Kerry Venegas struggles to sleep these days, worrying about the 55 children who will lose services once her Humboldt County nonprofit closes an outpatient counseling program in January. David Mineta gets emotional when he talks about his organization’s decision to close six mental health programs serving about 650 children and adults in Santa Clara County […]
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Father, Son Identified as Those Killed in Fortuna Murder-Suicide
The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has identified the two people found dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Fortuna on Sunday as Wendell Bott IV, 48, and his son, Wendell Bott V, 20. Fortuna Police Chief Casey Day said police were alerted to the possible murder of Wendell Bott V by a family member who came […]
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Yurok Tribe, Marshals Service Form MMIP Partnership
The Yurok Tribe has been selected to serve as the first pilot location of the U.S. Marshals Service’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Initiative, according to a news release from the tribe, which aims to “develop tribally-led collaborative partnerships to proactively examine public safety issues – particularly those involving missing endangered children.” “The Yurok Tribe […]
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National 988 Mental Health Crisis Line Up and Running
The national 988 hotline launched over the weekend, giving those experiencing or witnessing a mental health crisis just three numbers to dial to be connected with intervention services without being routed through a police dispatcher. The new number, which takes the place of the suicide prevention hotline, is part of a national effort to overhaul […]
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Draft Housing Element Calls for Drastic Solutions to Humboldt’s Housing ‘Crisis’
It is no surprise that Humboldt County has a lack of affordable housing. For years, county government has identified the need for more housing of all types but the private sector hasn’t built enough and many of the new builds are simply too expensive for the majority of Humboldt residents to afford. Consequently, the 2019 […]