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Humboldt Bay Fire Douses Morning Garage Fire in Cutten
…Photos by John Ferrara.Humboldt Bay Fire responded to a multi-unit garage fire on the 4000 block of Walnut Drive in Cutten around 8:45 a.m.HBF Battalion Chief Chris…
OBITUARY: Terry Lee Barns, 1952-2017
Terry Lee Barns passed away suddenly on January 13, 2017, at the vibrant age of 64.Terry was born in Humboldt County on November 18, 1952. Terry would have turned 65 this…
OBITUARY: Noreen A. Dooley, 1937-2017
…A celebration of Noreen’s life will be held at the Arcata Veteran’s Memorial Building on December 2nd at 2 p.m.###The obituary above was submitted by Noreen Dooley’s…
(VIDEO) Arcata Section of the Humboldt Bay Trail Ribbon Cutting This Weekend! Now Watch This Video Featuring All the Critters You’ll Be Regularly Biking Past!
Another significant milestone in the long-gestating Humboldt Bay Trail will take place this Sunday at 10 a.m. on Arcata's South I Street during a ceremony celebrating the completion of…
What’s Wrong at the Auditor-Controller’s Office? Understaffing? A Vendetta? Or Is It the Man in Charge?
Assistant Auditor-Controller Karen Paz Dominguez addresses the Board of Supervisors at last week's meeting. | Screenshot of county video.Karen Paz Dominguez raised a lot of eyebrows last week when she…
Crescent City Police K9 Sniffs Out Meth, Heroin Sitting in Car; Del Norte Sheriff’s Office Asks for Help Identifying Suspected Driver
Photos provided by DCSO.Del Norte County Sheriff's Office Facebook post:Recently the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Unit and the Crescent City Police Department conducted a joint investigation…
(VIDEO) Manila Man Who Admitted to KIEM Reporter He ‘Burnt the Mother****er’s Place Down’ Faces 9 Years After Assault, Arson Conviction
PREVIOUSLY: (VIDEO) Manila Homeless Camp Resident Arrested For Felony Assault and Arson# # #Humboldt County Office of the District Attorney press release: Humboldt County District Attorney Maggie Fleming announced that yesterday a jury…
(VIDEO) NASA Simulation Shows Smoke From Recent Pacific Northwest Wildfires Blow From Here to Europe
…America!"By following the sea salt that is evaporated from the ocean, you can see the storms of the 2017 hurricane season," NASA wrote. "During the same time, large fires in the…
ALL THE TRUCKS: Highway 299 Now Free From STAA Restrictions Between Humboldt and Redding
…Highway 101 from just north of Richardson Grove in Humboldt County to the Oregon border is already accessible by STAA industry standard-sized trucks.”The scenic east-west route has been the…
OBITUARY: Donna Wilson, 1934-2017
Donna was born to Don Hobson, a roustabout from Tennessee, and Melba Lewis Hobson, a school teacher from a pioneer family in Paso Robles, California, on the same day that her father…
(VIDEO) Sharp-Disposal Kiosks Coming to Eureka; County’s Effort to Combat Loose Needles Will Put Safe Disposal Sites at Three DHHS Locations
…Problems on iPhone? Turn your phone sideways.The number of hypodermic needles being found on the streets of Humboldt — and specifically in Eureka — has become such a public health concern that the…
FREEZE WARNING! Emergency Shelter Alert Issued as Cold Winds Set to Blow Over Humboldt Tonight, Tomorrow
Emergency shelter alert!Cold snap coming!The National Weather Service office on Woodley Island warns that a cold air mass is set to hover over Humboldt tonight and tomorrow morning, with high…
OBITUARY: Travis James Baker, 1979-2017
…Through the good times and bad, he would always be there. Travis was the "greatest brother-in-law." He fit right in with the family from the very first moment. We all…
OBITUARY: Beth Alyce Wayne, 1960-2017
BETH ALYCE BISGROVE WAYNE, June 3, 1960 - Nov.r 2, 2017, beloved wife of Randy Wayne, passed suddenly in the middle of her toe-to-toe with cancer. Recently relocated to Arcata…
Democrats Divided: Assm. Jim Wood Officially ‘Admonished’ By Humboldt Progressive Club, Setting Up Prog-Versus-Establishment Wars to Come
Chris Niehaus, chair of the Humboldt Progressive Democrats, wrote the resolution admonishing Assm. Jim Wood for failure to move a single-payer health care bill forward.Last night, a group of local…
