‘Humboldt County News’ Articles
Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 13 March 2010

Press-Democrat – State Sen. Pat Wiggins has informed Senate leaders that she is not going to resign despite signs she is no longer working, except in a limited capacity, according to Senate sources.

Tags: ca, California, Humboldt, Northern California
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 13 March 2010


KIEM-TV – SOME BUSINESSES IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY ARE HIRING ONCE AGAIN…BECAUSE OF 2-MILLION DOLLARS IN STIMULUS FUNDS. UNDER THE PROGRAM, EMPLOYERS WILL ONLY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING TWENTY PERCENT OF THE EMPLOYEES PAY CHECK, WHILE THE FEDS PAY THE REST.

Tags: ca, California, Eureka, Humboldt, Humboldt County, job, KIEM, Northern California
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 12 March 2010


KIEM-TV – The National Geographic spent the day today in the North Coast … and they were here to launch a unique new website.

Tags: ca, California, Eureka, Humboldt, KIEM, Northern California, Scotia
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 12 March 2010
Local commercial fishermen say they’re not optimistic about this year’s salmon prospects, even after a federal panel recommended reopening the fishing season along the California coast, with restrictions.

Tags: ca, California, coast, fishing, fishing season, Humboldt, Local, Northern California, Salmon
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 11 March 2010


Crippled by the State cuts to education, Eureka City Schools says they may have to issue lay-off notices to over 30 employees by next week.

Tags: ca, California, Eureka, Eureka City Schools, Humboldt, KIEM, Northern California
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 11 March 2010

In a change of position, Rep. Lynn Woolsey said Tuesday she would vote for a Senate-based health care bill without a government insurance alternative – or public option.

Tags: ca, California, Humboldt, Lynn Woolsey, Northern California, vote
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 11 March 2010
A Eureka woman died Tuesday night, hours after her van collided with a truck as she tried to drive across Highway 101 in southern Petaluma, the CHP reported Wednesday.
Lonetta Sayers, 62, and her husband Russell Sayers, 62, Tuesday afternoon had pulled off of the highway at a gas station near Kastania Road, CHP Sgt. Allan Capurro said.

Tags: ca, California, CHP, Eureka, Highway 101, Humboldt, Northern California
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 11 March 2010

Arcata Eye – Responding to concerns about economic and public safety impacts expressed by Arcata business and government, PG&E has modified its plans for this weekend’s planned power outage. Tuesday morning, City officials and PG&E personnel gathered at City Hall to exchange details on areas affected, the outage’s expected duration and to coordinate response.

Tags: Arcata, ca, California, city council, downtown, earthquake, Ferndale, fire department, Humboldt, Humboldt State University, Kevin L. Hoover, KHUM, Mad River, Mad River Community Hospital, McKinleyville, meth, Northern California, Old Arcata Road, PG&E, pot, Samoa, San Francisco, UPD
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 11 March 2010


Arcata Eye – In the four-to-one vote on Wednesday the City Council approved the ordinance, which prohibits any form of panhandling in specific areas, with a distance of 20 feet considered a buffer that would create a sort of comfort zone for citizens.

Tags: Arcata, Arcata Eye, attorney, ca, California, CAMP, Cannabis, city council, court, Dave Meserve, downtown, Fortuna, homeless, Humboldt, Kevin L. Hoover, law, Local, Northern California, Ukiah, UPD, vote
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 09 March 2010
Press Democrat – A Sonoma County judge Monday sentenced a 13-time convicted drunken driver from Santa Rosa to five years. One of Robert Feenan’s prior convictions for drunk driving was in Humboldt County. Background

Tags: accident, ca, California, Humboldt, Injury, Northern California, Santa Rosa
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 09 March 2010


The City of Trinidad is seeking a grant to get consulting on how to fix a dangerous section of roadway after receiving several residential complaints.

Tags: ca, California, city council, Eureka, Humboldt, KIEM, Northern California, Trinidad
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 09 March 2010


KIEM-TV - You might have to think twice before you smoke again. That’s the message the American Cancer Society is hoping to spread. It is proposing a tobacco tax that would increase the cost of a pack of cigarettes by $1.
With over 14000 people dying every single day through tobacco cancer, the Society is collecting signatures that will push legislators to create a bill for the November ballot.

Tags: ca, California, Eureka, Humboldt, KIEM, Northern California
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 09 March 2010


KIEM-TV -With the battle between bidders for the Jefferson school property heating up, College of the Redwoods pulls out its offer. The City of Eureka wrote a letter to the College and Eureka City Schools saying they might have to face a lawsuit if they go ahead with this deal.

Tags: College of the Redwoods, Eureka City Schools, Humboldt, Jefferson School, law, lawsuit, Northern California
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 09 March 2010


Two months ago, after the 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck the North Coast, The Ink People Center For the Arts in Eureka still remains in a temporary location.
Tags: ca, California, coast, earthquake, Eureka, Humboldt, KIEM, Northern California
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Written by Humboldt Online Editor on 08 March 2010
We received a rather odd notice from the U.S. Geological Survey this afternoon. Apparently, they are “recalling” notification of last week’s 4.6 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Humboldt County. Below is the exact text that we received from the USGS.
To the best of our knowledge, we have never heard of an earthquake being “recalled”, similar to bad brakes on a Toyota. Combine this with this past weekend’s UFO sightings over Eureka, and our headlines are starting to more resemble something like a script from the X-Files than a small town news service.
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Subject: 2010-03-06 08:47:37 DELETED: (M 4.5) OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 40.3 -124.7 (2e67b)
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DELETED: Event CI 14597412
== EVENT DELETED NOTIFICATION ==
***This event has been deleted after review by a seismologist.***
Geographic coordinates: 40.320N, 124.733W
Magnitude: 4.5
Universal Time (UTC): 6 Mar 2010 08:47:37
Time near the Epicenter: 6 Mar 2010 00:47:37
Location with respect to nearby cities:
38 km (24 miles) W (269 degrees) of Petrolia, CA
49 km (30 miles) SW (234 degrees) of Ferndale, CA
57 km (35 miles) WSW (250 degrees) of Rio Dell, CA
71 km (44 miles) SW (223 degrees) of Eureka, CA
342 km (213 miles) NW (306 degrees) of Sacramento, CA
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This is an update to a previous notification for this event
Tags: California, earthquake, Eureka, Humboldt, Humboldt County, Northern California, Petrolia
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