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District Attorney’s Office Asks For Public’s Help in Finding Man Wanted for Many Crimes
From the Humboldt County District Attorney's Office:The District Attorney’s Office seeks the public’s assistance with the apprehension of Sanford Vonladwig, who has multiple outstanding warrants for a variety…
DRIVER BEWARE! Eureka Police Will Conduct Traffic Enforcement on the Safety Corridor Starting Next Month
From the Humboldt County Association of Governments:The Humboldt County Association of Governments (HCAOG) and the Eureka Police Department have executed an agreement for supplemental patrols on the Safety Corridor to improve…
‘Illegal’: Prominent HSU Entrance Sign Gets Prominently Graffitied on the Anniversary of its Near Destruction
Two years to the day after an errant driver smashed a hole through the Humboldt State University gateway sign at intersection of Sunset Avenue and LK Wood Boulevard, the same sign has…
Sheriff’s Office Issues Correction on Name of HSU Student Swept to Sea Yesterday
PREVIOUSLY:Emergency at the North Jetty; Rescuers Searching for Young Man Reportedly Lost in the SeaHSU Confirms That a Student Was Swept Away at the Jetty Today; Offers Services to Friends, Other…
(UPDATE) Uber, But For Dinner: ‘Uber Eats’ Launches in Humboldt County Today
How to use the Uber Eats app.UPDATE, 12:45 p.m.:It’s Uber Eats launch Day here in Humboldt County, and in about 15 minutes, customers will know the joy…
HSU Confirms That a Student Was Swept Away at the Jetty Today; Offers Services to Friends, Other Members of Campus Community
The Coast Guard searches the waters around the jetty this afternoon. Photo: Andrew Goff.PREVIOUSLY:(UPDATES) Emergency at the North Jetty; Rescuers Searching for Young Man Reportedly Lost in the Sea###From…
(UPDATES) Emergency at the North Jetty; Rescuers Searching for Young Man Reportedly Lost in the Sea
…The name was released to news media at the scene of the search. The name of the missing subject is not “Malik Keymaan” as originally released. Rather, the subject’s legal name…
Man Stabs Person Who Tried to Shoot Him; Both Hospitalized, Says HCSO
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Oct. 27, 2018, at about 12:30 a.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call…
‘Largest Heroin Seizure in Recent History’: Drug Task Force Arrests Three, Confiscates Nine Pounds After Year-Long Investigation
…Drug Task Force.From the Humboldt County Drug Task ForceAfter a year-long investigation, the Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF) arrests three subjects for heroin distribution. This is believed to be…
(UPDATING) The Discovery of a ‘Powder Substance’ at the Courthouse Has Brought Out Hazmat, Closed Eureka’s I Street
The "powder substance" is visible on the door of the courthouse's I Street entrance. UPDATE, 12:20 p.m.: The county has issued a press release:This morning around 9 a…
OBITUARY: Francis Gregory Stafford, 1948-2018
…He was 70.Greg’s life was the definition of picaresque: he was no athlete yet was a letterman on the Arlington Heights (Illinois) High School swim team; he was a hippie…
OBITUARY: Jessie S. Laurendeau, 1928-2018
…Friends and family are invited to a celebration of her life to be held at the Red Lion Hotel, Eureka on Saturday Nov. 10th at 2:00pm.###The obituary above was submitted…
SoHum Man Whops His Son on the Head With a Rifle After the Dang Ol’ Cat Steals Supper Off the Barbecue, Dagnabbit!
