KMUD News

Authorities say two Humboldt County men fatally shot their victims before setting their vehicle on fire in a remote area of Butte County, leading to their arrests earlier this month. Lisa Music reports.

Eureka police are seeking information about four individuals suspected of vandalism and theft at the Sequoia Park Zoo on February 16. Lisa Music reports.

Fugitive Joseph LaRue and his wife, Katina Baker, were arrested on burglary charges and are being held on $500,000 bail each, just weeks after LaRue’s controversial release on a reduced bond sparked community outrage. Lisa Music reports. 

Rural Humboldt County property owners are exploring ways to lower their taxes with the help of a nearly 50-year-old California law. Proposition 8, passed in 1978, allows for temporary property tax reductions when real estate loses value due to market conditions, natural disasters, or other factors. Under this provision, homeowners can request a reassessment to lower their tax bill until the property value recovers.

This tax relief measure helps ensure property owners aren’t overtaxed when their home or land is worth less than before. Siguor-Bjorn reports... 

Local news.

Outside the Humboldt County courthouse on Valentine’s Day, KMUD spoke with K. M. Bell, the attorney for Anna Nusslock, a local woman at the center of a civil case brought by the Californian Attorney General's office against St. Joseph Hosptial in Eureka due to its prioritization of Catholic doctrine applied to its emergency pregnancy services. Ryan Hutson has the story. 

Last week, over 50 staff at Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka with the National Union of Healthcare Workers took to the streets from Napa to Humboldt County, as they held an informational picket to rally for fair contract negotiations accross all of it’s Northern California campuses. Ryan Hutson has the story, in Eureka.

The ACLU is warning about how California surviellance technology can be mis-used. Daniel Mintz reports.