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EPD Provides Timeline Of Yesterday’s Fatal Collision on Broadway, Confirms Deceased Driver Was Female
…The van caught fire upon hitting a curb, then became engulfed, igniting one of the vehicles it struck. A total of 12 vehicles were damaged in the incident.The occupant of the…
FIRE UPDATE: Containment Lines Hold Steady as Butler Fire Nears 18,000 Acres; Red Flag Warning Issued
…The west side of the fire stayed within control lines bordering the boundaries of the 2024 Boise Fire and 2023 Pearch Fire. The Red Fire remains stable with no growth in days…
How the GOP Budget Bill Will Affect the Cost of California Health Insurance
Heather Altman, at her Long Beach home on July 11, 2025, worries she won't be able to afford health insurance under the newly approved GOP budget bill. Photo by Jules Hotz…
OBITUARY: Raymond Truttman, 1934-2025
Raymond TruttmanJune 6, 1934 – July 9, 2025With deep regret we are sad to announce the passing of Ray Truttman due to complications from a fall. Ray was born in Arcata, Trinity Hospital…
Head-On Crash That Seriously Injured Two People on 299 Last Week Caused by Caltrans Employee Veering Into Incoming Traffic, CHP Says
Press release from the California Highway Patrol: On 07/14/2025, at approximately 6:15 PM, the Humboldt Area CHP received a report of a head-on crash on SR-299 near…
POLL! Who Do You Feel Yourself Rooting For When Watching This Cray Cray Clip From This Weekend's Fortuna Rodeo?
The bulls, the blood, the dust and, yes, the mud. The spectacle of the Fortuna Rodeo captured the attention of thousands again over the weekend, with one moment in particular managing to…
Blue Lake’s Ex-Mayor Wants Most of the City Council Recalled, But First She Wants Them to Appoint Her to Join Them.
Former Blue Lake Mayor Adelene Jones, in a photo taken last month, holds a sign promoting the recall of three sitting councilmembers, including John Sawatzky, who replaced her as mayor. | File photo…
Looking to Expand Access to Opioid Treatment, SoHum Health Seeks Participants in Clinical Trial
The clinical trial will be based at the Jerold Phelps Memorial Hospital in Garberville. | Image via Google Street View.###The Southern Humboldt Community Health District (SoHum Health) is still looking for participants…
Eureka’s Rotary Club Has Graciously Awarded a Fat Check to a Cardboard Cutout of Dolly Parton So It May Continue Delivering Books to Humboldt Kids
Hello, Dolly!Rotary Club of Eureka release:The Rotary Club of Eureka has awarded a $1,500 grant to the Bridgeville Community Center, supporting the organization’s efforts with the Dolly Parton…
FIRE UPDATE: Evacuation Orders Expanded as Butler Fire Exceeds 17,000 Acres With 6 Percent Containment
###Press release from the Six Rivers National Forest:Butler Fire: 17,116 acres; 6% containment Red Fire: 116 acres; 80% containment Operational Updates: Butler Fire: The Butler Fire tested containment lines July…
OBITUARY: Alice Flocchini, 1923-2025
…Alice was especially proud of having been chairperson of the finance committee during the construction of St. Mary Church 1994/1996. She volunteered to become the coordinator of the parish Scrip program…
OBITUARY: Andrew Louis Sicard, 1963-2025
…Buhne Hill, or they’d run up to Larry’s Liquor Store to stare at the scandalous jungle adventure and gun magazines on the lowest shelf, and sometimes steal the redeemable coupons…
SPRINTING ACROSS AMERICA: Ranking the Top Ballpark Cuisine – Week 12 of Our Major League Baseball Tour Across the Continent
This Minnesotan sweet and sour fried pork is but a small taste of the deliciousness that is soon to follow. Photos: Trepiak.We are in the final stages of the continental baseball…
Blue Lake Man Arrested on Suspicion of Fentanyl and Meth Sales
HCSOHumboldt County Sheriff’s Office press release:On the morning of July 19, 2025, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) patrol deputies executed a search warrant at a residence in the 400…
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Batteries and Achieving 100 Percent Renewable Energy
…But a recent fire at the Moss Landing battery facility in Monterey County has some folks concerned. A recent battery proposal in Blue Lake, for example, was met with some skepticism.On…
