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OBITUARY: James Arthur (‘Jim’) Smith, 1945-2025
…Significant projects he supervised included construction of the Rio Dell-Scotia Bridge, the Lindley Bridge at Mattole, widening of Hwy 199 by Patrick’s Creek Resort, and the Del Norte bypass, before…
[UPDATE: DECISION POSTPONED] College of the Redwoods Poised to Ditch ‘The Corsairs’ Mascot to Become ‘The Wolves’
File photo.UPDATE, April 1, 2025:Not so fast! The College of the Redwoods Board of Trustees today has decided to pump the brakes this proposed mascot change. At today's meeting…
THIS WEEK IN EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: Residents Appeal Planning Commission Approval of Short-Term Rehabilitation Facility Planned for Henderson Center
…The city council will review the project proposal and consider the appeal. Staff is recommending that the project be approved. ### What else is on deck for Tuesday’s meeting, you ask? The…
Man Engulfed In Flames During ‘Flare-Up’ at Scotia Power Plant
…Joseph Hospital with second-degree burns after he was engulfed in flames for about 20 seconds following a "flare-up" at the Scotia Mill power plant, according to scanner traffic.The man…
POLL! Corsairs Capsized! What Should the New College of the Redwoods Mascot Be?
…As mentioned in our previous coverage, the Corsairs are dead. Bye-eee!At Tuesday's meeting of the College of the Redwoods Board of Trustees, an official recommendation that CR transform themselves…
At a Packed Town Hall, Huffman Addresses the ‘Existential Threat to Democracy’ Posed by Trump and Responds to Critics of His Support for Israel
…They occasionally yelled at him from the standing-room-only area at the back and from elsewhere in the large room. He addressed a few direct questions about the violence against Palestinian…
(WATCH LIVE) Congressman Jared Huffman Faces Constituents in Eureka
A line forms outside the Adorni Center roughly an hour before doors open.They’re expecting a packed house at the Adorni Center on Sunday, where Jared Huffman is set to take…
LETTER from ANKARA: The Dawn of Something
…Inside, the school was unusually quiet. It was expected to be a quiet week anyway, with the end of the holy month approaching and the coming of bayram and the spring weather…
OBITUARY: Betty Jane Eberhardt, 1929-2025
…The family wishes to thank the staff at Frye’s Care Home and Hospice of Humboldt for the compassionate care Betty received. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made…
McKinleyville’s Mary Burke Announces Run for Supervisor; Madrone to Step Away Next Year
Photos from the campaign.Press release from Mary Burke for Supervisor: Mary Burke, a long time active community member, has announced her candidacy for Humboldt County’s 5th District Supervisor in the…
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Celebrating Klamath Dam Removal Through Art
From the show. Photo: Cal Poly Humboldt. The Klamath dams are out. Let's celebrate! Goudi’ni Native American Arts Gallery presents Undammed, an exhibition that celebrates the historic removal of dams…
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Ages and Bridges of Bridgeville, That Once-Promising Metropolis on the Banks of the Van Duzen
This 1925 photo shows a gravel road, which was to later become Highway 36, winding into the town. Unless otherwise noted, all photos courtesy Jessie Wheeler, via the Humboldt Historian.###As its…
[UPDATED] Humboldt County to Lose $1.2M in Lab Funding, Lay Off Seven Employees Due to the Trump Administration’s Cuts to State Health Services
Humboldt County Public Health Microbiologist Annayal Yikum prepares patient samples for the COVID-19 testing process in this 2020 photo. | Image via Humboldt County.PREVIOUSLYTrump Clawed Back Billions in Federal Health Grants…
POLL! How Are You Feeling About Those Wiyot Housing Project Designs?
