Articles by Ryan Burns
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
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
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