April 2024

[UPDATED] The Morning After Cops Clash With Student Protesters, CPH Campus is Closed, Occupied Building Barricaded

Cyclist Airlifted to Redding After McKinleyville Community Forest Crash

Human Remains Found Near Mad River; Sheriff’s Office Thinks It Knows Whose They Are

Eureka Dog Owner’s Attempt at Interrupting Breeding Pit Bull Results in Severe Injuries, Law Enforcement Intervention

What the Hell, With These Gas Prices?

Large Earthquake Shakes Taiwan; No Tsunami Threat to Humboldt

Two Boys Arrested in Eureka for Calling in Bomb Threat to Their School

Zane Middle School on Lockdown, Says EPD

March 2024

EMERGENCY DECLARATION: Sheriff Honsal Seeks Outside Resources Due to Ongoing Fleener Creek/Centerville Landslide

NEW SHARK JUST DROPPED: Cal Poly Humboldt Instructor Helps to Identify Ancient Shark-Like Species in 326-Million-Year-Old Fossil

Fortuna Teenager Killed After Being Trapped Inside Flaming Vehicle Involved in Collision With a Semi Truck in Fernbridge

February 2024

College Cove Will Be Closed Intermittently Throughout March and April to Accommodate Trail Restoration

Garberville Woman Confirmed Deceased in Highway 299 Crash, Says California Highway Patrol

Unlicensed Contractors in Eureka Busted During Sting Operation Earlier This Month, State License Board Says

Eureka Woman Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Voluntary Manslaughter, Smuggling Narcotics into Jail

Body of Missing Redway Woman Found in Eel River Near Dean Creek, Sheriffs Office Says

January 2024

Friends of the Dunes Welcomes New Executive Director, Suzie Fortner

(WARNING: GRAPHIC VIDEO) EPD Releases Body Cam Footage of Altercation and Subsequent Fatal Shooting Behind the Ingomar Club

Sheriff’s Office Identifies Human Remains Found 55 Years Ago as Belonging to War Veteran With a Troubled Past

Eureka Police Identify Body Found Behind Bayshore Mall as 27-Year-Old Man

December 2023

(UPDATE: FUTONS OK!) Got a Junky Mattress Lying Around? Caltrans Will Recycle it for You if You Can Get it to McKinleyville in a Couple of Weeks

Body Found During Search Confirmed to be That of Missing Piercy Man, Mendo Sheriff’s Office Says

Toys for Tots Seeking Last-Minute Donations to Replace Stolen Toys

City of Arcata Announces New Police Chief; Lt. Bart Silvers to Be Sworn in Next Week

Mystery Item on Tonight’s Eureka City School Agenda Suggests Imminent Action on Jacobs Campus, but the School District Won’t Share Details

‘I HAD MADE MY PEACE WITH GOD’: Ferndale Man Survives 1,000-foot Fall, Three Days in Forest While Hiking in Hawaii

Real-Life Grinch Breaks Into Toys for Tots Warehouse, Drives Off With Truck-Load Full of Christmas Gifts

Sheriff’s Office Actively Searching for Missing Man Near Piercy

Eureka Police Department Release the Names of Officers Involved in Old Town Shooting Death

‘His Life Saved Three Others’: Organs Successfully Transplanted From Man In Police Custody; Parents Remain Angry About Delayed Approval From Sheriff Honsal

Eureka Police Department Identifies Man Shot and Killed by Officers in Old Town on Sunday, Releases Details on Altercation That Preceded Deadly Response

November 2023

Sheriff Honsal is Refusing to Allow a Dying Man’s Organs to Be Donated. Parents and a Donor Organization Say He Won’t Explain Why.

Sequoia Park Zoo Foundation Welcomes New Executive Director Alegria Sita

CHARBURGER INCOMING! Habit Burger to Set Up Shop at the Old Sizzler Location in Eureka

Would Your Youth-Serving Organization Like Some of the Money Seized From Suspected Drug Traffickers? If You Apply By the End of the Year, the County’s Top Law Enforcement Officials May Give You Some

Where to Dump the Stuff We Dredge From the Bay? Federal Agencies are Going to Try Dumping it Nearer to the Shore, and Community Members are Invited to a Town Hall Discussion Thursday

October 2023

‘This Fundraiser is the Bridge to Our Future’: Community Members Rally to Save Dell’Arte Amid Financial Woes

Donald Forrest, Humboldt County Actor and Storyteller, Passes Away

Fortuna Student Arrested After Threatening to ‘Blow Up the School’ in Written Message on Campus Wall

Mendocino Law Enforcement Share Grisly Details of Discovery of Missing Eureka Woman’s Body; Son of Deceased in Custody

Dell’Arte Faces Closure, Lays Off Staff Due to ‘Critical Cash Flow Issues’

Yurok Tribal Chair Joe James, Assm. James Ramos Issue Statement on Governor’s Veto of Bill That Would Have Sped Up the Location of Missing Foster Children

Notice of Correction of a Previous Story

Newsom Signs ‘Milestone’ Legislation Ending Exemptions for Coastal Oil and Gas Development

September 2023

Arcata Main Street is Being Dissolved and Chamber of Commerce is Taking Over, City of Arcata Announces

Missing Humboldt Hiker Found After Becoming Separated From Boyfriend During Trip to an Entirely Different Ruth Lake

APD: Threat Made on Arcata High School Not Credible

Cal Poly Humboldt Police Department Seeking Subject Believed to Have Been Involved in ‘Inappropriate’ On-Campus Incident

JACKPOT! The $15M Winning Ticket From Last Night’s SuperLotto Plus Drawing Was Sold at Fortuna’s Riverwalk Shell Station

Harbor District Responds to Crowley Controversy, Commits to the ‘Highest Ethical Standards’