Incarcerated students enrolled in a groundbreaking program at Pelican Bay State Prison to earn their bachelor’s degrees from Cal Poly Humboldt are now the first in the nation eligible to receive Pell Grants to pay for their education. Access to the aid opened up this summer under federal legislation signed in 2020, reversing a previous […]
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EPD Identifies Suspect Killed in Standoff
Eureka police have identified the man fatally shot by Humboldt County Deputy Sheriffs after a lengthy standoff yesterday as Daniel Martinez, 43, of Eureka. According to police, the incident began at about 5:45 a.m. with a report of a juvenile with a “significant laceration” to his neck who said he’d been assaulted by a family […]
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Security National Ballot Measure Attorney Signed Jacobs Land Deal on Mystery Developer’s Behalf
In the weeks since Eureka City Schools decided to break off negotiations with the California Highway Patrol and enter into an agreement with a mystery developer to trade 8.2 acres of its old Jacobs Middle School campus for a small home on I Street and $5.35 million in cash, several of the entities with a […]
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Cal State Faculty Ends Strike After Reaching Tentative Contract Agreement
A Cal State systemwide strike secured what more than half a year of negotiations and partial strikes couldn’t: a deal. Negotiators of the California Faculty Association and California State University finalized a tentative agreement last tonight, the union said, ending what would have been a week-long strike at the nation’s largest four-year public university system. […]
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EPD: Suspect Shot After Hours-Long Standoff
Eureka police shot a suspect yesterday after he allegedly stabbed a juvenile, took several hostages and engaged in an hours-long standoff with officers. Police reported they were called to a residence in the 1400 block of Union Street around 5:45 a.m. yesterday after a report that a 12 year old had been stabbed. “Upon further […]
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CHP: Three Killed in Crash on 101 North of Rio Dell
Three people were killed last night in a head-on crash on U.S. Highway 101 north of Rio Dell caused by a car driving north in the southbound lanes. The identities of the deceased are being withheld until their families can be notified, according to the California Highway Patrol. At 10:37 p.m. yesterday, the CHP’s dispatch […]
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Judge Takes Earth Flag Case Under Submission
The future of the Earth flag’s spot on city-owned flagpoles in Arcata is now in the hands of a Humboldt County Superior Court judge. After hearing brief final arguments today, Judge Timothy Canning said he would take the matter under submission before rendering a ruling based on those comments and a series of briefs submitted […]
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Sheriff’s Office IDs Homicide Victim in Manila
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office today identified the remains found Jan. 5 in the area of the Manila Dunes as belonging to Pete William Dibean, whose death has been determined to be a homicide. According to a news release, the 56 year old was known to be “living in a well-established makeshift metal structure in […]
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UPDATE: Local Emergency Declared Due to Storm Damage
UPDATE: Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal has declared a local emergency due to the “significant impact of floods” during this past weekend’s storm, the first step toward being able to request state and federal assistance. “Significant flooding of small creeks and streams, as well as main stem flooding of the Mad River began on Friday, […]
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EPD Releases Body Cam Footage from Fatal Shooting
The Eureka Police Department has released body-worn camera footage from officers’ fatal shooting of Matthew Robert Williams, 31, on Nov. 26 after a traffic stop. According to EPD, Williams fled from the passenger seat of a vehicle EPD pulled over for expired registration tags near the Ingomar Club and officers Jeremy Sollom and Nick Jones […]
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Cal State Faculty Union Vows to Strike Over the University’s Final Pay Offer
The faculty union of the California State University is planning a week of strikes across the 23 campuses Jan. 22 – 26 after the system said this week that it would provide 5 percent raises to members, far below what the union is seeking. The California Faculty Association is asking for 12 percent raises this […]
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Despite Coastal Commission Appeal, Schneider Mansion Demolition, Restoration Could be Complete by July
It’s been more than six months since the Humboldt County Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the permits and permit modifications necessary for local developer Travis Schneider to tear down his partially constructed family mansion overlooking the Fay Slough Wildlife Area. The deal ratified by the commission in July would have seen Schneider avoid up […]