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Redheaded Blackbelt @redheadedblackbelt.bsky.social · 1h
Old Stick of Suspected Dynamite Found in Brooktrails Home, Bomb Squad Responding https://kymkemp.com/2025/10/16/old-stick-of-suspected-dynamite-found-in-brooktrails-home-bomb-squad-responding/ #Brooktrails #MendocinoCounty #BombSquad #PublicSafety #Explosives #SonomaCountySheriff
Old Stick of Suspected Dynamite Found in Brooktrails Home, Bomb Squad Responding
A woman cleaning an uninhabited relative’s home in Brooktrails discovered what appears to be old, leaking dynamite Thursday afternoon, prompting a response from the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office bomb…
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Redheaded Blackbelt @redheadedblackbelt.bsky.social · 2h
Ukiah High School Campus Supervisor Arrested After Reported Altercation with Student https://kymkemp.com/2025/10/16/ukiah-high-school-campus-supervisor-arrested-after-reported-altercation-with-student/ #UkiahPolice #MendocinoCounty #UkiahHighSchool #UUSD #PublicSafety #LawEnforcement
Ukiah High School Campus Supervisor Arrested After Reported Altercation with Student
Ukiah Police arrested a 39-year-old Ukiah High School campus supervisor, Julian Williams, on suspicion of child endangerment and battery after a student reported being physically assaulted on campus.
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Redheaded Blackbelt @redheadedblackbelt.bsky.social · 4h
Humboldt County Braces for Food Assistance Impacts as Federal Shutdown Continues https://kymkemp.com/2025/10/16/humboldt-county-braces-for-food-assistance-impacts-as-federal-shutdown-continues/ #HumboldtCounty #GovernmentShutdown #CalFresh #SNAP #WIC #DHHS #FoodAssistance
Humboldt County Braces for Food Assistance Impacts as Federal Shutdown Continues
With the federal government shutdown stretching into its third week, Humboldt County officials warn that CalFresh and WIC benefits may soon be disrupted, affecting tens of thousands of local residents…
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Redheaded Blackbelt @redheadedblackbelt.bsky.social · 5h
Loaded 10-Wheeler Crashes Near Ferndale, Driver Transported to Hospital https://kymkemp.com/2025/10/16/loaded-10-wheeler-crashes-near-ferndale-driver-transported-to-hospital/ #Ferndale #TrafficCollision #CHP #HumboldtCounty #GrizzlyBluffRoad #PublicSafety
Loaded 10-Wheeler Crashes Near Ferndale, Driver Transported to Hospital
A loaded 10-wheeler truck crashed late Thursday morning near Grizzly Bluff and Waddington Roads outside Ferndale, blocking one lane and requiring an extraction and medical transport…
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Redheaded Blackbelt @redheadedblackbelt.bsky.social · 5h
Former Caltrans Engineer Recalls the 1971 Eureka Freeway Plan — and Why It Was Never Built https://kymkemp.com/2025/10/16/former-caltrans-engineer-recalls-the-1971-eureka-freeway-plan-and-why-it-was-never-built/ #EurekaFreeway #Caltrans #InfrastructureHistory #HumboldtCounty #TransportationPlanning
Former Caltrans Engineer Recalls the 1971 Eureka Freeway Plan — and Why It Was Never Built
Jim Martin, a former Transportation Engineer with California’s Division of Highways, outlines the original 1971 Eureka Freeway plan and its carefully studied routes. Despite local support and federal…
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Redheaded Blackbelt @redheadedblackbelt.bsky.social · 6h
Salmon Creek Community School’s 54th Annual Harvest Ball Gets You High on Music, Memories, and Community https://kymkemp.com/2025/10/16/salmon-creek-community-schools-54th-annual-harvest-ball-gets-you-high-on-music-memories-and-community/
Salmon Creek Community School’s 54th Annual Harvest Ball Gets You High on Music, Memories, and Community
“Enjoy a Humboldt tradition still growing strong. The SoHum hills are alive again with the sound of good vibes and great music as the 54th Annual Harvest Ball lights up the night!”
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Redheaded Blackbelt @redheadedblackbelt.bsky.social · 7h
‘Black Market Cannabis’ Goes Legit: Eureka Commission Approves Broadway Shop https://kymkemp.com/2025/10/16/black-market-cannabis-goes-legit-eureka-commission-approves-broadway-shop/
‘Black Market Cannabis’ Goes Legit: Eureka Commission Approves Broadway Shop
Future improvements to Broadway could eliminate some on-street parking and the California Department of Transportation has recommended the permit be denied.
