Articles by Sage Alexander

July 2026

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

Developer Says Blue Lake’s Nixing of Planned Affordable Housing Project May Have Violated State Housing Law

Bill That Would Make State Agencies Consider Tribes During Water Policy Decisions Passes State Assembly

New Humboldt Bay Planning Document Looks to the Future, With Guidelines for Sea Level Rise and Port Development

A DAM GOOD TIME: What We Learned About the Eel River’s Dams 1,000 Feet In the Air

May 2026

A Man Was Killed in Hoopa By Police Over Two Years Ago. Documents Show Snags in the First State Investigation of its Kind in Humboldt County

Stu’s Brews to Take Over Henderson Center’s Old Town Coffee and Chocolates

PHOTOS: Arcata Plaza Doused in Glory as Kinetic Sculptures Make Their Start on Three Day Odyssey

Humboldt County Fifth District Supervisor Candidates Field Questions at Forum, Differ Little on Policy Positions

Old Town Coffee and Chocolates, a Eureka Fixture For 24 Years, Abruptly Closes

COURT ROUNDUP: Jake Combs Found Guilty of First Degree Murder (Again); Woman Charged in Death of Her 19-Month-Old Daughter; School Threats Suspect Submits Mental Health Petition

‘Duane Flatmo Alley’ Proposal Moves Forward, This Time With the Alley Next to His Giant Mural

A Sea Lion’s Recent Journey up Trinity River is ‘Unusual’

Advocates Say Chris Rogers’ Assembly Bill Could Help People Filing Domestic Violence Restraining Orders

Man Who Pleaded Guilty to Double Murder Awaits Sentencing, Faces up to 148 Years to Life

Lawsuit Filed Against Owners of Eureka’s Lamplighter Inn For Carbon Monoxide Death

Water Board Tosses HRC’s Proposed Regulation Changes for Elk River Because Sediment Levels Are Not Improving

Hoopa Stabbing Suspect Charged With Murder

Humboldt’s Social Service Organizations Prepare for SNAP Cuts

‘Why Did I Do That?’ Upcoming Eureka Mental Health Seminar to Talk Brain Science in Approachable Way

Upcoming Logging Permit Changes Could Mean More Sediment in Elk River, CalTrout Says

April 2026

Humboldt County Supervisor Mike Wilson Apologizes for Seriously Pissing Off Elon Musk

Sewage Keeps Spilling Into Humboldt Bay. It’s Hurting Oyster Farmers

It Would Cost About $180 Million to Make Cal Poly Humboldt’s Facilities ADA Accessible, Latest Estimate Finds

Ahead of Murder Case Retrial, District Attorney’s Office Offers Same Sentence to Combs in Plea Deal

Why is Shelter Cove Asking its Residents to Approve a Tax Increase? Just Look at Our Books, Says General Manager

Next Hoopa Shooting Hearing Pushed Forward After Motion From Defense

Headwaters Forest Poised To Get 73 Acres Bigger This Summer

New Abuse Charge Added in Foster Toddler Death Case, Defendant Pleads Not Guilty

Eureka’s Crisis Response Team to Serve Unincorporated Eureka, Hopefully Helping MIST Focus on Other Parts of the County

Arcata City Council OKs Water Rate Increase, Welcomes Weed Lounges

Missouri Man Accused of Calling in Threats to McKinleyville High School Must Have Psychological Evaluation, Has History of 911 Hoaxes

Overturned Murder Conviction Retrial Approaches; Jake Combs Jury Trial Set for April

Local Fishermen Are Excited For 2026 Salmon Season Return. But With North Coast Commercial Closure, Fuel Costs Are a Concern