The first sawmill in Del Norte County was established in 1853 in a gulch near the intersection of Third and C Streets in Crescent City. The machinery shipped from Pomona and it was F. E. Watson who built and operated it for R. F. Knox & Co. of San Francisco. Much of the lumber was…

The accident happened sometime in the early morning hours, jus’ north of the Trees Motel. The vehicle Cathy Dunlap was in drifted off of Highway 101 and slammed into the trees lining the road. Dad said Cathy, who had turned 20-years-old the month before, had died on impact. Whether that was true or he had jus’ told…

“I think I jus’ saw a ghost,” Julio said as he walked into the newsroom. It caused me to flash back to a couple of weeks before, when Paul came to work at his regular time. I was putting the finishing touches on my top-of-hour newscast when he sat down in his usual spot. Once…

It was during my banishment from Margaret Keating School and while attending St. Joe’s that I learned about William Sydney Porter. He’s better known by nom de plume as O. Henry. Now I had heard of O. Henry and knew at least one of his short stories, that being, “The Gift of the Magi,” but…

Our falling out started shortly after I went to work at KNSS. He left the station about the same time and went to work at KROI. Dave Barnett and I hadn’t gotten along for a number of years afterwards. Finally in 2000, I went and asked why was so pissed off at me. When I started at KNSS, I decided to…

Nevada’s unemployment rate held steady at 13.4 percent in September as jobless figures fell in other states. The September figure is a drop from a year ago at 14.9 percent.     State employment department economists say 10,000 jobs were added, but most were seasonal and the net job gain was closer to 1,800.  Governor Brian…

Mom was baking cookies and had jus’ set the metal baking sheet on the counter to cool before lifting them off. Her last words were, “Be careful, it’s hot.” Evidently, Deirdre wasn’t listening,  more focused on the cookies than what Mom told her and Marcy. Without hesitation, other than to check to be certain Mom wasn’t…

We were visiting some friends at base housing, when Mom forbid me to go explore the caves below the field. Instead of listening to her — I rushed off to the caves that were located below the base’s ball field. When I finally came back up the hillside, I heard Mom hollering for me. I…

This is a follow up on a story written last January called, “Murder in the Moon.”  The death penalty trial for two men accused of beating and strangling their Las Vegas escort service boss, then taking her body into the desert east of Las Vegas and burning it has been delayed. The murder trial for Keon Park…