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North Coast Night Lights: A Handful of Night Light

by David Wilson on November 14, 2019 at 1:03PM

Like a dream the scene changes. You’re still on the bank of the Eel River, but now the sights and sounds of industry assail your senses again as cars zip past on Fernbridge, their taillight reflections racing along beside them in the water under the bridge.

Outer Space is Losing Its Space

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on November 14, 2019 at 11:33AM

The Outer Space Collective announced today via Instagram that it will have to find a new home in a month's time. The 1110 M St. building where the organization has held performances, workshops and community meetings and events since 2017 has been sold, and members are in the process of hunting down a new location, starting with an "emergency planning meeting" on Friday at 7 p.m.

CHP, Sheriff's Office Upping the Enforcement Ante on Driving Around Livestock

by Kimberly Wear on November 14, 2019 at 10:04AM

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) are “beefing up” enforcement and awareness, working together to help prevent vehicle collisions involving livestock. Over the past year, the Sheriff’s Office and CHP have received numerous reports of livestock being struck by motorists.

UPDATE: Cullen Arrested With Help of SoHum Citizens, County Workers

by Kym Kemp on November 13, 2019 at 1:52PM

On Nov. 10, deputies sighted Cullen, a wanted felony warrant subject driving in Redway. They attempted to stop him but he fled striking a number of police vehicles.

FIFTH UPDATE: Wanted Felony Warrant Suspect Arrested

by Kimberly Wear on November 13, 2019 at 1:10PM

Facebook post from the HCSO: HCSO deputies are currently searching for wanted felony warrant subject Robert Cullen in the area of the 2600 block of Old Briceland Road.

Sneaker Wave Threat Comes on Heels of Trinidad Rescue

by Kimberly Wear on November 12, 2019 at 2:07PM

Off-duty California State Parks lifeguard Adrian York and fellow teenagers Spenser Stratton, Taj Ortiz-Beck and Narayan Weibel, two of whom were junior lifeguard participants, happened to be out surfing when they heard calls for help. The four were able to put the swimmers on their boards and bring them safely to shore.

SECOND UPDATE: Teen Surfers Rescue Two Swept Out by Rip in Trinidad

by Kimberly Wear on November 12, 2019 at 12:39PM

Four teenage surfers came to the rescue of a 15 year old and 20 year old who were in severe distress Nov. 11 after being swept out by a rip current off Trinidad State Beach. According to Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Samantha Karges, a call came in around 1:30 p.m. reporting that the swimmers, both from Shasta County, were in trouble.

County Sends Nearly 500 Cannabis Warning Letters

by Kelley Lincoln on November 12, 2019 at 10:28AM

Last week, Humboldt County’s Commercial Cannabis Cultivation unit at Code Enforcement sent out about 470 warning letters to residents suspected of unpermitted cultivation activity. As a result, consultants who help farmers through the permit process say they received multiple calls from panicky growers, with one saying in exasperation that the county has “carpet-bombed our community again.”

'Armed and Dangerous' Suspect Sought After Pursuit

by Kimberly Wear on November 11, 2019 at 1:21PM

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man suspected of striking multiple patrol vehicles during a pursuit in the Seely Creek area yesterday. According to a press release, law enforcement lost sight of Robert Joseph C

CDC Reports Links Vaping Lung Injuries to Vitamin E

by Thadeus Greenson on November 8, 2019 at 12:41PM

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified vitamin E acetate, an ingredient used to cut cannabis concentrate oils, as a "very strong culprit" in the rash of vaping-related lung injuries across the nation that now include more than three dozen deaths. The CDC report released today does not rule out the possibility other chemicals or toxins could be contributing to the vaping-related illnesses, which have now impacted more than 2,000 people, and warns against vaping products that contain THC, "especially obtained from informal sources such as friends or family, or those from the illicit market, where product ingredients are unknown or can be hugely variable."

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