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Spenser Stratton, Taj Ortiz-Beck and Adrian York.

Teen Rescuers Featured in Washington Post

by Kimberly Wear on November 18, 2019 at 9:30AM

Trinidad, numerous law enforcement entities and the USCG all responded immediately,” he said in an email. “As we are heading into the call, we got word from dispatch that surfers had rescued the juveniles and there was no need for medical!!!”

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Overflow Crowd Again Turns Out for Public Hearing on Controversial Wind Farm Proposal

by Elaine Weinreb on November 17, 2019 at 12:49PM

The debate over the proposed Terra-Gen wind energy project seemed no closer to resolution after a second heated five-and-a-half-hour public hearing at the County Planning Commission on Thursday. Once again, the Supervisors Chamber was packed with people standing in the aisles.

Charmaine Lawson Holds 31-month Vigil for Her Son, Hopes Documentary Will Bring Outside Attention to Unsolved Case

by T.William Wallin on November 16, 2019 at 10:30AM

It has been 31 months since Humboldt State University sophomore David Josiah Lawson was killed. On Friday, the anniversary of her 19-year-old son’s death, a group of a few dozen students and community members surrounded Charmaine Lawson at a small vigil at the Arcata Methodist Church, during which the group watched Who Killed Josiah?, a short documentary by the Southern California station KCET that they hope will bring renewed attention to the still-unsolved killing.

A culvert area in Whitmore Grove west of Redway is failing and undercutting the asphalt.

Briceland Road Closure May Not Be Needed

by Kym Kemp on November 15, 2019 at 1:17PM

,” states a press release issued by the County. This means traffic will not have to be rerouted over Old Briceland Road.

From Patrick’s Point, to the Avenue of the Giants, to the Lost Coast of legend, I give you … a handful of seven lovely Humboldt nights.

North Coast Night Lights: A Handful of Night Light

by David Wilson on November 14, 2019 at 1:03PM

Like a dream the scene changes. You’re still on the bank of the Eel River, but now the sights and sounds of industry assail your senses again as cars zip past on Fernbridge, their taillight reflections racing along beside them in the water under the bridge.

Ice Balloons at an Outer Space show in October of 2017.

Outer Space is Losing Its Space

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on November 14, 2019 at 11:33AM

The Outer Space Collective announced today via Instagram that it will have to find a new home in a month's time. The 1110 M St. building where the organization has held performances, workshops and community meetings and events since 2017 has been sold, and members are in the process of hunting down a new location, starting with an "emergency planning meeting" on Friday at 7 p.m.

Cattle on Old Briceland Road will have to share their grazing ground with impatient travelers later this month.

CHP, Sheriff's Office Upping the Enforcement Ante on Driving Around Livestock

by Kimberly Wear on November 14, 2019 at 10:04AM

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) are “beefing up” enforcement and awareness, working together to help prevent vehicle collisions involving livestock. Over the past year, the Sheriff’s Office and CHP have received numerous reports of livestock being struck by motorists.

UPDATE: Cullen Arrested With Help of SoHum Citizens, County Workers

by Kym Kemp on November 13, 2019 at 1:52PM

On Nov. 10, deputies sighted Cullen, a wanted felony warrant subject driving in Redway. They attempted to stop him but he fled striking a number of police vehicles.

FIFTH UPDATE: Wanted Felony Warrant Suspect Arrested

by Kimberly Wear on November 13, 2019 at 1:10PM

Facebook post from the HCSO: HCSO deputies are currently searching for wanted felony warrant subject Robert Cullen in the area of the 2600 block of Old Briceland Road.

Sneaker Wave Threat Comes on Heels of Trinidad Rescue

by Kimberly Wear on November 12, 2019 at 2:07PM

Off-duty California State Parks lifeguard Adrian York and fellow teenagers Spenser Stratton, Taj Ortiz-Beck and Narayan Weibel, two of whom were junior lifeguard participants, happened to be out surfing when they heard calls for help. The four were able to put the swimmers on their boards and bring them safely to shore.

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