Articles by Sage Alexander
September 2026
Will a Bishop Testify in One of the Emergency Abortion Lawsuits Against St. Joe’s? Judge to Decide
Law Enforcement and School Officials Address Concerns of Humboldt County Immigrants in Community Meeting
Dam Removal Activists to Rally Ahead of Eureka Public Input Sessions Next Week
COURT ROUNDUP: Plea Deal Proposed for Eureka Man Accused of Heinous Crimes Against Five Minors
Rio Dell City Council Candidates Seeking Infrastructure Improvements, Election Uncontested With Two Newcomers to Join
Meet Your Trinidad City Council Candidates in Upcoming, Uncontested Election
Eureka’s Gazebo Fountain Just Got A Massive Overhaul, Which Will Hopefully Stop it From Constantly Breaking
A Plan is Underway to Shore Up Centerville Road, but the California Coastal Commission Wants People to Stop Driving on the Beach
19-Year-Old Hoopa Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
One Dies in Rollover Crash Monday Evening on State Route 36
August 2026
JUDGE: Seized Devices From Cal Poly Humboldt Activist Must be Returned, Digital Evidence Can’t Be Used
PHOTOS: Cruz’n Eureka Returns!
Construction Underway on Elk River Estuary Restoration Project, Kickstarting a Big Wetlands Fix
EaRTH Center Breaks Ground; Development Will Bring Affordable Housing and a Transit Hub to Downtown Eureka
Depression-Treating Magnetic Coils Have Arrived to Humboldt County
Do-Over Hearing Scheduled for Possible Mental Health Diversion of School Threats Suspect
COURT ROUNDUP: Humboldt County District Attorney Won’t File Charges Against Suspect for Alleged Willow Creek Stabbing in January
Who’s Running for Blue Lake City Council? Four Candidates Will Jostle For Two Seats
Meet Fortuna’s 2026 Council Candidates, All Essentially Guaranteed a Spot on the Friendly City’s Governing Body
Judge to Decide on Mental Health Health Diversion of Man Who Threatened Many Humboldt County Schools
Advocates Urge Open Door to Reinstate Youth Gender-Affirming Care After Health Center Cuts Key Treatment
PADDLER’S PARADISE: Construction Underway on Massive Eel River Estuary Restoration Project That Will Open Up Miles of Public Access at the River’s Mouth
Elected Officials Outraged After Developer Vacates Humboldt Offshore Wind Lease
Funding for Arcata’s Evening Bus Service is in Limbo
Jerold Phelps Now Offering Outpatient MRIs in Garberville
(UPDATE: Fixed! Open for Business!) El Cora Mexican Food in Garberville Shuttered After Inspection Finds Live Cockroaches
July 2026
Blue Lake Council OKs Step Toward Seizing Water Tank Site
TODAY IN COURT: Jake Combs Sentencing Delayed; Glendale Murder Hearing Also Delayed
Blue Lake May Take Water Tank Site After Years of Negotiation Problems; Property Owner Sues for $1.3 Million
Redwood Coast Energy Authority Rates to Surpass PG&E’s For the First Time (by Roughly $2)
Former Fortuna Councilmember Sentenced to 20 Months in Federal Prison for Embezzlement From Employer
TODAY IN COURT: McKinleyville Shooting Suspect Pleaded Not Guilty to Attempted Murder, Trial Date for Providence Abortion Lawsuit Pushed Out Five Months
With New State Funding, Food Advocates Hope for Partial Return of a Local Assistance Program Cut by Feds
No Reported Cases of Cyclospora Infections in Humboldt County Amid Outbreak of Explosive-Diarrhea-Causing Parasite in Other States
Man Sentenced to (at Least) 128 Years to Life in Prison for Pine Hill Double Murder
Humboldt County Supervisors Kickstart Ban on Offshore Mineral and Oil Drilling Facilities, Private Detention Centers and a Moratorium on Data Centers
Murder Case Can Proceed Against Hoopa Stabbing Suspect, Despite Self-Defense Argument
California Supreme Court Affirms That Sheriff Oversight is Legal as Proponents Push for Initiative in Humboldt County
TODAY in COURT: Hoopa Shooting Defense Seeks Gang Evidence; New Attorney Appointed for 2025 Glendale Murder Suspect; Proceedings Against Cal Poly Humboldt Activist Moved Forward
(PHOTOS) Tracking Down Humboldt County’s Elusive Queer History at a Museum Drag Show
Hearing Scheduled for Mental Health Diversion of Daryl Ray Jones, Man Accused of Threatening Many Humboldt County Schools
June 2026
$400,000 Donation to Blue Lake Parks and Rec Could Help Complete Bike and Skate Park, ‘Bring Blue Lake Families Together’
COURT ROUNDUP: Two More Lawsuits Filed Against Lamplighter Inn Owners, Proceedings for Three Murder Cases Pushed Forward
Restraining Order Against Former Arcata City Councilmember Brett Watson Extended, Despite His Multiple Attempts to Overturn It
‘Good Fire’: Local Tribes Demonstrate Traditional Practices Amid Renaissance of Prescribed Burning
Judge Says Therapy Records Must be Handed Over in Second Providence Emergency Abortion Lawsuit
City of Eureka Takes Over Management of Bayside Village Transitional Housing Project
Billboard Businessman Sues Humboldt County in Effort to Keep U.S. 101 Advertisement South of Eureka Up
State Housing Authority Reviewing Blue Lake’s Termination of Danco Affordable Housing Project
COURT ROUNDUP: Hoopa Shooting Proceedings Punted, Woman Accused of Murdering Her Toddler Pleads Not Guilty