October 2025

(UPDATED With Photos) A Wild Bear Visited Sequoia Park Zoo This Morning. Seriously.

‘Painting With Fire’: Washington Post Reports From Orleans With Beautiful Multimedia Project on Tribal Fire Practitioners

On the Second Anniversary of His Disappearance, Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help in the Case of a Hmong Man Who Was Working in Southern Humboldt

Humboldt’s Crabbing Fleet Faces New Regulations, Decreased Funding and the Rise of Whale-Safe Pop-Up Gear

September 2025

The Starbucks at the North End of Eureka Is Closing on Saturday, Barely a Year After It Opened

(UPDATE: Sinclair Relents) KAEF-TV Posts Armed Security Guard Outside Studio Ahead of Planned Protest Against Its Kimmel-Blocking Parent Corporation, Sinclair

A New Interactive Map of Humboldt Bay’s Water Trails Just Dropped

Humboldt County Democrats, Republicans Issue Statements on the Assassination of Charlie Kirk

(UPDATE) Prominent Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk Shot and Killed During Event in Utah

Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Says Bear Shot Last Week in the Ridgewood Area Was Euthanized by Police Officers

(UPDATE) Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help Locating McKinleyville Senior Who Disappeared Last Week After Parking at the Airport

August 2025

Open Door Nabs Grant to Boost Dental Services at its Burre Center Location

(VIDEO) 69-Year-Old Man Drives His Vehicle Onto the County Courthouse Lawn and Sets It On Fire

Eureka Man to Sail Lost Fisherman’s Boat Back to Seattle

Fishing Vessel of a Man Lost at Sea Gets Towed Into Humboldt Bay; Coast Guard Suspends Its Search

David Lindberg, Local Water District Board Member, Killed in Motorcycle Collision With a Deer on Hwy. 36

July 2025

Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck By a Humboldt Transit Authority Bus in Valley West

Sheriff’s Office Releases Name of Woman Killed in Broadway Crash on Monday

Humboldt Supervisors OK Potter Valley Water Diversion Plan, Paving the Way for Eel River Dam Removal

BREAKING: Avelo Airlines is Leaving Humboldt County, Closing Its Base in Burbank

After 31 Years with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, Captain Bryan Quenell is Set to Retire

June 2025

Third Search for Eureka Man Missing Since November Comes Up Empty

NEIGH NAY! State Board Rejects Last-Ditch Effort to Save Horse Racing in Ferndale

Here’s Why the United States Military Has Been Bivouacked in Orick

Sheriff’s Office Identifies the Man Who Was Fatally Shot By a Deputy at Bear River Recreation Center

Person Killed in Highway 36 Accident Yesterday Morning Identified as Former Eureka Police Sergeant Rodrigo Sanchez

May 2025

Multiple Agencies Extricate Driver From Overturned Vehicle Pinned Against a Tree in McKinleyville Crash

U.S. Dept. of Education Opens Investigation Into Antisemitism Complaint Against Cal Poly Humboldt

DA’s Office Will Not Charge Man Who Drove With Unrestrained Toddler on Truck Flatbed, Leading to Death

April 2025

Three Humboldt County Funeral Homes Abruptly Close, Just Months After Employees Unionize

AHOY, EUROPA 2! A German Cruise Ship Will Visit Eureka on its West Coast Tour This Weekend

Bridge South of Rio Dell Named in Honor of Murdered Caltrans Employee

REPORT: Horse Racing at the Humboldt County Fair is Still Just Barely a Possibility, Following Today’s Meeting of the Racing Board

March 2025

Body Found in Overturned Vehicle Identified as Southern Humboldt Man

Humboldt Area Foundation Names New CEO

(UPDATE, MORE LOCKDOWNS) Multiple Humboldt County Schools Placed on Lockdown Due to Threats

(UPDATE) Eureka High School on Lockdown, Cites ‘Security Concern’

Fortuna is Losing Its Police Chief

January 2025

Pedestrian Killed in Collision on Broadway Last Night; Police Looking for Vehicles That Hit Victim After Initial Collision

K’ima:w Takes it to the Streets! New Mobile Medical Van to Bring Health Care to Patients Across the Far-Flung East County

December 2024

Eureka Police Will Conduct a DUI Checkpoint at an Undisclosed Location on New Year’s Day

After Three Hours of Negotiations, Distraught Woman Climbs Down from Atop Eureka’s Water Tower

Three-Year-Old Ferndale Child Dies After Being Ejected From the Back of a Flatbed Pickup

What Do You Call That Little Island in the Middle of Arcata Bay?

(PHOTOS) State Route 199 Remains Closed Following Overnight Rockslide

November 2024

(UPDATE: It Has Been Removed) Motorhome Loses Brakes on Fickle Hill and Comes to Rest Dangling Over a Bluff’s Edge in Arcata

HealthSPORT By The Bay Is Not Closing — Not at All! — But It’s Not Going to Be There Anymore Come January

Bakersfield Man in Critical Condition After Suicide Attempt in Humboldt County Jail, Sheriff’s Office Says

State Senator Mike McGuire Appoints First 5 Humboldt’s Mary Ann Hansen to Early Childhood Policy Council

California is Renaming 43 Places, Including This Fieldbrook Bridge, to Remove a Derogatory Term for Native Women