Articles by Ryan Burns

July 2016

Newly Merged ‘Providence St. Joseph Health’ Promise to Make Communities Healthier in Press Release

Nurses at St. Joseph Hospital to Vote on Possible Strike Wednesday in Protest Over Planned Merger With Larger Catholic Nonprofit

Marijuana Advocacy Group Settles Lawsuit Against County

(VIDEO, PHOTOS) Fire Scorches Field Along Eureka Waterfront

EDITORIAL: Eureka City Council Should Let Voters Fix the City’s Ridiculous Electoral System

Swiss Army Man, aka the Farting Daniel Radcliffe Corpse Movie Filmed in Humboldt, Opens Today

Humboldt County’s Unemployment Rate is the Lowest It’s Been in at Least 25 years. Yes, Really.

June 2016

(UPDATE, SUSPECT ID) Suspect Arrested and Booked for Murder Following This Morning’s Fatal Shooting at McCullens Motel

Large Fish Kill at Mad River Estuary ‘Not Armageddon,’ Says State Fish & Wildlife Dept.

(UPDATED) Woman Shot and Killed Outside McCullens Motel in Eureka

(MAP) Beware: Here Are Humboldt County’s Roadkill Hot Spots

Man Allegedly Climbs in Stranger’s Car, Robs Driver While Holding a Knife to His Neck

Supes Lower Proposed Weed Tax Rate Again, Approve Measure for November Ballot

Grand Jury Says County Spending Lacks Accountability and Transparency

This Photo of a Eureka Restaurant With a Racist Name is Now in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Another Rat Infestation: County Shuts Down Kitchen Facility at Arcata’s Red Roof Inn

Here’s the New SoHum’s Most Wanted Poster

The Train Dream Lives! Caltrans Gives $276k in Public Funds to Trinity County Agency for Yet Another East-West Rail Study

Huffman Blasts Republicans for Interrupting Congressional Sit-In for Vote Allowing Confederate Flags at National Cemeteries

Supes Move Forward With Reduced Weed Tax Measure, Aggressive Panhandling Ordinance

County Supervisors to Consider Putting Weed Tax on the November Ballot

Careful in the Eel River This Week, Folks: PG&E Releasing Extra Water to Test Its Dam Powerhouse

(VIDEO) Exploding Watermelon Teaches Kids Science

Grand Jury: Behavioral Health Board Responsible for Identifying Problems in County’s ‘Dysfunctional’ Mental Health Branch

Relying on Each Other: Yurok Tribe Responds to Youth Suicide Crisis

Own a Piece of Eureka’s Skeevy History: The Schooner Saloon Hosts Liquidation Sale to Clear Way for New Bar

Thousands of AT&T Employees, From Eureka to Anaheim, Go on Strike, Alleging Unfair Labor Practices

Man Who Wielded Machete to Carjack a Pizza Deliveryman Convicted of Multiple Felonies

DA Maggie Fleming Has Hired 11 Deputies Since Taking Office

May 2016

Dredge to the Rescue! Humboldt Bay Will Soon Be Less Shallow

LoCO QUIZ: Match the U.S. Senate Candidates With The Loopy Quotes From Their Official Candidate Statements

(UPDATES) Officer-Involved Shooting in Arcata

SUPE CANDIDATES DEBATE! What Would You Ask Supervisorial Candidates Uri Driscoll and Mike Wilson?

(UPDATED) Gary Lee Bullock Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Priest Murder

County to Hold Series of Events Promoting Mental Health Awareness

Two of SoHum’s Most Wanted Nabbed Along With Two Others in Related Busts

Board’s Measure Z Funding Suggestions: Firefighting Equipment, Roads and Sheriff’s Staff

Humboldt: Here’s Your Chance to Find Out What the State’s Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation is All About

Missing 14-Year-Old Girl Last Seen April 27 in Eureka

Man Walks Through McKinleyville Without Pants, Fondling Himself, And Gets Arrested: Sheriff’s Office

April 2016

Rex Bohn and Estelle Fennell Lead in Supervisor Campaign Fundraising

How the Harbor District Found Itself in the Middle of Humboldt’s Most Bitter Political Fight

On Behalf of Homeless, Eureka Attorney Peter Martin Sues City, Police Department Over Palco Marsh Eviction Plan

At Heated Meeting, Former Planning Commissioner Asks Harbor Commissioner to ‘Step Outside’

Wood’s Proposed Weed Tax Clears Committee; Fees Would be Levied on Buds, Leaves and Immature Plants

Tree-Trimming Company Cited for Fatal Accident in Weitchpec

Beware, Recreational Opioid Users! Super-Potent Drug Fentanyl Making the Rounds

About That Stat: No, the Average Humboldt Resident Does Not Take 14 Vicodin Per Day

Eureka Business and Property Owners Threaten Lawsuit Over Shipping Container Homeless Camp

Bullock Withdraws Plea of Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity, Bringing Trial to an Abrupt End