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Humboldt News
- RHBB: Supervisors Move to Strengthen Redway Tree Protections, Consider Countywide Old-Growth Rules
(Today, 12:03 a.m.) - RHBB: Northbound Highway 101 at Eureka Slough Bridge to Close Overnight August 23–24
(Today, midnight) - RHBB: Evacuation Warnings Issued After Spotting from Hayfork Vegetation Fire; One Person Reportedly Dies
(Yesterday, 8:07 p.m.) - RHBB: Minivan Rolls onto Roof in SR 162 Crash Near Mendocino Pass Road
(Yesterday, 5:48 p.m.) - RHBB: Evacuation Order Issued for Wilderness Area Northeast of Hoopa as Mile Post 18 Fire Continues to Grow
(Yesterday, 12:15 p.m.) - RHBB: Three-Vehicle Crash Blocks Old Arcata Road Near Halvorsen Creek Road
(Yesterday, 10:16 a.m.) - KINS's Talk Shop: Talkshop August 12th, 2026 – Steve Madrone
(Yesterday, 10 a.m.) - RHBB: Crews Battle Spot Fires Along Eastern Edge of MP18 Fire Near Hoopa
(Yesterday, 8:49 a.m.) - RHBB: Mallard Affordable Housing Community Opens Interest List for 62 Affordable Homes
(Yesterday, 12:02 a.m.) - RHBB: Mendocino National Forest Announces Road, Trail and Campground Closures Ahead of Hunting Season
(Yesterday, midnight) - RHBB: Crews Fighting New Fire Near Highways 20 and 53 in Lake County
(Tuesday, Aug. 11, 5:12 p.m.) - KINS's Talk Shop: Talkshop August 11th, 2026 – UC Co-op
(Tuesday, Aug. 11, 11 a.m.) - RHBB: Overnight Mapping Places MP18 Fire at 1,924 Acres; State Team Takes Command
(Tuesday, Aug. 11, 8:38 a.m.) - RHBB: Cal Poly Humboldt Emergency Drill Wednesday, Aug. 12
(Tuesday, Aug. 11, midnight) - RHBB: National 811 Day: Damaging Underground Utility Lines During Digging Can be a Serious Public Safety Issue
(Tuesday, Aug. 11, midnight) - RHBB: MP18 Fire Smoke Could Bring Unhealthy to Very Unhealthy Air Quality Across Parts of Humboldt and Trinity Counties
(Monday, Aug. 10, 1:05 p.m.) - RHBB: Vegetation Fire Threatening Structure Along Highway 20 Near Buffalo Ranch
(Monday, Aug. 10, 12:20 p.m.) - KINS's Talk Shop: Talkshop August 10th, 2026 – Michael Davis-Hughes
(Monday, Aug. 10, 11 a.m.) - RHBB: Air Ambulance Requested for Driver After Major-Injury Crash at Rattlesnake Summit South of Leggett
(Monday, Aug. 10, 10:28 a.m.) - RHBB: With Offshore Wind Uncertain, Humboldt Bay Port Plan Keeps Options Open
(Monday, Aug. 10, 12:04 a.m.) - RHBB: North Coast Water Board Adopts Permit for Commercial Lily Bulb Growers
(Monday, Aug. 10, 12:03 a.m.) - RHBB: ‘Celebrate National Dog Month Responsibly’: City of Arcata
(Monday, Aug. 10, midnight) - RHBB: MP18 Fire Surges to 1,500 Acres Near Hoopa; New Evacuation Warning
(Sunday, Aug. 9, 6:49 p.m.) - RHBB: MP18 Fire North of Hoopa Reported by Cal Fire to Be 500 Acres, 10% Contained
(Sunday, Aug. 9, 8:26 a.m.) - RHBB: Three Motorcyclists Injured in Crash on Highway 20 West of Willits, Air Ambulance Requested
(Sunday, Aug. 9, 8:01 a.m.) - RHBB: Lawsuit Over Logging Plans in South Fork Eel Watershed Heads to Ukiah Court
(Sunday, Aug. 9, 12:05 a.m.) - RHBB: Engine Trouble Forces Plane to Make Emergency Landing on Ukiah’s North Main Street
(Sunday, Aug. 9, 12:04 a.m.) - RHBB: Fire Reported Along Highway 162 Near Dos Rios West of Covelo
(Saturday, Aug. 8, 8:12 p.m.) - RHBB: Spy Fire Sends up a Column South of Leggett
(Saturday, Aug. 8, 1:49 p.m.) - RHBB: 101 Closed for Medivac Chopper to Land for Injured Motorcyclist
