Four Humboldt County Starbucks locations are closing at 2:30 p.m. today (May 29) for racial sensitivity training as part of a nationwide effort by the company following the highly-publicized arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia store after the manager called 911. In an open letter to customers, the company’s Executive Chairman Howard Schultz […]
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Fourth Update: Two McKinleyville Women Killed in 101 Crash
FOURTH UPDATE: In a press release, the California Highway Patrol has identified the two McKinleyville women killed in yesterday’s crash as 46-year-old Terra Smith, who CHP identified as the driver, and 64-year-old Andra Cooper, her passenger. THIRD UPDATE: The California Highway Patrol reports that two unidentified McKinleyville women were killed in this afternoon’s collision on […]
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Supes Candidates Square Off in First Forums of Election Season
The races for two seats on the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors officially kicked into gear April 23 with the public watching the candidates square off in real time at a pair of forums. In the race for the Fourth District seat held by two-term incumbent Virginia Bass, the League of Women Voters and the […]
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McKinleyville Man Suspected of Triple Homicide in Nevada Arrested
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a McKinleyville native who is wanted in Nevada for allegedly killing a woman and her parents at two different locations over the weekend. According to news reports out of Silver Springs, the suspect, Scott Alan Baskette, 48, had been in a long-term relationship with homicide victim Rebecca Driver, […]
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Farm to Glass
“You’re making this hard for me,” says a regular who’s sidled up to the standing-only bar that divides the small tasting room from the tap house at the Humboldt Regeneration Brewery. He came to get a growler filled, but with 28 unique beers on tap, and a small littering of empty tasters in front of […]
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DA: Officers ‘Acted Lawfully’ in Fatal McKinleyville Standoff Shooting
District Attorney Maggie Fleming found officers “acted lawfully” when they fatally shot a McKinleyville man after a lengthy standoff at an apartment complex in August. David Alan Fulton, 59, who had a history of mental health issues, was killed about 2 a.m. after emerging from his flame-engulfed apartment and firing rounds at SWAT team members, […]
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THIRD UPDATE: Pedestrian Killed in 101 Hit and Run ID
THIRD UPDATE: The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has identified the pedestrian killed May 5 on U.S. Highway 101 north of the airport as McKinleyville resident Ralph Pak Summers. He was 49. CHP Officer Cy May said the case is active and the agency is “following up on some pretty good investigative leads.” He says investigators […]
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Sundberg Selected for Coastal Commission
Gov. Jerry Brown’s office announced today that Humboldt County Supervisor Ryan Sundberg has been appointed to the North Coast regional seat on the California Coastal Commission. Sundberg will be the first Native American to serve on the powerful commission charged with determining the fate of California’s 1,100 miles of coastline. The McKinleyville resident replaces Del […]
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Planning Commission Vote: Ulansey Out, Mitchell In
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 today, with Third District Supervisor Mike Wilson dissenting, to appoint McKinleyville resident and accountant Brian Mitchell to the at-large planning commission seat currently held by Lee Ulansey. Mitchell, a former McKinleyville school board member and current member of the county’s Assessment Appeals Board, addressed the supervisors, saying […]
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Teen Pedestrian Killed in Alleged DUI Crash
A teenage pedestrian was killed last night in McKinleyville when an allegedly drunk driver hit her shortly after 8 p.m. According to the California Highway Patrol, the girl was was northbound on the east shoulder of Central Avenue, north of Anna Sparks Way, when James Arthur Merrick, of McKinleyville, allowed his 2000 Dodge Ram 1500 […]
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UPDATE: Fitness Center Fire Investigated as Arson
UPDATE: An arson investigation is underway after investigators determined the fire that destroyed a McKinleyville fitness center being built by the Big Lagoon Rancheria was human caused, resulting in $3.3 million in damage. The building under construction on Betty Court was burned to the ground in the early morning blaze on Oct. 23. Surrounding structures […]
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McKinleyville Man Killed in Morning Crash
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a single car crash that left a pedestrian dead in McKinleyville before dawn today. According to the CHP, Kevin Leigh Patton, 48, of McKinleyville, was travelling about 30 miles per hour westbound on Airport Road at about 5:10 a.m. in his 2005 Chevrolet Silverado. For unknown reasons, a pedestrian, […]