Caltrans recommends speed limit decrease into Richardson Grove State Park
Picture by Caltrans District 1. HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CA. – Caltrans is asking the community to consider a speed limit change. The proposed change would be located near the south end of Richardson Grove...
View ArticleBite out of Blight: Del Norte volunteers cleanup ‘scores’ of drug needles,...
DEL NORTE COUNTY, CA. – Del Norte County community members join forces to take “a bite out of blight”. Over 50 volunteers came together for a massive cleanup this weekend on Department of Fish and...
View ArticleKitchen denied request to leave for trip to Oregon
EUREKA, CA. – Marci Kitchen of Fortuna has her motion to leave the state denied. Kitchen was back in court Monday morning, to request Judge Graham Cribbs allow her to make a trip to Oregon to visit...
View ArticleYurok Tribe files lawsuit against large pharmaceutical businesses
KLAMATH, CA. – The Yurok Tribe is taking on Big Pharma – blaming the industry for the opioid epidemic plaguing the reservation and hurting tribal families. Tribal members it has filed a federal “RICO”...
View ArticleArcata burglary suspect leaves behind trail of evidence leading to his arrest
ARCATA, CA. – A trail of stolen clothes leads Arcata police to an accused burglar. Officers answered a call about a commercial burglary in progress in the 900 block of H street on Monday. With the...
View ArticleHumboldt County Jail inmate allegedly attacks correctional officer
EUREKA, CA. – An inmate in the maximum security unit of the Humboldt County Jail is now charged with assaulting a correctional officer. 26-year-old Cameron Jared Johnson allegedly stabbed a guard in...
View ArticleDel Norte County Supervisors vote to ban commercial cannabis
DEL NORTE, CA. – Del Norte Supervisors pass an ordinance to prohibit commercial cannabis activity in the county. As of their latest meeting, the board unanimously passed the Medicinal and Adult-Use of...
View ArticleTwo Eureka felons arrested with drugs, stolen car from Oregon
EUREKA, CA. – A tip about a stolen car leads Eureka police to arrest two wanted felons. The police department says it got a call Tuesday afternoon about a stolen Toyota spotted near Mccullen Avenue...
View ArticleHSU Police assist ABC agents in underage drinking operation
ARCATA/MCKINLEYVILLE, CA. – A statewide crackdown on underage drinking winds up with arrests here in our area. Humboldt State University Police joined officers from more than 70 other law enforcement...
View ArticleEureka man accused of hit-and-run, brandishing sawed-off shotgun at officer
EUREKA, CA. – A local man is behind bars and is facing multiple charges stemming from a Eureka hit-and-run. 27-year-old Andrew White was driving an SUV early Wednesday, when he hit a stop sign and...
View ArticleBody found identified as missing Fortuna man
TABLE BLUFF, CA. – A body found over the weekend has been identified as a missing Fortuna man. The Humboldt County Coroner has identified the body found Saturday at the mouth of the Eel River as...
View ArticleFortuna Police Department gives special tour to local students
FORTUNA, CA. – Fortuna school children got the chance to get acquainted with local law enforcement on Thursday. Headed up by Measure Z’s recently funded School Resource Officer Lindsey Frank,...
View ArticleSt. Joseph Hospital nurses picket to call attention to staffing issues
EUREKA, CA. – Nurses with Saint Joseph Health Humboldt County were picketing Thursday over concerns with understaffing. That afternoon, registered nurses stood outside the facility to call attention...
View ArticleEureka assault victim arrested after leaving hospital and allegedly stealing...
EUREKA, CA. – Eureka Police officers responded to a call of shots fired on West 15th Street Thursday night at about 7:30. A Eureka man who was beaten on the front porch of a home went from the...
View ArticleFortuna City Council to consider changes for city service fees, ways to use...
FORTUNA, CA. – Fortuna City Council is making annual rates and fee adjustments for city services, and is inviting the public to voice their opinions on how to use Measure E funds. In their upcoming...
View ArticleArcata officer injured while preventing theft suspect from self-harm
ARCATA, CA. – An Arcata Police officer is injured during an altercation with a theft suspect. It happened about 6:45 Friday morning when Arcata officers responded to a theft call at a business on...
View ArticleArcata rancher suspected of animal cruelty under investigation by local,...
[This post contains video, click to play] ARCATA, CA. – A controversial Arcata rancher suspected of animal cruelty is behind bars. A large-scale mutli-agency raid was conducted Monday at owner Ray...
View ArticleUkiah man identified as body found along Highway 101
EUREKA, CA. – A body found Monday along the Eureka-Arcata corridor has been identified as a Ukiah man. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office says the remains are that of 61-year-old Jeffery Michael...
View ArticleOver 250 cattle found dead, dogs left in poor conditions at local rancher’s...
EUREKA, CA. – There’s new information from the Humboldt County Sherriff’s Office on the animal cruelty investigation that started Tuesday. Raymond Frank Christie, a rancher, was arrested after a raid...
View ArticleHSU program for students battling food insecurity awarded 77K grant
ARCATA, CA. – More funding for food-insecure college students is approved for Humboldt State University. According to HSU, as many as one in five students say they have regularly skipped meals because...
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