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DISCLAIMER: None of the stuff below is written or endorsed by the Outpost, and we’d be willing to bet that at least some of it is crazy and/or wrong. Use critical thinking.


Today

RHBB: Sheriff Honsal and The City of Arcata Declare Local Emergencies Due to Impacts from Friday’s $18 Million Fire

Yesterday

Humboldt Sports: GIRLS POWER RANKINGS — Who is the best team in the HDN right now?

Humboldt Sports: BOYS POWER RANKINGS — Crusaders lead the way early in the season

Humboldt Sports: BASKETBALL ROUNDUP — Panthers continue to challenge themselves

SoHum Parlance: Trump needed a distraction from the Jack Smith testimony

Humboldt Sports: Redwoods women fall to Skyline in final conference tune-up

RHBB: Driver Trapped After Seizure Reportedly Leads to Crash at Fourth and I Streets in Eureka

Mad River Union: APD: Arcata declares State of Emergency

Humboldt Sports: Crusaders win TOC title with most complete tournament game

RHBB: Arcata Fire District Releases Details on Estimated $18 Million Blaze That Destroyed Multiple Businesses

Humboldt Sports: Loggers win at South Fork, get set for challenging Big 5 opener

RHBB: Highway 1 Blocked at Leggett Due to Slide

Humboldt Sports: Humboldt women continue their fast start in CCAA; men win in OT

Humboldt Sports: Fortuna teams continue their preparation for conference play

RHBB: Avenue of the Giants Closed After SoHum Hit by High Winds Leaving Downed Trees, Blocked Roads, and Powering Outages

Mad River Union: Arcata Fire news release on the downtown fire

RHBB: Third Day of Flooding in Coastal Communities as Record King Tides and Strong Winds Continue

RHBB: BREAKING WEATHER ALERT: Tornado Warning in Shelter Cove, Large Lightning Storm

RHBB: Water Main Break Causes Widespread Outage in Trinidad

Times-Standard : CDFW to capture and track local ungulates by helicopter

Times-Standard : Civic calendar | Supervisors to consider ending courthouse screenings

RHBB: Downed Tree Partially Blocks Highway 101 North of Orick After Midnight

RHBB: Wind-Driven Fire Destroys Multiple Downtown Arcata Buildings Nearly 25 Years After Previous Fire in the Same Area

RHBB: Be Prepared for Electrical Safety Risks Associated with Flooding, Warn Humboldt County Officials

Friday, Jan. 2

Humboldt Sports: Ferndale Wildcats drop their tournament opener at West Valley

Humboldt Sports: Talty, Hoogendoorn lad the way as Redwoods women win at Mission

Mad River Union: Massive fire destroys Downtown Arcata buildings, businesses

Humboldt Sports: Mixed fortunes for McKinleyville, Del Norte boys in Friday games

Governor's Office: Governor Newsom announces appointments 1.2.2026

RHBB: Breaking: Fully Involved Structure Fire at 823 10th Street in Arcata; Ruptured Gas Main Reported

RHBB: Humboldt County health officials provide flood-related guidance

Humboldt Sports: Eureka Loggers top Weed, place third at Enterprise tournament

RHBB: Humboldt County Road Conditions for Today, January 2

Humboldt Sports: Team-first mentality serves the Crusaders well at TOC in Phoenix

RHBB: County Officials Warn of Extreme Flooding in King Salmon

RHBB: Record-Breaking King Tides Flood Low Lying Areas of King Salmon, Fields Landing, and Eureka

KINS's Talk Shop: Talkshop January 2nd, 2026 – Miles Slattery

Times-Standard : Photos | Lotta in Carlotta has first-in-the-state farm, cannabis farmstand

RHBB: Fourth-Highest Tide Ever Recorded at Humboldt Bay as Coastal Flood Warning Issued for Friday and Saturday

RHBB: PG&E to Lower Electric Prices on Jan. 1, Fourth Decrease in Two Years

RHBB: State Gives Covered Health Care Entities More Time to Comply With Proposition 34

Thursday, Jan. 1

Fishing the North Coast : Rising rivers reset coastal steelhead conditions

RHBB: King Salmon Flooding Seen During Thursday Morning High Tide, Higher Tides Expected

RHBB: Flooding and Road Closures Reported Across Humboldt County on New Year’s Day

SoHum Parlance: Jack Smith

KINS's Talk Shop: Talkshop January 1st, 2026 – William Honsal

RHBB: How a speeding ticket can be worse than killing someone with your car in California

SoHum Parlance: TPM’s 2025 Golden Duke awards for corruption

Times-Standard : Photos | King Salmon innundated with water

Times-Standard : Photo | Runners with resolve hit Six Rivers 5K race


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