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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…
New Fire Near Somes Bar Balloons Up to 1,000 Acres Overnight
…This morning firefighters on the Six Rivers National Forest are continuing response on the Dillon Fire located near T Bar north of Somes Bar in Siskiyou County. The fire was reported yesterday…
Board of Supervisors Loosens the Purse Strings on ‘Project Trellis’ — a Cannabis Industry Support Program — Just a Little Bit
Ross Gordon of the Humboldt County Growers Alliance at this morning's meeting.The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors today voted 4-0 to expand – a little bit — the types of grants…
(UPDATE: FOUND) Sheriff’s Office Looking For Walnut Creek Woman After She Failed to Return From Hike Near Whitethorn Last Night
…From the Sheriff's Office:On Aug. 26 at approximately 2:00 p.m. Missing Person Kerry Ahearn was located alive and well near the 200 block of Gibson Creek Road.The…
LET’S REVIEW: Last Weekend’s DUI Checkpoint in Eureka, By the Numbers
…EPD.###PREVIOUSLY:SAVE THE DATE! Eureka is Hosting a Pop-Up DUI Checkpoint on Friday, and if You Wrongly Feel That You Have to Drive Drunk Then You Are Invited to Attend…
California GOP Takes Newsom to Court Over Redistricting, Again. Will Trump Sue Next?
Republican Assemblymember Carl DeMaio addresses the media during a press conference at the state Capitol in Sacramento on the current national redistricting battle between Democrats and Republicans on Aug. 18, 2025. Photo…
OBITUARY: Kendra Leighanne Beni Yao Moore, 1999-2025
…She is with the Lord now, being taken care of. Written by Kaileigh Moore, her Jie Jie.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Kendra Moore's loved ones. The Lost…
OBITUARY: Patrick T. Ayers, 1963-2025
…Pat grew up spending summers at the Ayers Mattole House on what was then called Squaw Creek. Pat loved fishing, being in nature, and exploring the Mattole River with the Liu brothers…
Officers Recount Threatening Phone Calls to Schools During Preliminary Hearing in Trial of Daryl Jones
…Secretaries at each of these schools were scared by the threats, which referenced plans to shoot up the schools, kidnap children and murder kids and employees, according to Flowers.Periodically during the…
Open Door Nabs Grant to Boost Dental Services at its Burre Center Location
…The program will also provide dental care options and resources for seniors without a dental provider.“Apart from the extra space and access to care at Burre [Dental Center],” says Tory Starr…
THIS WEEK IN CITY COUNCIL: Eureka May Take a Stand Against CalPERS ‘Unethical Financial Investments’ in Israel
…There’s no way the city could afford it.” As a stakeholder, the city can provide feedback to CalPERS, which is the path other local governments and agencies have taken in the…
Three Bills Would Protect California Workers From AI Management, but Will Costs Stand in the Way?
…Roughly two out of three bills make it from the suspense calendar to a final vote on the floor of the California Assembly or Senate, but the fact that this process happens…
(VIDEO) 69-Year-Old Man Drives His Vehicle Onto the County Courthouse Lawn and Sets It On Fire
Edited from video provided by Shannon Cortez.###From the Eureka Police Department:On Saturday, August 23rd at approximately 7:51 pm, Eureka Police Department and Humboldt Bay Fire were dispatched to a…
Multi-Agency Vehicle and Foot Chase Ends Thanks to a Spike Strip and K-9 Officer
Press release from the Eureka Police Department: On August 23, 2025, at approximately 1:18 p.m., an officer with the Eureka Police Department observed a gold Chevrolet Malibu collide with a…
Artificial Intelligence Has Arrived in Humboldt Commercials, and People Have Opinions
Local production company owner Tex Kelly used a generative AI program to place computer-generated cryptids in the real interior of a Eureka Mexican restaurant for a video advertisement. | Video still.###Local…
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Talking CEQA Reforms
…California Democrats have leaned into the "Abundance agenda" — a progressive case against regulations to build more housing, renewable energy, and other public goods — to take swipes at the California Environmental Quality Act…
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Just A Kindergartner Jumping Rope All the Way to the Old Marshall School, Where Generations of Eurekans Learned Their ABC’s
…A path had been worn from the corner of the playground across the grass to the graveled kickball field, and the girls' door to the first floor of the building. At the…
OBITUARY: Kenneth Marshall Stoffer, 1930-2025
…They enjoyed 51 years of family, dancing, spending time at the cabin, traveling the world, (his favorite trip was to Kenya), and of course the old sailor especially loved cruises!In retirement…
Sequoia Park Zoo Black Bear Ishūng Has Dropped 100 Pounds and Learned to Love Green Bell Peppers (But She Still Hates Beets)
When Ishŭng arrived at Eureka’s Sequoia Park Zoo five months ago, she weighed in somewhere between 475 and 500 pounds — more than double the average weight for a healthy adult female…
(PHOTOS) Massive New Cal Poly Humboldt Dorms Officially Open
(Left to right) Assemblymembers Damon Connolly, Chris Rogers, CPH President Michael Spagna, and Senator Mike McGuire pose during a ribbon cutting for the new dorms. By Dezmond Remington.PREVIOUSLY(PHOTOS) Half of…
POLLS! Who Makes the Best Mexican Food in Fortuna, Eureka, Arcata, McKinleyville and the Rest of Humboldt?
Because we get bored with doing the same thing over and over — and because we assume you get bored too — it's been a while since we've done one of our…
POLL! Who Makes the Best Mexican Food in the Rest of the County?
Aztec Grill, Willow Creek Aztec Grill, Garberville Aztec Grill, Trinidad El Cora Restaurant, Garberville Gonzalez Mexican Restaurant, Willow Creek Nacho Mama, Garberville La Patria Mariscos and Grill, Fields Landing The Patron Kitchen…
Eureka Man to Sail Lost Fisherman’s Boat Back to Seattle
…A few days later, Bitts went to the marina and to his boat, the Elmarue, tied up on A dock — and there was the Karolee, on the same dock. He didn’t…
82-Year-Old Man in the Briceland Backwoods Deceased After Apparently Falling Off a Ladder; Southern Humboldt Technical Rescue Called In to Assist
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Aug. 21 at about 6:47 p.m. Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 3800 block of China Creek…
Democrats Wanted Someone to ‘Punch Back.’ They Got Him When Newsom Took on Texas
…Sign up for their newsletters. ### As a partisan redistricting war ramps up across the country, Gov. Gavin Newsom has made himself the general of the Democratic insurgency. The plan to redraw California…
OBITUARY: Robert Anderson, 1970-2025
…at the Portuguese Hall on Ocean Avenue in Ferndale. The family welcomes guests to bring a dessert or side dish to share.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Robert Anderson…
POLL! Which Event From Humboldt's Past Do You Most Wish They'd Bring Back?
…If you feel we've sinned greatly by not mentioning something, show us your knowledge of Humboldt event history in the comments. You. Can. Do it. Eureka Chicken Wingfest Blues by the…
(WATCH LIVE) Governor Newsom and California Democrats Provide an Update on ‘Election Rigging Response Act’
From the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom:Governor Gavin Newsom, alongside Senate Pro Tempore Mike McGuire, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, and other legislative leaders, provide an update on the Election Rigging Response…
Arcata City Council Member Atkins-Salazar Proposes Pro-Palestine Aid Resolution at Meeting
Yesterday’s meeting of the Arcata City Council was placid. It was unaffected by tumultuous protests like the last two, and the council managed to work their way through a normal-sized…