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Judge Holds Providence St. Joseph to Prior Agreement as Emergency Abortion Care Lawsuit Proceeds
…In June it filed a motion seeking to modify or set aside the stipulation on the grounds that it violates the tenets of the organization’s faith, specifically the Ethical and Religious…
150,000 Acres of Six Rivers National Forest Wilderness Could Lose Protection if Trump Administration Rescinds Roadless Rule
A firefighter hikes through remote terrain while working on the Orleans Complex in the Six Rivers National Forest in July. | Photo: Six Rivers National Forest###The Trump administration announced this week that…
Harbor District Responds to Trump Administration’s Pulling of Grants, Vows to Continue to Work Toward Offshore Wind Terminal
Harbor Commissioner Greg Dale with Congressman Jared Huffman as the grants were announced on Jan. 24, 2024. File photo: Andrew Goff.PREVIOUSLY:Trump Administration Pulls Funding for ‘Fantasy Wind Projects,’ Including $426…
Gov. Newsom Launches New Task Force to Clear California Homeless Encampments
…The California Highway Patrol will be responsible for providing public safety support during a removal, and later for monitoring the area to prevent the encampment from returning. The Office of Emergency Services…
(UPDATE) Trump Administration Pulls Funding for ‘Fantasy Wind Projects,’ Including $426 Million Grant for Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind Terminal
A 9.5-megawatt floating wind turbine at the Kincardine Offshore Wind project, located off the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland. | Photo: Principle Power###UPDATE: The office of North Coast Rep. Jared Huffman…
Dillon Fire Exceeds 4,000 Acres With 0% Containment; Highway 96 Open to One-Way Controlled Traffic
###Press release from the Six Rivers National Forest:Dillon Fire: 4,016 acres; 0% containmentFire Information: 707-502-4837Email: 2025.Dillon@firenet.gov Personnel: 284 Online Fire Information: www.linktr.ee/srffirepio…
Inside Juan Pablo Cervantes’s Rush to Organize a Special Election in Less Than Half the Usual Time
Juan Pablo Cervantes, Humboldt County's clerk-recorder and registrar of voters, discusses polling locations for the upcoming statewide special election. | Photo by Ryan Burns.###When California Governor Gavin Newsom started talking…
OBITUARY: Forrest ‘Ben’ Hurd, 1932-2025
…He continued to be active in various careers and activities during retirement including teaching classes, building and repairing firearms, and managing the Christmas Tree Farm. Ben's favorite time of the year…
Providence Releases Its Own Statement Ahead of Friday’s Hearing on Emergency Abortion Care
…We took this action because we believe the stipulation, as currently written, goes beyond the scope of the ESL by mandating specific procedures we are to perform in pregnancy-related emergencies. By…
POLL! What's the Longest You've Ever Worked at the Same Job?
We published a press release this morning from the U.S. Postal Service about a mailman who'd worked at his job for 41 years, completing stints from Oakland to Benicia before…
‘Providence is In the Wrong,’ Attorney General Rob Bonta Says Ahead of Tomorrow’s Court Hearing on Emergency Abortion Care
…That same day, the court signed an accompanying order, requiring Providence to abide by the terms of the stipulation. On June 5, 2025, Attorney General Bonta filed a motion to enforce the…
Newsom Deploys ‘Crime Suppression’ Teams Statewide While Mocking Trump’s Threats
A patrol vehicle pulls into the California Highway Patrol office in Oakland on Aug. 13, 2024. Photo by Florence Middleton, CalMatters.###This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their…
Motorcyclist Uses Hammond Trail Bridge to Escape Pursuit Early This Morning; Deputies Eventually Make Arrest at The Heights Casino
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Aug. 28 at about 12:26 a.m. A Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputy on patrol around the Blue Lake Casino observed…
DILLON FIRE UPDATE: Highway 96 Still Open to Controlled Traffic as Fire Tops 2,000 3,100 Acres; Management Team En Route to Assume Command
###Updated press release from the Six Rivers National Forest:Dillon Fire Quick Facts:Acres: 3,110 Containment: 0% Detection Date: August, 25, 2025 Cause: Undetermined Crews: 4 Engines: 10 Helicopters: 2 Fixed…
Arcata Mailman Hanging Up His Bag After 41 Years on the Job
Vega.Press release from the U.S. Postal Service: On Saturday, August 30, 2025, Arcata carrier Richard Vega will clock in for the very last time after 41 years of Postal Service…
OBITUARY: Noman Kent Perkins, 1942-2025
…The family would also like to extend a heartfelt thank-you to Karlie and Dustin Page for the love and care they gave Noman over the past five years. He appreciated you…
POLL! We Are In PEAK TOMATO TIME! What's Your Favorite Way to House These Versatile, Bounteous and Beautiful Fruits?
