Proponents, Opponents Talk Measure A

By Thadeus Greenson on November 14, 2023 at 5:53PM

Thurmond said the initiative spawned from some problems he and Watson were having in their Kneeland neighborhood with a proposed cultivation site. He said he came to realize the problem wasn’t the grow itself, but the mechanisms the county had in place to address neighborhood concerns.

Hoopa Resident, 26, Killed in Single-Car Crash

By Kimberly Wear on November 9, 2023 at 3:51PM

One Killed in Eureka Crash

By Thadeus Greenson on November 8, 2023 at 10:41AM

The Eureka Police Department is investigating a crash at the intersection of Henderson and I streets yesterday afternoon that left one dead. According to a press release, officers were dispatched to the scene of the two-car crash after a report that a vehicle was overturned with occupants trapped inside.

First of Four Klamath Dams Has Been Removed

By Thadeus Greenson on November 7, 2023 at 3:20PM

1 Killed, 1 Seriously Injured in 101 Crash

By Kimberly Wear on November 1, 2023 at 12:49PM

Cal Poly Police Investigating Alleged Assault of Palestine Supporter

By Thadeus Greenson on October 31, 2023 at 12:07PM

Cal Poly Humboldt police are investigating allegations that a woman was assaulted twice Saturday near the Arcata Plaza after expressing her support of Palestine. University spokesperson Aileen Yoo said she could confirm the incident that occurred in the parking lot of the campus bookstore off the plaza was under investigation by UPD but declined to comment further.

EPD Conducting Death Investigation After Finding Human Remains in Fire

By Thadeus Greenson on October 26, 2023 at 3:29PM

The Eureka Police Department has launched a death investigation after human remains were found a smoldering fire near a homeless encampment in the greenbelt north of the Bayshore Mall on Monday morning. According toa press release, Humboldt Bay Fire responded to a report of smoke in the area and notified EPD when the remains were found.

Rio Dell Resident Killed in Crash

By Kimberly Wear on October 25, 2023 at 12:53PM

McKinley Statue Rises Again in Canton

By Kimberly Wear on October 24, 2023 at 5:10PM

Commissioned by Arcata rancher George Zehnder as a tribute to the slain McKinley, whom he had admired, the statue survived the Great San Francisco earthquake in 1906 and held court over the plaza for more than 100 years before being removed. The Arcata City Council took the official vote in February of 2018 — the culmination of more than a decade of efforts by removal advocates who viewed having McKinley's statue in the town's center as a vestige of American imperialism and genocide.

Dinsmore Remains in Limbo Amid Jurisdictional Questions

By Thadeus Greenson on October 20, 2023 at 11:51AM

Family and friends who’d walked into court yesterday afternoon hoping to see Steve Dinsmore released from jail left disappointed, but not without hope that day may soon come. Dinsmore, who was ordered released from custody in 2022 after serving more than 17 years in prison only to be returned to the jail in August after an appellate court overturned Humboldt County Superior Court Judge John Feeney’s decision to release him, remains in a state of legal limbo.