August 2026

(VIDEO) Caltrans Has Taken Some Beautiful Drone Footage of Last Chance Grade, and It’s Releasing it Along With an Announcement of the Next Phase of Planning for the Longest Highway Tunnel in the State

Say Goodbye to the Parking Lot Behind Lost Coast Brewery Cafe, Which is Being Closed to Make Way for EaRTH Center

FERC Will Hold Public Scoping Sessions in Eureka Next Month on the Proposed Decommissioning of PG&E’s Dams on the Upper Eel

Last Night’s Power Outage in Orleans Was Caused by the Milepost 18 Fire, But Not in the Way You Might Imagine

Arcata’s Steel Waterline Replacement Project is Pretty Close to Finishing Up

Hoopa Valley Tribe Celebrates the Opening of its New Data Center, the Hub of Broadband Expansion in the Valley and Beyond

A Section of Harris Street in Eureka Will Be Closed for a Few Hours on Wednesday for Emergency Traffic Signal Repairs

July 2026

(CORRECTION) FERC OFF: Federal Agency Tosses Southern California Water Agency’s Bid to Take Over Eel River Water Rights

DID YOU KNOW: If You are Poor, or If You are a Veteran, You Can Get Your Car’s Air Conditioning Fixed Pretty Much For Free?

So, What’s Going on With the Eureka Slough Bridge? We Have Answers

Humboldt County Launches ‘Vision Zero Action Plan’ to Combat Fatal Traffic Collisions; Road Safety Demos Coming to Arcata, Eureka, Ferndale and Fortuna

Big Safety Corridor Changes Imminent

May 2026

It Is Done: The Indianola Underpass (Now the Brad Mettam Memorial Interchange) Opened Today

The Humboldt Bay Trail Will be Closed for Repairs for a Couple of Days Next Week

People Love Ragging on the C Street Bicycle Boulevard, Survey Says

A Father-Son Duo Sued Arcata in 2024, Claiming that the City Had Unlawfully Used Their Land to Build the Old Arcata Road Roundabout. A Resolution Doesn’t Seem Near

Though Delayed by a Few Months, the U.S. 101-Sunset Avenue Interchange Project’s Construction Will Probably Begin Next Summer

April 2026

Is Your Tap Water a Little, uh, OFF-COLOR This Morning? No Need to Panic, But You Might Want to Take These Simple Steps, Says the Water District

Statements From PG&E and Friends of the Eel on SoCal Agency’s Potter Valley Dam Bid

POTTER VALLEY DAM UPDATE: The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Says That a Municipal Water District in Riverside County is Interested in Taking Over the Project

SURVEY: Eureka Wants to Hear Your Infrastructure Priorities as the City Gears Up for Next Phase of Sunset Heights Development

NOT A TYPO: Have You Heard About the G STREET Bicycle Boulevard? It’s the Next Bike Project Up on the City of Eureka’s List, and City Staff Would Like to Hear Your Thoughts

Spring Break is SEWER LATERAL REPLACEMENT WEEK in Eureka! Avoid These High-Traffic Streets on These Days if You’d Like to Drive Unimpeded!

New Boat Rules at Ruth Lake! Sadly, the Spread of the Nasty, Dam-Destroying Golden Mussels Means That There are a Few Hoops to Jump Through Before Launching

March 2026

Water District Completes Emergency Repairs to Dam Gate at Ruth Lake Following Hydraulic Fluid Leak

Parking in Downtown Eureka? Starting April 1, You Might be Paying With a Smartphone App!

Here’s Why That Little Corner on Arcata’s 11th and B Streets is Closed

Old Water Meters are Costing Arcata Almost Half a Million Dollars Annually

No Risk to Local Water Supply After Hydraulic Fluid Leak at Ruth Lake Dam, Water District Says

Heads Up, Ferndale! Caltrans is Planning a Community Meeting to Discuss Next Steps for Repairing (or Possibly Replacing) Fernbridge

How Trinidad’s Big Water Leak Highlights a Much Bigger Quandary

PG&E’s Electricity Rates Are Dropping This Month. What Does That Mean for Your Monthly Bill?

February 2026

What’s Up With That Big-Ass Pond on E Street in Old Town Eureka?

December 2025

‘Sunset Heights,’ the City of Eureka’s Housing Project Near Winco, Has Nabbed a $21.7 Million Grant From a State Climate Fund

Want to Help Shape New Development in Eureka? If So, Don’t Miss Next Week’s Community Town Hall!

November 2025

The MILLION MILE CLUB! These Two Eureka-Based Letter Carriers Have Been Inducted Into a Prestigious U.S. Mail Hall of Fame, and Their Amazing Accomplishment Took Place Entirely Within City Limits

‘The Gift of Time’: Offshore Wind Advocates See Trump Administration’s Pushback Against the Industry as a Possible Opportunity

October 2025

New Report From Schatz Energy Research Center Examines the History of Humboldt’s ‘Aging and Fragile’ Energy System

Nearly $120 Million Headed to Humboldt for Local Road and Safety Projects

The C Street Bicycle Boulevard is Taking Shape! Work Next Week Will Introduce New One-Way Stretches of the Street and Do Away With Some Four-Way Intersections

Arcata City Council OKs $300,000 Contract to Start Work on the Reconnecting Arcata Project (AKA the ‘Arcata Cap’)

September 2025

LAST NIGHT IN COUNCIL: Eureka OKs New Hourly Fees for City-Owned Parking Lots in Downtown/Old Town

A Big New Parking Lot in the Bottoms? Cal Poly Humboldt Hopes to Ease its Parking Woes By Building 200+ New Spaces Across Town

Tomorrow’s the Day of No Water Main! Everything Should be Cool, but Maybe Go Easy on the Wet Stuff

The Water District Will Have to Temporarily Shut Down an Important Main Soon, but They Aren’t Expecting it to Affect Customers

What is PG&E Doing to Make Its System Safer and Reduce Wildfire Risk? Find Out at Thursday’s Virtual Town Hall Meeting!

August 2025

At Virtual Public Meeting Last Night, PG&E Officials Outline Next Steps for Eel River Dam Removal

July 2025

Arcata Steel Waterline Replacement Begins on Monday

COUNCIL ROUNDUP: Eureka Approves Increased Fees for Sewer Lateral Repairs; Bayside Village Welcomes Previously Unhoused Residents to Long-Awaited Transitional Housing

Yurok Tribe Launches ‘Transformational’ High-Speed Broadband Projects to Connect Underserved North Coast Communities