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