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Homicide in Shelter Cove: Police Investigating Fatal Traffic Collision That Was Deemed ‘Intentional’
A driver struck and killed a pedestrian on a quiet residential street in Shelter Cove last night, and police are investigating it as a case of intentional homicide.Dispatch logs from the…
(VIDEO) Arcata’s Historic Groundbreaking for the Three-Mile Humboldt Bay Trail North, Which Will Run Halfway Around the Bay
…The city received various funding for planning and environmental leading up to the project, and then funding for the trail itself came from the Caltrans active transportation program, Caltrans SHOPP, the California…
OBITUARY: Herbert Eugene Neely, 1923-2017
On the morning of April 29, 2017, Herbert Eugene Neely passed away in Eureka.Herb was born on November 18, 1923, in Putnam, Oklahoma to Charles and Ruth Neely and raised in…
ARCATA MURDER HEARING: Friends Testify on ‘Girl Fight’ Between Lawson and Zoellner’s Girlfriends Prior to Fatal Stabbing
Zoellner.A friend of slain Humboldt State University student David Josiah Lawson provided a different version today of how Lawson spent his last moments alive.Jason Martinez, testifying during the preliminary hearing…
BIPARTISAN GOOD FEELS! Hear Rep. Jared Huffman, Podcaster, Do the Kumbaya With Republican Congressman Mark Sanford of South Carolina!
…Mark SanfordHuff says:From Trump’s infamous border wall to the Confederate battle flag to how to recover from a political setback, you’re in for an exciting conversation on the latest…
EPA Rejects Eureka/Harbor District’s Plan to Dump Dredge Spoils on the Beach
…We Gotta Dredge the Marinas, and Dumping the Spoils on the Beach is The Least Environmentally Impactful Option on the TableTime for a Plan B.Back in March, Eureka Parks and Recreation…
Smoke ‘Em if You Got ‘Em! HSU Goes Tobacco Free This Fall
…It also covers all University buildings, including residence halls, and off-campus buildings like the HSU Aquatic Center in Eureka and the Telonicher Marine Lab in Trinidad, Calif.The policy prohibits the…
Meet Michele Stephens, the County’s New Director of Public Health
From the County of Humboldt: StephensLong-time Department of Health & Human Services employee Michele Stephens has been named the department’s director of the Public Health Branch, replacing Susan Buckley who retired…
Yay! Part Six of Eureka’s ‘Get to Know a Zone District’ Has Landed
…The Bayshore Mall and the Eureka Mall (See map above).3. What’s the Eureka Mall?Winco and some other stuff.4. Gotcha. Tell me about the history of the district. How…
ARCATA MURDER HEARING: Witness Testifies That Lawson and Zoellner Were Grappling as the Victim Bled; Police Officer Describes Chaotic Crime Scene
…And attorneys agreed to stipulate today that the one distinguishable fingerprint on the knife was not Zoellner’s. Fibers found on the knife did not match fibers from Zoellner’s clothing. The…
Don’t Call It a Comeback: Some Wet Stuff May Start Falling From the Sky Again
NWS.A smattering of rain and maybe even some thunderstorms will be possible starting Thursday.Dry conditions will continue through tomorrow, but rainy conditions will sweep through the area once again on…
That Helicopter WAS Looking at Your Weed! CNBC is Filming a Weed Documentary in Humboldt
…But not in the way you might think.Marcus Lemonis, star of the CNBC show "The Profit," is in town filming a marijuana documentary, and he's interested in the pros and…
YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: President Trump Signs Orders That Could Open the California Coast to Offshore Drilling
Given the past few days of glorious weather, you may have gotten the chance to venture out to the coast and remember how beautiful Humboldt is and why we love it here…
ARCATA MURDER HEARING: First Witnesses Cast Doubt on Whether the Police Department’s Suspect Could Have Stabbed Victim; More Testimony Coming Tomorrow
Based on testimony presented today, murder suspect Kyle Zoellner was out cold on the ground when Josiah David Lawson was stabbed to death at a house party April 15 in Arcata.All…
PG&E Crews on ATVs Will Be Inspecting Electric Lines From Eureka to Trinity County This Week and Next
The PG&E workers mean you no harm, as is explained in the press release below: Today, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) will begin routine inspections on foot along an…
It’s Burn Permit Season! Your Winter of Backwoods Disposal-by-Flame Anarchy is Officially Over, Calfire Says
Don't make Calfire extinguish your burn pile! File photo.From the Calfire Humboldt-Del Norte Unit:The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Humboldt - Del Norte Unit would…
Think Your Nonprofit Can Keep Kids Off Drugs? The Eureka Police Department Wants to Give $20,000 of the Dealers’ Money to You
From the Eureka Police Department:Drug use and the resulting public-safety consequences are significant in Eureka. The rate of drug addiction and use is higher than acceptable in a community of…
Meet HSU’s New Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity Executive Director!
