News Blog
/ By Thadeus Greenson
(October 23, 2019)
Two minors are being held at Juvenile Hall after Fortuna police and Fortuna High School thwarted what they believe was a plot to “harm other students,” according to a...
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News Blog
/ By Thadeus Greenson
(October 21, 2019)
An endangered Olive Ridley sea turtle is recovering at a Sausalito veterinary hospital after washing ashore at Bunkers Beach in Humboldt County, hundreds of miles north of its home. Marine...
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News Blog
/ By Thadeus Greenson
(October 21, 2019)
With five words, it became official — Duluwat Island is being returned to the Wiyot people, for whom it is the physical and cultural center of the universe, a sacred...
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News Blog
/ By Kimberly Wear
(October 21, 2019)
PG&E is warning of another round of Public Safety Power Shutoffs due to expected dry and windy conditions Wednesday and Thursday, but does not include Humboldt County on its...
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HumBug Online
/ By Anthony Westkamper
(October 20, 2019)
Flowers being few and far between lately, nectar-sipping insects are also scarce. A few straggling rabbit brush plants concentrate relict butterflies, having completed their reproductive cycle living out their lives...
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News Blog
/ By Thadeus Greenson
(October 20, 2019)
Eureka police have arrested a 22-year-old Tennessee man on suspicion of the murder of Brett Keiling, who died after a Sept. 26 assault near the 400 block of Third...
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News Blog
/ By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill
(October 18, 2019)
The iconic beachside restaurant Moonstone Grill, formerly owned by the same group that operates Plaza Grill and the Basement (formerly Abruzzi), is now a part of another cluster of establishments...
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News Blog
/ By Kimberly Wear
(October 18, 2019)
The deadline for local CalFresh recipients who lost food during the Oct. 9 power outage to apply for replacement benefits has now been extended until Nov. 8, according to the...
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News Blog
/ By Thadeus Greenson
(October 17, 2019)
Formerly local author Chag Lowry, whose graphic novel Soldiers Unknown was the subject of the Journal’s Sept. 26 cover story, will be speaking at a couple local events this...
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News Blog
/ By Kimberly Wear
(October 17, 2019)
Jim Hamm, the former Fortuna resident who along with his wife Nell made international news in 2007 when she used a pen and a branch to fight off a mountain...
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News Blog
/ By Kym Kemp
(October 17, 2019)
UPDATE: Power was restored around 10:50 a.m. PREVIOUS: A widespread outage in Southern Humboldt has left 4,200 PG&E customers without power and forced Southern Humboldt Unified School District to shutter...
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News Blog
/ By Kimberly Wear
(October 17, 2019)
UPDATE: The Humboldt Alert test set for today to coincide with the ShakeOut at 10:17 a.m. has been canceled due to a power outage in Southern Humboldt. PREVIOUS:...
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News Blog
/ By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill
(October 16, 2019)
Hold onto your Steelhead. The Yurok Agricultural Corporation, which is owned by the Yurok Tribe, announced today it’s in the process of purchasing the 30-year-old Mad River Brewing and its...
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News Blog
/ By Kimberly Wear
(October 16, 2019)
The National Weather Office in Eureka is reminding Humboldt County residents of the oft-said mantra — never turn your back on the ocean — especially with the first major...
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News Blog
/ By Kimberly Wear
(October 16, 2019)
Firefighters rescued one person from an early morning house fire after neighbors awoke to smoke and flames. Humboldt Bay Fire crews arrived at the house on the 6300 block...
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News Blog
/ By Kimberly Wear
(October 15, 2019)
The city of Eureka and the county of Humboldt are asking residents to help officials assess the economic damages and impacts to families as a result of PG&E’s Oct....
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News Blog
/ By Kimberly Wear
(October 14, 2019)
UPDATE: It’s official. The Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services says the letter is a fake. PREVIOUS: The Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services says a letter that purports...
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News Blog
/ By Kimberly Wear
(October 14, 2019)
The city of Eureka announced today that Dean Lotter of New Brighton, Minnesota, will be the next city manager. Lotter’s official employment agreement will be coming before the city council...
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HumBug Online
/ By Anthony Westkamper
(October 13, 2019)
There are next to no flowers blooming now. Most adult insects have lived out their lives, their eggs and larvae sequestered in anticipation of winter. The showiest life is along...
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News Blog
/ By Sam Leishman
(October 13, 2019)
At Blue Lake’s “Community Conversation and Coffee” with Sen. Mike McGuire on Thursday, there was plenty on the agenda but the conversation started, ended and repeatedly returned to the...
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