Comedy Club in Eureka on Saturday. “Hello from beautiful…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Birds, Bees and Goddesses
“There’s this one culture in New Guinea where women have to give men endless blowjobs because that’s where breast milk comes from.” (Cynthia Eller, Author of The Myth of Matriarchal…
(VIDEO) Kayakers Spot Mama Whale and Calf in Trinidad Bay
…Would you look at that! Kayak Trinidad guide Nick Butterfield had a delightful encounter with a mother gray whale and her calf in Trinidad Bay today.The whales hung around a tour…
Humboldt Bay Fire Dive Team Suspends Search Efforts For Missing Fishermen
…The US Coast Guard suspended its rescue operations Wednesday evening, but Humboldt Bay Fire’s Rescue Dive and Recovery Team continued search efforts through Friday evening.Humboldt Bay Fire spokesperson Amy Conlin…
THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Real McKay! Release of Management Plan Brings Eureka’s Future Community Forest One Step Closer
Aerial view of a corner of the McKay Tract. Photo: County of Humboldt.The McKay Community Forest is one step closer to reality with the release of the draft Forest Stewardship Plan…
OBITUARY: Robert Dylan Pease, 1978-2022
…He was the brother to his siblings, Jaime, Jesse, Matt, Shannon, Dawn and Tammy. In his earlier life they moved all over California and the country, even going as far as Minnesota…
OBITUARY: June Baldwin, 1929-2022
…Her cupcakes were the best ever made. Her father, Bill (William), was a very hard working commercial fisherman. Bill was proud to be the first in his family born in the United…
OBITUARY: Valerie Sue Tuey, 1955-2022
…Later in life, she was the one-hour photo clerk for Walgreens in Arizona. She was an animal lover to the core, she must have had every stray in the neighborhood in…
[UPDATED] CAMPAIGN FUNDRAISING ROUNDUP: Conservative Challengers Rake in the Dough, With Newman and Doss Leading the Money Race
…Friday, incumbent Supervisor Steve Madrone's Form 460 had not yet been posted to the Humboldt County Elections Office website.Madrone and the Elections Office both confirmed to the Outpost that the…