North Coast crab season delayed again
HUMBOLDT, DEL NORTE, MENDOCINO COUNTIES, CA. – Crab fishermen of the North Coast will have to wait, as crab season is being put on hold again. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has added...
View ArticleFortuna man transported to hospital following truck rollover crash
FORTUNA, CA. – A pickup truck rolls over, blocking both lanes of southbound traffic on Highway 101 for an hour. Last night 32-year-old Trenton Bramlett of Fortuna was traveling south in a Nissan Titan...
View ArticleAccess Humboldt Director shares concern over repeal of net neutrality
EUREKA, CA. – The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to do away with net neutrality, and some locals are speaking out against this decision. Net neutrality is the policy that requires...
View ArticleMan wanted for violent threats against law enforcement officers tells...
GARBERVILLE, CA. – A man wanted for threatening Del Norte County law enforcement officers aids in his own arrest. While driving on Highway 101, the wanted man called Humboldt County dispatchers and...
View ArticleHumboldt SWAT team arrests wanted felon in Loleta
LOLETA, CA. – The Humboldt County SWAT team was out in Loleta early Friday morning to serve a search warrant on the 200 block of Bowie Drive. They were looking for wanted felon 36-year-old Derek...
View ArticlePedestrian killed by suspected drunk driver in Eureka
EUREKA, CA. – A man is dead after he was struck by an SUV and alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash. Just before 6PM Thursday, emergency crews responded to the intersection of Harris and...
View ArticlePenAir to fly out of the North Coast for the last time
DEL NORTE, CA. – Airline PenAir flies out of the North Coast for the last time, against a federal agreement. Friday at 6:45PM, the last commercial flight Del Norte’s Border Coast Regional Airport...
View ArticleNorovirus outbreak prompts South Bay Union School District closure
EUREKA, CA. – Over 100 students of the South Bay Union School District in Eureka were home sick Friday due to a norovirus outbreak – prompting a temporary district closure. The Department of Health and...
View ArticleWoman arrested on Highway 101 for weapon, drug violations
CRESCENT CITY, CA. – A woman is arrested on drug and weapon charges on the shoulder of Highway 101. Crescent City CHP graveyard officers made the enforcement check just before midnight on Friday north...
View ArticleMcKinleyville man suspected of elder abuse threatens deputies
MCKINLEYVILLE, CA. – A McKinleyville man suspected of domestic abuse is arrested after threatening Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office deputies with a rifle. The officers were responding to a domestic...
View ArticleHumboldt County Supervisors reject inclusion in ‘Safe Injection Sites’ bill
EUREKA, CA. – The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors are expressing their disapproval of a controversial ‘Safe Injection Site’ bill. AB-186 was introduced this year by Assemblymember Susan Eggman,...
View ArticleNorth Coast Congressman stands firmly against GOP tax bill
EUREKA, CA. – North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman is making his stance clear on the proposed GOP tax bill. On Tuesday, Representative Huffman shared that he voted ‘no’ against the final republican...
View ArticleHumboldt County seeks solutions in airport financial crisis
EUREKA, CA. – Humboldt airports are supposed to stand on their own financially, but are digging into county funds. The six airports, including Eureka/Arcata, Dinsmore, Garberville, Kneeland, Murray...
View ArticleCompleted removal of Benbow Dam expected to benefit native species
BENBOW, CA. – A win for dam-removal advocates, the Benbow Dam near Garberville is no more. Built back in 1931, the dam deteriorated over time and proved to be problematic for salmon migration....
View ArticleRetiring Humboldt County Correctional Sergeant will continue to volunteer
EUREKA, CA. – A Humboldt County Correctional Sergeant is calling it a career. Sergeant Mitch Gratz will retire this month, after about thirty years at the Humboldt County Correctional Facility. He was...
View ArticleHumboldt County roadways see snow, drivers asked to slow
HIGHWAY 299 – Some Humboldt County roads are seeing snow. It’s beginning to look a lot like a Christmas on Highway 299 at Berry Summit Vista Point, about ten miles west of Willow Creek. While Caltrans...
View ArticleCommercial cannabis sales approved in Arcata come the new year
ARCATA, CA. – Arcata City Council clarifies their cannabis policies, and will allow recreational sales come the new year. At their meeting Wednesday, staff adopted two ordinances to update local...
View ArticleMan wanted in attempted murder in Fields Landing
FIELDS LANDING, CA. – The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a suspect in a stabbing in Fields Landing. 23-year-old Lee Allen Conoboy allegedly stabbed a man during a fight. At the...
View ArticleHumboldt deputies in officer-involved shooting identified
HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CA. – We now know the identity of a deputy injured in an officer-involved shooting this weekend. Deputy Rosalie Freixas was shot in the shoulder by a suspect near Ferndale on Coppini...
View ArticleFortuna police arrest suspected sexual predator
FORTUNA, CA. – A Fortuna man is arrested for inappropriate exchanges with a child. 29-year-old Richard Leon Nelson was trying to arrange a meeting with the 14-year-old girl through texts and social...
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