Man Found Dead in Blue Lake Identified

By Kimberly Wear on November 22, 2024 at 11:24AM

terminal fall from heights and chronic methamphetamine abuse.” Miller had been living in a Blue Lake encampment, according to the sheriff’s office.

UPDATE: Evacuation Orders, Warnings as Eel to Hit Major Flood Stage, More High Winds on Tap

By Kimberly Wear on November 21, 2024 at 12:01PM

The Eel River is projected to hit the 20-foot minor flooding stage around 7 p.m. today, rising into the moderate flood zone of 22 feet in about two hours, before moving over the 25-foot major flooding mark at around 8 a.m. Friday, reaching a peak of 25.3 feet near noon.

Meteorologists Warn of High Winds and Flood Risks

By Anne To on November 19, 2024 at 3:27PM

He said winds will be high enough that knocked over trees will “almost certainly” occur. Nicolini advised residents to prepare for power outages and discouraged traveling tonight and Wednesday morning.

Former Assemblymember Patty Berg Has Died at 82

By Thadeus Greenson on November 19, 2024 at 12:25PM

Born in Seattle, Berg moved to Humboldt County in 1974 with her husband, Patrick Murphy, who was a psychiatrist. She was influential in the startup of the Humboldt Senior Resource Center in 1975 and worked in the county Public Health Department, where she helped develop the state’s first comprehensive K-12 family life and sex education curriculum for public schools, which later became a national model.

Sheriff's Office: Bone Found in Redway Belongs to Missing Man

By Kimberly Wear on November 18, 2024 at 10:09AM

Burleigh was last seen by a family member in the Alderpoint area in September of 2017, according to the HCSO missing persons’ database, which states Burleigh was “missing under suspicious circumstances.” A previous HCSO release says he had not reached “out to family or friends since that time.” He was reported missing in February of 2018 and the case remains under investigation.

Sequoia Park Zoo Scores Tallest Living Lighted Christmas Tree

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on November 18, 2024 at 8:13AM

Sequoia Park Zoo Director Jim Campbell-Spickler won't give the exact height of the tree that will be decorated just beyond the Watershed Heroes exhibit, since the public will be invited to guess the dimensions. But is it taller than the Sitka spruce celebrated at Ferndale's annual lighting event?

County Releases Second Post-election Update

By Thadeus Greenson on November 15, 2024 at 4:52PM

Arcata City Council (three seats)Stacy Atkins-Salazar — 4,022 votes (26.00 percent) Gregory Daggett — 1,153 votes (7.45 percent) Shea Love Freedomhowler — 806 votes (5.21 percent) Dana Quillman — 559 votes (3.61 percent) Sarah Schaefer — 3,615 votes (23.37 percent) Genevieve Serna — 2,410 votes (15.58 percent) Alexandra Stillman — 2,893 votes (18.70 percent) Blue Lake City Council (three seats)Christopher Edgar — 186 votes (13.11 percent) Christopher Guy Firor — 202 votes (14.24 percent) Adelene Jones — 214 votes (15.08 percent) Michelle Lewis Lusso — 251 votes (17.69 percent) Katheryn Napier — 215 (15.15 percent) Verda Winona Natasha Pitts — 130 votes (9.16 percent) John Swatzky — 221 votes (15.57 percent)

“Alarming”: 1 Condor Undergoing Lead Poisoning Treatment, Others Show Elevated Levels

By Kimberly Wear on November 15, 2024 at 8:47AM

As an apex scavenger, condors serve as nature's clean-up crew, scouring the landscape of large carcasses and, in turn, helping prevent the spread of diseases. But that ecological role also makes the largest bird in North America — boasting a nearly 10-foot wingspan and weighing 20 pounds or more — vulnerable to lead poisoning, which is believed to be one of the main causes of birds’ near extinction.

Wiyot Tribe Celebrates Return of Digawututklh

By Kimberly Wear on November 13, 2024 at 7:35PM

Zoo Welcomes Red Panda Saffron

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on November 12, 2024 at 11:27AM

Last week, according to a press release from the Sequoia Park Zoo, a young red panda named Saffron moved into new digs here in Humboldt. As part of the Association of Zoos and Aquarium's species survival plan, the little tyke, born in July of 2023 (a Cancer?