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Previously Declared Mentally Incompetent, Accused Ferndale Cop-Shooter Will Stand Trial After All
…He is also charged with the attempted murder of a man who was inside the residence, falsely imprisoning the man’s girlfriend and assault with a firearm on a sheriff’s sergeant…
Sheriff’s Office Gently Reminds Public That Anyone Assisting At-Large SoHum Murder Suspect is Subject to Arrest
…When last we checked in, the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office told us that the possibly injured homicide suspect had escaped arrest yet by possibly jumping in the Eel River while possibly…
Here It Comes! Tsunami Preparedness Week Hits the North Coast.
…Via Wikimedia CommonsPress release from the county:Are you ready for a tsunami? Monday, March 26 marks the beginning of Tsunami Preparedness Week on the North Coast. During this week, Humboldt County…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Pyramids, 666 and Freemasonry
[Robert Langdon]…wondered if Fache had any idea that this [Louvre] pyramid, at President Mitterrand's explicit demand, had been constructed of exactly 666 panes of glass.— The Da Vinci Code, Dan…
SILK ROAD PASSAGES: The Marmaray
…The waters of the Bosphorus are murky, oil-dark, except for the lights of the city, and the first ferry boats are also up and running, taking their share of passengers back…
(PHOTOS/VIDEO) Roughly 1,000 Turn Out Locally for ‘March For Our Lives’ Protest to End Gun Violence
…Arcata Mayor Sofia Pereira was among those who addressed the crowd packed in tightly outside the Arcata Playhouse.“I hope that after you march today, you march to the polls in November…
Congressman Huffman Endorses Ryan Sundberg for Re-Election as Humboldt County’s Fifth District Supervisor
…Jared Huffman, D-San Rafael. "He is dedicated and knowledgeable, and I support his reelection.”Sundberg was first elected to represent the Fifth District 2010. He was re-elected in 2014 and…
OBITUARY: Travis A. Ford, 1978-2018
…Beverages and hors d’oeuvres will be provided immediately following the ceremony. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Brayden Allen Ford Foundation, in care of the Humboldt Area…
(PHOTOS) Sector Humboldt Bay Helicopter Crew Assists With Seizure of 36,000 Pounds of Cocaine From Drug Smuggling Ships in Eastern Pacific
Photos of the operation courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard.U.S. Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay press release:MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — A Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and…
GUILTY: Jon Goldberg Convicted of Second-Degree Murder in 2016 Fortuna Slaying of Firefighter Tim Smith
A jury has convicted Jon David Goldberg of second-degree murder for the shooting death of Fortuna resident Timothy Smith, who was having an affair with Goldberg’s wife.Goldberg also was…
(VIDEO) Gibbons at Sequoia Park Zoo React to Yesterday Morning’s Earthquake
The apes and monkeys of the Sequoia Park Zoo had a few things to say after a 4.5 earthquake shook their cages and everything else around Humboldt Bay yesterday morning.The…
LAST CHANCE GRADE: State Chips in Another $5 Million for Plan to Bypass Failing Stretch of Highway 101
…Be sure to check out the slideshow of proposed alternatives.From the Office of Sen. Mike McGuire: Senator McGuire released the following statement in response to the California Transportation Commission’s official…
COLD and WET: Snow Flurries Coming! National Weather Service Expects Plenty of Fresh Powder Above 2,500 Feet Tonight
…Caltrans traffic cameras.The next storm is almost upon us!The National Weather Service office on Woodley Island is putting out the alarm — there's a front headed this way, and it…
Jury in Goldberg Murder Trial Asks For Read-Back of Key Testimony
Jurors in the trial of murder suspect Jon David Goldberg asked today to hear a portion of Goldberg’s trial testimony and also the full testimony of prosecution witness Timothy Roscoe.This…
Jet Skis Deployed as Sheriff’s Office Searches for ‘Possibly Naked’ Murder Suspect in Alderpoint
…A reverse-911 has been issued to residents in the Alderpoint area, asking residents to remain inside with doors secured. Harrison is believed to be possibly naked, or wearing shorts and a…
