A Humboldt County man has spent the holidays in and around Prescott, Ariz., desperately searching for his beloved Mastiffs, Brandy and Max, who were stolen from his property by a nefarious grifter, according to this story in The Daily Courier . William “Scooter” Reed and his partner, Robin Moberg, own a non-profit alpaca farm in […]
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Dead Man on Mad River Bar ID’d
The man found dead on the Mad River bar near Boyd Road Sunday morning has been identified as David Earl Sanford. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office considers the 47-year-old’s death suspicious, according to a news release sent out this afternoon: Mr. Sanford had sustained visible injuries, although a cause of death has not been determined […]
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Big Plea in Quigley Case
Press release just issued by the District Attorney Office: Today, jury selection in the People versus Whitmill and Flores trial was interrupted when the two defendants entered guilty pleas to the criminal charges related to the death of Nicole Quigley on October 6, 2008. Jason Whitmill, who was 32 years old at the time, and […]
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Shooting in Orleans
After being shot last night, Hoopa resident Nolan Eugene Colegrove, 27, managed to seek help at an Orleans home where medical personnel responded and transported him to a nearby hospital, according to a Sheriff’s Department press release. Colegrove is in stable condition. At 10:15 last night, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call from […]
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Florida Atty On Mc’ville Mall Watch
No, really. Personal injury lawyer Fred Zinober was sitting at his desk in Tampa, Fla., when he caught wind of that guy firing his rifle in the Rite-Aid parking lot in McKinleyville. Zinobar — fist pounding the desk!! — demanded to know, “Where Was Mall Security?” The incident may have been 2,500 miles away from […]
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MJ & ‘T Bear’ [updated]
slogan? News release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office: Shortly after midnight yesterday [Tuesday], a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputy was on patrol in the Willow Creek area when he saw a vehicle with an equipment violation. He made a traffic stop and contacted the three occupants of the vehicle. While speaking with them, the deputy […]
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Trinidad Murder Suspect In The House
From the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office comes this: The suspect in the September murder of Trinidad resident William John Lundy has been extradited from Kansas and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility (HCCF). Donny Ray Best, 52 of Tellico Plains, TN, was transported to the HCCF early this afternoon and booked for murder, vehicle […]
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Nephew of Ferndale Mayor Busted
From the office of the Humboldt County Drug Task Force comes news that Jason and Sara Farley of Ferndale were busted on suspicion of illegal marijuana cultivation yesterday. Jason Farley is the nephew of Ferndale Mayor Jeff Farley. Press release: On 10-01-2009 at 1310 hours the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office assisted by the Humboldt County […]
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Lamer Indeed
. Just in from the Sheriff’s Dept.: Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a McKinleyville man late Monday night after finding him driving through town with nearly 100 pounds of marijuana in his car. At about 10:15 p.m. a deputy was stopped at an intersection when a vehicle turned at the same intersection. The deputy smelled […]
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Anti-Vaccine Vandals Strike
The vandalized Six Rivers Medical Center in Willow Creek. Photo by Ken Malcomson Some time between 6 o’clock last night and early this morning, somebody (or bodies) journeyed between Willow Creek and Burnt Ranch spraying blood-red opposition to vaccinations on school buildings, medical clinics, sidewalks and the k-rails — concrete barriers — lining the highway. […]
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Tractor Heist
On Monday, a demolition crew hired by the federal government returned to work at the decommissioned Centerville Beach Naval Station, west of Ferndale, and discovered several pieces of machinery had been stolen, according to a press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. Workers noted a gaping hole in a security fence, the release states, […]
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Michael Peacock Dead, Homicide Suspected
Michael Peacock Dead, Homicide Supsected: The man who testified for the prosecution in the case against former Mendocino County Republican Party Chair Kenny Rogers was killed Friday. Foul play appears to have been invovled, according to the Sacramento Bee. In July, Rogers was convicted of soliciting the murder of a political opponent; Tim Stelloh’s report […]