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Sheriff’s Deputies Clear Illegal Homeless Encampment North of Redway Following ‘Human-Caused’ Brush Fire; One Woman Arrested for Trespassing
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On July 26, 2025, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) patrol deputies assisted numerous fire agencies with the “RedFire” which occurred in a…
Should Lyft and Uber Charge More if Your Battery Is Low? California May Soon Ban That
…Opponents include the California Chamber of Commerce and the Silicon Valley lobbying organizations TechNet and Chamber of Progress. The 17 groups opposed to the measure have given at least $11.7 million…
California Police Misconduct Records Now Available in Public Database
A screen shot from the Police Records Access Project database, which is now available to the public.###This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. ### The public can…
SPRINTING ACROSS AMERICA: Final Baseball Rankings! Alberta, Canada to Seattle – Week 14 of Our Major League Baseball Tour Across the Continent
T-Mobile Park, the end of the Sprint, pictured back when it was known as Safeco Field. Phot: MyName (Cacophony) - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, LinkIt’s time! The final…
OBITUARY: Levi Parker Rice, 1982-2025
Levi Parker RiceOctober 9, 1982 – July 9, 2025 It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of Levi Parker Rice, beloved father, cherished friend, and one-of-a-kind spirit…
OBITUARY: Donald Lincoln Ziegenfuss, 1930-2025
…In his early years, he served as a transit operator in the Bay Area, Army Reserves for 28 years, and retired from the State of California Public Utilities Commission after 32 years…
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Remembering ‘Shipwreck,’ King Salmon’s Weird, Nautical-Themed Roadside Attraction
The "Shipwreck" Seven Seas measured 30 feet wide by 200 feet long; bottom, these items were among the many featured in the Shipwreck Museum, c. 1970. Photo via the Humboldt Historian.After…
As the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Winds Itself Down, KEET-TV Cancels its Flagship Local News Program
…GOP Funding Cuts for Public Media Pose Existential Threat to KEET-TV, Station’s GM Says###Two not-unrelated items in the news today.The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, once the country…
POLL! Which of These Should Be Humboldt's Official 'I VOTED' Sticker in the Next Election?
For years, the Humboldt County Elections Office has handed out stickers that look more-or-less like the one to the right, here, and that needs to stop. It's boring! It…
We Got Panicky Alerts and Wacky Flood Maps. So How Do We Improve Humboldt County’s Tsunami Warning System?
Screenshot of the tsunami warning Humboldt County residents received on Wednesday night.###Hours after a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, emergency alerts sounded…
Indianola Cutoff Traffic Stop End With Two Arrested on Suspicion of Dealing Meth and Fentanyl
…Highway 101 near the Indianola Cutoff for a vehicle code violation. This traffic stop led to the arrest of two individuals and the seizure of a substantial quantity of suspected fentanyl and…
David Lindberg, Local Water District Board Member, Killed in Motorcycle Collision With a Deer on Hwy. 36
David Lindberg. | Photo via the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District.###PREVIOUSLY: Motorcycle Accident on Highway 36 Results in Rider Fatality ###David Lindberg, a local geologist and longtime active member of local government…
Newsom Wants Voters to Weigh in on New Congressional Districts in November
…States last redrew their congressional seats after the 2020 census, to ensure the districts are roughly equal in population, and were not expected to revisit the process for another decade. But Republican…
POLL! Crabs vs. Prune Packers! Who Are You Rooting For in Game 2 of the Pacific Empire League Championship?
