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Someone Ran a Stop Sign and Smashed Betty Chinn’s Blue Angel Truck All to Hell
Betty Chinn's truck is no moreBetty Chinn, recognized as a hero by both CNN and people with brains, needs little introduction here in Humboldt, so let’s cut to the chase…
Two Arrested at Clam Beach on Stolen Vehicle Charges
Deputies search for the Martin boys | Video: Jessy Slaughter Carlson.Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Nov. 29, 2018, at about 10:30 a.m., a Humboldt County…
TODAY in COURT: Delay, Delay, Delay — Alleged Cop-Shooter, Alleged Roommate-Murderer, and Newspaper Embezzlement Suspect Will All Go to Trial Later Than Planned
Resetting of trial settings was the order of the day in Judge Christopher Wilson’s courtroom this morning, as attorneys requested delays in scheduling trial dates for accused murderer David Alan Kobak…
Injured Bald Eagle Takes a Ride in the Back of a Squad Car After Yurok Tribe, Fish and Game Wardens Rescue It Near Panther Creek
Photo of the injured eagle provided by the Yurok tribe.Yurok Tribe:A Yurok Tribal Game Warden and a California Fish and Wildlife warden recently captured an injured bald eagle and transported…
Hillsdale Homeowner Detains Teen Burglarizing His Garage; Same Teen Seems to Have Burglarized Victim’s Car the Previous Day, Cops Say
From the Eureka Police Department: On 11/29/18 at about 6:07 am, officers of the Eureka Police Department were dispatched to an in-progress burglary at the 200 block of…
Humboldt Man Found Pushing Dolly Full of Weed East on Wyoming Highway
Paul Force | Wyoming Highway PatrolIn what might end up a scene in the yet-to-be-written inspirational Coen brothers’ film about the Humboldt weed transport game, a Eureka man was arrested…
Big Tributary of the Eel Opens Up for Fish Passage After San Francisco-Based Non-Profit Removes Dead Railroad Tracks
Woodman Creek Fish Passage Project Completed from California Trout on Vimeo. ### Press release from CalTrout:For the first time in over a hundred years, winter steelhead and Chinook salmon can make their…
Armed Robbery at Azalea State Reserve Last Night; Suspect Rammed Victim’s Vehicle, Demanded Wallet
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Nov. 28, 2018, at about 6:30 p.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center received a call for…
OBITUARY: Thomas Lee Perrett, 1934-2018
…Tom left high school early to serve in the United States Marines. By this time Tom had filled out and carried with him into the military the work ethic and strong body…
OBITUARY: Leland (Lee) Biasca, 1926-2018
…He served our country as part of the Army and fought in WW2. If you were a part of the elite few, you were honored to be asked to try on his…
Man Wearing Redwood Curtain Brewery Sweatshirt Suspected in Multiple Bank Robberies in Sonoma and Mendocino Counties
…The suspect appears to be the same subject who has robbed a bank in Ukiah and Cloverdale in the last several months. The Santa Rosa Police Department has developed a possible nexus…
Eureka Man Arrested in Connection with Multiple Vehicle Burglaries
PREVIOUSLY: ‘Tis the Season for Eureka Car Break-Ins, Says EPD Eureka Police Department press release: On 11/26/18 at about 2:29 am, two vehicle burglaries were reported to the…
Sheriff’s Office Investigating Sexual Assault; Suspect Offered Ride to Woman in Eureka Then Drove Her to Fairhaven and Forced Himself On Her
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Nov. 27, 2018, at about 11:20 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to New Navy Base Road in…
High-Risk Sex Offender Arrested in Eureka Last Night Near Carson Mansion
42-year-old Randy Charles Knopf. | Humboldt County Sheriff's OfficeEureka Police Department officers arrested convicted child molester Randy Charles Knopf on the 1300 block of 3rd street yesterday at 11:33…
16,000 Pounds of Marijuana Seized, Over 30 People Detained at Grow Site East of Honeydew
Outside of cannabis processing facility Cannabis processing room Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Nov. 27, 2018, deputies with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit…
