Articles by Sage Alexander

October 2026

Bill Spenceley, Victim of January Arcata Community Forest Attack, Has Died

New Donation-Based Clinic For Trans Care to Open in Eureka as a ‘Community Solution’ to Treatment Cuts

‘Such an Incredible Vehicle’: Humboldt County’s Bookmobile Celebrated After Two Decades of Service

Eureka Police Chief Responds After Former Officer’s DUI Case Was Dismissed

Humboldt County Flu Season Could Start Early; Public Health Says Now is the Time to Get Vaxxed

September 2026

Woman Accused of Striking Road Worker Withdraws Request to Be Released While Awaiting Trial

Anil Dwivedi Would Pay $100,000 and Be Barred From Illegally Jacking Up Rents in a Proposed Settlement Agreement That Awaits Approval by Judge

Two Injured in Reported Bear Attack in Burnt Ranch; Dog Dies After Protecting Owner

[UPDATE] Woman Accused of Striking Road Worker Initially Tested With Over Double the Legal Limit of Blood Alcohol Content, Will be Charged with Murder

Jake Combs Sentenced to 50 Years to Life for the 2022 Murder of Trevor Earley Again, Plus 10 Years for His Crimes in Jail

Who’s Running for Ferndale City Council? Meet Your Candidates

Arcata Man Pleads Not Guilty to Stalking Charges After Being Found Inside Victim’s Home With a Knife

COURT ROUNDUP: Suspected Drunk Driver, Accused of Seriously Injuring Road Worker Wednesday, Was on DUI Probation

Some of Humboldt Bay’s Navigational Aids Are Getting Replaced

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