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Weed and Water Diversion: State Fish and Wildlife Service Studying Environmental Effects of Cultivation in the Upper Mattole This Year
…The study findings are expected to be published on the CDFW website in the fall of 2019“Research is an important tool in understanding the impacts of cannabis cultivation on the environment…
California Republicans Select First Millennial Latina as New Chair
California Republican Party chair, Jessica Patterson, shakes hands with a delegate | CALmattersThat hissing emanating from Sacramento is the sound of the entire California Republican Party establishment breathing a sigh of relief.At…
A Wet Morning, and The Eel Is Up Again! Delta Cattlemen Warned That Their Livestock May Soon Be Underwater
…From the Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services:The Eel River at Fernbridge is currently forecast to exceed flood stage at 20.1 ft by Tuesday at 8 a.m. and then…
Highway 101 Partially Reopened South of Crescent City; Expect Delays
Crescent City CHP.Highway 101 has been reopened to one-way-traffic control after a slide shutdown the roadway overnight.The Crescent City California Highway Patrol reports that motorists can expect 15…
OBITUARY: Miranda Rose Obie, 1991-2019
Miranda Rose Obie and her unborn daughter passed away suddenly, due to pregnancy complications, at Mad River Hospital on Thursday February 21, 2019, at the age of 27.Miranda was born on…
(VIDEO) Watch Ja’Quan Gardner Break Free for an 83-Yard Touchdown; the Longest Score in AAF History
.@_JGWentworth_32 can FLY! 😳😲🔥👋 #AllHandsOnDeck pic.twitter.com/3Z9FG65ho0— San Diego Fleet (@AAFFleet) February 25, 2019 Former Jacks running back Ja'Quan Gardner continues to make a name for himself in the…
NorCal Matchups Set for H-Dnl Teams; Crusaders Get a Top Seed
…Eureka’s opponent, Aragon, also plays in the Central Coast Section, where the Dons won the D-II title. They come into the NorCals with a record of 17-11. The Liberty…
H-Dnl Teams Get Baseball Season Started
…Earlier in the day, the Loggers led 7-5 heading into the bottom of the seventh, but saw the advantage slip away when Santa Rosa scored three times for the come-from…
Rendon Leads Local Charge at State Wrestling
File photo – Eureka junior Aracely Rendon placed an impressive seventh at the CIF State Wrestling championships this week.Eureka junior Aracely Rendon was the most successful of the three local wrestlers at…
PASTOR BETHANY: Rizpah
Rizpah keeps watch in the tranquil night over the decaying bodies of her sons. Mezzotint by R. Dunkarton and J.M.W. Turner, 1812, after the latter. Wikimedia.I want to retell…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Reefer Madness Redux
“The black tide of psychosis and the red tide of violence are rising together on a green wave, slow and steady and certain.” Not to mention purple, as in prose. (The “green…
Crusaders Now in a Class of Their Own When It Comes to NCS
Photos by Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – The St. Bernard’s girls won a fifth NCS championship on Saturday night, giving them more than any other H-DNL team.Congratulations to the St…
NCS Champions St. Bernard’s Make It Look Easy
Photos by Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – The St. Bernard’s girls celebrate their NCS championship on Saturday.It was a fitting performance for a championship team. And it all had a very…
CR Baseball, Softball Both Split Doubleheaders
The College of the Redwoods baseball and softball teams each split doubleheaders on the road on Saturday. The men ended a nine-game losing skid with a big 13-inning win at…
Exceptionally Tough NCS Will Prepare H-Dn Teams for NorCals
Photos by Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – Eureka’s Sophia Chalmers looks to set up a play in a recent playoff game.It certainly hasn’t been an easy road for the H…
OBITUARY: Konni (Kanay) Lorraine Keith, 1959-2018
It is with heavy heart that we announce that our beautiful mother, Konni (Kanay) Lorraine Keith, passed away suddenly in the early morning hours of August 29, 2018. She passed from breathing…
Huskies Fall to No. 1 Branson, Quickly Turn Their Attention to NorCals
File photo – After losing in the NCS Division-IV championship game on Friday night, the Fortuna Huskies will now turn their attention to next week’s NorCal tournament.With the NorCal tournament…
Del Norte Girls Push No. 1 St. Patrick-St. Vincent All the Way
Michael Zogg/The Del Norte Triplicate– Del Norte’s Kaleya Sanchez drives to the basket during Friday night’s game.A big fourth-quarter rally came up just short for the Del…
BREAKING — NCS Games Get Away From Huskies, Warriors
The Humboldt-Del Norte League went a disappointing 0-2 in North Coast Section championship games on Friday night, as both the Fortuna boys and Del Norte girls lost to the top…
Juror in Hinson Murder Case Quits to Get Back to Work; Deliberations Begin All Over Again With Alternate
Jurors in the murder trial of William Lamar Hinson III had to begin deliberations all over again today after one juror was excused and an alternate was called in to replace her…
Now All the Eucalyptus Might Go; Caltrans is Looking at Whether or Not It Might Have to Remove Its Section of Safety Corridor Trees, Too
Will these trees go too? The southern section of eucalyptus lining highway 101Though many locals are fond of the familiar blue gum eucalyptus trees that line Highway 101, the county has spoken…
Corsairs Start to Build Momentum in Softball
The College of the Redwoods bats were a lot more productive on Friday, and the defense a lot more stable, as the Corsairs posted their first win of the softball season in…
Coroner’s Office Seeks Info About Man Found Dead in Weott
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office is seeking family members or friends of a man found deceased on February 14, 2019.The decedent…
Crusaders Show Remarkable Playoff Consistency
Photos by Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – Maddie Costa and the St. Bernard’s girls will host Cloverdale for an NCS championship on Saturday.The St. Bernard’s Crusaders are back in familiar…
Enjoy This Friday Sun, Humboldt, Because It’s Likely Going to Rain All Weekend
From the National Weather Service: Northwest California will observe a stark pattern change beginning this weekend as rain impacts primarily Del Norte, Humboldt, and Trinity counties.Widespread rain will develop early next…
Embrace Trump, Ignore Trump or Reject Trump: How Can California Republicans Get Back in the Game?
This political convention has the distinct feel of an intervention.As California Republican delegates descend on Sacramento this weekend to elect a new party chair, rally what's left of the troops…
Fortuna Police Name Suspect in Yesterday’s Attempted Murder, Ask For Public’s Help Locating Alleged Stabber
…51-Year-Old Man Stabbed in Fortuna Early This Morning; Police Have Identified Suspect###From the Fortuna Police Department: Johnson.The Fortuna Police Department continues to actively investigate the stabbing which occurred…
Jury Deliberating the Fate of SoHum Murder Suspect William Hinson
Jurors continued deliberations today on the guilt or innocence of William Lamar Hinson III, accused of murdering Georgia tourist Khanh Lam by striking him over the head during a fight in Garberville…
Friday’s NCS Previews — Huskies, Warriors Both Unlikely Underdogs
Photos by Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – Fortuna’s Donald Willis and his teammates will play Branson on Friday night.It could be an historic weekend for the Humboldt-Del Norte League, which…
51-Year-Old Man Stabbed in Fortuna Early This Morning; Police Have Identified Suspect
From the Fortuna Police Department:On February 21, 2019 at 5:09 a.m. the Fortuna Police Department Communications Center received a 911 call from a subject reporting a stabbing in the…