EPD Identifies Officers Who Fired in Fatal Shooting

(December 8, 2023) The Eureka Police Department has identified its officers who shot and killed a 31-year-old suspect on Nov. 26 near the main branch of the Humboldt County Library as K9 officers...

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Censored Stories, AI Moguls and Visiting Birds

(December 8, 2023) This week we share Project Censored's annual Top 10 stories, which, not surprisingly, cover lots of damage to the environment and corporate greed. We've got an update on the FBI...

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Corporate Abuse, Environmental Harm Dominate Project Censored Top 10 Stories of 2023

(December 7, 2023) "We have made the planet inhospitable to human life." That's what the lead researcher in Project Censored's number one story this year said. He wasn't talking about the climate catastrophe....

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Former Fair Bookkeeper Arrested by FBI in Embezzlement Case

Nina Tafarella posts $15K bail, slated to appear in SF court Dec. 6

(December 7, 2023) Former Humboldt County Fair Association bookkeeper Nina Tafarella was arrested by the FBI on a federal wire fraud warrant in Los Angeles County late last month and is free after...

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EPD Chief Jarvis Retiring, Assistant Chief Stephens to Take Over

(December 6, 2023) Eureka Police Department Chief Todd Jarvis is retiring effective Jan. 4, according to an announcement today from the city, with Assistant Chief Brian Stephens slated to step into the...

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Short Stories, Police Shooting, Pelican Bay and a Potluck

(December 3, 2023) Flash Fiction is back! This year's crop of stories is on stands now. We'll also share what we know about the most recent police shooting in our area, as well...

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HCSO to Allow Family of Inmate to Donate Organs

(December 1, 2023) The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office today stated that it will allow the family of an inmate who suffered “non-survivable” injuries in an apparent suicide attempt at the jail on...

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EPD Identifies 31 Year Old Shot by Officers as Cutten Man

(December 1, 2023) The Eureka Police Department has identified the man killed by officers in a shooting Sunday as Matthew Robert Williams, 31, of Cutten. EPD issued a press release this afternoon,...

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Noni, Tule Get Out and About at the Zoo

(November 30, 2023) Sequoia Park Zoo’s bears — Noni and Tule — are branching out into a larger area of their habitat at the facility, which is designed to mimic the natural...

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Flash Fiction 2023

Brief excursions

(November 30, 2023) Ninety-nine words don't sound like enough to draw you in, take you on a narrative trip, change your perspective or sketch a biography, but they can be. Entries in...

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'Game Changer'

Cal Poly Humboldt's degree program opens new doors for incarcerated students

(November 30, 2023) When the spring semester begins at Cal Poly Humboldt, a group of newly enrolled students in the university's Department of Communication will be taking their seats. But instead of sitting...

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EPD: Additional Info on Fatal Police Shooting to be Released by Week's End

(November 29, 2023) The county’s multi-agency law enforcement Critical Incident Response Team continues to investigate the Eureka Police Department’s fatal shooting of a 31-year-old man, with EPD Assistant Chief Brian Stephens saying the...

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CHP: Two Killed In 101 Crash North of Orick

(November 28, 2023) The California Highway Patrol is investigating a head-on crash that left two people dead north of Orick on U.S. Highway 101 yesterday morning. According to a press release, CHP received...

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EPD Investigating Police Shooting

(November 26, 2023) The Eureka Police Department is investigating a police shooting that occurred near the main branch of the Humboldt County Library this morning. According to a social media post from the department,...

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Gifting Local, Trans Remembrance and Acorns

(November 24, 2023) The annual Gift Guide cometh! We're also talking with photographer Kait Angus about the recent Trans Day of Remembrance and how the Yurok Tribe is rebuilding food sovereignty with acorn...

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PG&E Moves Forward with Eel River Dam Removal

Utility's plans have demolition starting as soon as 2028

(November 23, 2023) It now looks like two iconic North Coast rivers will flow dam free by the end of the decade. Just weeks after the first of four dams was removed from...

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Photos: 'TRANScending the Veil'

(November 21, 2023) On Monday, Nov. 20, the Eureka chapter of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence held a TRANScending the Veil ceremony on the Arcata Plaza as part of the national Transgender Day...

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Housing Complications and Restaurants for Sale

(November 20, 2023) This week we're looking into the complicated business of housing  veterans and people with severe mental illness in Eureka. We're also talking about why so many restaurants are up for...

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Inside Bayview Heights

A unique project houses 25 local veterans with 25 recently homeless people with mental illness. It's proving complicated.

(November 16, 2023) It's a brisk, bright morning in early fall on Eureka's Fifth Street, where a small group of veterans have gathered in one of the common rooms at Bayview Heights, a...

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Proponents, Opponents Talk Measure A

(November 14, 2023) Measure A, known as the Humboldt Cannabis Reform Initiative, is shaping up to be one of the most controversial things on the March ballot and this afternoon a group...

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Music Tonight: Saturday, Dec. 9

(December 9, 2023) There are two DJ-curated dance shows happening tonight and both cover a lot of ground, sound-wise, so you can have your pick. At 7 p.m., it’s the final time the...

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EPD Identifies Officers Who Fired in Fatal Shooting

(December 8, 2023) The Eureka Police Department has identified its officers who shot and killed a 31-year-old suspect on Nov. 26 near the main branch of the Humboldt County Library as K9 officers...

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Censored Stories, AI Moguls and Visiting Birds

(December 8, 2023) This week we share Project Censored's annual Top 10 stories, which, not surprisingly, cover lots of damage to the environment and corporate greed. We've got an update on the FBI...

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