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On Shaky Financial Ground, the North Coast Co-op is Roiled by Internal Strife and an Uncertain Future
The Arcata Co-op. | Photo by Stephanie McGeary.The North Coast Co-op is unlike other local grocery stores in a number of ways. For one thing, a big portion of the…
Dumpster Arson Spate Continues: Three More Trash Fires in Downtown Eureka This Morning
PREVIOUSLY:Someone Lit a Bunch of Dumpsters on Fire in Downtown Eureka This MorningAnother Downtown Dumpster Fire in Eureka This Morning; Building Scorched in the Heart of Old Town###From Humboldt Bay…
County Government’s Unusual Decision to Mourn President George Bush By Giving Everyone the Day Off Probably Cost Local Taxpayers Nearly Half a Million Dollars
Mendocino County government didn't shut up shop and give its employees the day off on Wednesday, the day that President Donald Trump declared a national day of mourning for President George…
Northern California Commercial Crab Season Delayed Until After Christmas
…Bonham has announced an additional 15-day delay of the northern California commercial Dungeness Crab season. The new opener date is Dec. 31. Results of the Dec. 4 quality test continue to…
CHP Identify Jeff Tsarnas as Driver in Fernbridge Pedestrian Hit-and-Run
…CHP officers recovered a broken driver side vehicle mirror at the location of the collision and this information was released through the media, in hopes of locating the vehicle, as well as…
(VIDEO/PHOTOS) BEHOLD! Humboldt’s Bearcat, the Sheriff’s Office’s New All-Terrain Armored Vehicle
"Growl-meow!" -BearcatIf you were driving past Halvorsen Park this morning you might have noticed a hulking metal beast chilling on the shores of Humboldt Bay. Fear not. We are not being…
Body Found in the Eel Wednesday Linked to Missing Santa Rosa Man Who Had Been Visiting His Sister in Eureka
From the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office:On 12/5/2018 at approximately 12:39 PM the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office received a call related to found human remains in the…
New Eureka Ordinance Makes it Illegal For Jerks to Stay Inside a Business After They Get 86’ed
From the Eureka Police Department:On December 4, 2018, the Eureka City Council unanimously adopted an amendment to Eureka Municipal Code Chapter 131 (Property Offenses) adding a section relating to the prohibition…
(UPDATE) Sheriff’s Office Investigating Homicide in Dinsmore; Man Found Shot Inside Car on Highway 36
Speaking to reporters at Halvorsen Park this morning, where the county is unveiling its new armored BearCat vehicle, Sheriff Billy Honsal confirmed that a man was found shot in the head on…
Another Downtown Dumpster Fire in Eureka This Morning; Building Scorched in the Heart of Old Town
…The first arriving unit found a dumpster on fire below a window, against the building, The window had already cracked from the heat and electrical components supplying the building were beginning to…
OBITUARY: Arlin Dale Grandy, 1940-2018
…At that time, they were living in the summer cabin at the ranch when the 1964 flood hit. They then, moved up the road to live with Arlin’s grandmother Nora while…
OBITUARY: Mary Carolyn Schneider, 1946-2018
…Carol was also the bookkeeper for the business and always kept accurate and up-to-date accounting of the businesses’ finances. Carol was a very strong supporter of the Native American people…
Redding Police Shoot and Kill Man Previously Arrested for Stealing 14 Show Dogs From the In-n-Out Parking Lot
Benjamin David Larson (left) and the previously stolen show dogs (right). Photos provided by the SCSO and Redding Police Department.Shasta County Sheriff's Office press release:On Thursday, 12/6/2018…
HUMBOLDT COURT ROUNDUP: Updates on Two Murder Cases, Two Attempted Murder Cases
Updates on the cases of Ulisses Rodriguez (left), Cesar Octavio Valenzuela-Campos, (center), Matthew Ramsey (left), and moreDouble-murder and arson suspect Ulisses Rodriguez is determined to go to trial on Christmas…
Eureka Police Searching for ‘Dangerous’ Man Driving Purple PT Cruiser
