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YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: Beach Cleanup Retrospective! Plus: Did You Groms Know That Kelly Slater and Jack Johnson Were Totally in a Movie Together?
…This was the 38th annual cleanup event coordinated by the Northcoast Environmental Center and the 33rd annual event organized by the California Coastal Commission. It is the state’s largest volunteer event…
Trump Approves Disaster Declaration for California
…The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of California to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas…
(UPDATE! HALT GIVING!) Donations for Displaced Fire Victims Being Accepted Today at Humboldt Bay Fire Station One in Eureka
…Stay tuned, he says, on if they'll be designating additional locations as donation drop off points. "Thanks to everyone for the generous outpouring to those in need," Reynolds said. "This is…
Two Years Ago, AT&T Promised to End Mass Telecommunication Outages. How’s That Working Out?
For the second day running now, large parts of Humboldt County — including vital government agencies — are without telecommunication services, or are so crippled that they have to MacGyver some sort of temporary…
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is Without Phone and Internet. Here’s How to Reach Them Should You Need To
Like many, currently, the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office is experiencing some wildfire-caused phone and internet woes and they are "struggling," they say. Thus, if you're trying to get a…
‘Thoughtless Boors’ Drive Through Trinidad Cemetery, Ruin Gravestones
…Mayor Miller didn’t know the cost of repairing the damage. “We could use cemetery fund money, low at this point, to repair the damage, and we could string a chain across…
CALTRANS: Highway 101 is Open Again, and Traffic is Flowing in Both Directions
…Cell/Phone Service Down, Almost Certainly Due to Fiber Meltage From Mendo, Sonoma FiresWILDFIRES TO THE SOUTH: Highway 101 Closed Between Willits and Ukiah; Overnight Wildfires Put Large Swaths of Mendo, Lake…
HIGHWAY 101 SOUTH OF WILLITS: Still Closed by Wildfire
…Caltrans had hoped to reopen the highway soon, but changing winds have caused the fire to turn again towards the highway. These photos were taken within the hour showing some of the…
(VIDEO) Reader-Submitted Footage Shows Hills South of Willits Burning Along Hwy. 101
…101 remains closed in Mendocino County near the junction with State Route 20 due to the Redwood Complex of wildfires, which has spread to 10,000 acres and claimed at least one…
Someone Killed Two Small Fawns Near Centerville Beach for No Reason, and Game Wardens Would Like to Know Who
…With the help of concerned citizens, Wildlife Officers discovered two young of the year deer fawns that had been injured near Centerville Beach. One of the fawns was deceased. The second fawn…
Monday Afternoon Map of Northern California Wildfires
…The map above contains the latest information of extent of the fires available Monday afternoon from NOAA.(UPDATING FIRE MAP HERE)As for how this is affecting Humboldt, Highway 101 remains fully…
State Wildfires Knock Out Local Phone Lines, Including Arcata’s 911 Service
…911 service is back in effect in Arcata, the city says.###The major wildfires burning to our south are wreaking havoc on our local telecommunications, especially for AT&T customers. Most alarmingly…
MENDO SHERIFF: One Fatality Reported as a Result of Redwood Valley Wildfire; Local State of Emergency Declared
From the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office:On 10-09-2017 at 1:10 AM a Sergeant from the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office was on routine patrol in the area of…
Caltrans: Highway 36 Construction Will Pause to Ease Traffic Redirected Due to Wildfires; Highway 20 Open For Now
…Highway 101 closed by wildfires in Mendocino County, we've arranged for the federal contractors on Route 36 to allow traffic queues through the work site on Buck Mountain in Humboldt County…
Sheriff’s Office Will Increase Presence in Rural SoHum As It Continues Its Hunt For Armed and Dangerous Murder Suspect
…The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office would like to update the public on the Alderpoint homicide investigation dated September 23rd. The Sheriff's Office has identified Zachary Cordell Harrison as the suspect…
AT&T, Frontier Internet/Cell/Phone Service Down, Almost Certainly Due to Fiber Meltage From Mendo, Sonoma Fires
