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Arcata House to Provide Hot Meals, Needs Some Help to Do So

by Kimberly Wear on December 22, 2019 at 3:56PM

The Arcata House Partnership will be hosting meal events during Christmas week to help folks in need of a hot meal during the holiday season. Meals will be available from noon to 3 p.m. at the nonprofit’s Ninth Street annex Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Crab Season to Start Dec. 31

by Kimberly Wear on December 20, 2019 at 12:25PM

Northern Commercial Dungeness Crab Season Will Open Dec. 31 The commercial Dungeness crab season in Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte counties is scheduled to open at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019, to be preceded by a 64-hour gear setting period that would begin no earlier than 8:01 a.m. on Dec. 28, 2019. Delays due to quality only affect the Dungeness crab fishery in this area (Fish and Game Districts 6, 7, 8 and 9).

Drivers Killed in Fatal Benbow Crash Identified

by Iridian Casarez on December 19, 2019 at 11:15AM

On 12/18/2019, at approximately 0920 hours, Teiwaz Steenblock-Smith was driving a white 1994 Honda Accord northbound US 101 south of Benbow Drive. Jamie Mae Sanchez was driving a gray 2017 Toyota Prius southbound on US 101 south of Benbow Drive.

Trump Impeached by House (With Video of Huffman's Floor Speech)

by Thadeus Greenson on December 18, 2019 at 7:00PM

North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman joined a majority of his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in voting to impeach President Donald Trump today, making him the third president in the nation’s history to face forced removal from office. “Madame speaker, I find no pleasure coming to the floor today to consider impeachment.

The Free Spirit was found abandoned off Fort Bragg.

UPDATE: Good News: Sailboat Thought to be Adrift Makes Eureka Landing With the Owner

by Kimberly Wear on December 18, 2019 at 1:28PM

UPDATE: Robert Dorris of Eureka, who had been considered missing after his ship, the Free Spirit, was found underway off Fort Bragg last night with what appeared to be no crew aboard, sailed into Humboldt Bay this afternoon and docked his vessel.

Double-fatal Crash Closes 101 at Benbow

by Thadeus Greenson on December 18, 2019 at 11:26AM

A double-fatal crash on U.S. Highway 101 south of Benbow Drive at 9:20 a.m. today has traffic being diverted off the highway in both directions. According to the California Highway Patrol, a white sedan traveling northbound crossed into southbound traffic for unknown reasons and collided head-on with a gray hatchback.

Why the Supes Denied Terra-Gen's Wind Project, Despite a Series of 11th Hour Concessions from the Company

by Thadeus Greenson on December 17, 2019 at 8:27PM

With Humboldt County supervisors Rex Bohn and Virginia Bass having indicated they would support controversial plans to erect a wind farm on Monument and Bear River ridges south of Rio Dell, and supervisors Steve Madrone and Estelle Fennell having indicated they would not, Supervisor Mike Wilson was left as the swing vote. Obviously deeply conflicted at the end of a marathon 16-hour meeting spread over two days that were punctuated by emotional testimony and the occasional outburst, Wilson was still clearly trying to get to yes.

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Divided Board Votes Down Wind Project

by Thadeus Greenson on December 17, 2019 at 3:42PM

Clearly conflicted individually and collectively, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to reject controversial plans to build a wind farm project on Monument and Bear River ridges south of Rio Dell. The vote, which saw supervisors Virginia Bass and Rex Bohn support the project and the balance of the board reject it, came at the conclusion of a more than 16-hour meeting spread over two days that included public comment from hundreds of residents.

Snowy Weather Forecast for Wednesday

by Kimberly Wear on December 17, 2019 at 1:45PM

After a brief break in weather, the winter season is rolling in with gusto this week, including a dusting of snow forecast for Wednesday morning that could cause travel delays on State Route 36 at the South Fork Mountain Summit and State Route 299 at Buckhorn Summit, according to the National Weather Service’s Eureka office. One to two inches of the white stuff is predicted in areas above 2,500 feet.

UPDATE: Covered California Has Extended Deadline to Friday, Officials Say New Subsidies and Eligibility Requirements Are Available

by Thadeus Greenson on December 16, 2019 at 12:56PM

UPDATE: The state has extended the deadline to sign up and receive Covered California coverage beginning Jan. 1 until Friday due to a surge in enrollment.

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