Articles by Ryan Burns

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

Minor Earthquake Hits Offshore From Ferndale

Local Housing Market is Among the Least Affordable in the Country, Study Confirms

(VIDEO) Just a Horn Ensemble Playing Christmas Carols From the Old Town Gazebo

Supervisors Committed to Forging Ahead on Weed Ordinance, Even if Deadline Disappears

Center for Biological Diversity Threatens Lawsuit to Protect Local Frog

Hoopa Woman Allegedly Goes to Post Office Parking Lot With Loaded Gun and Drug Paraphernalia, Gets Arrested

Some Christmas-Ruining Jerk-Face Is Following UPS and FedEx Trucks and Stealing Packages

County Courts Borrow $110,000 to Handle Surge in Homicide Cases

Feds Approve Truce in War on Medical Marijuana

(VIDEO) U-Haul Driver Attempts McDonald’s Drive-Thru, Hits Sign and Roof

(PHOTOS) Star Wars: The Fans Awaitin’ … in a Long Line

Ignore That March 1 Deadline for Local Weed Regs, Says Assemblyman; Date Appeared Due to a ‘Drafting Error’

Supervisors Look to Strike Balance With Marijuana Cultivation Ordinance

Enviro Groups Sue U.S. Fish & Wildlife Over Lack of Protection for Coastal Marten

Supervisors Get an Earful on Latest Draft of Marijuana Land Use Ordinance

Eureka Looks to Welcome More Food Trucks

Jason Warren’s Surviving Victims Discuss Cruz Waivers, the Death Penalty and the Importance of Cultivating Goodness

Another Power Outage: HSU Campus Goes Dark