(Saturday, Aug. 8, 11:59 a.m.) - RHBB: MP18 Fire Estimated at Up to 500 Acres; Highway 96 to Remain Closed Through Today
(Saturday, Aug. 8, 9:22 a.m.) - RHBB: Temporary Closure: Murray Road Parking Area and Portions of the McKinleyville Community Forest
(Saturday, Aug. 8, midnight) - RHBB: Major Roadwork Scheduled Friday, August 7 through Thursday, August 13
(Saturday, Aug. 8, midnight) - RHBB: Appellate Court Confirms Counties Must Protect Rivers From Groundwater Pumping And Orders Sonoma County To Conduct Environmental Review Of Its Well Ordinance
(Saturday, Aug. 8, midnight) - RHBB: Fire Near Hoopa Estimated at 50 Acres; Highway 96 to Remain Closed Overnight
(Friday, Aug. 7, 10:38 p.m.) - RHBB: One Vehicle Overturned and Blocked Highway After Two Collide on 101 in Ukiah
(Friday, Aug. 7, 10:07 p.m.) - RHBB: [UPDATE 6:22 p.m.: More photos ] Wildfire Reported Along Highway 96 Near Hoopa; Hard Closure Requested
(Friday, Aug. 7, 5:34 p.m.) - RHBB: Air Tankers Overhead of New Fire Southeast of Douglas City in Trinity Co
(Friday, Aug. 7, 4:43 p.m.) - RHBB: Plane Crash in Ukiah Downtown
(Friday, Aug. 7, 11:17 a.m.) - KINS's Talk Shop: Talkshop August 7th, 2026 – Miles Slattery
(Friday, Aug. 7, 11 a.m.) - RHBB: Quick Response Keeps Yesterday’s Crooked Fire Near Telegraph Ridge to About 1.5 Acres
(Friday, Aug. 7, 9:43 a.m.) - RHBB: ‘Offensive and Annoying’ Comments Fly as Eureka Approves Garbage Rate Hike
(Friday, Aug. 7, 12:04 a.m.) - RHBB: HCAOG Appoints Next Executive Director
(Friday, Aug. 7, midnight) - RHBB: Vegetation Fire Reported North of Ettersburg in Southern Humboldt
(Thursday, Aug. 6, 3:23 p.m.) - KINS's Talk Shop: Talkshop August 6th, 2026 – William Honsal
(Thursday, Aug. 6, 11 a.m.)
Sports
- Humboldt Sports: What’s next for Ferndale after incredible 2025 season?
(Yesterday, 6:28 p.m.) - Humboldt Sports: Panthers looking to build on breakthrough 2025 season
(Tuesday, Aug. 11, 6:17 p.m.) - Humboldt Sports: Warriors enjoy productive offseason as familiar face returns
(Tuesday, Aug. 11, 6:17 p.m.) - Humboldt Sports: Eureka Loggers hoping their experience pays off this fall
(Monday, Aug. 10, 3:19 p.m.) - Humboldt Sports: SB coach Tomlin expecting a wide-open battle in this year’s Big 4
(Saturday, Aug. 8, 6:21 p.m.)
From Your Government
- Governor's Office: Governor Newsom and First Partner Siebel Newsom announce California State Parks’ FREE Fourth Grade Pass Now Available for 2026/27 School Year
(Yesterday, 4:37 p.m.) - County of Humboldt Meetings: August 2026 HCCCP Executive Committee Agenda
(Yesterday, 4:05 p.m.) - County of Humboldt Meetings: Humboldt County Fire Safe Council Quarterly Meeting Agenda - 8/13/2026
(Yesterday, 12:14 p.m.) - County of Humboldt Meetings: Humboldt County Fire Safe Council Quarterly Meeting Agenda - 8/13/2026
(Yesterday, 11:35 a.m.) - Governor's Office: California’s latest efficiency wins include access to life-saving heat tools, smarter and faster hiring efforts, and simplified business tax filing
(Yesterday, 10:18 a.m.)
National Stuff
- SoHum Parlance: Get revenge on Wagner by loving his music
(Yesterday, 8:58 a.m.) - SoHum Parlance: Wisconsin Primary Results
(Tuesday, Aug. 11, 6:42 p.m.) - SoHum Parlance: Burmese chicken curry is my comfort food
(Tuesday, Aug. 11, 1:23 p.m.) - SoHum Parlance: It’s official. Another abuser is a Republican candidate.