…The altercation resulted in the son being struck with the barrel of the rifle in the head. The son sustained an injury to the side of his head and the father had…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Treeless Blues
…New totem pole outside the library? (Barry Evans)The usual reason given for tree removal is that the tree roots are cracking and/or uplifting the concrete sidewalk. Yet I know from…
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: The Khashoggi Case
…In fact, we were the top story in The New York Times. I showed the students a photograph taken by the Agence Press France. The photo shows the car park, and in…
Arcata Police Arrest Suspect in Thursday’s Stabbing Murder
…During the surveillance operation, Brandon Matthew Watson, 27, of Arcata, the suspect in the fatal stabbing that occurred on 10/24/2018 on the 900 Blk of H St, was spotted getting…
North Coast People’s Alliance is Providing a Free Shuttle Service to Help HSU Students Vote on Election Day
Humboldt County Office of Elections, file photoThe election is less and two weeks away, and with some hot-button issues on the ballot there’s been a push to get as many…
OBITUARY: Karen Kay Roberts, 1942-2018
Karen Kay RobertsDevoted daughter, mother and extraordinary human beingKaren Kay Roberts, born May 30, 1942, lost a courageous battle to cancer at the age of 76 on Oct. 20, 2018 while surrounded…
Suspect in Arcata Stabbing Identified, Named
…Arcata Police Department officers were dispatched to a stabbing that occurred on the 900 block of H Street. The male victim was located lying on the ground near the intersection of 9th…
O is the New Z: A Look at the Ballot Arguments For and Against County’s ‘Essential Services’ Sales Tax Measure
Photo courtesy Humboldt County.Measure Z, the countywide half-a-percent sales tax approved by voters in 2014, seems pretty popular. It passed with 56 percent of the vote, and a survey…
Humboldt County Cops, Paramedics Trained for Active-Shooter ‘Mass Casualty’ Situations at the Ferndale Fairgrounds Yesterday
…HCSO.Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018, emergency responders from across the county gathered at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds to learn more about a…
Settlement Talks Fail, and Accused North Coast Journal Bookkeeper Will Stand Trial for Embezzlement
With a pre-trial plea agreement looking unlikely, it will be up to a jury to decide whether Willow Creek resident Carmen Marie England stole more than $60,000 from the North…
Sheriff’s Office Announces Results of Countywide Sex Offender Sweep
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: Between Oct. 15-19, 2018, Humboldt County Sheriff’s detectives and representatives from the Fortuna Police Department, Arcata Police Department, US Marshals Service…
Victim in Yesterday’s Homicide in Arcata Identified as 26-Year-Old Eureka Man
PREVIOUSLY:Man Stabbed to Death in Downtown Arcata This Morning; Suspect Still at Large###Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has identified the…
OBITUARY: Donna Marie Davis, 1940-2018
Donna Marie Davis passed away peacefully in her sleep on the morning of October 23, 2018. She was born on April 19, 1940 in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Donna was the oldest of…
BURN, Baby, BURN! Burn Permits Are Once Again Available For Your Torching Pleasure, Calfire Says
Press release from the Calfire Humboldt-Del Norte Unit:Kurt McCray, Unit Chief of the CAL FIRE Humboldt- Del Norte Unit is formally terminating the burn permit suspension for Humboldt, Del Norte…
(VIDEO) The Home Plate Umpire From Last Night’s World Series Game is a Former Humboldt Crab
(10/24) #Dodgers v #RedSox Umpire Kerwin Danley called a strike during a Christian Vazquez at bat on a pitch that missed the strike zone by 3.86 inches #WorldSeries pic.twitter…
Eureka Council Candidates Share Their Visions for the Harbor at Samoa Cookhouse Forum
Candidates for Eureka City at the Samoa Cookhouse, from left: Joe Bonino (Ward Five), John Fullerton (Ward Three), Anthony Mantova (Ward One), and Leslie Castellano (Ward One). | Photos by Andrew Goff.[Note…
(UPDATES) Man Stabbed to Death in Downtown Arcata This Morning; Suspect Still at Large
An APD officer cleans the area near last night’s stabbing. Photo: Andrew Goff.UPDATE, 12:10 p.m.: Dan Flores, an EMT who also works security around the corner at Toby…
HCSO and ICE: Sheriff’s Office Highlights Policies, Two Years of Stats on Communications with Immigration Enforcement
Today the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office released some interesting statistics on their dealings with the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Peruse those, as well as HCSO's…