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St. Joseph Hospital Now Offers Lung Cancer Screening
…At that time, the cancer is much harder to treat.”Of the top four deadliest cancers in the U.S. (lung, prostate, breast and colorectal), lung cancer is the only one not…
PUBLIC ART ALERT: Arcata’s Massive Marbled Murrelet Mural Now Accepting Your Drive-By Appreciation
In a post-Street Art Festival world it would be hard to argue that Eureka is not the current mural champ of Humboldt. We have no official count — does anyone? Please share…
Woodstove Mishap Spreads Fire to Interior Wall of Fort Humboldt-Area Home
…An occupant was attempting to extinguish a fire burning on an interior wall of the structure. Fire crews quickly extinguished the fire and removed the occupant to the outside. The occupant was…
Downed Power Line Singes Myrtletown Home
…The fire caused approximately $5,000 damage.The cause of the fire was directly related to the power service being damaged by a tree on the property that had fallen in to…
New, Crowdfunded K-9 Deputy Collars Fugitive Hiding in the Brush Outside Loleta
PREVIOUSLY:Sheriff’s Office Asks for $40,000 in Donations to Buy Dual-Threat K-9 ‘Gusto, Says It Needs a New Pooch to Take Down Bad Guys###From the Humboldt County…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Huevos Grandes
“…how is it that the Universe began? To me, that is the biggest question ahead of us in the next five hundred years.”— John Wheeler, interview, 1975 ###Without a story, there is…
(UPDATE) Armed Man Steals Car After Robbing Gas Station at Blue Lake Casino This Morning
…Upon arrival, deputies learned that a white male adult entered the gas station armed with a firearm and demanded the money in the cash register. The male subject left the gas station…
Heat and Intensity Have Reduced, Progress Made With Suppression of Signboard Fire Near Hoopa
…Handline on the west side, from the dozer line down to Horse Linto Creek, is tied in; the east line should be completed today. Other operations on the east side include securing…
Armed Man At Crescent City Motel Causes Highway 101 Shutdown, Says Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office
The Del Norte County Sheriff's Office is reportedly dealing with a situation involving an armed man at the Crescent Beach Motel closed Highway 101 south of Crescent City. The following alert…
OBITUARY: Jason Douglas Atkins, 1979-2018
…He also loved spending time with his dad at the races or working side by side with his father, who was truly his best friend. He found the most joy in riding…
Woman Pleads Guilty to Child Abuse, Possession of Heroin While in Jail
…1) continuing the trial without the defendant, and 2) rapid apprehension of the defendant so the trial can proceed. Failing to appear for court is a crime – justice demands that people don…
ELECTION UPDATE: With Almost 9,000 More Votes Counted, Most Closely Watched Races Remain Essentially Unchanged; Shocker in Trinidad!