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Redheaded Blackbelt @redheadedblackbelt.bsky.social · 8h
Eureka Vacation Rental Permit OK’d Over Neighbors’ Objections https://kymkemp.com/2025/10/16/eureka-vacation-rental-permit-okd-over-neighbors-objections/
Eureka Vacation Rental Permit OK’d Over Neighbors’ Objections
A staff presentation included an estimate of vacation rentals at 1.5 percent of the city’s housing stock.
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Redheaded Blackbelt @redheadedblackbelt.bsky.social · 1d
Celebrating 15 Years of Cinematic Impact: Cassandra Hesseltine’s Legacy as Film Commissioner for Humboldt and Del Norte Counties https://kymkemp.com/2025/10/15/celebrating-15-years-of-cinematic-impact-cassandra-hesseltines-legacy-as-film-commissioner-for-humboldt-and-del-norte-counties/
Celebrating 15 Years of Cinematic Impact: Cassandra Hesseltine’s Legacy as Film Commissioner for Humboldt and Del Norte Counties
“Since taking on the position in 2010, Hesseltine has helped transform the Redwood Coast into a film-friendly haven for everything from indie darlings to big-budget blockbusters.”…
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Redheaded Blackbelt @redheadedblackbelt.bsky.social · 1d
‘No Kings 2.0’ Protest Planned at Eureka Courthouse October 18 https://kymkemp.com/2025/10/15/no-kings-2-0-protest-planned-at-eureka-courthouse-october-18/
‘No Kings 2.0’ Protest Planned at Eureka Courthouse October 18
Organizers of the “No Kings 2.0” protest are calling on the public to gather at the Eureka courthouse on Saturday, October 18, at noon to speak out against immigration enforcement actions…
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Redheaded Blackbelt @redheadedblackbelt.bsky.social · 2d
Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help in Locating Missing Man Last Seen in Southern Humboldt #HumboldtCounty #MissingPerson #JohnStarrVang #SouthernHumboldt #Honeydew #HCSO #PublicAssistance
Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help in Locating Missing Man Last Seen in Southern Humboldt
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Division is asking for information related to the disappearance of 36-year-old John Starr Vang, last seen in the Panther Gap area near Honeydew in…
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Redheaded Blackbelt @redheadedblackbelt.bsky.social · 2d
Vehicle Goes Over Embankment on Alderpoint Road Tuesday Morning https://kymkemp.com/2025/10/14/vehicle-goes-over-embankment-on-alderpoint-road-tuesday-morning/ #AlderpointRoad #TrafficCollision #HumboldtCounty #CHP #BreakingNews #RedheadedBlackbelt
Vehicle Goes Over Embankment on Alderpoint Road Tuesday Morning
A Honda Accord went about 200 feet down an embankment on Alderpoint Road this morning, October 14. The driver self-extricated before emergency crews arrived, and CHP is investigating the cause of the…
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Redheaded Blackbelt @redheadedblackbelt.bsky.social · 2d
Deny!…Thomas v. County of Humboldt: The United States Supreme Court Says No to Hearing Seventh Amendment Claim https://kymkemp.com/2025/10/14/deny-thomas-v-county-of-humboldt-the-united-states-supreme-court-says-no-to-hearing-seventh-amendment-claim/
Deny!…Thomas v. County of Humboldt: The United States Supreme Court Says No to Hearing Seventh Amendment Claim
It’s been three years since the Institute for Justice filed the class action lawsuit Thomas v. County of Humboldt, on behalf of local property owners facing cannabis abatements, and today the United…
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Redheaded Blackbelt @redheadedblackbelt.bsky.social · 2d
Eagle Scout’s Hard Work Keeps Redwood Empire BMX Rolling Clean https://kymkemp.com/2025/10/14/eagle-scouts-hard-work-keeps-redwood-empire-bmx-rolling-clean/ #Samoa #HumboldtCounty #EagleScout #RedwoodEmpireBMX #CommunityProject #YouthLeadership #Scouting
Eagle Scout’s Hard Work Keeps Redwood Empire BMX Rolling Clean
Eagle Scout candidate Nico Groszmann dedicated roughly 200 hours to designing and building four new trash and recycling receptacles for the Redwood Empire BMX track in Samoa…
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Redheaded Blackbelt @redheadedblackbelt.bsky.social · 2d
Local Band The Critics Release New Work https://kymkemp.com/2025/10/14/local-band-the-critics-release-new-work/
Local Band The Critics Release New Work
Included is a video shot in Humboldt.
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Redheaded Blackbelt @redheadedblackbelt.bsky.social · 3d
Burglary at Arcata’s Creative Sanctuary Adds to Challenges for Local Arts Hub https://kymkemp.com/2025/10/13/burglary-at-arcatas-creative-sanctuary-adds-to-challenges-for-local-arts-hub/ #Arcata #CreativeSanctuary #Burglary #HumboldtArts #CommunitySupport
Burglary at Arcata’s Creative Sanctuary Adds to Challenges for Local Arts Hub
Thieves broke into Arcata’s Creative Sanctuary early Monday, stealing equipment and tools worth about $3,000 as the nonprofit continues to recover from last year’s storm damage.
