Manny Araujo
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Manila murder suspect ruled incompetent to stand trial
A Humboldt County judge on Thursday ruled one of the five suspects accused of murdering a man along state Route 255 in Manila was not competent to stand trial.Judge Christopher Wilson made the decision after reviewing a report from forensic psy → Read More
Judge: Zoellner will not stand trail for fatal stabbing of HSU student
A Humboldt County judge ruled today that a McKinelyville man would not stand trial for the murder of a Humboldt State University student.Judge Dale Reinholtsen said there was a lack of evidence for him to hold Kyle Zoellner to stand charges for → Read More
Goldberg to stand trial in domestic abuse case
A Humboldt County courthouse judge on Thursday said a man facing murder charges for fatally shooting his wife’s alleged lover will stand trial on separate charges that allege he assaulted his wife with a firearm.Judge John Feeney schedul → Read More
Zoellner to appear for scheduled preliminary hearing
Following an intervention on Thursday, the man accused of fatally stabbing a Humboldt State University student during a house party in Arcata is scheduled to appear in court Monday for a preliminary hearing.Judge Christopher Wilson left the ori → Read More
Supes meet to review litigation over defender; Marcus responds to claims he is unqualified
Embattled Humboldt County Public Defender David Marcus defended himself against allegations he has “crippled” the public defender’s office.“We’re functioning,” Marcus told the Times-Standard. “I → Read More
Humboldt County unemployment rate 4.5% in March
Humboldt County’s unemployment rate ticked downward to 4.5 percent in March, according to a preliminary state labor reported released Friday. In February, the county had a revised unemployment rate of 4.7 percent.About 200 workers report → Read More
Arcata police: Stabbing suspect admitted to fighting with victim
The McKinleyville man accused of stabbing to death a Humboldt State University Student during a house party in Arcata admitted he was in a fight with the victim on the morning of the incident, according to an Arcata police report submitted to the Humb → Read More
Firefighters ask for first raise in years amid budget strife
Humboldt Bay Fire firefighters are asking for their first significant across the board raise in nearly a decade following years of a difficult-to-manage budget, according to a fire union representative.Matt McFarland, an HBF firefighter and a r → Read More
Eureka City Council approves program to address blight
Eureka City Council members on Tuesday voted unanimously 4-0 to create a program that would allow the city to relax some building requirements for developers who plan to get rid of blight or provide other environmental upgrades at a building site. → Read More
Rancho Verde High graduate fatally stabbed in Northern California
Mom of fatal stabbing victim worried suspect will be freed → Read More
CR trustees reject sale to health care district
The College of the Redwoods Board of Trustees on Tuesday rejected a sale that would have provided a space to build a hospital in Garberville.“I haven’t been given any credible evidence of the value of the property, absolutely none → Read More
College of the Redwoods board to consider early retirements, seeks creation of ADA plan
The College of the Redwoods Board of Trustees today will consider adopting a program that seeks to encourage some employees to retire early.If approved, the program would offer a payout of up to $15,000 to at least four employees at the colleg → Read More
Eureka Police Department introduces 11 new employees
Chief Andrew Mills on Monday announced 11 new hires at the Eureka Police Department during a ceremony at the Sequoia Conference Center in Eureka that attracted an audience of community leaders and family members.“These people are the one → Read More
Trinidad City Council to review rental ordinance
The Trinidad City Council on Tuesday will review changes to a draft of the short-term rental ordinance it officially introduced last month.City officials said they would reintroduce the ordinance and once more hold a mandatory first reading of → Read More
Blue Lake City Council to discuss public safety after plan for deputy stalled
The Blue Lake City Council today will review its options to boost public safety as plans for hiring a deputy to watch over the city stalled.Council members will look into addressing rising concerns over public safety that it hoped it would solv → Read More
Trinidad advances ordinance limiting short-term rentals
The Trinidad City Council on Monday approved its draft of the newly amended city ordinance limiting the number of short-term rentals in the city, moving the draft closer to becoming law.The review by council members of the Short Term Rental Or → Read More
Blue Lake: 4 candidates seek 3 council seats
Blue Lake voters in November now have four City Council candidates seeking three open seats after three new candidates confirmed this week they would run for office.The winners will serve a four-year term on the five-member city council, fillin → Read More
PG&E to survey land from air for damage to pipelines
The Pacific Gas and Electric Co. on Thursday will survey parts of Humboldt County from a low-flying helicopter to check gas pipelines in remote areas that could be damaged.The utility company said the helicopter patrol, which will fly at about → Read More
Judge upholds Budget Inn eviction
The nearly 40 tenants of the Budget Inn Motel in Eureka will be evicted following a Humboldt County Superior Court judge’s decision this afternoon, according to court documents.Eureka Chief Building Officer Brian Gerving said they’ → Read More
Arcata City Council to introduce marijuana ordinance
The Arcata City Council on Wednesday will introduce an ordinance aiming to regulate the cultivation of marijuana in anticipation of a vote on California Proposition 64 — the Adult Use of Marijuana Act — which could legalize the use of re → Read More