…Wiyot-Led Affordable Housing Projects Will Bolster Eureka’s Downtown Housing Supply with 93 New UnitsThe The City of Eureka and the Wiyot Tribe are growing ever closer to beginning construction on…
Flouting State Guidance, Blue Lake City Council Votes Not to Adopt Its Own Updated Housing Element
City Planner Garry Rees addresses the Blue Lake City Council. | Screenshot.###The Blue Lake City Council this week rejected recommendations from its own staff and planning commission, and potentially invited enforcement actions…
(PHOTOS) Wiyot-Led Affordable Housing Projects Will Bolster Eureka’s Downtown Housing Supply with 93 New Units
###The City of Eureka and the Wiyot Tribe are moving ahead with plans to turn two city-owned downtown parking lots into affordable housing developments. If everything goes as planned, the two…
No Need to Apply: Cal State Is Automatically Admitting Some High School Students With Good Grades
…Cal State was able to mail the notices because it signed an agreement with the Riverside County Office of Education that gave the university eligible students’ addresses.Now in the program’s…
Trump Clawed Back Billions in Federal Health Grants. Here’s How Much California Is Losing
…California officials are still tallying up the money because the Trump administration clawed back additional health-related grants that went to counties and the University of California. Dr. Erica Pan, the state…
OBITUARY: Michael Charles Coragliotti, 1943-2025
…The family would like to thank the staff at St Joseph's Progressive Care Unit for their exceptional care and kindness.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Michael Coragliotti's…
POLL! Squee! I Mean, What are the Chances 'One Battle After Another' Will Be, Hands Down, the Best Major Motion Picture Ever Produced in Humboldt?
…Get hype, as the kids (and Ryan Burns) say.We're not alone in this excitement, yeah? In the interest of assigning a metric to the local enthusiasm for this thing, we…
Fortuna Names Current Lieutenant its New Chief of Police
PREVIOUSLY:Fortuna is Losing Its Police Chief###Press release from the Fortuna Police Department: The City of Fortuna has unanimously approved the appointment of Lieutenant Matthew Eberhardt as the Fortuna Police Department…
Body Found in Overturned Vehicle Identified as Southern Humboldt Man
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On March 25, a deceased male subject was found in an overturned vehicle on Beaver Slide Ln. in Briceland. An autopsy of the…
Eureka to Host Congressman Huffman Town Hall This Weekend
…According to a notice sent out in advance of the event, Huffman plans to offer up his thoughts on the current state of Washington, D.C. while also taking time to answer…
CONGRATULATIONS, ZAC! Arcata is Home to One of the National Waste and Recycling Association’s Very Best Drivers of the Year
…The folks over at Recology are over the moon at the fact that one of their own — Zac Ramsey, who has worked Arcata routes for more than 20 years — has been crowned…
Warrant Requested For Suspected Eureka Fentanyl Dealer After Raid on Two Homes Yields Massive Haul
…At the conclusion of this investigation, the HCDTF will be requesting an arrest warrant for Giraud for the following charges: 11351 HS: Possession on narcotics for the purpose of sales11366.5 HS…
(VIDEO) There’s More Humboldt in This Full-Length Trailer for DiCaprio’s ‘One Battle After Another’
###We open on the back of a man walking away from camera and through the swinging double doors of a grocery store's back room. Cut to: Handheld shot, on the move…
Marijuana Enforcement Team Busts Illegal Indoor Grow on Freshwater Road, Sheriff’s Office Says
…in Eureka.The parcel investigated during the service of the warrant did not possess the required county permit or state license to cultivate cannabis commercially. During the investigation, John McGhan, 42, of…
Inside the Efforts to Identify Humboldt County’s Missing Dead
…The sheriff’s office did what they could; an anthropologist determined it was human, that it was the top of a skull, and that it came from a man. The Humboldt County…
Will This Bill Be the End of California’s Housing vs Environment Wars?
…The severity of the housing crisis, Democratic electoral losses over the issue of unaffordability, and the urgency to rebuild in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires all have created a “moment…
California Food Banks Brace for Funding Cuts, and Not Only From the Trump Administration
The distribution line at the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services in the Arden-Arcade area of Sacramento on March 25, 2025. Photo by Louis Bryant III for CalMatters###This story was…