As they wake up, readers from around the county are starting to write in to tell us that one or more of their standard methods of electronic communication are currently screwed. AT…
HARDIN: Book Review: Kind Nepenthe, by Matthew V. Brockmeyer
…The story sucked me in immediately, and the rich character development kept me engaged until the wrenching and the weeping and the unspeakable horrors take over, and then I just couldn't…
WILDFIRES TO THE SOUTH: Highway 101 Closed Between Willits and Ukiah; Overnight Wildfires Put Large Swaths of Mendo, Lake and Sonoma Counties Under Evacuation
…Mendocino A major fire broke out somewhere near the town of Redwood Valley — located between Willits and Ukiah — around midnight. Neighborhoods on both sides of the highway are under evacuation, and the…
(VIDEO) Local Nurse Who Flew to Puerto Rico for Humanitarian Relief Mission Says Riots Ensued After FEMA Refused to Release Air-Dropped Supplies
Footage of nurses preparing to march against FEMA withholding supplies from hurricane victims in Puerto Rico. | Jessica Lambert.A group of nurses huddled around the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto…
Red Flag Warning in Effect: Blustery Winds and Low Humidity Make for Hazardous Fire Conditions
NWS.Calfire has issued a red flag warning due to strong winds and low humidity throughout the Emerald Triangle today. Calfire reports that these conditions put Humboldt County at a high risk…
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: Kolchak: The Night Stalker (The İnvisible Hand Episode)
…We relaxed during the show, as the dancers whirled and shimmied about, the arabesque music flirting with the shadows and murmurs of the evening, and the audience clapped in time as the…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Music and Memories
…It’s an astonishing work, the Russian composer’s most popular piece, used on the soundtrack of countless movies; astonishing because half the time the orchestra accompanies the soloist, the other half…
North Coast Railroad Authority, a State Agency, Will Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Rule That It is Not Bound By State Environmental Law
The big leagues.The North Coast Railroad Authority will soon be asking the United States Supreme Court to overturn its legal defeat at the hands of two local environmental organizations this summer…
Eureka Police, County Health Win Major Plaudits for Devil’s Playground Eviction at International Problem-Oriented Policing Conference
From the Eureka Police Department:On October 1-4, 2017, a team from the Eureka Police Department (EPD) and Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) traveled to Houston, Texas…
Bump Stocks: Why One Local Gun Retailer Decided Not to Sell the Device that Enabled the Vegas Massacre
A host from the TV show "Legally Armed America" displays a bump-fire stock. | via GIPHYIn the wake of Sunday's devastating mass-shooting in Las Vegas, which left at least 58…
Sheriff’s Office Investigating Death of 68-Year-Old Dinsmore Man as Possible Homicide
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:On Friday Oct. 6 just after midnight the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received information that a 68 year old male was found deceased at…
Redding Man Busted Transporting Nearly 200 Pounds of Pot From Eureka to Alabama in Horse Trailer With No Registration Tags, Says Wyoming Highway Patrol
Photo by Wyoming Highway Patrol.Wyoming Highway Patrol press release:A traffic stop on September 30th, 2017 resulted in the seizure of approximately 197 pounds of marijuana. The traffic stop occurred at…
Mercer-Fraser Workers Post Sign Supporting Toddler Who Nearly Drowned Last Month in Shasta Lake
…The workers surprised the girl's father, Mark Benzinger, a project manager at Mercer-Fraser, by commissioning the sign and sending him a photo."I just think it’s cool that a…
All Humboldt County Government Offices Will Be Closed Monday (Columbus Day) for Training
PhotoShoppage by Christian Testanier.Press release from Humboldt County:The County of Humboldt will again use an upcoming holiday as an opportunity to efficiently provide important training to employees on subjects like…
Spooky Eureka Storyteller Arrested on Numerous Child Sex Abuse Charges
…Michael Fridley would not reveal much about the his department's investigation of Beideman but he reinforced the seriousness of the charges.“These are all felonies. These are all bad things that…