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(UPDATED) Scanner Audio: Redwood Sculptures Found
…and stole the artwork, miscellaneous plants, a wooden wishing well and rolls of chicken wire. Sculptor Steve Anderson said his art was on consignment at the hardware shop. The stolen seal was…
Robert Wall Named County’s Interim Director of Planning and Building
Press release from the county: The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors last week appointed Robert Wall to the position of Interim Director of Planning and Building. Wall currently serves as the supervising…
Food For People in Need of Holiday Ham, Turkey
…This small gesture helps struggling households enjoy a holiday tradition that brings the family together around the table. But one of the most costly parts of a holiday meal is the turkey…
(UPDATED) Highway 199 Closed Near California/Oregon Border
"X" marks the wreck UPDATE, 1:47 p.m.: That did not take long. The Oregon Department of Transportation shows Highway 199 as being open. Resume talking about Voodoo Donuts. # # # Caltrans' Facebook…
(VIDEO) Documentary on Tsunami Boat That Brought Together High Schools in Crescent City and Japan
…to honor the publication of the bilingual children's book "The Extraordinary Voyage of Kamome: A Tsunami Boat Comes Home." The book was inspired by the Japanese boat that washed ashore in…
HCSO: Humboldt County Correctional Deputy Assaulted by Inmate II
…Inmate Abram punched the Correctional Deputy in the face four times with a closed fist. Inmate Abram prevented the Correctional Deputy from radioing for more assistance. An additional Correctional Deputy began to…
HCSO: Humboldt County Correctional Deputy Assaulted by Inmate I
…Inmate Jett casually walked out of his cell and as he passed one of the Correctional Deputies he turned toward the Correctional Deputy and punched the Correctional Deputy in the face with…
Warren Trial, Day 10: Doctor Details Brain Injuries of Hit-and-Run Victims
(Left to right) Suzie Seemann, Jessica Hunt and Terri Vroman Little celebrate the completion of the Santa Rosa Marathon in 2011. Photo courtesy Terri Vroman Little. The 10th day of the double…
(VIDEO) Who is This Guy Brazenly Stealing Lamps Off a Porch in Fortuna?
Good morning, crimefighters! The Fortuna Police Department is asking community eyeballs to take a gander at the security camera footage below taken from a house on Joseph Street. Who is that dude…
Would You Hate Black Friday Less if They Made California State Parks Free?
Oh! It seems you have Black Friday options, Humboldt! Yes, you could spend the day after Thanksgiving aisle-wrestling your fellow human at Walmart for the right to purchase a $2 toaster…
Warren Trial, Day Nine: Murders Foreshadowed by Similar Crimes a Decade Earlier
Today, as the prosecution neared the end of its case against Jason Anthony Warren, the jury heard evidence of crimes committed more than a decade earlier, crimes with disturbing and uncanny parallels…
YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: An Aerial Tour of Your Marine Protected Areas and More
Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Delia Bense-Kang and I will be your chief flight attendant for today's flight tour along the North Coast. On behalf of the crew, welcome…
(PHOTOS) Evidence Recovered From Weekend Eureka Hash Lab Explosion; Suspect Sought
…Officers with the Eureka Police searched the area but were unable to locate anyone related to the incident. Detectives from the Problem Oriented Policing Unit (POP) responded and obtained a search warrant…
OBITUARY: Kevin Christopher Magladry, 1960-2015
…at the Aquatic Center with a second service scheduled on the evening of Saturday the 21st at 6:00 o’clock at Old Town Coffee and Chocolates . # # # The obituary above was submitted…
Weed Bust on the Plaza: Three Very Careless South Carolina Men Arrested With Nine Pounds
…yesterday, police were summoned to the Hotel Arcata. They were told that three guests had left new children's toys in the room, yet had taken the packaging. Also in the room…
It’s Southern Humboldt’s Most Wanted Time
Direct from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office's green-tinted camera lens to your eyeballs! Law enforcement would like to catch up with the following folks!: Gretchen Beth Brooks - (03/17…
29-Year-Old Semi-Truck Driver Dies in Today’s Highway 101 Accident
The California Highway Patrol is not releasing the name of the driver who was killed in today's accident, but do note that he was 29-years-old and lived in Stockton…
Warren Trial, Day Eight: The DNA Matches, But Warren’s Wife Stops Short of Positive ID
It was a day of near-complete success for the prosecution in the double-murder trial of Jason Anthony Warren, which is proceeding ahead of schedule. In morning testimony, criminalists from the…
Meet the New Director of the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services!
About nine months after the announcement that Phil Crandall, the longtime head of the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services, would be retiring in early 2016, a replacement has been…
Couple Flee Their Weed-Filled Vehicle After Contact with Deputies in McKinleyville Parking Lot, Later Arrested
…As the deputy approached the vehicle the male driver exited the vehicle and met the deputy. The deputy smelled an overwhelming odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. The deputy requested the…
Intentional Power Outage Scheduled to Take Place at HSU Today at the Same Time as Faculty Pay Protests
If you are rolling to your midday classes at ye olde Humboldt State University, take note! The powers that be have decided to make it extra easy for you to snooze through…
OBITUARY: Bernice McWhorter, 1929-2015
…She loved arranging flowers, so one of her greatest joys was being a member of the Altar Society and decorating the church weekly. She was also a beautiful singer and lead the…
Warren Trial, Day Seven: The Autopsies
…The day's final witness was Kay Belschner, a senior criminologist with the California Department of Justice, who detailed the evidence recovered from the Kia Spectra. When she examined the car at…
OP-ED: Let’s Not Allow the Marijuana Industry to Write Its Own Rules
…If the ordinance does successfully prevent the significant impacts clearly associated with the industry today, that course is consistent with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA. But if…
‘Large Quantity of Marijuana’, Vehicles, Cash and Firearms Stolen During Pair of Willow Creek-Area Armed Robberies
…The suspects fled with three firearms and an unknown, large quantity of marijuana from the 215 grow that was at the residence. Suspects took the victims vehicle during the robbery which was…
Hey, Potential Dog-Adopters: Act Now, Because the Animal Shelter is Dangerously Full
The Humboldt County Animal Shelter has been up to its ears in dogs for the last few days. It's gotten so bad that the county facility has come close to doing…
Sheriff’s Office Lucks on Big Weed Cache in Blue Lake Apartment Complex
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: Mattingly. Bocchetta. At approximately 10:40 a.m. this morning [Editor's note: ???] [UPDATE: 'This morning' being Friday morning.] a Humboldt County Deputy Sheriff was…
HSU Football Advances to Playoffs for First Time in Nearly Five Decades
// GO JACKS! #Humboldtstate #HumBuildt Posted by Humboldt State University on Sunday, November 15, 2015 Way to go, Jacks! As they should be, Humboldt State University is gushing about the success of this…
(VIDEO) More Gnar Shredding: Tow-in Surfers Go Big at Humboldt Bay Harbor Entrance
Thank you, Alaskan storm system! As you may recall, over the weekend some surfers took advantage of the sizable swell by waxing up, firing up the jet skis and staging a tow…
HARDIN: LoCO, Me and the Truth About Southern Humboldt
…I pity her, and I pity the dope yuppies in the same way. Prohibition has a corrosive effect on everything it touches, including the lives of the people who profit from it…