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Sheriff’s Office, CAMP Take Down 8,000 Plants in Two-Day Trespass Grow Operation Near Hoopa, Orleans
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:On August 14th and August 15th, 2017, The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU), assisted by Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (C.A…
(UPDATES) Fire at Manila Homeless Encampment on the Bay Burns Structure to the Ground; Police Respond to Report of Assault at Scene, Find No Suspects
…The deputies did a systematic search for the suspect, or any additional victims, at the scene. The reporting victim was the only one at the location of occurrence.###UPDATE, 11:13 a…
OBITUARY: Shirley Ann Skinner, 1942-2017
…Donations in memory of Shirley may be made to the Families Advocating Autism Now, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation or the Cancer Society, as these all touched her heart.###The obituary above was submitted…
OBITUARY: Zakary Michael Gilmore , 1979-2017
Zakary Michael Gilmore November 19, 1979~August 12, 2017Our beautiful boy Zak passed away unexpectedly on August 12, 2017 at the age of 37.Zak was born in Fortuna on Nov. 19…
OBITUARY: Dennis Huber, 1948-2017
…His early years were spent growing up both in Eureka and in Southern Humboldt, where the family owned a cabin on the Eel River. Deeply rooted in Humboldt County, Dennis dedicated himself…
HSU Will Let You Use Their Special Telescopes to Watch the Eclipse on Monday
Sharing is caring! Read about Humboldt State University's Eclipse-a-palooza in the press release south o' here: Humboldt State University's Department of Physics & Astronomy hosts a special eclipse viewing…
Felon Faces 9 Years For Firearms and Drugs Charges
Humboldt County Office of the District Attorney press release: Martinez-Chavarin at the time of a 2015 arrestOn August 16, 2017 a jury convicted 23-year-old Ivan Martinez-Chavarin of possession…
Yurok Tribe Hails New Science Showing Spring-Run Klamath Salmon as Genetically Distinct; Development Could Lead to More Protection for Fish
…The single most effective restoration action that can be taken to restore spring Chinook is the removal of the four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River. The Yurok Tribe has been an…
(PHOTOS) Eureka Art Critics, Rejoice! Old Town is Getting Another Big Ol’ Mural For You to Splatter With Adoration
…The Opera Alley-facing wall of the dePaul Building at the corner of Second and G streets is the latest canvas under artistic attack thanks to the efforts of the Black Faun…
YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: We Shall Rid the Beaches of Trash and Grime and Greedy Billionaires!
…This year's, International Coastal Cleanup Day is Saturday, Sept.16, 2017, and marks the the 38th anniversary of the NECs Coastal Cleanup Day and the 33rd international anniversary. A problem as…
HOW’S THE SMOKE? Humboldt Air Quality Deemed ‘Unhealthy’ in Some Areas
…Both of these sky anomalies, of course, are due to the various wildfires burning up the interior, including the fast-moving lightning fires that make up the relatively new Eclipse Complex centered…
Nicholas Leigl Fully Cleared of Homicide Charges, Released From Jail; Eureka Resident Was Thrice Accused of Participating in Gang Murder of 14-Year-Old Boy
…The boy was stabbed three times in the chest while staying at the apartment of Carolyn Snow, Leigl’s girlfriend at the time. Leigl was in another room when the others came…
(UPDATE: BACK) Humboldt Awakes to Another Mass AT&T Internet Outage for the Second Time This Month
…College of the Redwoods' website is down. Our internal tools tell us that the outage hit in the middle of the night, at around 12:30 a.m. Other local ISPs that…
OBITUARY: Daniel J. Meaney III, 1959-2017
…At the local brewery, Dan was well-known for his laughter and the camaraderie he shared with others. Dan also served on the Planning Commission for the City of Fortuna. He will…
Rio Dell Man Airlifted to Redding Following Backwoods Solo-Vehicle Crash
From the California Highway Patrol:On 08/16/2017, at approximately 1230 hours, a Stoney Doetch was driving a 1998 Toyota Tacoma south on Wood Ranch Rd. approximately one mile north of…