…The underlying assumption in the pathway is that the needs of the whole child, including early childhood education, health, and family engagement are all important for student success and attainment.Johnson recently…
(VIDEO) CLEAN ENERGY: Blue Lake Rancheria Reduces its Carbon Footprint With Launch of a Cutting-Edge, Community-Scale ‘Microgrid’
Through the power of partnership and a grant from the California Energy Commission, the Blue Lake Rancheria is now home to a cutting-edge low carbon community scale microgrid. On Thursday, the…
HARDIN: Denial, the Deepest River in SoHum
I talked to Suzelle briefly after the SoHum values conference in Redway a couple of weeks ago. We talked about how much the War on Drugs overshadows everything in this community. We…
(PHOTOS) The 2017 Rhododendron Parade Totally Happened
On Saturday, for the 52nd consecutive year, Eureka citizens celebrated the most brightly colored shrub in their front yards. The 2017 Rhododendron Parade inspired many to unfold camping chairs along Eureka’s…
Two of Ferndale’s Owl Cam Owlets Hatch, Four More to Go
Photos provided by Paul Beatie.Two of the six barn owlets featured on Ferndale's Owl Cam broke free of their shells on Friday, and are now nestled snuggly under their mother…
Attempted Murder Suspect Robert Stepp Arrested at Same Location Where Victim Was Beaten With Hammer
…The citizen called the HCSO back, stating he had just been to the apartment and saw Stepp inside with a hammer. Deputies from the HCSO and Officers from the CHP responded to…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: ZATAOMM
“The Buddha, the Godhead, resides quite as comfortably in the circuits of a digital computer of the gears of a cycle transmission as he does at the top of a mountain or…
Fail: Pickup Buried in Sand at Trinidad’s Launcher Beach
Photos provided by Ted Pease.Yet another truck has fallen victim to the powers of the mighty Pacific.Local reporter Ted Pease sends LoCO these photos of a white pickup that is…
Scenic Newton B. Drury Parkway Reopened After a Fallen Redwood Damaged the Road Nearly Three Months Ago
File photo of another fallen redwood on the same stretch of road. Photo by Jamie Wayne.Redwood National and State Parks press release:The Newton B. Drury Parkway in Prairie Creek Redwoods…
Attempted Murder Suspect Still at Large After Beating Man With Hammer, Fleeing Into Garberville Woods
…The reporting party told dispatch the suspect was Robert Stepp Jr. Officers from the California Highway Patrol were the first to arrive where Stepp fled into the wooded area. CHP Officers contacted…
OBITUARY: Molinda Marie Rose, 1932-2017
Molinda Marie Rose passed away surrounded by her family on April 5, 2017 at the age of 84. She was born in Philippi, Tenn. to Luther and Ethel Higdon on December 22…
HIGHWAY 101 IS OPEN
…CaltransCaltrans has some glorious news for those of us trying to get the hell out of Humboldt this weekend. Here it is! (UPDATE: Video of the safe passage farther down): US101 CLOSURE…
Yee-Haw, DUI Driver Catches Air in Front of Pacific Motorsports
…But that’s the way it goes here in Humboldt County.