These are the Rules You Must Follow if You Want to Sell Marijuana in California Next Year
Hoping to have your weed biz ready to serve the public come New Year’s Day? Among other many things, you have some light reading to do!Prop. 64’s passage in…
SoHum Man Gets 21 Years for Attempted Hammer Homicide
…He fled into the woods when the first officers arrived, but was arrested later that day when someone called the Sheriff’s Department to report he was hiding in an apartment on…
Snow Showers Forecast for Areas of Highway 36 Near South Fork Mountain Summit
…2 inches of snow may affect Highway 36 near the South Fork Mountain summit and other areas above 3,500 feet.The weather service asks drivers to slow down and be prepared…
(VIDEO) ZERO WASTE DAY! Arcata, the Co-op & Local Organizations Share Fun Tips to Help You Shrink Your Garbage Stream to Zero
…Problems on iPhone? Turn your phone sideways.According to a recent study conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency, Americans alone generate about 500 billion pounds or 250 million tons of municipal solid…
Hunker Down, Humboldt! We’ve Got a Few More Hours of Windsday Left
…LoCO's plastic patio furniture is officially tipsy.In response to the current state of bluster our fine Humboldt arm of the National Weather Service has issued wind advisories through 10 p…
(VIDEO) Watch People Chop Down Big Ol’ Humboldt County Trees Just Like in the Old Days
Legend has it that Humboldt was once home to a bustling logging industry.They say whole settlements, like the mythical town of Scotia, were built under powerful timber barons who made their…
Judge Orders Embattled Public Defender to Answer For Attorney-Client Chaos in the Courthouse
Embattled Public Defender David Marcus has been summoned to meet privately with Judge Christopher Wilson to discuss the revolving-attorney crisis in the Public Defender’s Office.This morning Wilson, after hearing…
Shelter Cove Murder Trial Likely Delayed While Suspect Waits on Insurance Settlement to Pay Accident-Reconstruction Expert
A money shortage is holding up the murder trial of Eric Jason Lively, accused of running over and killing his neighbor on May 3 in Shelter Cove.This morning attorney David Celli…
Family of Russian Man Found Drowned in Eel River Last Month Finally Notified, Via Social Media
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:On October 6th, 2017 Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the area of the Dean Creek Resort near Redway to a report of a…
Local Environmental Group Submits Ballot Initiative to Recommend Clearcutting Ban in Humboldt County
Google Earth image shows clearcuts just east of Trinidad. | Submitted by EPIC.The Environmental Protection Information Center, or EPIC, hopes Humboldt County voters will endorse a countywide ban on clearcutting and other…
(VIDEO) Major Announcement Made at Tuesday’s Opioid Crisis Town Hall Meeting: McGuire Announces $4.8 Million in Funding for New Treatment Center
…Senator Mike McGuire and Supervisor Virginia Bass hosted the Town Hall meeting as a way to bring the escalating issue into the light and ensure citizens that elected officials are paying attention…
OBITUARY: Kevin David Harralson, 1980-2017
Kevin David Harralson37 years youngBorn in San Jose July 7, 1980 Loving son of Diana Harralson and the late David Harralson. Brother to Krysta Hill and Kendra Harrlson, and most loving father…
OBITUARY: William ‘Bill’ Eldon Mobley II, 1934-2017
…He attended Eureka High School, and, at 14, became the youngest journeyman meat cutter in the history of California. He spent his career as a meat cutter and businessman. He owned Myrtletown…
Truck Driver Sustains Major Injuries After Spilling Load of Lumber Near Leggett
From the California Highway Patrol:On 11/14/2017 at approximately 1450 hours, a 2017 Peterbilt tractor/trailer combination hauling lumber driven by John Michael Turner was traveling south on US-101…
County Government Wins Awards; Supervisors Dole Out More Measure Z Funds
Humboldt County Supervisors (from left) Ryan Sundberg, Estelle Fennell, Virginia Bass, Rex Bohn and Mike Wilson.Meetings of the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors are often riddled with arguments and grievances, but…