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‘Critical Shortage’: The Local Blood Bank is Once Again in Desperate Need of O-Negative Donations
Photo via the NCCBB’s Facebook page.Press release from the Northern California Community Blood Bank: The Northern California Community Blood Bank is in urgent need of type O- blood donations as…
California Lawmakers Going Big on Pro-Development Bills — Not So Much on Renter Protection
Apartment buildings under construction across the street from the MacArthur BART station in Oakland on July 19, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters###This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up…
Could California Really Withhold Tax Money From the U.S. If Trump Cuts Federal Funds?
…It could be another front in the escalating battle between the Trump administration and the Golden State, which are at the moment wrestling over the president summoning the military to handle protests…
OBITUARY: Hearldine Campbell, 1945-2025
…She lived briefly on Alcatraz Island during the Occupation 1969-71, and years later, traveled to Wounded Knee S.D. during the American Indian Movement Memorial and stayed in the AIM house…
OBITUARY: Robert Dale Jackson, 1967-2025
…Friends are invited to Centerville Beach to join family to remember and wish him farewell.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Bob Jackson's loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost…
POLL! Humboldt Kids Are Graduating From High School This Week. What Would You Recommend They Do With Their Immediate Future?
…College is for chumps." "Work at the highest-paying job you can find for a year or two. Build a bankroll, then reevaluate." "Young man/woman, you have no idea who you…
PUTTIN the RIO Back in RIO DELL! Now There’s a Brand New Li’l Trail to the Eel Just in Time for Swimmin’ Season, Thanks to Caltrans and City Government
…cut! Caltrans' Tom Fitzgerald and Rio Dell Mayor Debra Garnes at the ceremonial opening of the Eel River Trail today.Press release from the City of Rio Dell: The City of Rio…
Humboldt Supervisors Check Out Draft Plans for New Sempervirens Facility
Screenshot of Tuesday's Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meeting.###After securing $43.5 million in state grant funding last month, staff with the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services…
15 Cyclists Rode to Every Murphy’s Market in a Day
The riders outside the Murphy's in Sunny Brae (or maybe Glendale?). Photos by Kay Lopez.On the other side of the Redwood Curtain, cycling is often associated with elitism and bicycles…
72 Hours in LA: Immigration Sweeps, Protests and a Historic National Guard Deployment
CalMatters photographers captured immigration sweeps and protests that led up to President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles. ###This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for…
California Democrats Choose Progressive Latina to Succeed Mike McGuire as Next State Senate Leader
…She voted in alignment with the Service Employees International Union’s positions on bills 93% of the time, according to the CalMatters Digital Democracy database. She took the position of the California…
OBITUARY: Marvin Jones Sr., 1932-2025
Marvin Jones, Sr., said his final goodbyes to his family on March 14, 2025 at the age of 93. Marvin passed in the comfort of his own home, which was one of…
Linc Housing Breaks Ground on Three New Affordable Apartment Projects in Eureka
Rendering of one of a new affordable apartment buildings under construction at Sunny and Myrtle avenues. | Submitted.###Press release from Linc Housing:Nonprofit Linc Housing announced the start of construction on 90…
Attorney General Says Providence is Trying to ‘Shirk Its Duty’ to Follow the Law In Emergency Abortion Care Suit
…Therefore, Attorney General Bonta is asking the court to enforce its order and the unambiguous terms of the stipulation. Providence must follow the law and abide by ESL, without exception.Under the…
NEW CRITTER ALERT! Sequoia Park Zoo Announces Impending Arrival of Baby Black Bear; Crested Screamers Hatch a Chick
Meet the Sequoia Park Zoo's incoming fuzzy wuzzy resident, Cub 24-3926! (He will get a new name once zoo staff get to know him a bit.) | Photos via Gold Country…
Man Arrested in Blue Lake in Possession of Unregistered Fire Arms and Narcotics, Says Drug Task Force
HCDTFHumboldt County Drug Task Force release:On May 30, 2025, the Humboldt County Probation Department (HCPD) received information regarding the whereabouts of Decker Contreras (Age 21), who had a warrant out for…
(VIDEO) Governor Newsom Demands President Trump Withdraw Troops From California
…For his part, President Trump has called the protesters "insurrectionists" when explaining the rationale behind deploying troops to California. Trump took to social media Monday morning to justify his actions, while also…
CRUNCHIN' NUMBAS: Humboldt Supervisors to Continue Budget Talks at Special Meeting This Afternoon
…Staff is recommending that the board use the funds for the aforementioned childcare facility or hold onto the funding and accrue interest for the duration of FY 2025-26.The budget is…
With Troops and Protests, Trump’s Feud With California Moves to the Streets of LA
…The mobilization, made over the objections of Gov. Gavin Newsom and the mayor of Los Angeles, was the first time a president has called in the National Guard since 1965, when Lyndon…
PG&E Collects a Fee to Support California’s Last Nuclear Plant. Is It a Slush Fund?
…The logic behind the move was that Diablo Canyon is a resource benefitting the entire state. But instead of handing the specifics of the fee off to the California Public Utilities Commission…
SPRINTING ACROSS AMERICA: Kansas City to St. Louis – Week Six of Our Major League Baseball Tour Across the Continent
…Keeping with the youth theme, “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” was sung by the Gardner Elementary Choir, the first time on the trip that the seventh-inning tradition was a performance…
(PHOTOS) Eureka Kicks Off Pride Month With Vibrant Waterfront Parade
…The sun even came out to celebrate!Festivities will continue through the weekend. If you hurry, you might still catch the Community Pride Festival at the Jefferson Center — 1000 B Street in…
The Eureka Police Department is Already Aware of the Bear Running Around Town
Bear | EPDThere's a bear having quite the adventure in Eureka today, so much so that the Eureka Police Department says it has received "many calls" reporting its exploits. Well, unless the…
Faulty Solar Panels Spark Roof Fire; Separate Blaze Damages Henderson Street Workshop, Humboldt Bay Fire Says
…Crews quickly went to work and extinguished the fire, successfully containing it to the roof. The fire’s cause and origin were investigated by Humboldt Bay Fire personnel. The source was determined…
THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Supreme Court and the National Environmental Policy Act
…An all-star roundtable with our favorite law wonks, wherein we try to figure out where the Supreme Court is taking the National Environmental Policy Act — the most important federal law regulating…
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Ferndale’s Frank Ferguson Had a Hell of a Run as a Beloved Hollywood Character Actor in Cinema’s Golden Age
…McDougal, the owner of the house of horrors in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, considered the comedy pair’s best movie; and the marshal in Johnny Guitar, the western that starred Joan…
POLL! What is the Ideal Temperature for a Willow Creek River Trip?
…This weekend, temperatures in and around Humboldt's favorite river escape destination are projected to crack 90 degrees for the first time this calendar year. The signs it's summer be stackin…
Sheriff’s Office Identifies the Man Who Was Fatally Shot By a Deputy at Bear River Recreation Center
…SHERIFF PRESS CONFERENCE) Officer-Involved Shooting Near the Bear River Recreation Center###Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:Update for Officer Involved Shooting on 06/05/2025, near the…
Climate Change and Tariffs are Jacking Up Costs for Local Coffee Roasters and Dick Taylor Craft Chocolates
…The suppliers the company purchases from documents payment amounts all the way back to the gate price — the “cash on the barrelhead” paid to farmers. “The price that they're paid … it…
Here Are the Numbers From the Sheriff’s Office’s Annual Sex Offender Registration Compliance Sweep, Which Just Wrapped Up
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: Between May 19th and May 30th, 2025, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office conducted a sex offender registration compliance sweep throughout the County…