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Eureka Residents’ Hash Lab, Trespass Grow Discovered Near Origin of Weaverville’s Democrat Fire; 700 Plants Eradicated
The latest available perimeter for the Democrat Fire. The wildfire has burned 128 acres and is 75% contained, according to CalFire Trinity County Sheriff's Office press release: On August 25, 2015…
Free Respirator Masks Available For Hoopa Residents
Hoopa firefighter Andrew Sorrell helps K'ima:w Medical Center CEO Emmett Chase load more than 1,000 N95 masks that will be distributed to the Hoopa Community throughout the remainder of…
(UPDATED) Missing Eureka Man Believed to Have Been Trimming in Burnt Ranch Area
…Through the missing person investigation the Sheriff’s Office learned that Josh Poore may have been working in the Burnt Ranch area of Trinity County trimming marijuana. Josh was last seen driving…
Phonebook Delivery Driver Calls 911 on Eureka Resident Who Didn’t Want a Phonebook
Flickr user Tim Welch, who took the photo above in 2006, says: "overloaded phone book recycle bin in my neighborhood. this was just a day or so after they were delivered. shows…
Party For Your Right to Fight: Eureka Event Seeks to Channel City’s Outrage Over Crime
…Among cities with at least 20,000 residents, Eureka has the highest property crime rate in the state. We mentioned this ignominious distinction last September, when the most recent data from the…
(LIVE STREAM) Tonight’s River Complex Fire Meeting
A public meeting regarding the River Complex Fire will be live streamed tonight at 6 p.m., from the Hoopa Fire Department. The live stream can be found below, or at this…
Central Valley Water Interests Lose Round; Clean Cool Trinity Water Coming to Salmon Run’s Rescue
…But the court today denied the Central Valley's request for a restraining order preventing the Bureau of Reclamation from releasing the water, exactly as it did last year and — after some…
Local Clams and Mussels Could Poison You, California Public Health Warns
Press release from the California Department of Public Health: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director and State Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith today advised consumers not to eat recreationally harvested bivalve…
SoHum Man Tells Deputies His Friend Was Shot; After No Victim is Found, Deputies Decide He’s on Meth
…Sherman stated the victim was located inside the residence and that several shots had been fired. During a search of the residence it was apparent there was no crime scene or gunshot…
Local Mondioring National Champion Raising Funds to Travel to World Championship in France
If LoCO were to tell you that the reigning mondioring national champion lived here in Humboldt, we would not fault you if you responded "What the hell is 'mondioring'?" Glad you asked…
It’s Time For Another Edition of EUREKA’S MOST WANTED
PREVIOUSLY: Eureka Police Bring Back the ‘Most Wanted’ Poster ### The Eureka Police Department would like to talk to the following people:
(PHOTO) HCSO: Who is This Woman Who Allegedly Made Off With $600 Worth of Food from the McKinleyville Safeway?
…When they exited the store one of the carts toppled over spilling the contents on the floor. The two suspects then took off running away from the store. The suspects were able…
Gunshots in Midtown Eureka Lead Police to Convicted Reckless Shooter
From the Eureka Police Department: On 08/25/15 at about 5:35 p.m., the Eureka Police Department Communications Center received multiple reports of shots heard around the 1100 block of…
HSU Student Somehow Manages to Get Lost at Mad River Beach; UPD Rescues Him
…Using the latitude and longitude coordinates, Jones headed north on foot.At approximately 1 a.m., Jones discovered the student in a wooded area adjacent to the river. The student was disoriented…
Man Killed in Yesterday’s Shelter Cove Car Crash Identified
…The vehicle came to a rest nose down, approximately fifteen to twenty feet below the top of the bluff. The reasons why the vehicle left the roadway are still under investigation. The…
Cops Tiptoe Up on Sleepy Trespass Growers Near Whitethorn; Almost 1,000 Plants Eradicated From Public Lands
…When officers arrived at the camp site area for the marijuana garden they located two Hispanic males, who were sound asleep in their tents. The officers immediately detained those two suspects. The…
Today in ‘We Can’t Have Nice Things’: Nationwide Turkey Bacon Recall
…The products subject to recall bear the establishment number “P-9070” inside the USDA mark of inspection, as well as the line number “RS19”. These items were shipped nationwide and exported to…
Uri Driscoll Makes It Official, Announces Run for Third District Supervisor
Uri Driscoll Mike Wilson has a challenger for the 3rd District seat on the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, a seat incumbent Mark Lovelace will leave vacant after his current term ends…
Heroin + Meth + Hash Emporium Busted Near the Eureka Waterfront, Police Department Says
From the Eureka Police Department: On 08/25/15 at about 10:26 a.m., Detectives with the Eureka Police Department’s Problem Oriented Policing Unit (POP) served a search warrant at…
Fast-Moving Fire Blazes to Life Outside Weaverville; Mandatory Evacuations Underway
…The map below indicates the intersection of Oregon Street and Democrat Gulch Road, west of the town and a bit up the mountain. As you can see if you click over to…
Fatal Collision on Highway 299; Lewiston Man Killed, McKinleyville Woman Uninjured
…The California Highway Patrol told the station that 40-year-old David Trujilo of Lewiston died of blunt force trauma after his 1983 Ford F-100 pickup left its lane and was…
California Cannabis Voice Humboldt Delivers Public Comments to Supes
Political action group California Cannabis Voice Humboldt (CCVH) presented its public comments to the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors this morning, and Supervisor Rex Bohn had the meeting's best punchline. He…
Oh, Buoy! North Spit and Cape Mendo Waveriders Facing the Axe
From the National Data Buoy Center via NOAA. It's the same thing every morning: You turn on the computer, start your coffee and, while it's brewing, take a look at…
54-Year-Old Man Beaten With Bats at Garberville Homeless Encampment, Sheriff’s Office Says
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 08-24-2015 at 8:30 p.m. Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies contact a 54-year-old male assault victim at Jerold Phelps…
WALKING HUMBOLDT: Lacks Creek, Freshwater and Other Excursion Hikes Around the County
…To the far right is the Pine Ridge Road. Just to the left (west) of the Pine Ridge Road, is the Midslope 4-Wheel Drive Road. Follow the Pine Ridge Road 1…
OBITUARY: Dale Otto Elliot-Lewis, 1989-2015
…He did very well until the dog got into the pool–boat with him and he flipped the boat over and they both got soaked. He was the best little weed-puller…
After Five Years, Agreement Reached in Tsurai Village Lawsuit
The Tsurai (meaning "mountain") Village was the southernmost permanent village within Yurok territory. Wikimedia. Former Trinidad planning commissioner Sam Pennisi and his wife Sharon Ferrett have agreed to pay an undisclosed amount…
Inland Smoke Report: Cleaner Air Forecast in Upcoming Days
…The most active fires include the Lassic fire (Mad River Complex) the Denny and French Creek areas of the River Complex, and the Pattison Fire (South Complex). Weather forecasts indicate that a…
(UPDATE, NO CLOSURE) Highway 299 to Close Near Humboldt/Trinity County Line Due to Wildfire
(SEE UPDATE BELOW) Caltrans reports that Highway 299 will be closed just east of the Humboldt/Trinity county line at Del Loma (between Burnt Ranch and Big Bar) at some point today…
OBITUARY: Thomas Knauff, 1946-2015
…With a big grin on his face, he stated nothing compared to the wild ride he took swaying in the wind at the very top of a huge redwood tree. He had…