Articles by Ryan Burns

September 2016

(VIDEO) Man Wanted on Rape Charges Runs From Humboldt County Courtroom into Hallway, Gets Tackled

Skilled Nursing Homes’ Closure Plan Denied by State Public Health Department … For Now

Petition With Six Pages of Signatures Led to Closure of Garberville Town Square

‘Strong Odor’ Leads Rio Dell Police to 200 Mature Marijuana Plants

State Unlikely to Block Closure of Local Skilled Nursing Facilities

Center for Investigative Reporting Examines Sexual Abuse and Exploitation in the Local Weed Industry

Local Weed Growers With Emerald Family Farms are Embracing Legitimacy and Taxation

Countywide Tax Measure Would Fund Road Repairs, Maintenance

Eureka Police Shooting Death Case Heads to Trial

August 2016

Dead Man Found Floating Face-Down in Eel River Near Garberville

Minor Theatre to Reopen (With Beer) Under New Ownership Sept. 16

Neighbors of Squires-Owned Building Win Insurance Settlement Over Nuisance Property

HSU Lands in Top 10 Percent in National College Ranking

Zombie Trains on Balloon Track Property Get Fresh Coat of Paint, Remain a ‘Public Nuisance’

Heidi Messner, Eureka’s Presumptive Councilmember-Elect, Answers 5 Questions

Eureka Man Freed from Iraqi Prison, Returns Home After Fighting ISIS

Arcata Theatre on the Market for $1.85 Million

OBITUARY: Donnie Richard Dingler, 1948-2016

McCloskey Drops Out of Eureka’s Fourth Ward City Council Race Citing Health Issue

Gabby: The Deportation Trials of the Sun Valley Seven, Part 5

Heidi Messner ‘Honored and Humbled’ to be Eureka’s Next Councilmember, She Says in Press Release

Matthew Owen and Chet Albin Withdraw from Eureka City Council Race Before It Even Begins

Jim Wood’s Bill to Establish ‘Cottage Farmer’ License for Small Marijuana Grows Clears Committee

Bills to Alleviate Local Doctor Shortage, Improve Mental Health Care Clear Major Hurdles in State Legislature

Community Leaders Look Toward Big-Picture Solutions for Homelessness at Housing First Summit

Nurses Union Reaches Agreement With New Catholic Mega-Chain Providence St. Joseph

A High-Powered Sacramento Lobbyist Dropped by to Tell Us About Prop 64, the Weed Legalization Measure

Supervisors Vote Unanimously to Place Pot Tax Measure On Nov. Ballot

Ellie: The Deportation Trials of the Sun Valley Seven, Part Four

Careful, Reggae Goers: Potentially Toxic Algae Now in Full Bloom on the Eel River

Humboldt Pride Calls for Cancellation of Sizzla’s Performance at Reggae on the River

Reggae Organizer Issues Statement on Sizzla, Promising to ‘Pull the Plug’ If Singer Makes Anti-Gay Comments

Unrepentant Homophobe Sizzla to Headline Reggae on the River

Eureka, County Aim to House 30 Homeless in 60 Days

Jose and Celestino: The Deportation Trials of the Sun Valley Seven, Part Three

July 2016

North Coast Co-op to Boycott Driscoll’s Berries, Some Haagen-Dazs Flavors

(UPDATED) Yet Another Fire Erupts in Yet Another Floyd Squires-Owned Building

‘Cannabis Chamber of Commerce’ Disapproves of the County’s Proposed Weed Tax

‘Humboldt’ to Become a Prestige TV Crime Drama Starring John Malkovich

At Fried Chicken Lunch, Trinity County Official Tells Rail Boosters Feasibility Study Will be In-Depth and Unbiased

Andrea and Isabel: The Deportation Trials of the Sun Valley Seven, Part Two

(PHOTOS, VIDEO) Trailer Erupts in Flames in Eureka

Supervisors Vote 4-1 to Loosen Restrictions on Coastal Lands

Growers Turn Out in Force to Protest Weed Tax Measure; Supervisors Approve It for November Ballot Anyway

Maria: The Deportation Trials of the Sun Valley Seven, Part One

County Government to Launch Marijuana ‘Track and Trace’ Pilot Project Aug. 1

Man Arrested in Arcata After Police Officers Allegedly Watch Him Stealing Stuff From a Car

Two Dogs Attacked by Rabid Foxes Near Hydesville; Two Humans Receiving Treatment

Business Community Rallies Around Loosening Coastal Zoning Restrictions

How Religion Affects Health Care at St. Joseph Hospital: Jefferson Public Radio