…As the PT Cruiser passed the Officer, the Officer recognized the driver of the PT Cruiser as Fernando Joel Calderon (36 years old). Calderon has an active felony warrant for revocation of…
Three Men Wanted for Stealing 60 Pounds of Weed, Stabbing McKinleyville Man in His Home
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Dec. 5, 2018, at about 3 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence on the 2600 block…
Someone Lit a Bunch of Dumpsters on Fire in Downtown Eureka This Morning
…a fire truck from Humboldt Bay Fire was dispatched to an investigation of the smell of smoke in a building in the area of Fourth and I Streets. Fire personnel checked the…
Armed Robbery at Eureka Gas Station; Sheriff’s Office Provides Suspect Description
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Dec. 5, 2018, at about 11:56 p.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center received the report of…
The Van: When Religion and Medicine Collide (a Story from the Arcata High Pepperbox)
…When the test comes out positive, the nurse in the van is comforting and offers the girl some informational pamphlets about the side effects of abortion and its alternatives. The girl is…
OBITUARY: Donna Shewry, 1970-2018
…Stories of cardboard hill slides in the dry grass and homemade, brakeless go karts were excitedly told while showing the scars as testimonials to the exploits. A truer country girl who embodied…
OBITUARY: Sandra Jean Clark, 1955-2018
…Sandy enjoyed sharing the house they had remodeled using reclaimed redwood from the Clark Ranch in Petrolia. In 1984 Sandy moved to Mitchell, Oregon to live and help run The Hashknife Ranch…
EPD’s POP Team Arrests Two After Finding Stolen Motorcycle, Burglary Tools During Probation Search
Joshua Dale Rau (left) and Jessica Darlene Grzymski (right). | Photos provided by EPDEPD press release:On 12/5/2018 at about 1:11 pm, officers of the Eureka Police Department’s Problem…
RIO DELL SEZ: No, City Government is NOT Looking to Institute a Needle Exchange Program
…Andrew Goff.From the City of Rio Dell:On December 4, 2018 the City Council of the City of Rio Dell held a regularly scheduled meeting. At the request of Councilmember Sue…
(VIDEO) Eureka City Council Takes Major Step Toward Giving Indian Island Back to the Wiyot Tribe
…It’s sacred lands.”Hernandez expressed deep gratitude for the City taking the needed steps toward transferring the land, which the Wiyot tribe considers the center of the world. He also addressed…
(PHOTOS) Can You Identify the Man Who Robbed Pat’s Market in Eureka?
…On 12/4/18 at approximately 6:29 p.m., officers with the Eureka Police Department responded to the 1200 block of 11th Street for a report of a robbery.The victim…
Increased Threat of Sneaker Waves Between Now and Friday, Weather Service Warns
Footage of an actual sneaker wave south of Coos Bay, Oregon.Eureka's National Weather Service Office has issued a sneaker wave warning for the North Coast starting now and ending Friday…
(UPDATE) Final Humboldt County Election Tally Shows Major Races Unchanged; Insurgent Candidate for Eureka School Board Pulls Ahead, Wins
…The precinct-by-precinct report shows that each of the progressive candidates in the Eureka city election — Susan Seaman (Mayor), Leslie Castellano (First District), Natalie Arroyo (Third District), Kim Bergel (Fifth District…
OBITUARY: William Ambrose Donovan, 1944-2018
…Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607 or by going online to Shriners Hospital Donations.The family of William Donovan wishes to thank everyone for their support and prayers.###The obituary above was…
Following Passionate Public Opposition, Mercer-Fraser Abruptly Drops Proposed Willow Creek Hash Lab Facility
Cannabis consultant Patricia Lai waves the map of a permit application she's working on to the board. | Photos and video: Andrew GoffOne hell of a meeting of the Humboldt County Board…
SWAT Raid Near Orleans Turns Up Scads of Stolen Property; Two Arrested
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: McCovey. Escalderon.On Dec. 4, 2018, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team conducted an operation at a property in the area…