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Redheaded Blackbelt @redheadedblackbelt.bsky.social · 3d
Woman Arrested on Child Endangerment Charges After Alleged Intoxication Near Pumpkin Patch https://kymkemp.com/2025/10/13/woman-arrested-on-child-endangerment-charges-after-alleged-intoxication-near-pumpkin-patch/ #HumboldtCounty #HCSO #ChildEndangerment #PublicIntoxication #MadRiverRoad
Woman Arrested on Child Endangerment Charges After Alleged Intoxication Near Pumpkin Patch
Deputies say Miller had been drinking at a local pumpkin patch before leaving on foot with her children.
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Redheaded Blackbelt @redheadedblackbelt.bsky.social · 3d
[Update] Firefighters Respond to the Report of a Fire in Redcrest https://kymkemp.com/2025/10/13/firefighters-respond-to-the-report-of-a-fire-in-redcrest/ #Redcrest #AvenueOfTheGiants #ElectricalFire #CALFIRE #PGandE #HumboldtCounty #RedcrestVFD #PowerOutage
[Update] Firefighters Respond to the Report of a Fire in Redcrest
As of now, there is no estimated time for when service will be restored.
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Redheaded Blackbelt @redheadedblackbelt.bsky.social · 3d
‘Always the first to help’: Covelo remembers former fire chief killed in hit-and-run https://kymkemp.com/2025/10/13/always-the-first-to-help-covelo-remembers-former-fire-chief-killed-in-hit-and-run/
‘Always the first to help’: Covelo remembers former fire chief killed in hit-and-run
Brittany Glass, a close friend who described herself as Baker’s “niece by choice,” said he had just received medical treatment earlier that day and was reportedly being delivered home by a medical…
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Redheaded Blackbelt @redheadedblackbelt.bsky.social · 3d
Pedestrian Killed in SR-162 Hit-and-Run, Driver Interviewed by CHP https://kymkemp.com/2025/10/13/pedestrian-killed-in-sr-162-hit-and-run-driver-interviewed-by-chp/ #fatalcollision #Covelo #CHP #HitAndRun #MendocinoCounty #SR162
Pedestrian Killed in SR-162 Hit-and-Run, Driver Interviewed by CHP
CHP investigators say the driver, a 20-year-old Covelo resident, failed to stop but later contacted authorities. She was interviewed at her home, and the involved vehicle was located.
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Redheaded Blackbelt @redheadedblackbelt.bsky.social · 3d
Vehicle Crashes Into Guardrail on Highway 101 Near Pepperwood https://kymkemp.com/2025/10/13/vehicle-crashes-into-guardrail-on-highway-101-near-pepperwood/
Vehicle Crashes Into Guardrail on Highway 101 Near Pepperwood
An ambulance is responding to the scene.
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Redheaded Blackbelt @redheadedblackbelt.bsky.social · 3d
Country Living: The Early Days https://kymkemp.com/2025/10/13/country-living-the-early-days/
Country Living: The Early Days
Photos and memories of way back in the day.
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Redheaded Blackbelt @redheadedblackbelt.bsky.social · 3d
Fatal Hit and Run Near Covelo; Suspect vehicle Sought https://kymkemp.com/2025/10/12/fatal-hit-and-run-near-covelo-suspect-vehicle-sought/
Fatal Hit and Run Near Covelo; Suspect vehicle Sought
The collision was first reported just before 8 p.m., when dispatchers received reports of a person lying in the roadway after being hit by a vehicle.
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Redheaded Blackbelt @redheadedblackbelt.bsky.social · 4d
From Fires to Furballs, Loleta’s Volunteers Prove Curiosity Really Can Kill Doors https://kymkemp.com/2025/10/12/from-fires-to-furballs-loletas-volunteers-prove-curiosity-really-can-kill-doors/
From Fires to Furballs, Loleta’s Volunteers Prove Curiosity Really Can Kill Doors
Good news: no cats were harmed. Bad news: we’re out of duct tape.
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Redheaded Blackbelt @redheadedblackbelt.bsky.social · 4d
Mendocino DA’s Office Releases 2025 End of the Third Quarter Prison and Jury Trial Stats https://kymkemp.com/2025/10/12/mendocino-das-office-releases-2025-end-of-the-third-quarter-prison-and-jury-trial-stats/
Mendocino DA’s Office Releases 2025 End of the Third Quarter Prison and Jury Trial Stats
“When comparing prison statistics for the first three quarters of calendar year 2025 against the first three quarters of 2024, 2025 has unfortunately been a very productive year for having defendants…
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