Articles by Isabella Vanderheiden

August 2026

Do You Have Thoughts on Low-Impact Camping on Private Property? If So, You’ll Want to Attend Next Week’s Humboldt County Planning Commission Meeting

(UPDATE) First Evacuations Ordered Northeast of Hoopa

TODAY IN SUPES: Board Advances Stronger Protections for Old-Growth Trees in Lower Redway, Approves Maps for Long-Awaited Beau Pre Heights Subdivision

Downtown Arcata Fire Cleanup is About 75% Complete

(PHOTOS) Romano Gabriel’s Sculpture Garden is Being Moved Out Old Town Eureka for a Couple Months as Part of a Major Restoration Project

‘It’s Unacceptable’: North Coast Water Board Forwards Little River Pollution Case to Attorney General’s Office for Review

STATE O’ FISH: Rebuilding California’s Still-Struggling Salmon Fishery and Another ‘Unpredictable’ Year for Dungeness Crab

(VIDEO) Fortuna, Rio Dell Volunteer Firefighters Extinguish Structure Fire Near Middle School

Hoopa Firefighters Responding to 2.5-Acre Fire Near Bald Hill

State Sen. Mike McGuire to Host Annual Fisheries Forum AND ‘Super’ El Niño Town Hall on Tuesday

July 2026

(VIDEO) LOOK AT ‘EM GO! Meet the Remote-Controlled Mowers Caltrans Got to Tend to Unruly Vegetation on Humboldt Highways

(UPDATE) Broadway Cinema Evacuated Last Night After a Fire Sparked in One of the Restrooms; Theater Remains Closed ‘Due to Power Outage’

(PHOTOS) The Pink Lady Mansion Enters Her Pinkest Era Yet

‘These Lives Are Precious’: Spouse of Trinity River Drowning Victim Calls for Increased Water Safety Awareness After Recent Tragedies

Big Trouble in Little River: After 16 Years, an Environment Dispute Between State Regulators and an Octogenarian Farmer Just Upstream From Moonstone Beach Could be Coming to a Head

(PHOTOS) Eureka Residents Map Out Prospective Sites for the 1,740 New Homes Required by the State

Both Recently Beached Humpbacks Were in ‘Advanced Stages of Decomposition,’ Cal Poly Humboldt Scientists Say; Cause of Death Remains Unknown

Another Dead Humpback Whale Found on Humboldt Beach

(VIDEO) FIRE UPDATE: Evacuation Warnings, Road Closures Remain in Effect for Mile Post 16 Fire Near Hoopa; No Structures Threatened

Humboldt Supervisors Narrowly Approve Three-Year Spending Plan for Measure Z

(UPDATE) Dead Humpback Whale Found on Mad River Beach

FOURTH OF JULY ROUNDUP: Where to Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday and See Big ‘Splosions in the Sky

June 2026

(PHOTOS) New Eureka Theater Mural Showcases Student Spray Paint Artists

Please, For the Love of God, Do Not Touch the Seals

(PHOTOS) ‘All of U.S. 250’ Rally Draws About 200 Protesters to Eureka Courthouse

(VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: The History of Humboldt Bay’s Jetties and How the Dolos Arrived on Our Shores

‘We Have to Get This Right’: Harbor District Officials Urge Community Involvement as Offshore Wind Terminal Project Advances to Environmental Review

Former Eureka City Councilmember Jeff Leonard Announces Bid for 5th Ward Seat

Humboldt Planning Commission Denies Permit for Old-Growth Tree Removal in Lower Redway, Finding No Evidence of ‘Imminent’ Hazard

Eureka City Council Approves $110 Million Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-27, Ends Current Fiscal Year With a $3.7 Million Deficit

Fortuna City Council Continues Search for New River Lodge Lessee, Expands Scope to Include Private Entities

The Harbor District is Working On Plans for a Heavy-Duty Marine Terminal to Serve the Offshore Wind Industry. If You Have Thoughts, You Might Want to Attend a Meeting Next Week

Eureka Planning Commission OKs Land Acquisition for Emergency Homeless Shelter in Old Town; Plus: J Street Airbnb Receives Partial Approval

Humboldt Supervisors OK $5.75 Million to Buy the Old Kmart on Broadway for a New ‘One-Stop Permitting Center’

THE HUNT FOR EL CHAPO: How a Fugitive Peacock United Fortuna

Humboldt Supervisors Hash Out Privacy Concerns Over Flock’s Automated License Plate-Reading Cameras, Direct Sheriff’s Office to Improve Transparency

May 2026

‘A Climate of Fear and Mistrust’: Petition Urges Humboldt Sheriff, Board of Supervisors to Cancel Flock Safety Contract Amid Privacy Concerns

Eureka City Council Advances Proposed Pay Hike for Elected Officials, Takes First Look at Next Year’s Budget During Special Study Session

(PHOTOS) Check Out the New Mural at St. Vincent de Paul’s Dining Hall in Eureka

Betty Kwan Chinn Foundation Secures $130K in Community Donations to Expand Blue Angel Container Village

LAST NIGHT in EUREKA COUNCIL: Fewer Homeless People are Sleeping in Shelters, According to the Most Recent Eureka Police Department Survey, and It’s Not Exactly Clear Why

(VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: One Team’s Grueling (Yet Glorious) Quest for the Kinetic Grand Championship

(PHOTOS) Eureka’s Pink Lady Mansion Just Got Pinker

Off-Leash and Out of Control: Can Humboldt County Do Anything to Stop Dog Encounters From Turning Violent?

Eureka City Council Moves Forward with Anti-Drilling Resolution After Learning an Outright Ban is Much More Complicated

Lower Redway Old-Growth Redwood Cannot Be Removed Until the Property Owner Secures a Special Permit, County Says

(PHOTOS) Humboldt Rallies for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Awareness Day

The City of Eureka Will Soon Erect a Gate at Marina Way to Prevent Overnight Vehicle Access (But Don’t Worry, You Can Still Park There for Lunch)

Removal of Lower Redway Old-Growth Redwood Temporarily Halted Amid Safety Concerns

April 2026

SoHum Residents Protest the Removal of a 252-Foot Old-Growth Redwood From a Lower Redway Property