December 2025

Humboldt County Has the Nation’s Second-Riskiest Housing Market, Industry Report Finds

Walmart Has Agreed to Buy the Old Eureka Kmart Property on Broadway, Emails Reveal

(PHOTOS, VIDEO) Hundreds Turn Out to Old Town Eureka for Christmas Tree Lighting at Dick Taylor Craft Chocolates

The CBS TV Show ‘Sheriff Country’ Features Some Fleeting Yet Beautiful Shots of Ferndale

Bohn Says Misconduct Complaint Against Him Was Filed by Fellow Supervisor Steve Madrone; Bohn is Not Participating in the Investigation

Notorious Arcata Cattle Rancher Ray Christie Sues Humboldt County, Sheriff Honsal and Others, Alleging Civil Rights Violations

The Crumbling Ruin of Scotia’s Lumber Mill is in Escrow With an Unidentified Buyer

November 2025

Crisp Lounge and Cannabis Dispensary in Eureka is Closing; Owner Says the City Has ‘Too Many’ Weed Stores

State and Local Reps React to Trump Plan to Open More than 1 Billion Acres to New Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling

Shotz Coffee to Take Over the Distinctive Gold Rush/Green Rush Drive-Thru in Eureka

Fortuna City Council Advances Nitrous Ban, Approves Hiring Freeze to Boost Police Wages

New Liability Waiver at Humboldt County Animal Shelter Leaves Volunteers Feeling Hung Out to Dry

Joe James Re-elected Yurok Tribal Chair in Tight Runoff Race Against Challenger Susan Masten

‘We Will Not Stop Feeding People’: The Cofounder of Humboldt Soup’s On Reflects on Two Years of Serving Hot Meals to Arcata’s Unhoused Residents

Bushnell Was Urged to Step Down as Board Chair Months Before Being Forced to Do So

TODAY in SUPES: Board Censures Bushnell, Removes Her From Chair Role and Asks Grand Jury to Review the Board’s Own Code of Conduct

October 2025

[UPDATED] Sheriff’s Office Says It’s Prepared for Theft and Looting If Community Members Lose Benefits in Government Shutdown

PARTY ON: Fickle Hill Wedding Venue Can Allow More Guests and Overnight Stays After Supes Reject Appeal From Disgruntled Neighbors

WEED TAX NIXED: Humboldt County Supervisors Zero Out Measure S, Citing Industry Woes

Following Misconduct Complaint, Supervisor Bushnell Hires Private Attorney to Challenge the County’s Investigation Process

Judge Rules Against Nonprofit, Says Humboldt County Has Discretion in Managing Groundwater Extraction in the Lower Eel River Valley

Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Responds to Outpost Investigation Into Its Automated License Plate Reader Program

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Appears to be Violating Its Own Policy and State Law on Automated License Plate Readers

DONE DEAL: Humboldt County Supervisors Approve McKinleyville Town Center Ordinance Despite Concerns About Lane Reductions on Central Avenue

Incoming Atmospheric River Threatens to Bring Heavy Rain, High Winds and a Bunch of Snow in the Hills

Providence Adopts Virtual Nursing and A.I. to Enhance Care and Cut Wait Times in St. Joseph Hospital’s Emergency Department

‘Painting With Fire’: Washington Post Reports From Orleans With Beautiful Multimedia Project on Tribal Fire Practitioners

U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Review Case Challenging Humboldt County’s Cannabis Code Enforcement Process

Harbor District Nabs $18.25M State Grant for Planned Offshore Wind Heavy Lift Marine Terminal

One Year After Klamath Dam Removal, ‘There’s Just Fish Jumping All Over the Place’: Scientists Describe Improvements to Water Quality and Wildlife

‘DANGEROUS’: Report Highlights Safety Hazards and Potential Solutions for Eureka’s 4th and 5th Streets

(VIDEO) Ferndale Local Guy Fieri Tells ‘60 Minutes’ About the Brazen $1 Million Heist of His Santo Brand Tequila

TODAY in SUPES: Board Narrowly Approves Resolution Against Offshore Drilling and Mining

Humboldt’s Crabbing Fleet Faces New Regulations, Decreased Funding and the Rise of Whale-Safe Pop-Up Gear

September 2025

Six Months Since Nordic Aquafarms’ Last Public Update, Deep Uncertainty Surrounds Peninsula Fish Factory Project

The Starbucks at the North End of Eureka Is Closing on Saturday, Barely a Year After It Opened

Leo DiCaprio on His Role in One Battle After Another: ‘I Understood Bob When We Got Into Eureka’

(UPDATE: Sinclair Relents) KAEF-TV Posts Armed Security Guard Outside Studio Ahead of Planned Protest Against Its Kimmel-Blocking Parent Corporation, Sinclair

Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Imposing Anti-Woke Conditions on Federal Grants to the City of Eureka and Other Plaintiffs

Newsom Signs Cannabis Tax Relief Bill Into Law

Someone Painted an Image of a Hanged Man Holding a Flower All Over Eureka and Arcata; Police Investigating

Owner of Eureka’s Vista del Mar Angered By City’s Plans to Put Fuel Storage Tank Next to His Restaurant and Bar

From Zoom Auditions to Scenes With Leo: Meet the Humboldt County Actors in One Battle After Another

Spill of Chlorinated Water Into Janes Creek During Water District Repair Work Kills More Than 250 Fish, Including Coho Salmon

Weed Tax Hike Repealed: California Legislature Passes AB 564, Which Will Bring the Cannabis Excise Tax Rate Back Down to 15 Percent Once Gov. Newsom Signs It Into Law

Trump Administration Slams Eel River Dam Removal Plan, But Huffman is Confident the Project Can’t Be Stopped

Cause of Last Month’s Fatal Shelter Cove Plane Crash Remains Unknown and the Wreckage Unrecovered as Federal Agency Releases Preliminary Report

Cal Fish and Wildlife Investigating Alleged Shooting Death of a Mama Bear and Cub Near Eureka

The State May Soon Pass a Cannabis Tax Cut. Critics Say It Will Cost Kids and the Environment

August 2025

Judge Holds Providence St. Joseph to Prior Agreement as Emergency Abortion Care Lawsuit Proceeds