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Shawn Hof Jr. Appears in Court: Former Fugitive Was on the Run For Nearly a Year After Allegedly Shooting at Game Warden
…Then the shooter jumped through a sliding window into the cab of the truck, but the gunfire didn’t stop. “I observed and heard what I recognized as several more gunshots,” Wells…
Government Railroad Agency Says It’s Still Looking to Bring Trains Back to Humboldt County, Even as its Finances and Fortunes Spiral Downward
Railroad cars upside-down in the Eel, from a derailment long ago. Photo: Friends of the Eel River.Meeting in Eureka today, the board of directors of the North Coast Railroad Authority…
Eureka Settles Lawsuit Over 2011 Arrest, Agreeing to Give Occupy Protester $50K
LoCO file photo of Andrew Hamer protesting after this January's Women's March in EurekaWhoa! Blast from the occupied past! The City of Eureka sent out a press release this afternoon…
Coastal Commission Approves Coast Seafood’s Oyster Farming Expansion Project
Greg Dale, coastal operations manager for Coast Seafood Company and a Humboldt Bay Harbor Commissioner, addresses the California Coastal Commission. | Screenshot from streaming video feed.PREVIOUSLYAudubon Society Launches Campaign Against Proposed Oyster…
Someone Snatched a Little Old Lady’s Purse in the Winco Parking Lot Monday; Eureka Police Tracked Down and Arrested a Suspect Today
From the Eureka Police Department: Randall. On September 11, 2017, at about 2:52 p.m., Officers with the Eureka Police Department responded to the parking lot of a supermarket on the…
Eureka Woman Barricades Herself in Trailer After Allegedly Assaulting Someone With a Large Stick
…After the assault, the female suspect fled into a nearby trailer. The suspect was identified as Jennifer May Cooper (39 years old of Eureka). Officers set up a perimeter around the trailer…
Assm. Jim Wood Cautions Pro-Single-Payer Protesters Who Will Demonstrate at His Local Offices Tomorrow: Don’t Expect to Get Everything You Wish For
…For details on the Eureka version of this, scheduled to run from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow, see this Facebook event page.]“I recognize the passion of these advocates…
Sheriff’s Office Seeks Help Identifying Man Found Drowned in the Trinity River Yesterday
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:On September 11, 2017, a male adult was found deceased in the Trinity River, Hoopa. The identity of the decedent is unknown at this time…
Born and Raised in Humboldt? Stanford’s ‘Voices of California’ Project Wants to Talk With You!
Were you born and raised in Humboldt County? Do you have an hour or two to spare over the coming week?Well, then, consider making an appointment to sit down with one…
Eureka Murderer, Would-Be Cop-Killer Goes Down Smiling: Nickolas Johnson Cracks Wise With Judge as He Accepts 27-to-Life Plea Deal
…He has been in jail since February 2016 on the murder charge. The case involving the local investigators was filed just last week by the state Attorney General’s Office. “The defendant…
OBITUARY: Kendall McKay Schroeder, 1995-2017
Kendall McKay Schroeder, born August 16, 1995, of Eureka (though born in Redding), passed away suddenly at the young age of 22, in a tragic auto accident the evening of Sept. 5…
OBITUARY: Diane Marie Shaddix, 1940-2017
…For more than 20 years she taught at convalescent homes bringing all her talents to bear for the benefit and to the delight of the residents of the homes. For many years…
Police Name Man Shot and Killed by Officers on Arcata Plaza Saturday Morning
…from Antioch, Tennessee, get out of the rear passenger seat of the vehicle and immediately point a handgun at the police officers. The video does not capture the entire incident.Initial reports…
Accused Humboldt Correctional Officer Beaters Will Have (Another) Day in Court Next Month
PREVIOUSLY:(VIDEO) Humboldt County Correctional Deputy Assaulted by Two InmatesMore on the Two Inmates Charged With Attacking a Humboldt Correctional DeputyGuard Describes Jailhouse Attack That Left Him With Black Eyes, Bloody Nose…
OP-ED: Religion is Seriously Getting in the Way of Humboldt’s Access to Vasectomies, Says Local Doctor
