A number of conservation groups, government branches and a logging company petitioned for a ban of selling English Ivy in California. Over 20 organizations, including the Environmental Protection Information Center and Green Diamond Resource Co., led a petition to designate English Ivy as a noxious plant. Tom Wheeler, Executive Director of Environmental Protection Information Center, […]
Sam Armanino
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The Real ‘Dude’ Doesn’t Roll
Karen Smith held up a dark green bowling ball. She lined up her last second shot to get a spare. She walked to the line and released the ball, it barreled down the lane leaning left and nailing the last pin to get the spare. “I saw this event come up and I said ‘dude’ […]
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Building a More Inclusive University
Richard Boone walked back and fourth in front of a group of campus community members who gathered in Humboldt State University’s Goodwin Forum on Thursday. Behind Boone, the university’s dean of natural resources and sciences, was a large projection screen that read, “Campus wide discussions: Inequalities, justice and inclusion.” Boone, who was recently appointed to […]
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The Next Generation March on Wells Fargo: ‘Divest’ the DAPL
A group of seven young protesters gripped a long white banner reading, “Divest,” which stretched across G Street in Arcata. As the youth leaders marched north, they yelled, “Water is what?” “Water is life,” the fellow protesters responded. The protesters marched from the Arcata Plaza to Wells Fargo on Saturday, led by Indigenous youth from […]
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Canine Cop Calls it a Career
Zari, the Arcata Police patrol dog, has retired after eight and a half years of service. During his career with APD, Zari, a German shepherd who joined the force in 2008, was present for more than 1,000 arrests and assisted in many high-risk situations. In 2013, he located a double murder suspect hiding in the […]
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Elder Abuse Case Against Timber Ridge Yields $5 Million Verdict
Timber Ridge McKinleyville will pay the family of a woman who died under its care $5 million after a jury found the facility liable for wrongful death and elder abuse on Jan. 17. The amount includes $2.5 million in punitive damages. The suit, brought by Valerie Monschke, a daughter of the resident, stems from an […]
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The Return of the California Condor
The Yurok Tribe led a major effort to restore a bird that hasn’t been seen on the North Coast for over a century. The Tribe teamed up with a number of agencies, including PG&E, The National Park Service, U.S. Wildlife and Fisheries and the National Park Foundation to restore the California condor population. “The condor […]
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Homeless Count Postponed
This year’s biennial Point-in-Time count will be postponed one month in order to recruit more volunteers to assist the homeless count. The count, scheduled to take place at the end of January, will be pushed back to the early morning hours of Feb. 28. Every year the Department of Housing and Urban Development requires communities […]
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Flooding Expected on the Eel, Van Duzen
With more rain in the forecast, officials are warning that the Eel and Van Duzen rivers are expected to crest their banks as low-lying areas of the county flood on Tuesday. This weekend’s storm, which dumped between 4 and 5 inches over the last 72 hours, left a Fortuna woman stranded with her two dogs […]