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Timber Magnate Henry Neff (‘Pap’) Anderson Was Brained to Death by a Piece of His Own Mill, and His Dream Model Town of ‘Andersonia’ Was Just as Doomed as He Was
Andersonia in the 1940s, about the time Samuel Anderson, Pap's oldest surviving son, moved with his three sons to start a new mill.Fortune had smiled on him for sixty-six…
OBITUARY: Diana Lee Harralson, 1949-2025
…The beauty, the wildlife, the redwoods, and the bluffs drew her in and that's when she claimed her new home for her and her family. It was ideal for a free…
OBITUARY: Lavern ‘Gary’ Juchtzer, 1948-2025
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Lavern “Gary” Juchtzer. Gary was born on July 28, 1948, in Crescent City, California, to parents Fritz and Ruth Juchtzer. He…
Eureka Man Arrested for Stealing Cash From His Place of Employment in Arcata, APD Says
Press release from the Arcata Police Department: On July 15th, 2025, at about 6:45 PM, the Arcata Police Department investigated a commercial burglary at a business located in the 400 block…
Gun-Toting Garberville Man Arrested After Stealing a Vehicle and Trying to Cash a Fraudulent Check at the Local Credit Union, Sheriff’s Office Says
Recovered Glock. | Photo by HCSO.###Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:On July 17, 2025, at approximately 10:31 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) responded to…
Faced with Losing Their Homes, Some Fortuna Mobile Home Owners will Petition the City Council for a Rent Stabilization Ordinance
…There, the rent has gone up over and over again in the last few years, up over 21% from what it was four years ago, higher than the 15% increase in the…
Honsal Says Humboldt Hasn’t Received New DOJ Demand for the Immigration Status of California Inmates, But Adds His Office Won’t Comply
Demonstrators rallied outside the Humboldt County Courthouse in September 2018 in defense of immigrants’ rights. | Photo: Andrew Goff###PREVIOUSLY: Humboldt Sheriff, District Attorney Commit to Uphold Local, State Sanctuary Policies That Protect…
‘It’s Just Gone’: GOP Funding Cuts for Public Media Pose Existential Threat to KEET-TV, Station’s GM Says
KEET-TV's studio is located at the top of Humboldt Hill. | Photo by Andrew Goff.###KEET-TV is in serious trouble, as are many other PBS member stations across the country…
FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Jumps the Salmon River, Advances to Within Two Miles of Forks of Salmon
…This morning's video briefing on the Orleans Complex fire, with a particular focus on the spot fire on the east side of the river that prompted an evacuation of Forks of…
OBITUARY: John Curtis Perkins, 1961-2025
…In the end, perhaps the full truth is held not by any one person, but in the quiet space where all those pieces meet.Bad choices and addiction are not the measure…
OBITUARY: Imogene Hendricks, 1932-2025
Imogene Hendricks October 14, 1932 - May 22, 2025 Imogene Hendricks died peacefully on May 22, 2025, at the age of 92. Born on October 14, 1932, in Viola, Arkansas, as Magurette Imogene…
OBITUARY: Ila Mae Hardaway, 1941-2025
…She loved that she got to go outside and hear the birds sing again.A celebration of life will be announced at a later date, when all of the families can be…
Forks of Salmon is Under Immediate Evacuation Orders as Butler Fire Advances on the Community
…The Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office just issued an immediate evacuation order for the community of Forks of Salmon, which lies southeast of Somes Bar along Salmon River Road, due to the…
POLL! You've Been Granted Unsupervised Access to the Humboldt Drug Task Force's Evidence Room and Have Been Told You Can Keep One Treat From Their Arcata Bust Earlier This Week. What Will You Choose?
POLL! You've Been Granted Unsupervised Access to the Humboldt Drug Task Force's Evidence Room and Have Been Told You Can Keep One Treat From Their Arcata Bust Earlier This Week…
Humboldt County is Doing its Part in the Glorious Effort to Restore Alcatraz as a Hardcore Maximum Security Prison
Make Alcatraz Great Again!THAT is the news of the hour, and not any other so-called news that some very former friends of the president keep talking about for some reason…