…Eat immediately, standing over the kitchen sink. Repeat.But I'm me and you're you. How do you like your farm-fresh Humboldt County tomatoes — one of life's most profound…
California Fish and Game Commission Revokes Fortuna Man’s Commercial Fishing License for Crab Trap Violations
Photo via CDFW.###Press release from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife:The California Fish and Game Commission has revoked the commercial fishing licenses and permits of two fishermen after extensive…
Eureka City Council Approves Letter Urging CalPERS to Divest From Companies Invested in the ‘Genocide of Palestinian People’
Screenshot of Tuesday's Eureka Council meeting.###At last night’s special meeting, the Eureka City Council unanimously voted to send a letter asking CalPERS, the state’s public pension fund, to…
Who Dumped a Bunch of Trash From a Roofing Project in Jed Smith Park?
…On Saturday, the 16th of August, an illegal garbage dump was discovered at Walker Road in the Jedediah Smith portion of Redwood National and State Parks. The refuse was found to contain…
Sheriff’s Office Arrests Two in Connection With Early Morning Burglary on Harrison Avenue
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Aug 26 at about 4:56 a.m. Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the area of Harrison Ave. and…
Arcata is Making More Sales Tax Money than Ever Before
A chart showing Arcata's sales tax revenues for the last six years.Fiduciary fanatics can celebrate: Arcata’s sales tax numbers from last year are IN — and higher than ever before…
EPD Releases More Info About the Man Who Allegedly Torched His Own Car on the Courthouse Lawn
Still of video by Shannon Cortez.PREVIOUSLY(VIDEO) 69-Year-Old Man Drives His Vehicle Onto the County Courthouse Lawn and Sets It On Fire###Press release from the Eureka Police Department…
A Mini Cascadia Quake? What the 6.5-Magnitude Earthquake of 1954 Reveals About the ‘Big One’
The aftermath of the Dec. 21, 1954, earthquake, as seen from Fourth and F streets in downtown Eureka. | Photo contributed by Lori Dengler via the Humboldt Times.###Just before noon on Dec…
OBITUARY: Robert ‘Mickey’ Dale Huber, 1940-2025
Robert “Mickey” Dale HuberSeptember 10, 1940 – August 21, 2025 Robert “Mickey” Dale Huber passed away at the age of 84 on August 21, 2025, at his home surrounded by family. He was…
OBITUARY: Barbara Schuler Hight, 1937-2025
…They started Hight Community Service in 1997 (Representative Payees for Social Security) and had the Community Thrift Store, which helped the low-income elderly with food, clothes, etc. They were in business…
POLL! Parking Etiquette Question! How Long Are You Allowed to Just Sit in Your Car While Occupying a Parking Space?
Here was the scene in Old Town the other day.A lady was sitting in her vehicle, looking at her phone. This vehicle was parked alongside a curb on one of the…
DILLON FIRE UPDATE: Evacuation Orders in Siskiyou County; Highway 96 Could Close, Forest Managers Warn
Press release on the Dillon Fire, from Six Rivers National Forest:Estimated size: 1,233 acresContainment: 0%Date of Origin: 8/25/25Cause: Under investigation Update: Firefighters on the Six Rivers National…
We’ll Have to Wait Until October to Finish the Prelim Hearing for Man Charged With Threatening Schools, Businesses
…Rees said the late delivery of those supplemental reports to the defense was "entirely our fault." He explained that the Arcata Police Department had finished the reports back in May, though it…
The Local Pacific Fisher Population Has Again Been Denied Endangered Species Act Protection
…Consideration of that petition has been repeatedly stalled, with the agency repeatedly evading its responsibilities under the law, forcing litigation by conservation groups.Following the 2000 listing petition, conservation groups sued the…