(Monday, Aug. 10, 6:12 p.m.) - SoHum Parlance: Nixon’s Revenge
(Sunday, Aug. 9, 10:35 p.m.)
Gina's Corner
- AP News: AP Exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks
(Tuesday, Aug. 11, 9:19 p.m.) - KTLA: ‘Harry Potter’-like prep school opens in Southern California
(Tuesday, Aug. 11, 9:12 p.m.) - Action News Now: Woman admits to starting Fred Mountain Fire near California-Nevada border, officials say
(Tuesday, Aug. 11, 9:10 p.m.) - Action News Now: Mt. Shasta arrest: Officer stops attempted sexual assault at bus stop
(Tuesday, Aug. 11, 9:10 p.m.) - KRON: Man causes $90,000 in damage to San Jose courthouses: sheriff
(Tuesday, Aug. 11, 9:07 p.m.)
Podcasts
- 100% Humboldt, with Scott Hammond: #126. Comic Books, Real Estate, and Vinyl: A Humboldt Life | Don Chin
(Monday, Aug. 10, 1 a.m.) - Humboldt Last Week: 392: Miranda’s sued, Alibi advances, $250K payout, rock-throwing chase, tank fight, shark ordeal, more
(Friday, July 31, 1:54 p.m.) - Humboldt Last Week: 391: Cold-case arrest in teen’s killing, school-area shooting, ICE detention, ex-councilmember prison, 3 drownings, more
(Friday, July 24, 3:15 p.m.) - 100% Humboldt, with Scott Hammond: #125. Planning, Housing, and the Push and Pull of Humboldt Growth | John Ford
(Monday, July 20, 1 a.m.) - Humboldt Last Week: 390: 141 years in double murder, Amazon ballot bid fails, sheriff fights weed shift, second whale, rodeo threat, more
(Friday, July 17, 2:56 p.m.)
Activism / Nonprofits
- Coalition for Responsible Transportation Priorities: Arcata Evening Bus Service Continues…for Now
(Friday, Aug. 7, 1:20 p.m.) - EcoNews: Coastal Cleanup Month
(Friday, Aug. 7, 11:09 a.m.) - EcoNews: The Future of Juvenile Salmon
(Saturday, Aug. 1, midnight) - EcoNews: National Parks Week
(Saturday, Aug. 1, midnight) - EcoNews: What’s going on with wolves and livestock in California?
(Saturday, Aug. 1, midnight)
Lifebloggers
- Fishing the North Coast : Weather Window Opens, But Tuna Bite Remains Slow
(Friday, Aug. 7, 10:45 a.m.) - Fishing the North Coast : Ocean Salmon Season Ends, But the North Coast Bite Rolls On
(Thursday, July 30, 4:45 p.m.) - Fishing the North Coast : Tuna Fever Ignites Off the North Coast
(Thursday, July 23, 5:09 p.m.) - Fishing the North Coast : North Coast Salmon – Limits Offshore, Strong Returns Inland
(Thursday, July 16, 4:28 p.m.) - Fishing the North Coast : Eureka Fleet Enjoying Best Salmon Fishing in Years
(Thursday, July 9, 5:15 p.m.)
Uncategorizable
- Weather West: Building Western ridge will bring double-peaked Southwest U.S. heatwave into August, with elevated humidity persisting in SoCal due to very warm ocean
(Tuesday, July 28, 11:27 a.m.) - Eureka Elks Lodge #652: Welcoming Our New Members
(Thursday, July 16, 12:03 p.m.) - Weather West: Exceptionally broad and persistent west-central U.S. ridging to bring periods of elevated heat and monsoon moisture to CA and the SW, with record heat across Intermountain West
(Friday, July 10, 9:42 a.m.) - Eureka Elks Lodge #652: Welcoming Our New Members
(Thursday, June 18, 3:31 p.m.) - Eureka Elks Lodge #652: Helping Veterans
(Thursday, June 18, 3:20 p.m.)
Anonymous Blowhards and Tinfoil Hatters
- Tuluwat Examiner: The Right’s wish list
(Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, 1:58 p.m.) - Tuluwat Examiner: Ok Travis, this is how a real villain rolls
(Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, 11:57 a.m.) - Tuluwat Examiner: Here’s some truth
(Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, 3:42 p.m.) - Tuluwat Examiner: MAGA treason
(Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, 3:54 p.m.) - Tuluwat Examiner: Another small victory for truth and transparency
(Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, 9:26 a.m.)
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