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OBITUARY: Donald Howard Weburg, 1935-2019
Donald Howard Weburg passed away on September 23, 2019 at the age of 84, following complications from COPD.Donald was born in Hartford, Michigan to Cecile Weburg-White and Howard Weburg. He…
Bank Plans to Foreclose on Loleta Cheese Factory This Friday, Ending Local Business’ 37-Year History
The Loleta Cheese Factory has been in business since 1982. | File photo.After more than 37 years of producing cheese and attracting tourists, the Loleta Cheese Factory is at serious risk of…
Eureka Man in Stable Condition After Fifth Street Hit-and-Run; EPD Seeking Witnesses
…On November 29, 2019 at about 12:28 a.m., an officer with the Eureka Police Department was on patrol when he located a male pedestrian laying in the street near the…
Meet LUCAS! Arcata Fire’s New Lifesaving Device is Already Saving Lives
From the Arcata Fire District: On Sunday evening, December 1, 2019, Arcata Fire District used their new chest compression device while on the scene of a medical emergency call. LUCAS.The device…
CALMATTERS EXPLAINER: How California Is Rewriting the Law on Online Privacy
…The amount of information the companies had about him was mind blowing: The Google data was the equivalent of 3 million Word documents The Facebook data was about 400,000 Word documents…
(PHOTOS) Crash Near the Eureka Slough Bridge Sends One Car Into the Water; Traffic Slow on Northbound 101
…today, an apparent single-vehicle crash near the Eureka Slough Bridge ended with the vehicle partially submerged in a ditch leading to the slough.The occupants of the vehicle made it out…
BREAKING — Regional Opponents Announced for Warriors, Crusaders
…Coincidentally, both the Warriors and the Knights won their respective section championship games by identical 14-13 scores. The Warriors (12-1) blocked a field goal attempt in the dying seconds to…
Yahtzee! Sheriff’s K9 Sniffs Out 6.5 Ounces of Meth During McKinleyville Traffic Stop, Says HCSO
Timothy Richard Long (left) and Tammy Joanne Ryan | Images courtesy HCSO# # #Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Nov. 29, 2019, at about 1:21 a.m., a Humboldt…
MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: I Eel Fine!
…What fun!Will our fearless leader stay afloat? Or will the Eel River salmon adopt her as one of their own? Who can know these things!?# # #Perhaps You’d Like to Explore…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Someone Left Their Grammar at Home
…The two most commonly cited guides of recommended usage, the Associated Press Stylebook and the fussier Chicago Manual of Style, allow (as of 2017) the singular they/their/them — but grudgingly:AP…
Crusaders Dig Deep to Claim a Fifth NCS Crown
File photo – The St. Bernard’s Crusaders are 2019 NCS champions.A 37-yard field goal by Spanish exchange student Guillermo Perez-Estrada, in addition to some big fourth-quarter team defense…
BREAKING — H-DNL Claims Two NCS Championships
Defense and special teams stepped up big late in the game for a couple of local teams on Saturday night, as Del Norte and St. Bernard’s both claimed a North Coast…
Bennett, Stockwell Impress at State Championships
File photo – Eureka’s Ian BennettEureka’s Ian Bennett led the local charge once again at Saturday’s state cross country championships in Fresno. Bennett, a junior, placed 73rd overall out of…
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — SB, Eureka Girls Win; Arcata Hosts Alumni Game
They had to wait a week longer than originally anticipated, but the St. Bernard’s girls got the new basketball season off to a winning start on Saturday. In a game pushed…
High Winds are Causing Power Outages Across the County
…Police scanner traffic throughout the day has had a number of calls for service to deal with downed power lines as well.Here are a handful of today's outages that the…
Arcata House Partnership to Open the Extreme Weather Shelter this Evening
Photo courtesy of Arcata House PartnershipThe National Weather Service in Eureka issued an Emergency Shelter Weather Alert for the area. Strong winds combined with cool temperature are predicted to bring the lows…
(Video) Santa is in Old Town!!
Santa!!T’is the season everyone. We have finally arrived to that time of the year when the skies are incessantly gray, Christmas music is playing everywhere and the Jolly One graces…
NCS Contenders All Benefit From Outstanding Senior Leadership
…That can be seen in the way the Crusaders approach practice, with the veteran players making sure everyone is prepared and ready to go, especially this week. That’s something the Del…
NCS PLAYOFFS — Wildcats Carry Momentum Into Championship Game
Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.comThe Ferndale Wildcats will face their toughest challenge of the year on Saturday night, when they play Salesian for the NCS Division-7 championship. The Cats are making their…
Another Round of Strong Winds Forecast for Tomorrow; Heavy Snow Possible for the Interior
Outpost file photo of Bald Hills Road provided by the Yurok Tribe.A high wind watch has been issued for the North Coast Saturday, with the possibility of 20 to 40 mph…
Communities Get Behind NCS Contenders
…Bernard’s and Ferndale — hit the fields this morning, as they continue to put together the final preparations for Saturday night’s big championship showdowns in the Bay Area. “We’re thankful…
(VIDEO) A Humboldt Thanksgiving Moment of Zen
Thanksgiving is the holiday that it is right now today. Hello. Thank you for being here. Now, to be clear Thanksgiving success is not a given. It can be a difficult time…
Local Playoff Teams Use Stormy Weather to Their Advantage
…The H-DNL teams used the stormy conditions on Tuesday to prepare, and all of them were glad of the opportunity. “It was tough, but it’s football,” Ferndale head coach Clint…
Sanchez Named All-NorCal as Stellar Season Continues in the Playoffs
Photo by Sierra College Athletics – Del Norte’s Kaleya Sanchez (4)Kaleya Sanchez continued to light up the collegiate volleyball courts this week, helping Sierra College to a playoff win just days…
Rita’s in Eureka Reopened After Fifth Health Inspection This Month; Still One Violation Shy of Being Fully in Compliance
Rita’s Margaritas and Mexican Grill in Eureka reopened today after being shut down by the Humboldt County Division of Environmental Health on Friday for failing to meet a number of California…
(UPDATE: Victim ID’d) One Person Killed, Two Others Injured in Highway 101 Head-On Crash in SoHum
…For reasons still under investigation, the driver of the SUV lost control of his vehicle and crossed into the northbound lanes, directly into the path of the Ford. The Ford struck the…
Arcata Man Arrested for Alleged Taco Truck Burglary
…when he noticed light coming from inside a food truck parked in the area. Officer Rogers located 27 year old Ian Richards of Arcata burglarizing the food truck. The cash register had…
EPD Arrests Man for Attempted Murder Following Stabbing Near Bayshore Mall
…On November 26, 2019 at about 11:50 a.m., officers with the Eureka Police Department responded to the 1300 block of Bayshore Way in Eureka for the report of multiple people…
(UPDATE) If Your Holiday Travel Plans Include Taking I-5 North Past Redding, Caltrans Says the Snow-packed Freeway Should Be Reopened Later Today
…Safe travels.###Occasionally us Humboldters must make the pilgrimage across Highways 299 or 36 to the great 5 Freeway in order to socialize with the outside world.If you plan to take…
(PHOTOS) Yesterday’s Wind Carnage Took Out a Billboard, Cars, the Canopy of the Texaco and Lots and Lots of Trees
…Elsewhere around the county, reader Naomy Garcia sends in this photo of the canopy of the Texaco station in Eureka well shredded by the breeze: And reader Steve Lee gives us the…