Articles by Isabella Vanderheiden

July 2025

‘Let’s Do This the Right Way’: Great Redwood Trail Agency Adopts a New Approach to Illegal Camping, Dumping Along the Defunct Railroad

Humboldt Supervisors OK Potter Valley Water Diversion Plan, Paving the Way for Eel River Dam Removal

Looking to Expand Access to Opioid Treatment, SoHum Health Seeks Participants in Clinical Trial

Honsal Says Humboldt Hasn’t Received New DOJ Demand for the Immigration Status of California Inmates, But Adds His Office Won’t Comply

COUNCIL ROUNDUP: Eureka OKs $8.2 Million for New Operations Complex; Gulch Greenway Ordinance Clears Final Hurdle

BREAKING: Avelo Airlines is Leaving Humboldt County, Closing Its Base in Burbank

COUNCIL ROUNDUP: Eureka Approves Increased Fees for Sewer Lateral Repairs; Bayside Village Welcomes Previously Unhoused Residents to Long-Awaited Transitional Housing

‘Tell Avelo to Go to Hell’: Eureka Residents Applaud City Council Decision to Boycott Airline Over ICE Deportation Flights

WILDFIRE ROUNDUP: Butler Fire Quadruples in Size to 966 Acres, With No Containment; Minimal Growth Reported on Bridge and Red Fires

CHP Corrects the Record on Last Week’s Incident Involving a Local Man Being Bitten by an Injured Bear

FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Grows to 233 Acres With Zero Containment, Prompting Mandatory Evacuations; Evacuation Warnings Lifted for Bridge Fire Near Alderpoint

Jacket Fire Prompts Evacuations Near Forks of Salmon in Siskiyou County

Local Man Hospitalized After Trying to Help a Severely Injured Black Bear That He Struck With His Vehicle on Highway 299

June 2025

What Should We Do With the Eureka Slough Bridges? Your Thoughts May Shape Their Fate

(AUDIO) First 5 Humboldt’s New Podcast Provides Local Families, Caregivers With Tools and Tips for Raising Healthy Kids

Humboldt Planning Commission Unanimously Approves Plans for ‘Magical’ McKinleyville Housing Project

Are Humboldt’s Ma-le’l Dunes Still at Risk Despite Changes to Federal Land-Sale Bill?

INTERVIEW: Joe Davis on His Return as Hoopa Valley Tribal Chairman, One Year After Controversial Ouster

NEIGH NAY! State Board Rejects Last-Ditch Effort to Save Horse Racing in Ferndale

Massive Cyber Attack on Distributor Prompts Food Shortages at Grocery Chains, Including Some Humboldt Stores

Humboldt Supervisors Check Out Draft Plans for New Sempervirens Facility

NEW CRITTER ALERT! Sequoia Park Zoo Announces Impending Arrival of Baby Black Bear; Crested Screamers Hatch a Chick

(PHOTOS) Eureka Kicks Off Pride Month With Vibrant Waterfront Parade

Getting My Real ID on Opening Day of the Brand-New Eureka DMV

May 2025

(VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Uncovering the Legacy of the Mysterious Cabin in Arcata Community Forest

(AUDIO) Fieldbrook Elementary Leadership Team Spreads Warm, Fuzzy Joy at KHUM Studios

Protest Against Avelo Airlines Set for Saturday in Arcata

Eureka City Council Approves Bid Award for C Street Bike Boulevard Project in Split Vote, Despite Concerns About Community Engagement

‘A Piece of Art We’re Proud of’: Nation’s Finest Veterans Services Honors Local Vets With a Memorial Day Mural

‘This is a Bad Ordinance. It Needs to Be Rewritten’: Eureka City Council Scraps Controversial Homeless Encampment Ordinance

At Open House, Rio Dellers Check Out Calfire’s Plans for Their Town

‘They’re Learning and They’re Thriving’: Butler Valley Celebrates 45 Years of Helping Local Adults With Disabilities Gain Independence, Foster Community

Local Stakeholders Explore Next Steps for Offshore Wind Despite ‘Significant Uncertainties’ Posed by Trump Administration

At Its Meeting Tonight, Eureka City Schools Will Look For ‘Maximum Flexibility’ in Jacobs Campus Negotiations if CHP Deal Stalls Out

TODAY IN SUPES: Garberville Vets Hall Finally Moves Ahead, Board Opposes Relocation of Sexually Violent Predator to Manila

TODAY IN SUPES: Humboldt County’s General Fund Balance is Expected to Dry Up in Two Years Due to Ongoing Deficits

CDFW to Close Mad River Fish Hatchery Next Month, Citing Budgetary Woes and Aging Infrastructure

Local Mental Health Professionals Are Gonna Debunk Myths About Mental Illness at a Community Town Hall on Sunday

April 2025

Three Humboldt County Funeral Homes Abruptly Close, Just Months After Employees Unionize

‘Brighter Days Ahead’: Locals Rally to Save the Historic Fortuna Theatre

(PHOTOS) ‘HANDS OFF!’ REDUX: Hundreds Rally in Eureka to Protest Trump Policies

Rep. Jared Huffman Responds to ‘Unprecedented’ Commercial Salmon Fishery Closure

After Another Tense Meeting, Eureka City Council Decides to Revisit Controversial Homeless Camping Ordinance Next Month

GAME ON: New Arcade to Bring Black Light Mini Golf and Laser Tag to Old Town Eureka

Eureka DMV to Close Bayshore Mall Office Next Month, Relocate to Former Harley-Davidson Site

Orick Residents, at Perpetual Risk of Catastrophic Flood, Get Their First Glimpse at Massive Plan to Restore Redwood Creek

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Local Officials to Discuss Next Steps for Redwood Creek Estuary Restoration at Tomorrow’s Community Meeting

(UPDATE) Avelo Airlines to Launch ICE-Led Deportation Flights Out of Arizona (But Not California, the Company Says)

Former Arcata Resident Featured in BBC News Story Exploring Medically Assisted Death in California

Eureka City Council Greenlights Women’s Residential Rehab Facility Planned for Henderson Center