(PHOTOS) These Historical Postcards Show Arcata’s McKinley Statue Through the Years
According to amateur historian and Humboldt County Senior Planner Steven Lazar, this "rare shot" by photographer Jesse Meiser was likely taken within a year of the McKinley statue's 1906 installation.The…
Drug Task Force Finds Three Pounds of Meth, Stolen Firearm in Travel Trailers Near Fernbridge
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On March 21st, 2018 at about 3:30 P.M. Special Agents with the Drug Task Force with assistance from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s…
Judge Scolds Goldberg Trial Jurors for Talking About the Case Outside of the Jury Room
Jurors deliberating in the Jon David Goldberg murder trial were summoned to the courtroom this morning after one or more jurors were heard discussing the case outside the jury room. “Don’t…
Humboldt-Del Norte Cattlemen’s Association Calls Ray Christie’s Ranch ‘Horrific,’ Says Anyone Convicted of Animal Abuse Should be Punished to the ‘Greatest Extent Possible’
…If the alleged accusations are accurate it is clear a crime was committed. Anyone convicted of these crimes or any animal abuse should be punished to the greatest extent possible. While some…
People are Poaching Succulents From Mendo Sea Cliffs and Shipping Them to Asia, CDFW Says
…According to a CDFW wildlife officer, the individual in the January incident pleaded guilty to the illegal take of plants and received a sentence that included three years of probation, a $5…
(UPDATE) Mass Power Outage in Hoopa, Orleans Closes School in the Klamath-Trinity Area Today
…No school today in the K-T.
(VIDEO) HSU Students Walk Out to Protest Administration’s Proposed $9 Million Budget-Slashing; Multiple Police Agencies Respond
Public Snapchat footage of the walkout.Humboldt State University students staged a walkout this afternoon to protest the $9 million in budget cuts proposed by school administrators to quell what is being…
GOLDBERG CLOSING ARGUMENTS: Prosecution Wraps Up By Ridiculing Defense’s Case; Accused Murderer’s Fate in Hands of Jury
After hearing the prosecutor’s forceful argument for a verdict of first-degree murder, jurors began deliberating this afternoon on the guilt or innocence of a Bridgeville man accused of killing his…
Fire Breaks Out at Abandoned School Buildings Near Alice Birney Campus
Humboldt Bay Fire scrambled to the Highland Park neighborhood a few minutes ago on report of a fire at the Jacobs Educational Center, the abandoned buildings just south of Alice Birney School…
Sheriff’s Office Busts Up Massive Orick BHO Lab; 586 Pounds of Concentrate, Two Tons of Trim Confiscated
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:On Tuesday, March 20, 2018, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) deputies were in the Orick area serving a search warrant that was unrelated to…
Law Enforcement Searching for At-Large Murder Suspect in SoHum
LoCO Patrolled tips us off to the fact that multiple local law enforcement agencies have converged near Miranda on Elk Creek Road off the Avenue of the Giants. The Humboldt County Sheriff…
GOLDBERG TRIAL, CLOSING ARGUMENTS: ‘Not Guilty’ the Only Reasonable Verdict, Says Defense Attorney in Passionate Appeal to Jury
Murder suspect Jon Goldberg (left) and victim Tim Smith.The only just verdict for murder suspect Jon David Goldberg is an acquittal based on self-defense, Goldberg’s attorney told the jury…
(VIDEO) Whale Friends Put on a Show for Fort Bragg Sightseers
Whale watching season is in full effect along the North Coast. Sightseers in Fort Bragg were once again treated to an up-close whale encounter on Monday, when a pod swarmed their…
Drug Task Force Busts Eureka Man Holding Half a Pound of Heroin on Rohnerville Road
From the Humboldt County Drug Task Force: Sandoval. Based on a month long investigation, Special Agents with the Drug Task Force were granted a search warrant for 34 year old Victor Sandoval…
Foundering Mateel Community Center Cuts Deal With High Times to Produce Reggae on the River
Reggae on the River. File photo.###PREVIOUSLY:Mateel GM Reflects on the Failure of This Year’s Reggae Fest, the Future of the Community Center and SoHum’s Collapsing Weed Economy###Press…