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(UPDATING) Police at Winship School This Morning, Evidently in Response to Frightening Statements Made on Social Media
…Eureka City Schools is working cooperatively with Eureka Police Department and the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office to determine the validity of the threat.Preliminary information indicates the threat is not accurate…
56-Year-Old Eureka Man Killed in Solo Vehicle Crash on 299 Last Night
From the California Highway Patrol:On 04-03-2018, at approximately 2339 hours, a 56 year old male was driving a 2001 Porsche westbound on S/R 299, west of the Mad…
Pete Meyer, Humboldt’s ‘Power’ful Radio Presence, is Gone
Longtime local radio and events DJ Pete Meyer, one of the more recognizable voices on the Humboldt airwaves for over three decades, died yesterday afternoon after experiencing a sudden medical issue, prompting…
DEMOCRACY Needs YOU! Humboldt County Looking to Hire More People to Run the Polls This Election Year
Your job, if you choose to accept it, will look remarkably like the job that these people in Chișinău, Moldova are doing. Photo: Flickr user "OSCE Parliamentary Assembly."From the Humboldt County…
Supervisors Address Weed Tourism, Crime Laws and Auditor-Controller Drama During Busy Meeting
Soon-to-retire Chief Probation Officer Bill Damiano and Sheriff Billy Honsal (seated in foreground) address the Board of Supervisors. | Ryan Burns.The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors covered a lot of…
Hunt for SoHum Homicide Suspect Continues; Deputies Arrest One, Pursue Another During Search
…deputies conducted a traffic stop near the intersection on Alderpoint Rd. and 4th St. While deputies attempted to make the stop, the driver, 34-year-old Marshall Larry Kent, exited the vehicle…
One Arrested, 3.6 lbs. of Heroin Discovered During Drug Task Force Raids in Fortuna and Eureka
…During the service of the search warrant in Eureka, Agents located approximately 3.6 pounds of heroin that was found in a false compartment in a vehicle at the residence. This vehicle…
Los Angeles Man Caught After McK Weed Deal-Turned-Armed Robbery, Sheriff’s Office Says
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On April 2, 2018, at about 7:30 p.m., Humboldt County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence on the 2200 block of…
(VIDEOS/AUDIO) Oh, Fox News Cannot Get Enough of Arcata’s McKinley Statue
…As previously noted on LoCO, the process to remove McKinley from the Arcata Plaza will be a long one — the earliest the statue could be moved is likely October. So conceivably Fox…
(VIDEO) ‘NO STATUE IS SAFE’: Arcata’s McKinley Statue Debated on Fox News
It continues! Following this weekend’s writeup in the LA Times, Arcata’s ongoing McKinley statue struggle was the topic of impassioned discussion on Monday night’s edition of Tucker Carlson Tonight…
Man Killed While Driving on Avenue of the Giants After Vehicle Leaves Roadway and Collides with Multiple Trees
…For reasons still under investigation, the Toyota crossed over the double yellow center line and oncoming traffic lane, and traveled off the west roadway edge. The Toyota traveled approximately 35 feet down…
29-Year-Old Man Killed in Chainsaw Accident Near Trinidad
UPDATE, APRIL 4:The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has identified the man killed in an industrial accident on April 2, 2018 as 29-year-old Edgardo Tirado-Rangel. According to witnesses…
Enjoy The Humboldt Sunshine Today! It’s Most Likely Going to Be a Wet Weekend
…While you'll almost assuredly stay dry during the beginning half of this week, our local National Weather Service skywatchers tell us that, starting Thursday and through Saturday, an atmospheric river will…
BEWARE HIGHWAY 36! A New Round of Roadwork Is Going to Shut This Puppy Down Between Bridgeville and Dinsmore Most Days
…The road between Bridgeville and Dinsmore is going to be completely closed to through traffic almost all day long, most weekdays for the foreseeable future. (Unless you are a first responder.) Full…
Local MMA Fighter Cass Bell Turns Pro; First Big League Fight Scheduled for Next Month
