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Supervisors Approve 320-Unit McKay Ranch Subdivision in Cutten Despite Developer’s Refusal to Make Any Project Modifications
Plans for the North McKay Ranch Subdivision include up to 320 residential units, including up to 172 multi-family units, along with 22,000 square feet of commercial development on a total…
(AUDIO) The Yurok Tribe Will Reintroduce Four Young Condors Into Their Ancestral Skies This Spring
…The following information on the bird's saga comes from a U.S. Fish and Wildlife release on the project:California condors prehistorically ranged from California to Florida and, in contemporary times…
CHRISTIE CASE: Rancher Battling Cancer as Second Trial Looms
…He suggested Avelar should be brought in to verify he has a valid lease on the cattle. During Christie’s first trial the jury deadlocked 11-1 for conviction on the animal…
CHP Provides More Info on Yesterday’s Fatal Vehicle vs. Bicycle Collision on Herrick Avenue
…For reasons yet to be determined, the bicyclist entered the intersection, riding into the westbound lane of Herrick Avenue, and directly into the path of the Dodge. The bicyclist was struck by…
Gas Money: Is It Better to Send Out Checks or Suspend a Tax?
…The stimulus checks the federal government sent out kept 11.7 million Americans from falling into poverty during the pandemic, the Census Bureau found. Sending out checks and cutting the gas tax…
‘An Enormous Disabling Event’: Long COVID Could Have Inequitable Impact on Californians
…But another challenge is the long-standing uneven distribution of primary and specialty care physicians across the state. For instance, the ratio of active physicians per 100,000 people in the Inland…
OBITUARY: Paula Gregoire Schwartz, 1947-2022
…In her poem “Back on the Ranch” Paula captures both the hardships and the joys of living on the land: “… no wood for fire. My small boys and I go scavenging. They…
Very Bad Vehicle v. Bicycle Collision on Herrick Avenue Leaves Bicyclist Seriously Injured
…A coroner's vehicle has arrived at the scene.###A very bad crash on Herrick Avenue, just east of the Highway 101 overpass, has closed down traffic on the street as of…
City of Eureka Reviews Plans to Turn Broadway’s Pine Motel Into a Subway, Starbucks Drive-Thru
…UPLIFT Eureka Program Coordinator Jeff Davis told the Outpost that the City asked for more than $1.4 million in funding to help cover the cost of buying the property, plus remodeling…
HARD TRUTHS: Everyone Please Stop Spreading the Lying Lie That Ferndale’s The Palace Bar is the Westernmost Bar in the Continental United States
…and the number one most charming AF Northern California town that you've never heard of, assuming you've never read any of the previous 723 listicles on the same subject, is…
Sheriff’s Office Responds to Allegations from Auditor-Controller Karen Paz Dominguez
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, at 826 Fourth Street in Eureka. | Google Street View.###Late last month, in the wake of receiving a final demand letter from the California Attorney General…
Multiple Alleged Members of Local Fentanyl-Dealing Operation Arrested, Says Drug Task Force
…Some of the firearms were fully automatic and had short barrels. Three of the guns were non-registered firearms (ghost guns) and one firearm had the serial number removed.The second location…
Investigation Finds Paz Dominguez Fostered an Atmosphere of Hostility and Bullying While Her Financial Decisions Cost the County Money, According to Staff Report
Screenshot of the Board of Supervisors from Tuesday's meeting.PREVIOUSLY: Board of Supervisors to Consider Censuring Auditor-Controller Karen Paz Dominguez### Paz DominguezEarlier today we reported that the Humboldt County Board…
(PHOTOS) COYOTES AND BEARS? OH MY! Sequoia Park Zoo and Bear River Rancheria Break Ground on New ‘Black Bear/ Coyote Habitat’ Expected to Open This Fall
The official groundbreaking ceremony on the site of the future Black Bear/ Coyote Habitat at the Sequoia Park Zoo | Photos and images from the Sequoia Park Zoo FoundationPREVIOUSLY: Sequoia Park Zoo Officially…
TODAY in COURT: Eureka Murder Suspect Jason Miller has New Charges Added at Arraignment; Moore Trial Date Set
Charges of assault with a firearm and animal cruelty have been added to the allegations against Eureka resident Jason Michael Miller, accused of murdering Kiera Lynn Foley in April 2021. Miller, 41…
