Wanna go to Vegas? Avelo Airlines announced this morning that it will begin offering twice weekly nonstop flights from Humboldt County to Las Vegas, Nevada, in November. “We are excited to add this second popular vacation and entertainment destination to our Eureka/Arcata schedule,” Avelo Chairman and CEO Andrew Levy said in a press release. “Getting […]
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Blood Sucking Flies Coming for your Cannabis
What happens when you mix the Mall of America with a laser light show and get the whole thing high AF? Las Vegas is about to find out. On Nov. 1, the city is poised to welcome what’s reported to be the world’s largest cannabis dispensary to its garish ranks. Planet 13, the 40,000-foot monstrosity […]
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Humboldt Deputy on Vegas Shooting: ‘Everyone Was Helping’
A local couple, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputy Dustin Del Biaggio and Ferndale Police Officer Tierra Shumard, were standing in front of the stage on the last day of the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas when the shooting started. They saw people around them fall to the ground, but were able escaped unharmed and […]
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Bigfoot’s Big Party
My favorite sighting of Bigfoot was the time I ran into him in downtown Las Vegas. I know, I know, I should have reported it. But he didn’t want me to. He was on vacation, he needed a break from the 24/7 pestering he endures year round — well, yeah, sometimes he likes the attention […]