…After years of fighting in the amateur circuit, Bell says he will be the first MMA fighter out of Humboldt County to compete at the professional level.“I’m the only person…
Community Celebration of Life For Herrmann Spetzler, Visionary Health Care Leader, This Afternoon in Arcata
###PREVIOUSLY:Herrmann Spetzler, CEO of Open Door Health Centers for More Than 40 Years, Has Died###A note from Open Door Community Health Centers:Cheyenne Spetzler, the Spetzler family and Open Door…
Jail Inmate Assaults Correctional Deputy; Victim Taken to St. Joe’s, Treated and Released
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 04-01-18, at approximately 7:30 am, correctional deputies were working in the maximum security unit in the Humboldt County Correctional Facility when…
Arcata Would Be First U.S. City to Tear Down a Presidential Monument Based on His Misdeeds, the Los Angeles Times Reports
…city has removed a presidential monument based on their misdeeds, the LA Times reports today."Arcata was the first U.S. city to ban the sale of genetically modified foods, the first…
82-Year-Old Man Busted in Orleans With 20 Pre-Packaged Baggies of Meth
…As deputies made contact with Wolfe, they located narcotics paraphernalia inside the vehicle. Upon further search of the vehicle, deputies located twenty individually pre-packaged baggies, containing Methamphetamine. Wolfe was transported to…
CHP Suspects ‘Felony was Committed’ During Tragic Mendo Coast Crash That Killed at Least Five According to Court Documents Obtained by Oregon News Station
…Photos provided by the MCSO.PREVIOUSLY: Tragic Mendocino Coast Car Crash Monday; Five Members of Washington Family Killed, Three Missing###Court documents obtained by the Oregon Fox affiliate KPTV reportedly state that…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Cheaper Thrills
I do my fair share of badmouthing our community here on the North Coast, so as atonement, here’s my take on what’s right about where we live. I start from…
SILK ROAD PASSAGES: A Watercress Tale
Hakan’s wife Banu had asked him to pick up some tere from the market.“I’ll pick some up at the bazar,” he said, reassuringly.“You don’t have to,” Banu…
Two People Airlifted to Safety After Boat Overturns In River Near Miranda
Humboldt County Sheriff's Office press release:On 3/31/18 at approximately 1:36 pm, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and Cal Fire responded to the Miranda area for the…
Missing Man Found Unharmed In Cabin on Lord Ellis Summit, Sheriff’s Office Says
…information for the Sheriff’s Office regarding this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707)445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office…
OBITUARY: Bryce Anderville Hixson, 1952-2018
On the morning of March 11, 2018, this loving father and grandfather died peacefully in his sleep, leaving a hole that can never be filled. Bryce was born on January 19th, 1952…
OBITUARY: Clara Belle Scilacci, 1941-2018
Clara Belle Scilacci passed away on March 29 2018, at the age of 76. She and her husband Harold operated a dairy farm and raised their family in Ferndale. She work side…
Don’t Hold Your Breath, Arcata: Removing the McKinley Statue Is Going to Take a Long, Long Time
City of Arcata press release:Arcata, CA, March 30, 2018 –The City of Arcata has initiated the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review as approved by the City Council for the removal…
Hoopa Valley Tribe Endorses Supervisor Ryan Sundberg, After Having Previously Endorsed Challenger Steve Madrone
Supervisor Ryan Sundberg (left) and challenger Steve Madrone have both been endorsed by the Hoopa Valley Tribe.Supervisor Ryan Sundberg's reelection campaign today issued a press release noting that the Hoopa…
Fraud Alert: Phone Scammers are Trying to Steal Your EBT Money, State Officials Say
Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services fraud alert issued Wednesday:The EBT Operations, Office of System Integration issued the following fraud alert this morning.“Beware! There is an EBT scam…
OBITUARY: William Louis Lester, 1932-2018
…Life was not easy in Petaluma where his parentally-challenged dad found work on the chicken ranches. The kids were often fending for themselves, in the habit of liberating walnuts and fruit…