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‘Kai the Homefree Hitchhiker,’ Former Humboldter and Hatchet-Wielding Viral Sensation, Convicted of First-Degree Murder
…Kai the Homefree HitchhikerKai and Kimmel: The Humboldt Connection (UPDATED)The Great KAI THE HITCHHIKER Checks in With KHUMCONTEST! Who Can Identify All the Symbols on Hitchhiker Kai’s New Face Tattoo…
Deputies Find 48 Grams of Heroin While Booking Two Eureka Men Into Humboldt County Jail
John Paul Gilbert (left) and Joshua Allen Repp (right). | EPDEureka Police Department press release:On April 22, 2019 at about 11:10 a.m., an officer with the Eureka Police Department’s…
Eureka Police Vehicle Investigation Results in Two Arrested on Weapons Charges
…The vehicle’s registration was expired and the license plate displayed false tags.During the investigation, the two occupants of the vehicle were found to be in possession of a loaded firearm…
Fire and Light Announces Closure, Will Seek Potential Buyers
…During the great recession, nearly 500 of those stores closed. Other market factors also have changed significantly since the recession, causing rising overhead costs, dwindling markets, and supply chain complications. Unfortunately, the…
Law Enforcement Backs Down on Deadly Force Standard — For Now, Anyway
Police officers prepare for demonstrations near the Capitol over California’s standard for justifying deadly force on March 14, 2019. Photo by Laurel Rosenhall/CALmatters###PREVIOUSLY:California is Advancing a Nationally Watched…
(VIDEO) Huffman Makes the Rounds on TV News: ‘Many of Us Believe This Is Inevitably Leading to Impeachment’
Jared Huffman, our 2nd District representative in the U.S. Congress, appeared on both the PBS Newshour and MSNBC yesterday to talk about the prospect of impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump…
Arcata Police to Host Law Enforcement Training on ‘Gun Violence Restraining Orders,’ a Newish Legal Tool Designed to Keep Firearms Out of the Hands of Dangerous People
"Gun violence restraining orders" are court orders that prohibit people deemed to pose "an immediate and present danger to himself, herself or another" through the possession of a firearm from having such…
OBITUARY: Jack Ross East, Jr., 1940-2019
…He joined the Air Force in the early 1960s, and spent the next several years guarding airplanes in the desert, both in the States and in Libya.After his tour in the…
Hoopa Girls Set Up Championship Decider
…With the doubleheader sweep, the Warriors improved to 8-2 in the Little 4, and now trail St. Bernard’s (8-1) by half a game. The two frontrunners will meet in…
Hughes, Wildcats Shut Out Rival Huskies
File photo – Ferndale’s Austin Hughes pitched five innings of shutout baseball on Tuesday to lead his team to a 5-0 win over Fortuna.The Ferndale Wildcats won baseball’s version…
Robins Not Included Among Four Candidates for Full-Time AD Position
Humboldt State interim Athletic Director Duncan Robins appears to be out of the race for the full-time AD position. On Tuesday, the school announced it will hold an open forum for…
Redwoods Women Take Third in Conference
Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – The CR women closed out the season with four wins in their final six games.After closing out the season strong and getting a little help from a…
Disappointing Season Winding Down for HSU Softball
It’s been a disappointing season for the Humboldt State women in softball, as the Jacks get set to host Cal State Monterey in their season finales this weekend. The Jacks are…
This Year’s H-DNL All-Stars — Four Years Ago
Submitted photo – Some of the top players in the H-DNL this year pictured together back in 2015. From left to right, Cody Wyatt, Landon Gomes, Lane Thrap, Cooper Scott, CJ Van…
Chalking Tires for Parking Enforcement Violates the Constitution, Federal Court Rules
Eureka Police Department's parking enforcement officer Lynda Punch. | Shane Mizer.Marking tires to enforce parking rules violates the Fourth Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. A three-judge panel of…
City Officials Pen Letter Strongly Opposing Eureka Placement for Sexually Violent Predator
PREVIOUSLYDA Releases Statement on Potential Release of Sexually Violent Predator to the Freshwater AreaSheriff Honsal Urges Judge Not to Place Sexually Violent Predator in FreshwaterJudge Denies Freshwater Placement for Sexually Violent Predator…
Feds to Consider Adding Northern California Summer Steelhead to Endangered Species List
Male and female steelhead. | Image courtesy NOAA.A trio of federal wildlife management agencies said Friday that listing the Northern California summer-run steelhead on the Endangered Species Act may be warranted…
SoHum Kidnapping Suspect’s Court Date Canceled Due to a Severe Case of Scabies
A serious case of scabies canceled the preliminary hearing today for Franklin Antonio Molina, a Los Angeles resident charged with a December 2018 robbery, kidnapping and carjacking in Southern Humboldt. Franklin Molina…
Christensen Deserved Better From Hypocritical Eureka High
Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – Eureka baseball head coach Jackie Christensen was fired over the weekend and is still waiting for an explanation.Jackie Christensen deserved better than this. Any coach does. And…
(PHOTOS) Eureka Police Serve Abatement Warrant at Nuisance Property, Haul Off Two Dumpsters Full of Trash
Garbage from a nuisance property on the 100 block of Henderson. | Photos courtesy Eureka Police Department. PREVIOUSLY: Tons of Eureka Cops Serving Search Warrant on Henderson Street; Several People DetainedThree Arrested During…
New Coach, Same Attitude for Del Norte Football
Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – The Del Norte Warriors will have a new coach next season, with long-time assistant Nick White taking over from Lewis Nova.Playing a physical brand of football…
Two Del Norte County Residents Named as Victims of Last Week’s Fatal Oregon Plane Crash
Photos of the wreckage provided by the CCSO.Curry County Sheriff's Office press release:The NTSB and FAA have been on site of the plane crash and investigating the incident that…
Big Chunk o’ Land Added to the Arcata Community Forest
City of Arcata release:The City of Arcata Environmental Services Department is pleased to announce that the City recently closed escrow on a long sought after 49-acre expansion of the Arcata…
McKinleyville Man Arrested After Fleeing From Officers on Highway 299; One Suspect Still At Large
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On April 21, 2019, at about 12:30 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence on Three Creeks…
With Another Firing, Fans Are Left Wondering What Is Going on at Eureka High?
Photos by Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – Eureka head coach Jackie Christensen was fired on Saturday without any explanation from the school.North Coast baseball fans were left stunned on Saturday and wondering…
(PHOTOS) Humboldters Drink Beer and Run in a Circle (With Predictable Results)
…Such was the scene at the Beer Mile. Sure, not everyone threw up — most made it through the course just looking a bit queasy — but as the day wore on spectators tended…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Perchance To Dream
I pursue sleep so hard I am invigorated by the chase. – Marina Benjamin####Forty million Americans suffer from chronic insomnia, especially shift workers, the unemployed and undernourished, and people on marginal incomes…
OBITUARY: Judy Giannini, 1939-2019
…The family requests that any memorial donations be made to the Humane Society or a charity of choice.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Judy Giannini’s family. The Lost…
Redwoods Baseball Remains on a Late Roll
…On Saturday, Redwoods baseball won its third straight game, 7-6 at home to Shasta, giving the Corsairs the season series against the visitors. Their three wins over the past seven days…
Prep Roundup — Mack, Ferndale Both Sweep
File photo – Kyler Carr had a big day for the Panthers on Saturday.Bring on Eureka. The Panthers have done just about everything they could so far, and now the only thing…