Board of Supervisors to Consider Censuring Auditor-Controller Karen Paz Dominguez
Humboldt County Auditor-Controller Karen Paz Dominguez. | Screenshot from a March 1 Board of Supervisors meeting.###The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously in closed session this morning to meet on…
Four Men Wanted in Connection With McK Home Invasion Robbery, Sheriff’s Office Says; Suspects Alleged to Have Taken Cannabis, Jewelry, Cash, More
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On March 18, 2022, at about 6:52 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence on the 1100…
New Student Housing and Education Buildings, Two Parking Structures and Major Demolition Work Ahead: A Look at Cal Poly Humboldt’s Five-Year Infrastructure Plan
A map of CPH's proposed construction and demolition projects. | CPHIf HSU was known as the “hills, stairs and umbrellas” campus, Cal Poly Humboldt could soon be dubbed the construction, parking and…
State Unveils Long-Awaited Standard for Drinking Water Contaminant
Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters###California has proposed a long-awaited standard for a cancer-causing contaminant in drinking water that would require costly treatment in many cities throughout the state…
OBITUARY: Margaret Jean (Charles) Martinez, 1957-2022
…Within the last year she fell in love with bingo. She likes owls, whales, the color hot pink and tie-dye. But glitter and glow-in-the-dark, she would say. She…
LoCO Elections is Back! Get Your Questions Ready, Because Your Chance to Grill the Candidates on the June 2022 Ballot Has Arrived
Check out LoCO Elections!Yesterday was the spring equinox, right? That's pretty cool. It's spring now.And with spring, in this even-numbered year, comes … election season! Holy moly do…
GULCH THOUGHTS? The City of Eureka Would Like Your Views on the Town’s Gulches and Greenways, in Advance of Developing a New Citywide Policy
…The City of Eureka is ramping up its efforts to develop comprehensive policies for its greenways and gulches — including Second Gulch, Cooper Gulch and the various branches of Martin Slough, as show…
The Collapse of Community College Enrollment: Can California Turn It Around?
…That means the bulk of the money’s impact can’t be measured yet. The full package’s effect on student enrollment for the spring is also unknown because colleges don’t…
OBITUARY: Lois Marie Silva Waters,1943-2022
…She worked in the credentialing department at Humboldt State University until her retirement in June 2004. Lois and her husband Tom opened and operated the Alley Cat Bar and Restaurant in Eureka…
(VIDEO) Cappa Officially Inks $40 Million Deal With the Bengals, Fields Press Questions
Cappa and his new teammate Ted Karras talk to the media after signing contracts with the Bengals. | Cincinnati BengalsAlex Cappa officially signed a four-year, $40 million deal with the Cincinnati Bengals…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Havana Syndrome(s)
…By the way, the cricket solution was plastered all of the news five months before the 60 Minutes show.None of which definitively rules out the possibility that foreign powers are secretly…
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: The War To The North, And The Quiet Here
…A Google Maps search showed the location, up near the Florya Aquarium on the northwest side of the city. You could get there with the Marmaray, the intercontinental metro that runs beneath…
DOWNTOWN MAYHEM ROUNDUP: Molotov Cocktail Thrown at Sangha Tattoo Studio, Windows Broken and Laptop Stolen From Eureka Theater
…The responsible told us that the only thing taken was a laptop from the projection room.” It is believed the suspect broke into the theater from the third story window. “The assumption…
THE ECONEWS REPORT: What do You Know About Alternative Energy?
Photo by Hush Naidoo Jade Photography on Unsplash.###Humboldt County is faced with some important and difficult decisions regarding our energy future, and if the TerraGen project taught us anything it’s…
In Annual Report, Humboldt County Drug Task Force Says it Took an Estimated $1.4 Billion Million Worth of Illegal Substances Off the Market Last Year
…Apologies for this boneheaded error, which has been corrected.]In addition, the DTF says it seized 90 weapons and almost a million dollars in cash.The report breaks down the amount of…