The Humboldt County Elections Office has issued its first post election report, adding about 21,000 votes to the tally, with 54,741 votes counted thus far, representing about 64.63 percent of registered voters. Here’s a rundown of the results so far in the races for city council, open seats on the Humboldt Bay Harbor and Conservation […]
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“Alarming”: 1 Condor Undergoing Lead Poisoning Treatment, Others Show Elevated Levels
One of the North Coast’s 18 condors is undergoing treatment at the Sequoia Park Zoo for lead poisoning, while eight others had levels high enough to be detected during recent medical exams. In an update this week, the Northern California Condor Restoration Program — a Yurok Tribe-led effort to reestablish a self-sustaining population of the […]
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Wiyot Tribe Celebrates Return of Digawututklh
The Wiyot Tribe held a private ceremony and celebration today to mark the official return of Digawututklh, a 350-acre section of ancestral land in Samoa with significant historical and cultural importance to the tribe. “This place has traditionally been used for food harvesting such as clams and surf fish, it was also a ceremonial place […]
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Zoo Welcomes Red Panda Saffron
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? a Leo?) at Garden City, Kansas’ Lee Richardson […]
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Two Killed in Fortuna Motorcycle Crash
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a motorcycle crash on U.S. Highway 101 in Fortuna on Sunday afternoon that left two people dead. According to a press release from the CHP, a 41-year-old Fortuna man was driving a 2007 Harley Davidson Road King northbound south of Main Street with a group of motorcyclists when, for […]
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County Releases First Post-election Results Update
The Humboldt County Elections Office has issued its first post election report, adding about 2,539 votes to the tally, with 33,956 votes counted thus far, representing about 40.07 percent of registered voters. The elections office reported yesterday that about 34,000 ballots remained to be counted, saying it will release updates Fridays until all votes are […]
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Election Results Final Return: Local Races
FINAL UPDATE: The Humboldt County Elections Office has issued its final election night report, adding about 1,019 votes to the tally, with 31,417 votes counted thus far, representing about 37.07 percent of registered voters. Here’s a rundown of the results so far in the races for city council and open seats on the Humboldt Bay […]
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Election Results Final Return: Local Measures
FINAL UPDATE: The Humboldt County Elections Office has issued its final election night report, adding about 1,019 votes to the tally, with 31,417 votes counted thus far, representing about 37.07 percent of registered voters. The big news here on the ballot measure front remains to be that Eureka’s controversial Measure F is getting divisively voted […]
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FBI Investigating Voting Center Vandalism, Polls Open Until 8
Humboldt County Registrar of Voters Juan Pablo Cervantes says he’s been in touch with the FBI regarding vandalism that occurred overnight at the county voting center set up in the Arcata Community Center. Cervantes says he received a report at about 5:45 this morning from precinct workers who arrived to find a variety of pro-Palestinian […]
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Hoopa Resident Killed in Crash
A Hoopa resident was killed Monday in a single-car crash on the Yurok Reservation after the vehicle he was driving went off State Route 169, south of Notchko Flat Road, around 11 a.m. For an unknown reason, according to the California Highway Patrol, the driver allowed the vehicle to go over the western end of […]
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Eureka Man Sentenced to Life for Brutal, Random Stabbing Spree
A Eureka man who pleaded guilty to stabbing four strangers — two of them fatally — was sentenced to serve four life sentences in prison today by Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Lawrence Killoran. According to a press release from the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office, Wesley Lee Starritt, 26, had pleaded guilty to murdering […]
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DA Clears Officers in Eureka Shooting
Humboldt County District Attorney Stacey Eads has determined the shooting of 31-year-old Matthew Robert Williams by Eureka police officers was legally justified, saying Williams pulled a handgun, chambered a round and pointed it at an officer when police opened fire, fatally wounding him. “Clearly, Williams presented an imminent threat of death or series bodily injury to […]