-Vanishing Vasectomies-We have a major public health problem here on the North Coast and it just got worse. Several years ago Eureka’s Urology Associates, Humboldt County’s only urologists, joined…
Burgess Sentenced to 7 Years for Eureka Armed Marijuana Robbery, May Return as Witness in Gang-Related Homicide Case
A potential witness in the gang-related murder of a 14-year-old Eureka boy has been sentenced to seven years in state prison for robbing a marijuana dealer at gunpoint. Anthony…
Who Is Sungnome Madrone? Candidate for Fifth District Supervisor Outlines His Platform, Experience
Trinidad-area resident Sungnome Madrone has announced that he is running for Fifth District Supervisor.Madrone, a resident of Humboldt County for the past 44 years, is the first candidate to publicly…
Highway 299 is Open Once Again, and Should Remain So Until the Next Time it Burns or Slides
From Caltrans District Two:Caltrans District 2, in coordination with the California Interagency Incident Management Team 3, Cal Fire, California Highway Patrol, Trinity County Sheriff’s Office, Trinity County Department of Transportation…
70-Year-Old Woman and Her Dogs Found Alive and Well After Having Been Trapped in Crashed Car For Four Days
From the California Highway Patrol:On the afternoon of Sunday, September 10, an elderly driver was located after being missing for several days.On Friday, September 8, 2017, Eureka Police Department took…
HARDIN: Service Dogs, Veterans and the Housing Crisis
I know, from the time I've spent looking for housing here, that if you have a dog, you are more likely to find a dead body, D.B. Cooper's money…
UPDATE: Small Plane Headed for ACV Crashes in Benicia, California With Two on Board
File photo of ACV.UPDATE, 4:53 p.m.:KIEM reports that both people on board the flight were killed. The victims are reported to be 67-year-old Arcata resident Terry…
Mayor of Arcata Speaks on Yesterday’s Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting
…The City appreciates the support that Humboldt State University provides to patrol the downtown on busy weekend nights. Our hearts go out to the injured University officer. The job of protecting our…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: The Doggie Molecule
When my girlfriend's father, the owner of a public house near where I lived as a teenager, caught Valerie and me making out on a bench in the local park, he…
More Details on Arcata Plaza Officer-Involved Shooting; 11 Shots Believed Fired; UPD Officer Released From Hospital
…The bystander pointed out a vehicle with which they believed the person to be associated.As the Arcata and University police officers contacted the occupants of the vehicle to investigate, a 26…
Your Saturday Fire Update: Rain Helps Firefighters ‘Turn the Corner on a Big Chunk of the Fire’
…The purpose of the meeting is to provide an update about the status of the fires in the Orleans Complex and to answer questions.Evacuations: At noon yesterday the mandatory evacuation order…
(UPDATE) One Dead, Officer Injured After Shooting Incident on Arcata Plaza
…The Humboldt State University Police Officer was wounded by the gun fire. Both officers returned fire, hitting the man. The man was not an HSU student. He was pronounced dead at the…
OBITUARY: Alan Shawn Hisatomi, 1956-2017
…Sunday, September 17, 2017 at the Wharfinger Building at the Eureka Public Marina. In lieu of flowers the family requests that you consider donating to The Mattole Restoration Council, Trout Unlimited or…
OBITUARY: George Lee Kelly, 1934-2017
George Lee Kelly if McKinleyville passed on August 6, 2017.Born to Bertha Knudsen Brown and Verne Marion Kelly in April 19, 1934, George served in the U.S. Army before returning…
Fire Update: Recent Rains Help ‘Moderate Fire Behavior,’ Allow Firefighters to Take a More Aggressive Approach Containing Lingering Wildfires
Firefighters battle flames in the Six Rivers National Forest. Photos provided by the U.S. Forest Service.U.S. Forest Service press release: EUREKA, California, September 8, 2017– Current fires and fire…
Environmental Leaders Say County’s Weed Ordinance and Draft EIR are Fine But Enforcement is Sorely Lacking
File photo.Virtually everyone in Humboldt County will be affected in one way or another by the coming advent of legalized recreational marijuana, but you'd have to be a dedicated policy…