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POLL! What Will You Miss Most About the Penny?
After years of both parties fantasizing about the penny's demise, President Trump announced this weekend that he had instructed the secretary of the U.S. Treasury to stop producing the Lincoln…
RETURN of the KING! The Eureka Burger King’s Sewage Problems Have Been Sorted Out and Whoppers are Once Again on Offer, Says Public Health
PREVIOUSLY:The Eureka Burger King Will Be Closed for a Little Bit Due to Sewage Problems, According to Restaurant InspectorsBK HAS FALLEN! Eureka Burger King Gets More Bad News, Exactly One Month…
Health Care Workers to Protest Providence Across Northern California, Including at St. Joseph Hospital on Wednesday
…Joseph Hospital in Eureka. | File photo.###Press release from the National Union of Healthcare Workers:Workers are fighting back against the loss of birthing centers, urgent care centers and rehabilitation centers as…
GUEST OPINION: Goodbye to All That; Or, The Warts and All of What Internews Was, Or Tried to Be
…She was kind enough to share them with the Outpost.###Goodbye To All ThatBy Kay ElewskiI read in The New York Times that Elon Musk called USAID “corrupt and criminal.” The USAID…
THIS WEEK IN SUPES: Humboldt Supervisors Consider Next Steps for Decommissioning the Potter Valley Project
Scott Dam at Lake Pillsbury — a key component of the Potter Valley Project. | Photo: PG&E###PREVIOUSLY: Are the Eel River Dams Coming Down? PG&E Releases Final Decommissioning Plan and Will…
Trump’s Executive Orders on Immigration Are Creating ‘Fear.’ What You Need to Know About Them
…Among the administration’s goals is for fearful immigrants to “voluntarily depart.” “The big issue is this basically full-court press (from the administration) on immigration enforcement and the fear it’s…
PASTOR BETHANY: This is How We Live as People of God in a Corrupt World
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.— Romans 13:1###Without understanding some of…
THE ECONEWS REPORT: What Does it Mean to be a Dark Sky Place, and Should Humboldt Become One?
…Ruskin Hartley, CEO of DarkSky International, shares how his organization is helping to ensure that light is used respectfully and responsibly around the world. Join us for this discussion of the basics…
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Muleteer Who Made a Bad Guess About the Weather and Nearly Ended Up Freezing or Starving on South Fork Mountain
…A decision was made — the loads quickly unpacked and stashed in the timber by the trail. The butter and eggs were buried in the cold snow to prevent spoilage. The precious flour…
OBITUARY: Iris Elizabeth Canter, 2015-2025
Iris Elizabeth Canter, born on July 24, 2015, passed away on January 25, 2025, at the tender age of nine. A bright shining star, Iris brought boundless life and love to all…
POLL! Who is Humboldt Rooting For This Sunday?
Let's gooooooooooooo! "Kansas City Chiefs!" "Philadelphia Eagles!" "Taylor Swift!" "Kendrick Lamar!" "Drake?" "A day when everyone is so busy watching the teevee that they leave me the hell alone! Serenity now!"
