This week we’re talking about missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit people with guest Cutcha Risling Baldy of Humboldt State University’s Native American Studies department. A recent report sheds light on the unsolved cases in Humboldt — Risling Baldy shares the history and laws contributing to the violence. Hit subscribe for weekly updates […]
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“Pervasive Failure to Investigate:” Report Finds Lack of Scrutiny in Cases of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
For generations, order and cleanliness had been Christina Lastra’s family’s way of fighting off poverty. But the day in July 1991 when her mother’s mysterious death was ruled an accident marked the end of the orderly life Lastra had been leading in Humboldt County. “We didn’t get peace. No one ever even thought of looking […]
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Man Barricaded in Hydesville Home with Firearm
About 3:40 p.m., the Humboldt County SWAT team responded to 3300 block of Mendes Lane in Hydesville for the report of a man barricaded inside a residence with a firearm. According to scanner traffic, the man was in the second story of the building. An ambulance was requested to stay outside the area. “Residents of […]
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Drug Task Force Reports Seizing 5 Pounds of Heroin
The Humboldt County Drug Task Force reported seizing nearly 5 pound of suspected heroin while seeing a search warrant yesterday, according to a press release. The warrant, served in the 500 block of Warren Creek Road, was targeting Jack Ryan Skundrich, 34, who is well known to the task force. According to the press release, […]
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UPD Arrests Virginia Murder Suspects
Humboldt State University police arrested two people suspected of a Virginia murder yesterday while conducting a routine patrol, according to a press release. Sgt. Joe Jones and officer Billy Kijsriopas were patrolling the University Corporation Yard off Samoa Boulevard at about 1 a.m. Wednesday when they found an unoccupied vehicle with stolen license plates parked […]
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Eureka Police Fatally Shoot Reportedly Armed Suicidal Man
Eureka police shot and killed a reportedly suicidal man last night after he allegedly leveled a firearm at officers, according to a press release from the Eureka Police Department. Officers were dispatched to a residence in the 2800 block of Lowell Street at 5:18 p.m. to a report of a man making suicidal threats via […]
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Shooting in Eureka Sends One to Hospital
A man was shot in Eureka this evening, possibly in an altercation with police. Law enforcement sent reverse 911 calls to residents in the area of Lowell and Henderson near St. Bernard’s Academy in Eureka, asking residents to shelter in place as officers attempted to deal with a distraught individual shortly before 8 p.m. At […]
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NCJ Preview: Early Prison Releases, Socially Distant Hikes and Lao Dishes on the Menu
This week we’re taking a tour around the county with photographer Mark Larson, who’s turned socially distant hiking into a mission. We’re also looking at how Public Health and parole staff are handling the logistics and health concerns regarding early release for state prisoners. And if you’ve been waiting for Lao food to show up […]
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Shooting in Eureka Sends One to Hospital
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office issued a press release this morning indicating the shooting appears to have occurred during a cannabis robbery gone wrong. See the full release copied below our original post. PREVIOUSLY: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred at approximately 1:30 a.m. in a possible attempted home […]
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Attempted Murder Suspect Taken into Custody
A press release from the City of Arcata states a man suspected in the stabbing of another man in the Valley West area on Friday, July 17 turned himself in to the Arcata Police Department Sunday and was subsequently booked for attempted murder. For more information on the stabbing, read the full press release below. On […]
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A Pandemic Homecoming: As COVID Spreads Through Prisons, the State is Releasing Inmates Early with Little Planning
It was just days before the July Fourth weekend when Humboldt County Chief Probation Officer Shaun Brenneman got the official word: A handful of state inmates were being released early as COVID-19 continued to tear through state facilities. The released inmates would arrive in a couple days, Brenneman was told, including one who’d tested positive […]