PREVIOUSLY:Humboldt County Election Night — Live!As Much as 45% Percent of the Humboldt County Vote Hasn’t Been Counted Yet### Castellano; Seaman; Arroyo.The Humboldt County Elections office just released the…
Arcata Woman Who Killed Her Infant Daughter While Suffering Mental Illness Will Get Treatment
…She was taken by ambulance to Mad River Community Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.The doctor who performed the autopsy said it was doubtful that hitting the baby’s head on…
Man Who Pleaded Guilty in Death of 16-Year-Old Eureka Girl to be Released From Custody
…She asked Reinholtsen to make the final decision of keeping Evans in jail, instead of out on the streets where he could endanger the lives of other young people. Alyssa’s father…
Nonprofits Warned of Fraud After Email Scammer Gets Nearly $3,300 from Local League of Women Voters
Outpost graphic using check issued by the League of Women Voters of Humboldt to a scammer in New York.Local nonprofit groups are being put on alert after the League of Women…
Hydesville Man Who Robbed, Shot His Own Girlfriend While Wearing a Mask Pleads Guilty
A Hydesville man will be sentenced to 13 years in state prison for shooting his girlfriend in the leg during an episode on Avenue of the Giants in January 2017.Today, as…
Spooky Children’s Storyteller Pleads No Contest to Molestation Charges, Will Likely Get 16 Years in Prison
Robert Beideman, left, and his ‘Carpathian’ alterego at right.As his victim watched from the audience and potential jurors waited outside the courtroom door, former children’s storyteller John Robert “Bob” Beideman…
Trinidad Man Convicted of Felony Animal Cruelty for Neglecting Horse With ‘Crippling Injury,’ DA Says
From the Humboldt County District Attorney's Office:On November 15, a Humboldt County jury convicted 68-year-old Chris David Dickens of Trinidad of felony animal cruelty. The case began on…
Slow-Spreading ‘Signboard’ Fire Still Smoldering East of Hoopa
###PREVIOUSLY:Crews Continue to Battle Signboard Fire Near Hoopa###From the Six Rivers National Forest: An infrared flight last night shows the Signboard Fire continues to burn at a low intensity with…
ANOTHER PHONE SCAM! Sheriff’s Office Offers Tips on How Not to Be Suckered by Shady Telephonic Slicksters
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has received a report of another phone scam targeting local residents.A resident told the Sheriff’s…
Assm. Jim Wood — a Forensic Dentist — is in Paradise, Helping Identify the Dead
If you caught Morning Edition earlier today, you may heard their on-the-ground interview with Dr. Jim Wood, a forensic dentist who is working with teams at the Camp Fire to…
Three-Alarm Fire Scorches Squires Apartment Building at Harris and California
###PREVIOUSLY:Two-Alarm Apartment Building Fire at the Corner of Harris and California###From Humboldt Bay Fire:On 11/15/18 at 7:30 P.M. Humboldt Bay Fire responded to a…
OBITUARY: Glenn Jay Murray, 1952-2018
Glenn Jay Murray March 22, 1952 – November 4, 2018It is with great sadness we share the news that on November 4, 2018 our brother passed at St. Joseph Hospital. Glenn was born…
Rio Dell Police Contact Door-to-Door Energy Salespeople, Have No Reason to Suspect Scam
Were you one of the Rio Dell folks who received a knock on the door from “Siskiyou Family Energy”? Yeah, the Rio Dell Police Department looked into that and came to the…
Crews Continue to Battle Signboard Fire Near Hoopa
…When the inversion lifts, the fire is visible from Highway 96 north of Willow Creek looking into Hoopa Valley. The pleasant Fall weather will continue with increasing humidities heading into the weekend…
HSU is Getting an 884-acre Forest Near Campus to Use for Research
Press release from HSU:Humboldt State University is on the verge of receiving an 884-acre forest near campus, which will be used for research and field experiences. The effort is possible…
Drug Task Force Says It Has Confiscated More Than 60 Pounds of White Powdery Drugs This Year; Seeks Public Help Apprehending Seven Fugitives
From the Humboldt County Drug Task Force:The Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF) seeks the public’s assistance with the apprehension of several fugitives associated with various drug trafficking organizations. These…
In-N-Out is Still In: Eureka City Council Approves $450,000 Traffic Signal to Facilitate the Restaurant’s New Building, Makes Revenue Deal With Developers
…The decision includes a four-year revenue agreement with the Carrington Company, the developers of the project, meaning that if tax revenue doesn’t cover the cost of the traffic light within…
There’s an 80 Percent Chance of a Weak El Niño This Winter, Meteorologists Say
An El Niño likely developing in the Pacific. | The National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationMeteorologists are forecasting an El Niño for the Pacific Northwest this winter.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports…
OBITUARY: Donna Marie Whitener, 1949-2018
Donna joined the children of heaven on Oct. 29, suddenly and unexpectedly to us here, but no doubt part of a grander plan. Mother to her two daughters, six grandchildren, four great…