This morning, like many of you reading this, I woke hoping it had passed. That we could proceed with our lives as we lived them prior to COVID-19. But alas, we are living this new reality of “social distancing” and “shelter-in-place.” Cable news networks are committed to ongoing analysis and release of information, and social […]
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Coping with COVID-19
The novel coronavirus has had a sudden and dramatic impact on our public and private lives, and we are entering a period of real uncertainty about what the future holds. The statewide shelter-in-place order we’ve been given is unprecedented but it is a necessary response to an emergency situation. Still, it can be disorienting to […]
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‘You May be the World’
We are living in uncertain times and with uncertainty can come anxiety, which can affect the way we interact with and parent young children. Consider how your child or the young children in your life will look back at this moment in time five years from now. Will they remember long walks and snuggling with […]
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Betty Chinn: Activist
It’s not a title Betty Chinn ever sought out, or even one she thought fit. In fact, when an author got in touch with Chinn to ask about including her in Girl Activist, a children’s book aimed at inspiring girls to make a positive impact in the world, Chinn wasn’t inclined to do it. “I […]
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UPDATE: Sheriff: ‘We’re All Witnessing a Miracle’ After Girls Found Safe
UPDATE: Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal has confirmed at a press conference that the two young sisters lost in the woods near Benbow have been found alive and well. “I’m pleased to say that we’re all witnessing a miracle today — Caroline and Leia have been found safe and sound,” Honsal said before heaping praise […]
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Search and Rescue Teams Ready for Massive Push Today (with Slideshow)
Officials coordinating the search for two young sisters who have been missing south of Benbow since Friday afternoon are preparing for another massive push today, with search and rescue personnel and equipment coming in from all over Northern California. According to a reporter at the scene, the turnout of search and rescue personnel is much […]
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As Night Falls, Search Effort Changes Strategy
Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal tells the Journal that with nightfall approaching, the search and rescue effort for two young sisters believed to be missing in the woods south of Benbow is shifting gears. Honsal said search and rescue crews have been brought back from the field — steep, rugged terrain near Twin Trees Drive […]
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‘All Hands’ Search Continues for Missing Sisters 24 Hours after Disappearance
Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal said his office is using every available resource to scour the woods south of Benbow for two sisters reported missing yesterday afternoon. Honsal made clear there are absolutely no signs of foul play but said he’s called in his criminal investigations unit as a precaution, noting that deputies are searching […]
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Signs of Hope in Search for Benbow Girls
A search and rescue effort for two sisters — Caroline and Leia Carrico, 5 and 8, respectively — who went missing yesterday afternoon in the woods near Benbow have found a clue. “One of the searchers found a couple of granola bar wrappers and the mother was able to confirm that she had just bought […]
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Two Little Girls Missing South of Benbow
Two little girls, ages 6 and 8, have been lost in the woods near Twin Trees just south of Benbow since about 2:30 p.m. today, confirmed Lt. Mike Fridley of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. He said the girls went missing in the 3000 block of Twin Trees Road. Fridley gave the following description: The […]
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Agreement Reached in Attorney General’s HumCo Child Abuse Reporting Inquiry
A Humboldt County Superior Court judge has accepted a stipulated judgement negotiated between the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services, the Sheriff’s Office and the California Attorney General stemming from the AG’s civil investigation into whether the county was in compliance with the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, the county announced […]