Articles by Ryan Burns

February 2016

HSU Starts Accepting CalFresh EBT Cards in Effort to Reduce Food Insecurity

(PHOTO) Somebody Stole This Student Painting of Anatomically Correct Horse-Like Beasts from HSU’s Art Department

Gay Couples Sue St. Joseph Hospital for Discrimination

Assemblymember Jim Wood Calls for More Oversight in Wake of Politically Charged Firing of Coastal Commission Director

Gravitational Waves: One of the Minds Behind ‘the Scientific Discovery of the Century’ Came From HSU

Kneeland Ranching Family Earns International Award for Environmental Stewardship and Community Involvement

Medical Marijuana Would Be Subject to 15 Percent Sales Tax Under Law Proposed by McGuire in State Senate

Humboldt Environmental Advocates in Morro Bay for Historic Coastal Commission Hearing

SoHum Man Had Tuberculosis When He Died, Tests Reveal

County and Eureka Looking to Implement Traffic Impact Fee for Builders and Developers

Monday’s Heat Broke Records on the North Coast

Man’s Long Effort to Collect $2 Million From Rob Arkley Sheds Light on Security National Business Practices

March 1 Deadline for Local Weed Rules Officially Repealed

Body From Chemical-Laden Vehicle Identified

(VIDEO) Plane Makes Perfect Emergency Landing in Crescent City After Nose Gear Failure

New Klamath Dam Removal Plan Announced, Bypassing Congress

Dead Man Found Amid Unknown Chemicals in Vehicle Near Petrolia

Connie Beck Named New Director of County’s Health and Human Services Department

January 2016

Humboldt’s Overdose Death Rate is More Than Twice the National Average; Here’s What’s Being Done About It

Sheriff’s Office Investigating Animal Cruelty After Dog Suffers Amateur Leg Amputation

Human Remains Found in Hoopa

Legislature Repeals March 1 Deadline for Local Weed Regs, Two Days After County Passed Local Weed Regs

A Focused Strategy Collides With Diverse Passions at Joint Eureka-County Meeting on Homelessness

Supervisors Pass Commercial Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance Unanimously

Car Shot Three Times in Fortuna; No One Injured

Sierra Pacific Announces Permanent Closure of Arcata Sawmill; More than 100 Jobs Lost

Supervisors Set to Pass Commercial Marijuana Ordinance Tuesday

Eureka City Council and County Supervisors to Meet Jointly Tuesday to Discuss Homelessness Strategies

Transient Camp Sparks Blaze Along 101 Safety Corridor (VIDEO/PHOTO)

Rash of Suicides Prompts Yurok Tribe to Declare State of Emergency

(UPDATED) Body Found Thursday: Male Had Been Dead 24 to 48 Hours

Eureka Crab Celebration Will Happen Despite Closure of Local Crab Season

Dog Walker Comes Across Man’s Body East of Garberville

Nurses Union Urges Attorney General to Reject St. Joseph Health’s Planned Merger

Man Arrested After Running From Cops in Three-Wheeled Vehicle, Sheriff’s Office Says

Killer Whales Headed Our Way

The Un-Bundys: Environmental Groups Plan Takeover of Federal Lands on South Spit

University Police Officer Shot in Accidental Firearm Discharge

Victims Give Emotional Testimony at Jason Warren Sentencing Hearing

Supervisors Opt to Ban New Grows on Timberland in Final Draft of Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance

(UPDATED With Wheetley Statement) Arcata Councilmember and County Supervisor Candidate Mark Wheetley Arrested for DUI

(UPDATED) Hash Lab Blamed for Apartment Fire on B Street in Eureka

(UPDATE: Kneeland Fire Explains Efforts) Man’s Friends Rescue Dog Whose Hips Gave Out on Steep Hike

Supervisors Rush to Craft Marijuana Ordinance That Covers the Basics

Eureka Dives into Major Decisions on Homeless Issues

Supervisors Look to Advance Limited Marijuana Ordinance to Beat Looming (if Questionable) State Deadline

Hoopa Man Arrested After Surveillance Video Captures Him Wearing Stolen Items

Eureka Looks to Youth for Ideas on City’s Future

December 2015

Eureka Set to Ban Commercial Medical Marijuana Growing Temporarily

Local Anti-Abortion Clinic Must Post Reproductive Health Info Under New State Law