Articles by Ryan Burns

March 2023

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

‘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