Articles by Ryan Burns
June 2023
Facing a $17.7M Deficit, County Supervisors Make Recommendations for Next Year’s Budget and Disperse Dwindling Unclaimed Measure Z Revenues
Humboldt County Supervisors Honor Juneteenth and LGBTQIA+ Pride Month in Emotional Meeting
Civil Grand Jury Finds ‘Appalling and Dangerous Conditions’ at Humboldt County Animal Shelter
Inside Hoopa’s ‘Pill Mill’: State Medical Board, Former Employees Accuse Doctors of Over-Prescribing Opioids
Civil Liberties Groups Demand Sheriff’s Office, Other Agencies Stop Sharing License Plate Data With Cops in Anti-Abortion States
May 2023
What the Heck’s Going on With Broadway in Eureka? Caltrans’ ‘Pop-Up Demonstration,’ Explained
Who is Precious Velvet Mayes? TV Producer, Soap Star and Likely Next CEO of Mad River Community Hospital.
Hey, Where Did Our Bird E-Scooters Go? Struggling Company Has Flown From Eureka, Fortuna.
After 50 Years in Eureka, Humboldt County’s Last Denny’s Will Close May 31, Soon to be Replaced by an IHOP
Groundbreaking Ceremony Celebrates Start of Construction on Humboldt Bay Trail South, Which Will Finally Connect Eureka and Arcata
[VIDEO] With ‘Chalk Talk,’ an Unknown Author Addresses Eureka’s Homelessness Issues One Word at a Time
Federal Judge Tosses Class Action Suit Challenging Humboldt County’s Cannabis Code Enforcement Processes
[UPDATED] Eureka Woman Dies at Moonstone Beach One Day After Graduating From Nursing School
Lab Specimens Lost in Recent Car Crash are Byproduct of a Larger Problem, Former Hospital Employees Say: Providence’s Corporate-Style Consolidation is Causing Longer Turnaround Times and Lower Quality
Cal Poly Humboldt to Hold Its First Regional Commencement Ceremony in Beverly Hills Next Monday
Disabled Cal Poly Humboldt Student Files Class Action Suit Against University and Entire CSU System Over Accessibility Issues
April 2023
[UPDATED] Hate-Filled Blog Comment Prompts Official County Response, Even Though It Was Evidently From a Troll
[PHOTOS, VIDEO] The Carcass of Juvenile Gray Whale Washed Ashore and Is Now Rotting on the North Spit
Once Poster Boys for Legal Weed in Humboldt, Emerald Family Farms is Being Sold for Parts
Breathe a Sigh of Relief: Humboldt County May Have the Cleanest Air in the State, Report Finds
A Driver Carrying Pathology Specimens From St. Joe’s Patients Crashed in a Recent Winter Storm. The Samples Have Not Been Recovered.
March 2023
‘I Was Treated Brutally’: McKinleyville’s Jeff Woodke Speaks Publicly For the First Time Since His Release From Six and a Half Years as a Hostage in Africa
Eureka High Students Organize Multicultural Night Market to Celebrate Diversity and Inclusion
(VIDEO) Behold: Eureka High School’s New 40,000-Square-Foot Gymnasium is Nearing Completion
Cal Poly Humboldt Investigating Its Men’s Basketball Program Following Reports of Mistreatment
Ground Has Been Broken on Klamath River Restoration, the World’s Largest-Ever Dam-Removal Project
McKinleyville High Students Cause Alarm With Photo of Themselves Holding a Gun That Turned Out to Be a Toy
TODAY in SUPES: Board Postpones Decision on F Street Signal, Approves Trail to CR Study, Hears Report on Code Enforcement Activity
Citing Increased Seismic Risk, PG&E Will Leave Spillway Gates Open at Scott Dam, Allowing More Springtime Water to Flow Into the Eel River
Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria Sues County, State for Discriminatory Treatment of Tribal Youth
A Big Chunk of Waterlogged Ground Slips Out, Causing Hwy. 101 to Crumble Near Cooks Valley in SoHum
FLOOD WATCH: Excessive Runoff Fills Creeks and Streams; Eel River Forecast to Overrun Its Banks at Fernbridge
Supervisors Approve Revised Agreement for North McKay Ranch Subdivision, a Major Mixed-Use Development in Cutten, Though Developer Says Project’s Future Remains Unclear
Facing Dismal Salmon Population Forecast, Fishermen’s Groups Call for Immediate Closure of Season, Request Disaster Assistance
(VIDEO) Demolition of the Lloyd Building is Under Way
February 2023
TODAY IN SUPES: Board Puts $29M Jail Expansion Project Out for Bids
The Future of Quake-Damaged Fernbridge is Uncertain; New Bridge May Need to Be Built, Caltrans Says
[UPDATE: Re-Opened] Hwy. 101 Fully Closed at Last Chance Grade Due to Downed Trees and Snow
(PHOTOS) Yes, This is the Most Snow Coastal Humboldt Has Seen in More Than Three Decades
New Documentary Short Gives Voice to People on the Front Lines of Humboldt County’s Housing Crisis
College of the Redwoods Student Dies After Being Found Unresponsive in Dorm Room
75 Trees Cut Down Along the Arcata-Eureka Safety Corridor in Preparation for Indianola Undercrossing Construction
[UPDATED with Shelter Info] Winter Storm Arriving Tonight Will Bring Rain, Hail and Potentially Snow Down to Sea Level
Incumbents Win Re-Election to Coast Central Credit Union Board, Along With One Newcomer
Here’s Why KHSU Has Been Off the Air for the Past Week
Local Woman Says Her Sister Forged Her Signature and Stole the Pet Store They Opened Together
[UPDATE: Re-opened With Chains Required] Snow Prompts Closure of State Routes 299 and 199
Cal Poly Humboldt is Exploring the Idea of Housing Students on a Huge-Ass Barge in Humboldt Bay
‘Sounding the Alarm’: County’s Mid-Year Budget Review Reflects Economic Downturn, $12.3M Funding Shortfall
State Treasurer Fiona Ma Visits County Supes, Talks CalKIDS, Cannabis, Affordable Housing and More
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