McKinleyville News

Humboldt County's housing element is once again off to the state Department of Housing and Community Development for certification, following unanimous approval Tuesday by the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors.

A Humboldt County jury convicted Jacob Charles Steele of second-degree murder on Tuesday, leaving the 23-year-old facing the prospect of spending the rest of his life in state prison.

Police found pot plants and growing equipment in an RV stopped on Interstate 5 north of Eugene on Sunday afternoon.

Police found pot plants and growing equipment in an RV stopped on Interstate 5 north of Eugene on Sunday afternoon.

The County Shelter is open Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; it is closed Saturday and Sunday and County holidays and is located at 980 Lycoming Ave., between Airport Road and the Coast Guard Station in McKinleyville.

After nearly 100 years overlooking 10th and H streets in Arcata, the Minor Theatre is for sale -- a decision owner David Phillips described as bittersweet.

Plaza Design in Arcata is hosting a show of mixed-media new works by Anastasia Zielinski this month.

Humboldt County Sheriff's Deputies arrested three men during stakeouts of Humboldt Sanitation this week after the suspects were discovered at the facility after business hours.

At first, all was dandy. It was the year 2000, and a grandma in McKinleyville named Pat Hassen had launched a project dear to her three grandsons' hearts into a magnificent ollie: She and a bunch of others were going to get a skateboard park built.

Permits for a new skeet field at the Humboldt Trap and Skeet Club in McKinleyville were unanimously approved Tuesday by the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors after being appealed by a neighbor.

One key witness -- one crucial piece of evidence -- is missing from the Jacob Steele murder trial, Humboldt County District Attorney Paul Gallegos told the jury during his closing argument on Tuesday.

Humboldt County supervisors will consider Tuesday a permit for the Humboldt Trap and Skeet Club in McKinleyville and its desire to install an additional skeet field at the club.

A 22-year-old McKinleyville woman was arrested early Saturday morning for allegedly driving under the influence after she drove into a fence and a gas station sign, according to the California Highway Patrol.

A McKinleyville man was arrested after deputies reportedly found 313 marijuana plants, four pounds of processed marijuana, a handgun and $1,100 in cash at a home he shared with his two young children.

The County Shelter is open Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; it is closed Saturday and Sunday and County holidays and is located at 980 Lycoming Ave., between Airport Road and the Coast Guard Station in McKinleyville.

Supporters of a proposed skate park in McKinleyville expressed frustration Wednesday when the McKinleyville Community Services District voted to keep its options open and not designate Pierson Park as the site of a skate park.

Jacob Steele took the witness stand in his own defense Tuesday and testified that he was scared for his safety when he shot and killed his friend, Jerry George.

A Humboldt County Superior Court jury watched attentively Monday as prosecutors played a video of Jacob Steele's interview with law enforcement, recorded just days after he allegedly murdered a man in his McKinleyville apartment.

Advocates of a proposed skate park in McKinleyville plan to show up en masse Wednesday to a meeting of the McKinleyville Community Services District, where board members will discuss changing the language in an agreement governing where a skate park can be located.

In interviews with police in the days after he allegedly shot and killed Jerry George, Jacob Steele expressed concern about the man's safety, according to witness testimony.