Articles by Ryan Burns

July 2026

Two of Four Miranda’s Rescue Thrift Stores Closed Today as Animal Cruelty and Fraud Investigation Continues

Food for People Receives a 40K-Pound Donation from the Mormon Church

Casey Dresser, Candidate for Eureka Mayor, Wants a ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policy for Homeless People and Drug Addicts on City Streets

Oakland Nonprofit Dog Rescue Sues Shannon Miranda and ‘Co-Conspirators’ for Animal Cruelty and Fraud

Sheriff Honsal’s Travel Expenses for DEA Hearing Will Be Reimbursed by Group States Opposed to Cannabis Rescheduling, Emails Reveal

Microchips From Dogs Exhumed at Miranda’s Rescue Tied to 38 Registered Owners, Including Six Shelters or Rescue Orgs

Eureka Landlord Anil Dwivedi, Still Embroiled in Class Action Lawsuit Over Illegal Rent Hikes, Launches Campaign for Mayor

At DEA Hearing in Virginia, Sheriff Honsal Testified in Favor of Cannabis Legalization and Regulation, According to People in Attendance

Eureka ICE Detainee Rudy Jimenez Gonzalez Transferred to Privately Run Colorado Detention Facility

(VIDEO) Eureka Man Detained by ICE in Wyoming; Daughter Describes Him as a Loving Family Man Who’s Been in the U.S. for Over 30 Years

Eureka Mayor Kim Bergel Launches Re-election Campaign

GREAT NEWS! Humboldt County Superior Court is Finally Set to Launch Online Access to Public Case Information

Eureka’s New App-Based Parking Program is On Track to Generate $70K in Revenue in Its First Four Months; On-Street Parking Fees Coming Next Year

‘His Eyes Smiled’: Betty Chinn Meets Pope Leo in Rome

At DEA Hearing in Virginia, Sheriff Honsal Will Testify Against Cannabis Rescheduling on Behalf of Nebraska, Idaho and Indiana

Humboldt County Coroner Outsources Autopsy Services at ‘Significantly Higher Cost’ Due to Shortage of Forensic Pathologists

Are You a Eureka Resident Interested in Public Office? The Nomination Window for City Council and Mayor is Nigh

Colorado Man Arrested at Cal Poly Humboldt After Breaking Windows, Entering Shuttle, Waving Stick, University Police Department Says

PREMATURE BOOMS: Eureka’s Fireworks Show Started Early Due to Staff Miscommunication, Mayor Explains

Shannon Miranda Admits Sending Fake Adoption Texts About Dogs He Shot Dead, Affidavit Says

June 2026

(VIDEO) Humboldt County Sheriff Details Evidence From Barn ‘Kill Zone,’ Offers Updates on Miranda’s Rescue Criminal Investigation

Humboldt County Explains Why It Hasn’t Yet Shut Down Miranda’s Rescue

(VIDEO) Demonstrators Call for Arrest of Shannon Miranda, Justice for Dogs Amid Criminal Investigation

‘It’s Gruesome’: Investigators Dig Up More Than A Dozen Dog Carcasses at Miranda’s Rescue on Day Two of Excavations

(VIDEO) More Than 700 Dogs From Miranda’s Rescue Remain Unaccounted For, Sheriff Honsal Says; Excavation of Grounds to Continue for Several Days

(UPDATING) BREAKING: At Miranda’s Rescue, Multiple Agencies, Including the FBI, Execute Search Warrant Authorizing Excavation

Lost Coast Brewery is For Sale

Is It Already Too Late to Get the Anti-Amazon Ballot Initiative On the November Ballot? Organizers Face a Daunting Timeline

Arcata Cattle Rancher Ray Christie Plans to Reopen Redwood Meat Co. This Summer, Though Some Local Beef Producers Say they Won’t Give Him Their Business

It’s Gonna Be HOT Inland This Weekend, But River Temps Remain COLD! National Weather Service Urges Caution

Coming Attractions Theatres Isn’t Bringing Steven Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ to Eureka’s Broadway Cinema, Nor Any of its 14 Other Locations, on Opening Weekend

New Audio Tour of Eureka Murals Lets You Scan a QR Code to Learn All About Each Artist and Their Piece

Long-Fanged, Hermaphroditic Cannibal Fish From the ‘Twilight Zone’ Washes Up on Mad River Beach

As the Community Prepares to Celebrate Duane Flatmo, Humboldt’s Favorite Artist Reflects on His Childhood, His Creations and His Legacy

New Mural Alert! Blake Reagan’s ‘Eureka is Otter Space’ Swims Onto a Building Down by the Boardwalk

ELECTION NIGHT: Mary Burke Out to Early Lead in County Supervisor Race; Audrey Hanks Ahead in Assessor Contest

May 2026

Miranda’s Rescue Search Warrant Reveals Eight Dead Dogs Have Been Recovered; Sheriff’s Investigator Believes Miranda Killed Them for Financial Gain

St. Joseph Health and the Attorney General’s Office are Still Trying to Reach a Settlement in Emergency Abortion Care Case

(WATCH) Huffman Grills Interior Secretary Burgum on ‘Arch de Trump’ and Other Presidential ‘Vanity Projects’

TODAY in SUPES: Proposal for Civilian Oversight of Sheriff’s Office Advanced Again; Humboldt Commons Appeal Denied; and a Man is Mourned

Amid a Wave of Layoffs and Under New Management, Mad River Community Hospital Employees Sound the Alarm

The Board of Supervisors Will Redo That Whole Sheriff’s Oversight Committee Hearing Due to a Likely Brown Act Violation

April 2026

Hospice of Humboldt CEO Explains How to Differentiate a Good Hospice, Like Ours, From Those Exploiting Patients and Taxpayers via Billing Fraud

Humboldt Hill Property Owner Faces Potential Fines, Misdemeanor Charges for Dirt Dumping and Stream Bed Alteration

INTERVIEW: Foggy Bottoms Boys’ Thomas Nicholson Stratton, Whose Jersey Scoops Just Won the Inaugural StartUp Humboldt Competition With a Lactose-Free Ice Cream Project

Ferndale’s Valley Grocery is Closed; A Notice on the Door Threatens Eviction Over Past-Due Rent

In Response to Federal Funding Loss and Staff Cuts, KEET-TV is Outsourcing Broadcast and Transmission Services

‘This is Not OK’: Huffman Says He’ll Launch an Investigation Into the Trump Administration’s Eel River ‘Water Grab’ Scheme

Arcata Hoteliers Approve Plan to Lure Tourists With Thousands of $100 Gift Cards, Sparking Both Enthusiasm and Accountability Concerns

The Bayshore Mall’s Foreclosure Auction Attracted a Small Crowd But Zero Bidders