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Daniel Komins sent this photo to his girlfriend Sunday from the top of Thompson Peak in northern Trinity County. The last time he was seen was Monday morning as he headed to L Lake.

UPDATE: Missing Humboldt Hiker Found Dead After Massive Search Effort

by Kimberly Wear on August 18, 2019 at 5:17PM

A massive search effort for a missing hiker ended today after rescuers recovered his body in a remote wilderness area near Mirror Lake in the Trinity Alps. According to the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office, the body of Daniel Komins, an EMT and volunteer with Blue Lake Fire, was located after a California Highway Patrol helicopter crew spotted what appeared to be a backpack and

Watch for falling rocks and stars in the Upside-Down. (We loved the reflection).

North Coast Night Lights: Reflections at Richardson Grove

by David Wilson on August 14, 2019 at 3:29PM

I hadn’t intended to write a review of the campground, just another Night Lights of the North Coast story. But this is feeling a little like a review, and I loved my time there, so let me say right here that I completely recommend taking the family to Richardson Grove State Park.

Gist Hall Re-Opens After Asbestos Shutdown

by Iridian Casarez on August 14, 2019 at 1:12PM

After a presence of disturbed asbestos found in a “space used to help circulate air” closed down Gist Hall in May, Humboldt State University has announced the building reopened this week. Right before the spring semester ended, HSU closed down the building to test for traces of asbestos.

Eureka Hit a Record High on Tuesday

by Kimberly Wear on August 14, 2019 at 11:25AM

If you were wondering, the coast did set a record temperature for the day yesterday at 71. That bested the 2003 high of 70, according the Eureka office of the National Weather Service.

Rollback of Endangered Species' Protections Raising Fears

by Kimberly Wear on August 13, 2019 at 2:53PM

determination solely on the basis of the best scientific and commercial information regarding a species’ status.” The revisions to the regulations clarify that the standards for delisting and reclassification of a species consider the same five statutory factors as the listing of a species in the first place.

UPDATE: Sheriff's Office IDs Man Killed in McKinleyville Stabbing

by Kimberly Wear on August 13, 2019 at 11:00AM

UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man who died in a McKinleyville stabbing as Rohnert Park resident Dylon T. Liakos.

An artistic rendering of the proposed hotel project at Cher-Ae Heights Casino off Scenic Drive south of Trinidad.

Coastal Commission: If Trinidad Rancheria Can Find Water, it Can Build its Hotel

by Elaine Weinreb on August 10, 2019 at 8:29AM

The California Coastal Commission went against the recommendation of its staff Thursday and gave the Trinidad Rancheria the go-ahead — or a “conditional concurrence” — to build a five-story hotel on its property off Scenic Drive south of the city. This means that the Coastal Commission, which is tasked by law with protecting the California coastline, will not stand in the way of the Bureau of Indian Affairs granting the Rancheria a lease and a loan guarantee so that the project can start.

HSU Enters Interim Agreement to Farm Out KHSU Management

by Thadeus Greenson on August 9, 2019 at 9:25AM

Humboldt State University has entered into an interim agreement with Capital Public Radio in Sacramento to provide “programming assistance” to KHSU-FM, which was controversially gutted by the university back in April. “The agreement allows KHSU to continue airing national and state programming as the university considers various approaches KHSU’s future,” states a university press release.

Activists paint Rainbow Ridge protest signs.

Rainbow Ridge Treesitter Comes Down

by Kimberly Wear on August 8, 2019 at 12:34PM

Petrolia, CA — On Tuesday, August 6th, after 60 days living in the canopy of a giant Douglas fir tree on Rainbow Ridge to protest Humboldt Redwood Company’s (HRC) logging operations, a tree sitter going by the name “Rook” climbed down. Over the course of the 60 days, Rook endured harsh conditions at the hands of the private security guards who attempted to starve them out of the tree.

Councilmember Gordon Johnson is sworn in on Tuesday.

Familiar Face Takes a Seat on Rio Dell City Council

by Kimberly Wear on August 7, 2019 at 12:50PM

Former Councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem Gordon Johnson was sworn into the Rio Dell City Council on the evening of Tuesday, August 6, 2019 following unanimous appointment by the City Council. Johnson will fill the seat until the November 2020 election following the resignation of Councilmember Bryan Richter who resigned due to personal family matters.

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