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Humboldt County Cup becomes Green Party political platform
People from all over the state perused about 50 booths showcasing cannabis products at the Humboldt County Cup on Saturday at Redwood Acres.Live music, political speakers, comedy and cannabis competitions filled the afternoon schedule for the e → Read More
Great American Smokeout urges smokers to quit
Thursday marked Humboldt County’s annual Great American Smokeout to encourage tobacco users to quit, or at least try. According to Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services, it’s a day to remind smokers that there ar → Read More
Trial date set in Kitchen case for late May
Despite objections from Humboldt County Deputy District Attorney Stacey Eads, Marcia Kitchen’s trial for a 2016 hit-and-run that left her 14-year-old daughter and another teenage girl dead was scheduled for May 29 during a trial setting this mo → Read More
Blue Lake tax measure falling short, early numbers show
According to the Humboldt County Elections Office’s final unofficial election report, the Blue Lake Fire Protection District’s Measure Y was falling short of the needed two-thirds vote with only 51.32 percent of the votes as of 10:24 p.m → Read More
Humboldt County nurses talk solutions in opioid crisis
More than 100 nurses packed into the Hospice of Humboldt to educate each other on prescribing opioids in Humboldt County.During Thursday evening’s Nurses Night Out, a quarterly event for nurses to connect and discuss issues in the commun → Read More
Salon opens on the second floor of Blue Lake Casino and Hotel
For Aggie Ramos, the new beauty salon on the second floor of the Blue Lake Casino and Hotel is a dream come true.Before working in the new beauty salon, she wore a lot of different hats. Ramos said she started as a cocktail waitress, moved to a → Read More
Zoellner files claim against Arcata for wrongful imprisonment, defamation, and more
A McKinleyville man who was arrested, charged and pleaded not guilty to a fatal stabbing before a judge ruled there was insufficient evidence to hold him for trial has filed a claim against the city of Arcata alleging defamation of character, maliciou → Read More
‘An eclectic year’ for Humboldt Halloween costumes
On Halloween, everything from Pennywise the Dancing Clown, industrial steampunk fanatics to North Coast mermaids and pirates will be walking the streets in search of fun in Humboldt County. This year, a few local Halloween stores said the costumes ste → Read More
Kitchen case pushed; court received new reports
A Humboldt County Judge ruled to push Marcia Kitchen’s vehicular manslaughter trial on Wednesday. Judge Bruce Watson sided with the defense’s request to have more time to review a recently finished speed analysis report. A setting was sc → Read More
Three Humboldt County dispatchers return from fire aid
Three Humboldt County-based dispatchers were part of a group that returned from Mendocino County on Monday, along with other local officials and county workers.Responding to the call for mutual aid were two Humboldt County Sheriff’s Offi → Read More
St. Joseph Hospital sent down over 8,400 respiratory masks to aid fire relief
St. Joseph Health in Eureka sent down more than 8,460 respirator masks to its sister hospitals in areas affected by recent wildfires. Last week, 54 cases of respiratory masks were sent down to the Santa Rosa Memorial and Queen of the Valley in → Read More
HSU sexual assault reports double since 2014
Humboldt State University on Wednesday released the Clery crime report detailing university crime and arrests from the past three years on university property. There were six reported rapes in 2016 which doubles the reported rapes in 2014, acco → Read More
Storyteller pleads not guilty to child molestation charges
Biedeman pleads not guilty to sexual abuseJohn Robert Beideman, pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual molestation during his arraignment Tuesday. A preliminary hearing date is set for Oct. 23 with an intervention on Oct. 18. B → Read More
SoHum school board pushes for DACA action
The Southern Humboldt Unified School District recently passed a resolution urging Congress to at least continue the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program with further legislation. The DACA renewal deadline for students was Thursday.Alt → Read More
HSU community collaborates to support Mexico, Puerto Rico
A Humboldt State University student with connections to Mexico and a recent HSU graduate with family in Puerto Rico have joined forces to raise money to support the communities devastated by the recent disasters.Both women are working with the → Read More
Eureka City Council hears recommendations on ward changes
On Tuesday night, the Eureka City Council heard recommendations from an ad hoc committee for changing the boundaries city’s voting districts and expanding the city limits in the Brainard area to include properties owned by the California Redwoo → Read More
Misztal case delayed for psych report
Misztal case delayed a month for psych reportOn Wednesday, visiting judge Marjorie Carter postponed a hearing for the court to hear one of the psychological evaluations of Ewa Misztal. Carter gave the court one month to receive → Read More
Live fire training for the Arcata Fire team
Multiple agencies including the Arcata Fire District will be engaging active flames in a training session Sunday. Arcata Fire Battalion Chief Sean Campbell said the training is a “win, win” because it helps the firefighters train, the la → Read More
Ex-deputy pleads not guilty to sex abuse
On Friday, former Humboldt County correctional deputy Cory Jordan Fisher Sr. pleaded not guilty to nine charges of sexual molestation and physical abuse involving minors.Fisher appeared in court handcuffed wearing a red jumpsuit. A preliminary → Read More
Judge allows suit over Humboldt County public defender to continue
This morning, visiting judge Marjorie Carter ruled that there was enough alleged evidence to continue a lawsuit filed against Humboldt County over the hiring of David Marcus as public defender. Now the county has 15 days to go through the petition to → Read More