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GRAND JURY SAYS: With Limited Funds and Skyrocketing Buildings, the Arcata Fire District is in Serious Trouble
…The advent of tall and densely populated buildings led the Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury to inquire into the abilities of the Arcata Fire District (District) to provide services to the people…
Arson Suspected in Early Morning Eureka Apartment Fire, Humboldt Bay Fire Says
…No occupants were displaced due to the fire. The Eureka Police Department assisted with the evacuation of the apartment and is continuing to investigate the arson case. Humboldt Bay Fire would like…
THIS WEEK IN SUPES: Humboldt Sheriff Looks to Reality TV Show ‘On Patrol: Live’ to Boost Recruitment, Garberville Vets Hall Update, and More!
…The departments featured on the show are selected by the producers, according to the show's website. The camera crews and producers do not determine which officers they ride with while filming…
What You Need to Know About the California Budget Deal
…It pushes back the health care wage hikes until at least October and potentially until next year, depending on the strength of revenue collections in the coming months. Despite heavy opposition from…
OBITUARY: Elizabeth Belle Steyn, 1977-2024
…Elizabeth battled drug addiction and mental health issues for the last 18 years. She was overcome by the grief of losing her parents and was unable to pull herself up and climb…
OBITUARY: Mark Greenleaf, 1951-2024
…He spent his childhood between the excitement of the city and the wonder of nature in his rural home of Hyampom. He thrived in the woods along the family Greenleaf ranch while…
OBITUARY: Alton ‘Whit’ Lewis, 1937-2024
…He loved old time country music and knew the words to many songs. He served in the US Navy from 1955-1958 aboard the USS Ajax. He had a wealth of knowledge…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Weighing the Soul
…Actual photograph of soul leaving the body. (Luigi Schiavonetti, 1808. Public domain via Wikimedia)MacDougall’s unscientific, biased results were roundly condemned at the time. For instance, following the NYT story, another…
THE ECONEWS REPORT: A Controversial Biomass Proposal’s Tie to Humboldt County
…Rita Vaughan Frost of the Natural Resources Defense Council and Gary Graham Hughes of Biofuelwatch join the show to discuss the proposal and the risks it brings for our forests and climate…
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Amity Birthday Club, Humboldt County’s First Black Civic Association
…The Redwood Curtain, as many have named the cause of Humboldt County's relative isolation, worked not only to slow the arrival of the railroad and the Redwood Highway, but to limit…
OBITUARY: Thomas Patrick Roscoe, 1957-2024
Thomas Patrick Roscoe (Tom), the youngest of three boys, was born on October 3, 1957 to Charles (Jim) and Mary Patricia (Trish) Roscoe in Eureka. He passed away peacefully, his brothers and…
POLL! Which of the Ten (10) Commandments is Humboldt Best at Obeying?
Due to the efforts of some Louisiana lawmakers with odd motivations, none other than the Ten Commandments are back in the news, people! We did it! Yes, earlier this week Louisiana Governor…
After Leaving the District, Former Arcata High Principal Ron Perry Reveals That His Ouster Left Him Shocked, Angry and Sad; Pro-Perry Group Taking Legal Action
…The board followed the explicit language of the Brown Act, they say, and there has been no evidence that Grosjean participated in the board's deliberations.But the legal battle remains active…
MEET MS. FERDERBER! NoHum District Announces New Arcata High School Principal
…I am grateful for the feedback and encouragement that I have received from so many of you and am impressed with all of the work being done to end the year on…
The Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury is in Desperate Need of More Jurors! Investigate Your Government on Behalf of the Citizenry!
