Trucker Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash

by Thadeus Greenson on September 21, 2019 at 9:14AM

A truck driver was killed yesterday morning when her lumber truck veered off U.S. Highway 101 near Garberville. The cause of the crash remains under investigation but CHP reports a trucker driving a 2010 Kenworth semi truck hauling lumber on a flatbed trailer traveling south on U.S. Highway 101 veered off the west side of the road, over an embankment.

Hundreds Turn Out as Humboldt Participates in Global Climate Strike (With Slideshow)

by Iridian Casarez on September 20, 2019 at 6:28PM

Mendo DA Upset to Learn of Former EPD Officer's Past Dishonesty, Will Dismiss Cases that Require His Testimony

by Thadeus Greenson on September 20, 2019 at 10:38AM

Mendocino County District Attorney David Eyster has grave concerns about the Willits Police Department’s hiring of Jacob Jones, having learned of sustained allegations of the officer’s dishonesty during his tenure with the Eureka Police Department. In a scathing, incredulous 2,400-word letter to Willits Police Chief Scott Warnock, Eyster expresses dismay at Jones’ hiring despite the sustained allegations that he lied to superiors in an attempt to hide “defective or incompetent” police work while in Eureka last year and anger that Warnock didn’t inform him of Jones’ past, leaving Mendocino County’s top prosecutor to learn about them through an Aug. 29 article in the North Coast Journal (“Light in Dark Places”).

North Coast Night Lights: Fading but not Forgotten

by David Wilson on September 20, 2019 at 9:17AM

I’ve come to embrace the unexpected when I photograph. I tell people when I go out that it’s always an experiment, but I think they think I’m kidding.

McGuire: Judge's Tax Return Law Ruling 'Perplexing, Premature and Unneccesary'

by Kimberly Wear on September 19, 2019 at 4:12PM

A federal judge today granted a temporary injunction to block California’s recently signed legislation that requires presidential and gubernatorial candidates to release their tax returns to appear on the state’s primary ballot. According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, U.S. District Judge Morrison England Jr. said a final ruling in the case would be coming in the next few days but there would be “irreparable harm without temporary relief.”

Drier Weather Ahead After Deluge Drenches Arcata

by Kimberly Wear on September 19, 2019 at 11:34AM

Yesterday evening, shortly after 5:00 pm, the campus was hit with a deluge of water spanning approximately 45 minutes. The volume of water experienced in this short time period impacted several of our buildings.

Two Killed in Crash on State Route 299

by Iridian Casarez on September 19, 2019 at 9:22AM

On 09-18-2019, at approximately 1145 AM, the Humboldt Area CHP was notified of a two vehicle collision on SR-299, just west of the Willow Creek area. Emergency personnel responded to the scene and located a westbound 2010 Chevrolet armored truck had collided with an eastbound Mazda Sedan, causing fatal injuries to the driver and passenger of the Mazda.

Mountain Lion Spotted 'Chilling' on Bayside Porch

by Kym Kemp on September 18, 2019 at 4:21PM

Editor's note: This story first was first published on www.kymkemp.com and is reposted here with permission.

Watch Out for Wandering Wildlife in the Roadways

by Kimberly Wear on September 18, 2019 at 10:57AM

Construction of Wildlife Undercrossings Scheduled near PlacervilleThe Camino Safety Project east of Placerville in El Dorado County will go to construction next year and will include a 12-foot by 12-foot box culvert as a wildlife undercrossing, eight-foot wildlife fence, and four wildlife escape ramps for animals that may become trapped in the right-of-way. Camera monitoring and wildlife tracking show the project on U.S. Highway 50 will benefit deer, coyotes, foxes, and other species.

Friends Offer Remembrances, Set up Memorial Fund for Local Surfer

by Kimberly Wear on September 17, 2019 at 12:54PM

Well-known local surfer David “Big Wave Dave" Hargrave died Monday after apparently suffering a medical issue while out on the waves, according to posts from his friends and his daughter. Fellow surfers went to his aid in the water off the North Jetty after he was seen floating face down and the U.S. Coast Guard and emergency ground personnel also responded.