On the off chance you are embarrassingly unaware, we can report that your Humboldt Crabs rallied to pinch the Healdsburg Prune Packers in Game 1 of the Pacific Empire League Championship series…
Trump Administration Rescinds Designated Offshore Wind Project Areas; Existing Lease Areas — Including Humboldt — Will Likely Not Be Affected
A 9.5-megawatt floating wind turbine deployed at the Kincardine Offshore Wind project, located off the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland. | Photo: Principle Power.###In its latest move against the wind industry…
The New Bay Trail Promises to Transform the Humboldt Bay Marathon
They can’t call this year’s event the “10th Annual Humboldt Bay Marathon” because they had to take a year off for COVID, but the first running of the Humboldt Bay…
The Public Defender’s Office is Overworked, Underfunded and Housed in a Truly Shitty Old Building, Civil Grand Jury Report Finds
The Humboldt County Public Defender's Office, located at 1001 Fourth Street in Eureka. | Photo by Andrew Goff.###PREVIOUSLY Humboldt’s Civil Grand Jury Issues Reports on the County’s Unfunded Pension…
She Had to Fight for Help With Medical Bills. A New California Bill Could Make It Easier
…The legislation has to pass the Senate by Sept. 12. The bill recently went through a round of amendments after negotiations with the hospital lobby. Among the changes is a two-year…
OBITUARY: Martha Janelle Cringle Buss, 1938-2025
…At age 8, she moved with her family to Humboldt County and lived, as many did at the time, in the Eureka federal housing project (where the Eureka Mall now sits). She…
OBITUARY: Donald M Brown, 1931-2025
…After graduating, he was drafted into the Army (1951–1953) with honors. Throughout his career, he worked in a machine shop making fire hose equipment in Oakland, then moved and worked in…
Homeless Activists Force Arcata Special City Council Meeting to End
…The city council did end up awarding the contract to Civic Possible. The city council study session with the Arcata Fire District that was supposed to follow technically started, but adjourned before…
POLL! How Would You Rate Your Level of Tsunami Fear Last Night — Too Much, Too Little or Just Right?
Too much! The phone was bleating and blaring and telling me that I was in serious danger, even though it turns out that I was not! Get your act together, people, or…
Duffy Aims to Calm Turmoil in Blue Lake; City May Have Violated Open Meeting Law Again, Expert Says
Jill Duffy addresses the Blue Lake City Council shortly before being officially hired as the new acting city manager. | Screenshot.###PREVIOUSLY: Blue Lake City Council Set to Hire Former County Supervisor Jill…
Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck By a Humboldt Transit Authority Bus in Valley West
Photo by Dustin Stotler. | Submitted.###A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Humboldt Transit Authority bus in the Valley West neighborhood of Arcata Tuesday evening. Officers with the Arcata Police Department…
Kamala Harris Will Not Run for California Governor
…senator for the state — announced today that she would skip next year’s open gubernatorial race. Though she did not confirm other plans, the decision leaves open the possibility that Harris will…
‘Promote, Protect, Preserve’: Meet the Old Town Stewards, Eureka’s Small But Mighty Team of Volunteers
Meet (some) of the Old Town Stewards! From left to right: Omar Abi, Hannah Ozanian, Siena Parrish and Roy Marin. | Photos: Isabella Vanderheiden###Raised in a family of dedicated civil servants, Siena…
(UPDATES) TSUNAMI CANCELLED: Advisory Lifted; Exercise Caution on the Beach
…Stay tuned for that.In the meantime, here's the official end-of-tsunami announcement from HCSO:The Tsunami Advisory previously issued for the Humboldt County coastline has been cancelled.The advisory…
POLL! Is It Acceptable to Set Your Cell Phone on the ADA Grab Bar in Public Restrooms?
…In the toilet stall with my phone in my hand. Suddenly, I realized I would soon need my hands for other things. Uh oh! But where will I put my precious phone…
Arcata Man Pulled Over, Arrested With 400 Pounds of Psilocybin Mushrooms and $370k in Cash, Says Law Enforcement
…When questioned further, Abare admitted to having a bag of marijuana between the seats and a vape pen containing concentrated cannabis on the dashboard. A search of the vehicle led to the…
GAME ON! Your Humboldt Crabs Are Taking on the Loathed Prune Packers of Healdsburg for the Pacific Empire League Championship, and it All Starts Tonight at 7 at Crab Stadium
…Matt Filar.###Are you ready for some baseball?The joke's sure on LoCO correspondent Tom Trepiak, because while he peregrinates across the country in search of the perfect baseball experience, nothing…