Broadway is a Mess! Stay Away From Broadway Near the Movie Theater for the Next Little While, If at All Possible
Zoinks! A rig clipped a power pole on Broadway near the movie theater a few moments ago, and now there are big big problems. Southbound traffic is being diverted onto side streets…
(AUDIO) Want to See a Humboldt-Made Short Horror Film? Emerging Local Filmmaker River Sky Keller Would Love to See You at The Minor on Saturday
…Unfortunately, somewhere along the way they become lost and that's when, let's just say, strange things begin to happen. That is the simple pitch of Golden Hour, a horror short…
Eureka Apartment Tenants Say They Were Manipulated Into Big Rent Hikes; Landlord Says They Freely Chose to Help Him Make Ends Meet
Don Swall and Vanessa Vachon are among the residents of the Hillsdale Apartments at 1140 E Street in Eureka. | Photo by Ryan Burns.###A little over a week ago, the renters living…
‘Equity for Everyone’: Humboldt Supervisors Issue Statement of Support for All Residents Amid Federal Immigration Crackdown
…County of Humboldt###The following is a statement on behalf of the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors:“We acknowledge the climate of concern within our community. Many residents have expressed deep apprehension…
Cal Poly Humboldt Imposes ‘Temporary Hiring Chill’ in Response to Anticipated $13.3 Million Budget Deficit
File photo.###Letter from Cal Poly Humboldt leadership:Dear Colleagues,We hope the semester is off to a productive start and that you're settling into your classes and campus life. As…
Grammy Winner Melody Walker Talks Awards, Social Justice and Music Behind the Redwood Curtain
…Sierra Ferrell, the artist I wrote with and won the GRAMMY with. I'm sure that I must have seen her busking on the plaza one day, long ago, with a dog…
The Newly Opened Wild Hare Tavern is Looking for a Brand and Some Bands
Owner Angela Robershotte behind her bar.Dead are the days when Arcata’s fabled “Tavern Row” stood proud on the plaza, a line of bars with only a liquor store at the…
BK HAS FALLEN! Eureka Burger King Gets More Bad News, Exactly One Month After it Was First Shut Down For Sewage Probz
PREVIOUSLY:The Eureka Burger King Will Be Closed for a Little Bit Due to Sewage Problems, According to Restaurant Inspectors###One month ago, the Eureka Burger King was shut down by the…
POLL! Let's Remember the Good Times! What Was Your Favorite Menu Item at Eureka's Sewage-Cursed Burger King?
POLL! Let's Remember the Good Times! What Was Your Favorite Menu Item at Eureka's Sewage-Cursed Burger King?
Three Already-in-Custody Men Charged in Connection with Last Year’s Redway Armed Robbery
…A “be on the lookout” (BOLO) was issued for suspects and the Nissan Frontier that was stolen from the residence.On Dec. 10, deputies located and recovered the stolen vehicle on the…
The Whooping Cough is Back! Humboldt Public Health Officials Urge Pertussis Vaccination as Local Cases Rise
Press release from the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services: This poor kid is Wikipedia's Face of Pertussis.Image: Centers for Disease Control. Local public health officials are stressing…
Eureka Police Connect December Old Town Shooting With Gun Spree Elsewhere in the County at the Same Time; Suspect Already in Custody
…Patrol Officers on scene, collected evidence, interviewed witnesses, and identified locations with potential video surveillance of the incident. The investigation was then transferred to the Criminal Investigations Unit. During the follow-up…
Eureka City Council Approves $1.4 Million Budget Allocation for New Operations Complex, Corp Yard
An aerial view of the future Eureka Operations Complex. | Map: City of Eureka###On Tuesday, the Eureka City Council approved a $1.4 million budget request to begin site work for the…
(PHOTOS) Ferndale Has a Sinkhole
…Grizzly Bluff Road, near the intersection of Crosby Road, in the city of Ferndale, has developed a sinkhole due to a deteriorated culvert. The Ferndale road crew is actively working to address…
Former Fortuna City Council Member Indicted on Three Counts of Fraud
PREVIOUSLY:Fortuna City Council Member Kris Mobley Resigns as FBI Investigates Embezzlement and Theft Allegations, According to City OfficialsFortuna City Officials Knew About the FBI Investigation Into Former Councilmember Kris Mobley Two…
(VIDEO) Congressman Huffman Joins Fellow Democrats Seeking to ‘Fire Elon Musk’
North Coast congressman Jared Huffman joined fellow members of the House Progressive Caucus Thursday at a news conference aiming to sound the alarm over Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency…
California’s Surge in EV Sales Has Stalled — So What Happens to Its Landmark Mandate?
Sales of electric cars in California stabilized last year, slowing the state's progress in meeting its mandate to phase out gas-powered cars. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMattersCalifornia’s push…
OBITUARY: Trapper John Clark, 1938-2025
…The marines sent him to many places around the U.S. including California, which is when he discovered beautiful Humboldt County. The minute he came to the California redwoods he fell in…
Eureka City Council Unanimously Rejects Proposal to Install License Plate-Reading Cameras
…The council’s decision came after nearly two hours of impassioned public comment where all but one speaker urged the council to vote against the proposal. The vast majority of the 50…