Articles by Ryan Burns

February 2023

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

‘Furious’ Rob Arkley Says He’s Moving Security National HQ Out of Eureka After Clashing With City Staff About Development Priorities

Family of Victim Asks, ‘Where’s Our Justice?’ as Teen Killer Gets Released Back Into the Community

January 2023

Dealer From the Largest Bust in Humboldt Drug Task Force History Pleads to 18-Year Split Sentence, Including Six Years in the County Jail

Construction of Indianola Undercrossing and Other Safety Corridor Improvements Set to Begin This Spring

‘Hostile Takeover’: Eureka City Schools Looks to Seize Operation of Academy of the Redwoods, Threatens to Sue Fortuna Union High School District Unless it Complies With That Demand

County Supervisors Poised to Put the Humboldt Bay Trail South Project Out for Bids

County Chief Financial Officer Tabatha Miller Leaving for Finance Director Job With the City of Arcata

(VIDEO) Security Footage Shows Physical Encounter Between Wildberries Manager and Teen Shoplifter

(PHOTOS) Commercial Dungeness Crab Season Finally Opens

Ad Company Sues Humboldt Transit Authority for Breach of Contract Following Billing Dispute

Bookkeeper May Have Embezzled Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars from Humboldt County Fair Association, GM Says

Ferndale Drag Show Canceled After ‘Beware’ Sign at Local Church Prompts Concerns About Extremist Response

A Major Sewage Spill is Happening in Rio Dell as Stormwater Flows Into Quake-Damaged Collection Pipes

In Coast Central Credit Union’s First Competitive Board Election in Nine Years, a Slate of New Candidates Aims to Boost Member Involvement

(PHOTOS) Early Morning Fire Erupts in Vacant Eureka House

December 2022

Victims of Tuesday’s Double Homicide Identified

With Double-Murder Suspect Still At Large, St. Joseph Hospital Limits Public Access

Deemed Unsafe After Last Week’s Quake, Eureka’s 107-Year-Old Lloyd Building Will be Demolished

Alan Bongio, Embattled Humboldt County Planning Commissioner, Resigns

(PHOTOS/VIDEO) Following the 6.4 Earthquake, Rio Dell Residents Try to Put the Pieces Back Together With Help from Emergency Responders

‘Return of the Jedi’ Festival, Professional Soundstage are Among Film Commissioner’s Movie Magic Plans for the Region

Wiyot Tribe Objects to Planned Cannabis Project on Old SPI Mill Site, Which Sits Atop the Ruins of a Wiyot Village

Millions of State Dollars Headed to Humboldt for New Walking and Biking Projects

TODAY in SUPES: Should Humboldt Become a Charter County? Plus, Fishermen Aim to Navigate Wind Energy Development, SoHum Looks for Financial Help

County Supes to Consider Re-Trying Ballot Measure to Consolidate Two Elected Offices Into Finance Director Position

ACLU Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Loleta Elementary Alleging Discrimination Against Native and Disabled Students

November 2022

YESTERDAY in SUPES: Board Takes Action on Wind Energy, Cell Tower Regs, Homelessness, and They Selected Next Year’s Chair

150 Humboldt County Residents Will Get $1,000 a Month Through Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot Program

Fortuna Trucking Company Agrees to Pay $72K Penalty For Three Raw Milk Spills in Lake County

Students, Teachers Confront Eureka School Board, Saying Van Vleck’s Bullying Has Sparked Staff Exodus

Emerson College Professor Examines the Transformative Power of Yurok Language Courses in Local High Schools

The Arcata Ridge Trail is Complete, Creating Redwood-Lined Pathway From Sunny Brae to West End Road

Lawsuit Challenges Humboldt County’s Environmental Impact Report for Nordic Aquafarms Project; Five Appeals Filed With Coastal Commission

(VIDEO) Rio Dell Co-Stars in the New Hit CBS Action-Drama ‘Fire Country’

Hundreds of Eureka High Students Stage Walkout in Support of Beloved Administrator, and They Say His Departure is Part of a Troubling Trend

Supervisors Suspend Measure S Cannabis Cultivation Taxes for Two Years

PG&E Execs Gets an Earful, Offer Update on SoHum Capacity Problems

Supervisors Opt Not to Censure Bushnell, Though There Was Some Confusion About What ‘Censure’ Means

October 2022

Human Skeletal Remains Found Near Fortuna’s Rohner Park Saturday

Investigation Sustains Allegation That Supervisor Bushnell Mistreated County Staff Member

Protesters Disrupt Redwood Pride Halloween Event, Threaten and Harass Ink People Staff

Supervisors Opt to Leave the Planning Commission at Seven Members

Supes Agree to Put Controversial Weed Initiative on 2024 Ballot, Though They Hope to Work With Organizers on Alternatives

Arcata Councilmember Brett Watson Arrested for Violating His Restraining Order