A hearing to determine whether a residence in Manila is a suitable placement for a sexually violent predator ordered released from a state hospital into a community supervision program has been rescheduled for July. But before deciding on a suitable placement for Richard Stobaugh, who was convicted of a series of brutal attacks in the […]
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DNA Matches Skull Found in 1993 to Missing Trinity County Woman
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office announced today that human remains found decades ago have been identified as those of a Trinity County woman reported missing in 1987. According to a press release, Hyampom School teacher Kay Josephine Medin was reported missing by her husband Nickolas Medin on Aug. 3, 1987, after he said he returned […]
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‘Millions Out on the Street Virtually Overnight’: How Trump’s Budget Proposal Could Affect California
On May 2, President Trump released a budget blueprint for the next fiscal year that would take a chainsaw to social, environmental and education programs. Some of the sharpest cuts are directed at housing programs that are meant to serve the poor, housing insecure and unhoused. In California, millions are served by these funds and […]
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‘No Kings, No Oligarchs’ Protest Draws Hundreds in Eureka
Despite the weather forecast and a packed social-event calendar on Saturday, several hundred people showed up under the theme “No Kings, No Oligarchs” to again protest President Trump and his administration’s actions in front of the Humboldt County Courthouse in Eureka. Humboldt Musicians for Peace provided an energetic soundtrack for the two-hour local version of […]
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Fair Association Continues Push for Race Dates, Holds Moment of Silence for Longtime Member
The Humboldt County Fair Association reiterated its intent to again apply for horse racing dates during the August fair from a state board next month, despite a tightening timeline and a host of uncertainties. During a report from the association’s Racing Committee at its April 28 board meeting, committee Chair Greg Gomes said he’s “trying […]
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Another Commercial Salmon Season Closure is Expected
The California commercial ocean salmon season is set to be closed for a third year but recreational fishing opportunities, albeit severely limited ones, look likely in state waters for the first time since 2022 under recommendations from the Pacific Fishery Management Council. A final decision is expected from the National Marine Fisheries Service in mid-May. […]
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Brothers Shot By Police Sentenced for 2023 Crime Spree
Two brothers were sentenced to life in prison today by Humboldt County Judge Steven Steward after being found guilty last month of the attempted murder of a peace officer and robbery, as well as other counts, for a crime spree in Eureka that left several people injured and ended with both men shot by police. […]
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Sheriff Announces ‘Strong Opposition’ to Serial Rapist’s Pending Release
Editor’s note: Be advised, this story covers violent sexual assaults and may be disturbing to some readers. Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal released a letter to the community at noon today announcing his “strong opposition” to the proposed release of a man once known locally in the late 1980s as the “Ski Mask Rapist” to […]
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‘Hands Off!’ Rally Takes Over Eureka Streets
Hundreds of people carrying signs gathered outside the Humboldt County Courthouse on April 5, with the packed crowd stretching down both sides of the roadway from H Street down to I Street as part of the nationwide “Hands Off!” protests. From 6 years old to 90, protestors of all ages gathered on the sunny afternoon, […]
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Introducing Sequoia Park Zoo’s New Bear Ishŭng
There’s a new bear in town at the Sequoia Park Zoo. The young female arrived on a placement from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in mid-March but her public debut is still a little ways off, with the zoo saying in a release that she will first “undergo a typical month-long quarantine period” […]
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Missing Whitethorn Man ID’d as Crash Victim
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday identified the man killed in a crash on Beaver Slide Lane in Briceland as Whitethorn resident David Taylor. He was 84. According to a press release, Taylor was reported missing on Feb. 18 and was last seen on Shelter Cove Road nearly two weeks earlier. His body was […]
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McKinleyville Trustees Vote to Consolidate Schools with More Decisions Ahead
The McKinleyville Union School District Board of Trustees voted earlier this month to move forward with consolidating the district’s three campuses into two in the face of declining enrollment and budget shortfalls, but several decisions remain on the table. Currently, students in transitional kindergarten through second grade attend Dow’s Prairie Elementary, third through fifth grade […]