File photo.Press release from the Humboldt County Superior Court: HUMBOLDT COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY NEEDS MORE APPLICANTS!!! The Superior Court has received some applications since April, but we are still short…
(PHOTOS) An Arcata Mural of David Josiah Lawson is in Progress, and You Can Help Paint it
Local muralist Ben Goulart takes sky duties on the new Josiah Lawson mural in Arcata | Photos: Andrew GoffWith College Cove in the background, a garden of (real) native plants below and symbols…
BEAR UPDATE: The Eureka Bears and the Arcata Bears and the Samoa Bears are the Same Bears, and the Mama Bear Was Hurt in a Collision With a Car
…The driver reported the incident, including that the bear they hit was collared, and Tira said the sow is injured but still mobile. The cub remains unharmed.So, why have these bears…
LoCO INTERVIEW: Humboldt Bay Fire Chief Opens Up About Ongoing Staffing Crisis, Losing Employees to Other Local Fire Districts, and the Future of the Department
…That started two years ago, and since then the rest of the people we lost have gone to other agencies across the state. The fact is, we're one of the lowest…
‘It’s Frustrating’: Why a Gay California Senator Is Annoyed by His Own LGBTQ Health Info Bill
…The former Assembly Republican leader told her colleagues on the health committee that the data collected could save lives. “The more data available to health providers, I feel, the better,” she said…
Still Need Your Landline? California Regulators Just Stopped AT&T From Pulling the Plug
…The California State Association of Counties, Rural County Representatives of California, and Urban Counties of California said last week that they oppose the bill, adding in a letter to the bill’s…
OBITUARY: John Roger Day, 1940-2024
…With the current events of the time, he would later that year enlist in the U.S. Air Force, serving four years. After the military, he pursued a formal education and in…
OBITUARY: Dorothy Lee Mack, 1934-2024
…Unfortunately the marriage did not last and Dorothy raised the children as a single parent. Dorothy taught English to engineering students first in Chicago at the Illinois Institute of Technology, and then…
(VIDEO) In the Dead of Night Friday, Someone Stole the County’s Pride Flag From the Pole Outside the Courthouse; Suspect Identified, Arrest Warrant Being Sought, EPD Says
File photo.Late last Friday night, some discriminatory dickbag stole the Pride flag off the flagpole county courthouse flagpole. The rainbow-festooned standard flies outside Humboldt County facilities each June in recognition…
POLL! If You Had To, Could You Safely Land a Small Plane on Marshy Terrain?
PREVIOUSLY:Airplane Makes Emergency Landing in the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge Across From CREarlier today, some guy from Napa discovered that he possesses the skills required to put his plane down…
Eureka Council to Consider New 73-Word Phrasing for Pro-Parking 'Housing for All' Ballot Initiative
The Jacobs campus. | File photo.###The Eureka City Council will meet tonight to decide a number of matters pertaining to the upcoming Nov. 5 election, and arguably the most noteworthy item concerns…
Sixty Years of CalPoets in Schools: Humboldt Poet-Teacher Dan Zev Levinson Reflects on His 92 Schools (and Counting)
Photos courtesy Dan Zev Levinson.At the peak of Timber Wars tension between loggers and environmentalists in 1996, pony-tailed poet-teacher Dan Zev Levinson arrived at Scotia Elementary School for what…
(UPDATE: PHOTOS OF THE CRASH) Airplane Makes Emergency Landing in the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge Across From CR
…The pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft, 67 year-old Joseph McCoy of Napa, was found to be uninjured.Preliminary information indicates McCoy had just departed the Eureka area when the…
High Court Blocks Anti-Tax Measure From California Ballot
…The initiative’s proponents countered that the power of the legislative branch has always been shared with the public and urged the justices not to intervene in a political conflict that should…
Could AI Reject Your Resume? California Tries to Prevent a New Kind of Discrimination
…And in 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the U.S. Justice Department clarified that employers must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act when using automation during hiring. The California…
This Giant Freshwater Fish — North America’s Largest — Gains California Protection
…The rivers of the Central Valley, primarily the Sacramento River system, are among the few places where white sturgeon reproduce in the wild. Others include the Fraser River in British Columbia and…