After Just Nine Turbulent Months on the Job, Humboldt County Library Services Director Resigns
…At the same time, longtime library staff charged that Christman — who serves on the board of directors of the California Library Association — was disengaged with the job, spending a great deal of…
Oops! DA’s Office Hopes to Correct Typo, Potentially Add 10 Years to Lasinski Sentence
…Officers fired more than 40 shots at him, hitting him once in the chest.This morning Deputy Conflict Counsel Hugh Gallagher objected to changing the complaint, telling the judge “This is the…
Alleged Murder Plot Participant Stuck in Legal Limbo, as Regional Center for Developmentally Disabled Adults Declines to Serve Him
What to do about Hector?The legal system is in a quandary about how to deal with Hector Godoy-Standley, one of five people charged in a murder and carjacking in December…
Taco Faktory Quickly Reopens After Addressing Health Inspection Violations
…Taco Faktory, the popular food truck which can generally be found near the corner of J Street and Samoa Boulevard, is again open for business after addressing a few violations found during…
Three Del Norte County Teens Missing, Possibly Traveling Together
…The Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office needs your help locating three missing juveniles.Breannah Kelly is 16 years old, 5’03’ tall, about 152 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes…
Billy Joe Giddings, Convicted of Arcata Murder, Has His Sentencing Delayed as Family Switches Lawyers
…That’s exactly what Haug and other witnesses testified to during trial.The one exception was Giddings himself, who took the stand to say he shot the 38-year-old Harrison because…
(VIDEO) Huffman Sees Huge Turnout at His Protecting Public Lands Meeting & Local Experts Weigh In
…Even the possible construction of the Bigfoot National Recreation Trail from southern Trinity County to Oregon. "I love the idea of the Bigfoot trail and I think we need the southern extent…
Humboldt Creamery to Stop Processing Fluid Milk Locally; 10 Jobs to be Eliminated
…As a result, the company will be eliminating 10 local jobs, a spokesman told the Outpost this afternoon.The company's milk processing will now be based entirely in Modesto, according to…
Yurok Tribe Honors Rep. Jared Huffman’s Klamath River Advocacy With First-of-its-Kind ‘Partnership’ Award
…At the time, the 2016 salmon run was the lowest on record.The meager number of fish forced the Tribe to cancel the commercial fishery on the Klamath, which caused serious economic…
Suspect in Sunday’s Fatal Hit-and-Run in Laytonville Surrenders to Police
PREVIOUSLY:CHP Names Woman Killed in Highway 101 Hit-and-Run, Seeks Driver of Ford Explorer Who Fled Scene###From the California Highway Patrol:On August 15, 2017, at approximately 1200 hours…
12,000 Acres and Counting Burned in the Six Rivers National Forest; Fires in Orleans, Ruth Areas Still Less Than 50 Percent Contained
Firefighters on the Orleans Complex wrap a cabin to ward off fire. Photo: Inciweb.From Six Rivers National Forest:The Six Rivers National Forest currently has the Orleans Complex consisting of 19…
SoHum Rattlesnake Doesn’t Know How to Bite Correctly, Thankfully
…The juvenile was hiking the Lost Coast south of Petrolia with family members when the bite occurred. Poor weather conditions prevented a helicopter air rescue. Members of the Southern Humboldt Technical Rescue…
Man Drowns While Swimming in the Trinity River
…The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office responded and took over the investigation.Stanley Capoeman was from Taholah Washington, and was visiting family in Hoopa where he had once lived. The Humboldt County…
Judge May Reduce Charges in McCullens Motel Slaying; Defense Argues That Shooter Fired on Car, Not People
…She also said evidence will show the couple were “in a reclined position” in the vehicle. Second-degree murder is “far more consistent” with the evidence, she said. As for the charges…
Public Investigator Working With APD in Josiah Lawson Case
New witnesses have come forward and police are receiving forensic testing results that will assist the investigation into the April 15 killing of 19-year-old Humboldt State student David Josiah Lawson…