Fortuna Takes the ‘Interim’ Out of ‘Interim City Manager,’ Hires Merritt Perry for the Gig Full-Time
From the City of Fortuna: Merritt Perry. | Image captured from county Board of Supervisors meeting.The Fortuna City Council is pleased to announce that the City of Fortuna has completed the City…
Two Occupants Trapped After Rollover Accident in Eureka
Photos by Andrew GoffUPDATE, 10:27 a.m.:The Subaru that ended up on its side held an elderly driver and his wife, according to CHP Officer Matt Harvey. Both have been…
HUFFMAN: I’m Voting For Nancy Pelosi for Speaker, and Here’s Why
Huffman, Pelosi.The House of Representatives' Democratic caucus is choosing its candidates for leadership today, and despite an early challenge from centrists it looks like Rep. Nancy Pelosi has the nomination for…
Hoopa Student Arrested for Bringing Firearm to School; Campus Placed on Temporary Lockdown
…Afterward, the suspect minor was placed under arrest, and the firearm was secured as evidence. Once the situation was given the all-clear, the KTJUSD superintendent issued the order to halt the…
Goodbye, Sidelines and Toby & Jack’s: State Rules to Revoke Plaza Bars’ Liquor Licenses
…On Monday, ABC Director Jacob Appelsmith adopted the decisions on both establishments, revoking the liquor licenses for the two bars, effective 30 days after those decisions are delivered or mailed. The licenses…
All Humboldt Bay Fire Units Will Start Packing Narcan, the Life-Saving Opioid Overdose-Reversal Drug, Starting Next Month
From Humboldt Bay Fire:Humboldt Bay Fire is placing the medication Narcan into service on all Fire Apparatus beginning in the month of December. Narcan is a medication used to offset the…
(VIDEO) Humboldt County Drag King in ICU After Head-on Collision on Oregon Highway; GoFundMe Campaign Launched
…The pair were scheduled to perform at the third annual Kings: A Drag King Show the next night in Seattle. They never made the show. At about 7:20 p.m. on…
‘Tis the Season for Eureka Car Break-Ins, Says EPD
…A large number of these thefts have occurred near Henderson Center and in the area of the Eureka Mall including areas south to Highland Avenue. The majority of the thefts are occurring…
Ohio Man Arrested After Deputies Discover 500+ lbs. of Weed, Rifles with High-Capacity Magazines in Weaverville Commercial Building
…The renter of the building, Christopher Carson, DOB: 12/29/73, originally from Ohio, was later arrested and booked into the Trinity County Jail. The second search warrant was served at Carson…
Stephen Hillenburg, HSU Alumnus and Creator of SpongeBob SquarePants, Has Died
Stephen Hillenburg, creator of the zeitgeist-capturing Nickelodeon cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants and a graduate of Humboldt State University, died on Monday at the age of 57.Hillenburg revealed in March of 2017…
OBITUARY: Roy Edward Voight, 1969-2018
…He attended elementary school at Rohner Elementary until the family moved to Grass Valley in 1979. Roy loved the outdoors and was often duck hunting with his father, David Voight, and grandfather…
LARGE HUMBOLDT SURF ALERT: Be Especially Wary of the Ocean for the Next Couple of Days
…Our local weather watchers at the National Weather Service Large warn that northwest California can expect surf between 18 and 24 feet Monday night through Wednesday night."Beachgoers should exercise caution," NWS…
Stealing Myrtle Avenue Gas Station ATM Proves More Difficult Than Would-be Burglar Expected
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Nov. 26, 2018, at about 3:30 a.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center was notified of a…
Man Arrested After Crashing Car, Fleeing from Deputies on Foot on Highway 36 Near Carlotta
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On November 22, 2018, at about 10 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies on patrol in the area of Highway 36 near…
Errant Driver in Last Week’s Fatal Highway 101 Collision Arrested For Driving Under the Influence
…The Ford and the Toyota Camry traveled off the east roadway edge and collided with the embankment. The cab of the Toyota Tacoma became separated from the chassis and both the cab…