April 2025

The Fate of Humboldt County’s Largest Private Housing Development in Decades Could Be Decided Tonight

Former Preschool Administrator Exonerated By State Investigation Into the Reporting of a Child Abuse Incident at Winzler Children’s Center Last Year

New Abortion Care Lawsuit Filed Against St. Joseph Hospital by the National Women’s Law Center

March 2025

[UPDATE: DECISION POSTPONED] College of the Redwoods Poised to Ditch ‘The Corsairs’ Mascot to Become ‘The Wolves’

Man Engulfed In Flames During ‘Flare-Up’ at Scotia Power Plant

At a Packed Town Hall, Huffman Addresses the ‘Existential Threat to Democracy’ Posed by Trump and Responds to Critics of His Support for Israel

[UPDATED] Humboldt County to Lose $1.2M in Lab Funding, Lay Off Seven Employees Due to the Trump Administration’s Cuts to State Health Services

Flouting State Guidance, Blue Lake City Council Votes Not to Adopt Its Own Updated Housing Element

(VIDEO) There’s More Humboldt in This Full-Length Trailer for DiCaprio’s ‘One Battle After Another’

YESTERDAY in SUPES: Board Grants Tax-Delinquent Weed Growers Another Reprieve, Receives a Decent Audit Report and Considers Organizational Shakeup

The Costco Gas Station in Eureka is Now Open Longer Every Day

(VIDEO) Teaser Trailer Just Dropped for the New DiCaprio Movie Partly Filmed in Humboldt and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

‘A Crushing Blow’: USDA Cancels Local Food Purchasing Programs That Serve Humboldt’s Schools, Tribes, Seniors and Food Bank While Supporting Ranchers and Farmers

Judge Orders Trump Administration to Immediately Rehire Thousands of Fired Workers; Affected Humboldters React

TODAY in SUPES: Board Revokes 21 Cannabis Permits for Failure to Pay Taxes, Tweaks Short-Term Rental Ordinance and Allows Honsal to Hire New Employees

Dwivedi Accuses His Tenants and Their Attorneys of Presenting False and Misleading Information to the Court, But Judge Keeps Restraining Order in Place

Federal Antisemitism Complaint Filed Against Cal Poly Humboldt

Yurok Tribe Issues ‘Urgent’ Measles Announcement, Then Clarifies: No Confirmed Cases in Humboldt or Del Norte Counties

Trump, Musk Plan to Shutter Federal Offices Includes Arcata Site for NOAA Fisheries, Redwood National Park Staff

February 2025

‘I Loved My Job So Much’: Fired Federal Employees in Humboldt County Say Their Unjust Terminations Will Impact the Public

Judge Grants Restraining Order Against Hillsdale Apartments Owner, Preventing Illegal Rent Increases

Tenants of Hillsdale Apartments File Class Action Lawsuit to Stop Landlord’s ‘Unlawful Rent Increases’

Class Action Suit Filed Against Humboldt Independent Practice Association Over Alleged Data Breach

Members of Service Workers Union Protest Republican Budget Resolution That Would Slash Medicaid Funding

Local Federal Employees Were Fired Over the Weekend. Agency Spokespeople Can’t or Won’t Say How Many.

Tenants at Eureka’s Hillsdale Apartments Successfully Fight Back Against Illegal Rent Hikes

St. Joe’s Abortion Care Lawsuit: In a Packed Courtroom, Hospital’s Attorneys Ask Judge to Dismiss the Case

‘Our Roads Absolutely Suck’: Supervisors Debate How to Prioritize Spending Revenues From Measure O, the New Countywide Sales Tax

TODAY in SUPES: Board OKs Agreement on Potter Valley Project Decommissioning and New Eel-Russian Diversion Facility

[UPDATED] Anonymous ‘Students Against Nazi Extremism’ Leave Notes Threatening to Damage Tesla Vehicles in Arcata

Eureka Apartment Tenants Say They Were Manipulated Into Big Rent Hikes; Landlord Says They Freely Chose to Help Him Make Ends Meet

TODAY in SUPES: ‘Dismal’ Budget Update, Plus: Messages of Solidarity With Local Immigrant Community Amid ICE Fears

January 2025

Local Trainer and Her Search and Rescue Dog, Rowdy, Earn Elite Certification for Finding People in Disaster Zones

State Responds to St. Joseph Health’s Attempt to Get Emergency Abortion Lawsuit Dismissed

TODAY in SUPES: How Should County Management Be Organized? Also: How Will These Trump Dictates Impact Us? The Board Discussed These and Other Matters.

Trump Order Results in Dismissal of Cases Against Two Locals Who Participated in Jan. 6 Capitol Attack

Previously Announced Health Care Education Hub Will Go Near Arcata High, Not on Samoa Boulevard as Planned

Court Battle Between Former Judge Gregory Kreis and Blogger John Chiv Raises First Amendment Questions

TODAY in SUPES: Arroyo Delivers Presentation on Local Medical Provider Challenges, Board Approves Letter of Concern Over Proposed Wood Pellet Biofuel Project

(VIDEO) Suspect’s Erratic Behavior Prompts Big Police Response After Slow-Speed Chase in Eureka

North McKay Ranch Subdivision Stymied by Inaction on Request to be Annexed Into Humboldt Community Services District

TODAY in SUPES: With Some Apprehension, Board OKs Potential Path to Legitimacy for Yee Haw Communal Living Property

Ridgewood Heights Residents Up in Arms Over Opening of New Residential Mental Health Treatment Facility

December 2024

Appeals Court Reverses Dismissal of Class Action Suit Challenging Humboldt County’s Cannabis Abatement Penalties, Sending the Case Back to District Court

Citing Religious Freedom and Catholic Doctrine, St. Joseph Health Challenges State’s Emergency Abortion Care Lawsuit on a Variety of Legal Grounds

Eureka’s Siren’s Song Tavern Searching for New Location After Landlord Opts Not to Renew Lease

Judge Says the Sale of Redwood Meat Co. to Ray Christie Did Not Violate Restraining Order

OUTPOST INTERVIEW: Huffman Voices Frustration With ‘Feckless Republicans’ as Government Shutdown Looms

BRING THE NOISE! The Victory Parade for Your Arcata High Football State Champs Rides This Afternoon

TODAY in SUPES: County Budget Outlook Slightly Less Dismal Than Expected, Though $15M Structural Deficit Persists