In the new novel Deadman’s Bust, former Humboldt grower Cory Marchese has written what Blogcritics.org calls “a real page-turner” about two brothers growing pot in the Humboldt hills in 1992: The adventure takes us right into the heart of George H. W. Bush’s “War on Drugs,” the Medellin cartel, rogue cops, and a huge pot […]
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Bohn Underscores Faith in Cops, Law
This from North Coast Journal intern Scottie Lee Meyers: Newly appointed County Supervisor Rex Bohn said Thursday that his only child’s arrest on kidnapping, assault and other charges shouldn’t interfere with his political duties, and he stressed that he has faith in the system. “I have full faith in the legal system and law enforcement,” […]
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UPDATED: ‘Terrorized’: Arcata Planning Commissioner Accused of Drunken Door-Kicking
UPDATE #3: LaRue has relinquished his co-ownership of Redwood Curtain Brewing Co. UPDATE #2: On Friday evening, LaRue sent a statement to the Journal, saying in part: I wish to offer my sincerest apologies to the two women Jen Ables and Maral Attllah [sic]. I would like to assure them that I meant them no harm, […]
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Sex Assault Rumor Worries Reggae Organizers
Reggae on the River organizers are trying to sound a “safe, family event” note at the same time that they’re scrambling for more details about a reported sex assault in a campground south of the festival. The scramble hasn’t been made easier by an apparent mis-communication between Humboldt and Mendocino county sheriff’s departments. Back on […]
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Female Cage Fighter Tackles Eureka Transient
The Journal moved its offices to Old Town Eureka two years ago to be in the middle of the action, but this morning’s events weren’t exactly what we had in mind. I’d just stepped outside our door to make a phone call when a group of young people sprinted past, hung a left at the […]
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Arrests Made in This Weekend’s Loleta Stabbings
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office: On 06-24-2012, approximately 12:30 a.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a loud party at 591 Cannibal Island Road, Loleta with as many as fifty vehicles reported to be associated with the party per the caller. Deputies responded and met with the occupants of […]
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The Case of the Missing Hondas
If you have a 1990s Honda and like to spend time in central Arcata, it might be a good idea to make sure your locks are in really, really good shape. Someone, probably someone with a few altered keys, has been taking aging Hondas, driving them around for a day or two, and then leaving […]
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Catch a Vandal
It’s the sort of boorish behavior you really don’t want to draw attention to — because the jerks perpetrating such deeds so obviously seek attention. “Look at me, I can haz bash windoze and stick my thingamijiggy glue gun in door locks!” However, since we’re talking about vandalism to office buildings and businesses in Old […]
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Lawsuit Challenges Conditions at Pelican Bay
Today, a group of California legal and advocacy groups including the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of prisoners at Pelican Bay State Prison. The suit alleges that prolonged confinement in so-called secure housing units (known as “the SHU,” pictured above) amounts to torture, and that, in denying SHU inmates […]
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Yurok Embezzlement Fugitive Surrenders
Roland Raymond, the primary suspect in a $900,000 embezzlement case involving the Yurok Tribe, turned himself in this morning and has pleaded “not guilty,” according to the Del Norte County District Attorney’s Office. “I’ve been in contact with his attorney for the last two days arranging it,” Chief DA Investigator A.C. Field told the Journal […]
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Hawk Murders Pigeon
On 03-26-12 approximately 1:40 P.M. this Journal reporter encountered an avian assault in progress at the Old Town Gazebo, near the corner of F and 2nd streets in Eureka. The victim, who is described as a chubby, partially beheaded pigeon, was alive but did not respond to the blank stares of numerous onlookers. Residents of […]
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Shooting Probe Could Be Swift
One Fortuna police officer involved in a deadly shooting is already back on the job after three days of paid leave, and a second officer could return to active duty within a week or so, Fortuna Police Chief Bill Dobberstein said today. “We’re hoping to have everything wrapped up by the end of this week,” […]