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OBITUARY: Pedro Nascimento Furtado, 1933-2017
Pedro Nascimento Furtado passed away peacefully surrounded by his family by his side on January 22, 2017, in Arcata after brief illness at the age 83.Pedro was born December 24, 1933…
OBITUARY: Bill Dills, 1934-2017
-Bill Dills-1934-2017Bill Dills, 82, of McKinleyville, CA, went home to the Lord in the early hours of January 24, 2017 following complications of congestive heart failure. Bill was born in…
OBITUARY: Dolores Angela Anaya, 1931-2017
…She was the chief - little but mighty. You knew you were in trouble when you got "the look," also referred to as "the wrinkled nose." This was a well known fear amongst…
Tenants Evicted as Officers Board Yet Another Squires Property, Eureka Foots the Bill
Photos by John Ross Ferrara.The City of Eureka boarded up yet another dilapidated Floyd Squires home this afternoon for violating numerous building code violations.An eviction notice posted on a board…
(VIDEO) Someone Drove Out on the North Jetty During a High Surf Advisory and, Yeah, Had to Be Airlifted the Hell Out of There
…The man was reportedly uninjured and the vehicle remains on the jetty until conditions are safe for recovery.The Coast Guard reminds the public to remain vigilant during changing ocean conditions and…
South Korean Brewery Up and Running in Eureka, Hosting Tasting Party Friday
Brewmaster Chris Shelton talks about the Booth Brewing facility in Old Town Eureka.Humboldt County's newest brewery may be operating out of the former Lost Coast Brewery facility on Third and…
Judge Orders Prosecutors to Hand Over Evidence to the Attorneys for Clayton Lee Lasinski, Who Was Shot by Eureka Police in December
Visiting Judge Arvid Johnson has ordered the prosecution to hand over a mountain of evidence against Southern Humboldt resident Clayton Lee Lasinski, who was shot by Eureka police during a wild chase…
DA: Serial Westhaven/Trinidad Burglar Sentenced to Eight Years
From the Humboldt County District Attorney's Office: Today, Humboldt County District Attorney Maggie Fleming announced that yesterday, Michael Otis Springs was sentenced by Judge Marilyn Miles to a total of eight…
Trial Date Set for Three Suspects in 2014 Murder of 14-Year-Old Boy
…Leigl arrived at the apartment that night with the three other defendants close behind him, though it is disputed exactly how far behind they were. The prosecution says Leigl was part of…
OP-ED: Why I’ll Fight to Protect Planned Parenthood Funding From Trump Cuts
…They hugged me while I cried because I was scared and the "partner" I had at the time had left me the second I expressed fear of being pregnant. I was alone…
State Supreme Court Refuses to Depublish Scathing Ruling Against County in Adult Protective Services Case
The California Supreme Court has denied a county request to depublish a recent appellate court decision that reads as a blistering indictment of county employees in both the Adult Protective Services department…
Heroin-Loaded Syringe, Loaded AR-15 Found in Sleepy Eureka Man’s Truck
…The Toyota was occupied by a male sleeping in the driver’s seat. Officers detained the male, Gerald Gerarden, 41 of Eureka, and conducted a lawful search of the vehicle.Officers located…
Meet a Humboldt Pussy Hat Artist
MEOW! Nancy Reichart wore one of Leblanc's hats to the Eureka Women's March. Photo by Janine Volkmar | Union.A local woman has been making crocheted cat hats for years. With…
That Superfast Undersea Internet? You’re Probably Not Getting It, Unless You are One of 307 People Who Live in Lewiston
Beautiful downtown Lewiston, on the shores of the Trinity River in Trinity County: Soon to be Northern California's new digital hotspot.PREVIOUSLY:New, Superfast Internet From the Ocean? Harbor District to…
MATTHEW IN THE MIDDLE: Civility War
And so it begins… this country is more polarized today than at any time since the Civil War. Back then it was the North vs. the South. Today, it’s the Left…
Redwood National Park Twitter Account Pokes At Trump With Tweet About Climate Change
