As Humboldt State University prepares to start a new semester, we look at its Project Rebound, which supports formerly incarcerated students on campus, as well as the inspiring stories of its founder and students. And we discuss the big things happening at the Jefferson Community Center in Eureka, which the Westside Community Improvement Association has […]
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Humboldt Judge Rescinds Release of Convicted Sex Offender
A Humboldt County Superior Court judge issued a ruling last week striking his December of 2016 order for the conditional release of a local man who’s been designated as a Sexually Violent Predator. According to a Humboldt District Attorney’s Office news release, Judge John Feeney’s Aug. 13 ruling was based not only on the inability […]
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Redwood Burl Poacher Sentenced to Community Service, Probation, Banned from Park
An Orick man is now banned from stepping foot into Redwood National and State Parks as part of his sentencing today after pleading guilty last month to poaching burl from old growth redwoods at the protected site. He also received two years probation, a $1,200 fine and 400 hours of community service. Derek Alwin Hughes’ […]
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Notorious Humboldt County Murderer Dies in Prison
Curtis Floyd Price, an Aryan Brotherhood hitman who was one of two Humboldt County men sitting on California’s death row, died in custody early this morning, according to the California Department of Corrections. According to a press release from the state, Price died of natural causes, though an exact cause of death remains pending, to […]
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Sheriff’s Office Investigating ‘Suspicious Death’ of 73-Year-Old Woman
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the suspicious death of a 73-year-old woman who was found with severe injuries on Aug. 3 and died after being sent out of the area for treatment. According to a news release, Hoopa Valley Tribal Police officers responded to Barbara Jean McNeil’s home on Pine Creek Road just […]
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Arcata Mayor Releases Statement After Arrest
Arcata Mayor Brett Watson issued a statemement today following his arrest Sunday night on suspicion of driving under the influence. According to a news release from the city of Arcata, Watson was arrested at a controlled traffic stop being conducted by the California Highway Patrol on L.K. Wood Boulevard. Watson’s statement: “Last week was the […]
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Two Correctional Officers Injured, One Seriously, in Jail Assault
Two Humboldt County correctional deputies were injured, one seriously, during an assault inside the jail. According to a press release, the two officers had been escorting 29-year-old Keith Tamas Vroman-Nagy to a secure location when he became combative and allegedly attacked the deputies using a sharpened pencil. One officer sustained minor injuries while the other sustained […]
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Four Jail Inmates Saved from Fentanyl Overdoses
Humboldt County correctional deputies used the overdose reversal drug to save four jail inmates who had appeared to overdose on the highly potent opioid fentanyl over the weekend. “On all four occasions, deputies located the inmates unresponsive and exhibiting signs of opioid overdose,” a press release states. “Each incident required multiple administrations of Naloxone. Also […]
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Thieves Are Stealing California’s Scarce Water for Illegal Cannabis Farms
One day last spring, water pressure in pipelines suddenly crashed In the Antelope Valley, setting off alarms. Demand had inexplicably spiked, swelling to three and half times normal. Water mains broke open, and storage tanks were drawn down to dangerous levels. The emergency was so dire in the water-stressed desert area of Hi Vista, between […]
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Arcata Denounces ‘Acts of Hate and Violence’
Arcata City Councilmembers this week denounced recent “acts of hate and violence” after someone cut down a tree adorned with rainbow flag ornaments and a “Love Joy Peace” banner, which had been placed in support and solidarity after the destruction of a LGBTQ+ flag displayed at the same community garden site. Both acts took place […]
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Charmaine Lawson: Settlement ‘Blood Money’ Means ‘Nothing,’ Focus is on Justice
Charmaine Lawson still hasn’t cashed the $200,000 check that came as a part of her settlement agreement with the city of Arcata. She says it took her four days to even open the envelope it was mailed in and it has now sat for weeks atop her son’s urn. Filed in November of 2018, the […]
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Fatal Shooting Suspect Turns Self In
A Trinidad man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a man who was dropped off at a CalFire station near Orick late last month was arrested today after turning himself in to authorities, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. Shaun Patrick McMahon, 49, went to the main sheriff’s office in Eureka around […]