Image of Redwood National Park posted Wednesday to Twitter by the official park account.The official Twitter account for Redwood National and State Parks has joined a growing list of National Park…
New, Superfast Internet From the Ocean? Harbor District to Hear $1.75 Million Proposal to Connect Humboldt to Undersea Cables
…However, the terms of the "exclusive right to negotiate" contract, which will be discussed and/or signed at the meeting, provide that the company will release a "narrative description of the development…
Explosion in Myrtletown Home Sends One Person to the Hospital; Drug Task Force, Fire Department on Scene
…Justin Braud of the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office, at the scene, confirms that butane is the suspected cause of the explosion. The Sheriff's Office is turning the investigation over to…
Got Milk? Then Claim Your Dairy Industry Blood Money, Humboldt
Have you lived in Humboldt and purchased milk here “during at least part of 2003 to the present”? Oh, you have? Well then you were the victim of milk price fixing and…
Small Early Morning Fire at Arcata Business Causes $10k Damage
…The fire cause has been determined to be electrical related.Damage to the building and contents is estimated to be $10,000. The combination of a working fire alarm and the actions…
Sheriff’s Office Arrests Man in Connection with Last Week’s Avenue of the Giants Shooting
…While serving the search warrant, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Investigators detained two subjects. One of the subjects, 36 year old Casey Floyd Felt, was subsequently arrested in connection with the shooting of…
BOLO: Two Inmates Walk Off Del Norte County Work Camp
…Edwards and Schueren were both assigned as firefighters at the camp, which houses approximately 110 minimum-custody inmates.CDCR, CAL FIRE, law enforcement personnel, the California Highway Patrol and local law enforcement…
(VIDEO) Eureka’s Heroes of C.A.P.E. Bring Services to the Underserved, Look to Expand Their Ranks
…On Tuesday, a ceremony was held to induct its biggest supporters into a "League of Heroes" and dedicate an entire wall inside the lobby of the Adorni Center, titled the Hall of…
OBITUARY: Gertrude Sofia Sjogren Johnson, 1914-2017
Gertrude Sofia Sjogren Johnson, 1914- 2017, a longtime teacher in the Blue Lake school, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 15, at the Sequoia Springs home in Fortuna, just six weeks short…
OBITUARY: Ralph Kraus, 1927-2017
Ralph Kraus passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Saturday, January 21, 2017 in Eureka at the age of 89. Ralph was born in San Francisco in 1927 to Paul and…
Was the Man Accused of Rebar-Assault at a Petrolia Campground Insane?
…He walks with a slight limp, possibly from the gunshot to the knee.The next hearing is set for Feb. 23.
Man Accused of 2015 Garberville Killing Appears in Court After Being Extradited From Florida; Man Formerly Accused of the Murder Released
…Today visiting Judge Arvid Johnson raised his bail at the request of Deputy District Attorney Brie Bennett, who noted that because Hinson was extradited the amount could be higher. An autopsy showed…
Manila Five in Court: Two Confessed to Plot, Three Have Not — Should Their Cases Be Merged?
…The bulk of the evidence seems based on what Valenzuela and Thomson told investigators. Both identified Mitchell, 23, as the shooter.This morning Judge Hinrichs pointed out that the prosecution filed the…
(VIDEO) The Latest Call of Duty® Game Takes Place in a Zombie-Plagued Rave in the Redwoods
…While countless youth hours were admittedly spent stomping goombas, much effort has been put into attempting to ignore the existence of newer video game consoles. Part of the motivation is fear, the…
80-Year-Old Woman Dies After Being Struck By Pickup Driver in Henderson Center
From the Eureka Police Department: On January 23, 2017 at about 9:55 a.m., officers with the Eureka Police Department responded to F and Harris Streets in Eureka for the report…