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Two-Story Structure Near Target in Eureka Demolished After Accidental Fire on Saturday
…Humboldt Bay Fire remained on scene for an additional 4 hours to completely extinguish the fire and await the arrival of the crew to complete the demolition of the structure. The damage…
Linc Housing Secures Another $15M for 90 Affordable Housing Units in Three Eureka Locations
Conceptual designs for proposed Linc Housing developments at Eighth and G streets (top) and Sixth and M streets (bottom). | File images courtesy City of Eureka.###Press release from the City of Eureka…
THIS WEEK IN SUPES: Board Continues Budget Talks, Considers Proposal to Sever Agreement with Humboldt County Visitors Bureau, and More
…If the proposal is approved, the county will cut funding for the organization at the end of this month. The county’s current agreement with the HCVB, which is set to expire…
Eureka Resident Arrested With a Pound of Meth Coming Back From Sacramento, Drug Task Force Says
…FoPD Officer Stevens and his K9 partner Cain conducted an open-air sniff on the vehicle. K9 Cain alerted to the vehicle indicating drugs were present. Inside the vehicle, Agents located Jasmine…
(VIDEO) There are Bears in the Tree By Pierson’s
…The others then followed.The cubs are now laying down on top of the tranquilized mother bear, up there in the tree. Rescuers are trying to grab the cubs. The Outpost's…
Student Loan Relief Deadline Approaching for 300,000 California Borrowers
Students walk along the bridge leading into campus on Scholars Lane at the University of California Merced campus on Nov. 4, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight LocalAs many as 300…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Fact or Fiction-fulness?
When the late Hans Rosling and his co-authors (son and daughter-in-law) published Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong about the World — and Why Things are Better than You Think…
(PHOTOS) Humboldt Kicks Off Pride Month with Old Town Parade
Photos by Isabella Vanderheiden###Humboldt kicked off the Redwood Pride Summer Festival this morning with a vibrant parade through Old Town Eureka. A group of about 150 people, adorned in all the…
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Wiyot Tribe and BLM Partner for Stewardship of Headwaters
…Together, the Wiyot Tribe and the BLM are working to restore the forest through ecological forestry and watershed restoration. The partnership between the two governments allows the Wiyot Tribe to utilize its…
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Remember Humboldt Bay’s Once-Mighty Shark and Flounder Fisheries? And: Can You Identify the Weird Fishes That Baffled Early White Settlers?
…In the 1876-77 season (November-Febmary) the amount of fish shipped increased two-thirds over the previous year, but with the vagaries of the market, the income from these shipments increased…
OBITUARY: A. Elaine Gosselin, 1928-2024
…the annual siblings camping trip every summer; the “birthday lunches” with the girls; the Gosselin Family Christmas reunion; and, waving good-bye each and every time one of her visitors left (initially…
OBITUARY: Walter George Hasiuk, 1941-2024
Walter George Hasiuk (George)April 30, 1941 – March 10, 2024It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of my father Walter “George” Hasiuk on March 10, 2024 in Eureka.My…
OBITUARY: Gordon Jerry Nitsch, 1937-2024
…In 1937, the family moved to California and settled in Cutten. From the age of four he told everyone he wanted to be a truck driver. He attended the local grade and…
Accidental Fire Causes $75K in Damages to E Street Business, Says Humboldt Bay Fire
###Press release from Humboldt Bay Fire:On 6/06/2024 at 11:41pm Humboldt Bay Fire responded to a reported Commercial Structure Fire at the 600 block of E Street in Eureka…
POLL! How Protective Are You of YOUR Special Humboldt River Spot?
…Just don't go on the days I go, maybe." "I have kids. I really only go to Kimtu. There are no secrets in my life anymore." "Honestly, I know so many…
APD Provides Details on a Pair of Serious Traffic Incidents From the Past 24 Hours
…The van struck the Bayside Grange and became lodged inside.The driver, who was the only occupant of the van, was rescued from the vehicle by arriving officers. Life saving efforts were…
MOVEMENT of JAH WINDMILL! County Government Signs Up With ‘Xodus Group’ for Offshore Wind Industry Analysis
Help is on the way as we tread through great tribulation. Press release from the County of Humboldt: Supplied graphic. The County of Humboldt’s Economic Development Division will partner with global…
Local Woman Tried to Stop Teen Bullies From Beating a Kid, but When She and Her Husband Intervened, The Kids Attacked Her Instead; APD Seeks Video Evidence
The tennis/pickleball courts at Arcata's Larson Park. | Photo via the City of Arcata.###Trinidad resident Angie Harder was left with bruises, a sore back, an eye injury and a nasty…
ART ‘N SEEK! Local Artists Will Hide Mushroom-Themed Creations All Around Humboldt on Saturday as a Part of the Worldwide ‘Game of Shrooms’
###Get ready to forage for free art, Humboldt!On Saturday, mushroom-themed works of art will sprout up in about a dozen locations between McKinleyville and Garberville as a part of the…
Cal Poly Humboldt and Other Local Institutions Sign Partnership Agreement With Australia’s Charles Darwin University; Delegation From Australia’s Northern Territory in Town This Week
…The new Memorandum of Understanding is the result of multiple years of discussion. It was signed Tuesday during a week-long visit to the area by a delegation from Charles Darwin University…
Fatal Single-Vehicle Car Crash Into Bayside Grange Early This Morning; Power Out Across Bayside, Sunny Brae
…Scanner traffic from the time indicates that rescuers on scene shortly after the crash attempted to resuscitate the driver, but gave up the effort.The extent of the structural damage to the…
Why Gavin Newsom’s Gun Control Constitutional Amendment Hasn’t Gone Beyond California
…Recent developments in New York and Pennsylvania also illustrate the political challenges of pursuing the constitutional convention strategy — from both the left, where there is a longstanding distrust of the system, and…
POLL! Is There One Reality?
…Deal with it!" "I like LoCO's "Who makes the best french fries?"-type polls better." CONTINUING POLL: POLL! What is Humboldt’s Best Rural Grocery/General Store?
Jury Convicts McKinleyville Man of Voluntary Manslaughter in 2023 Shooting, District Attorney’s Office Says
PREVIOUSLY:McKinleyville Man Arrested on Suspicion of Murder After Shooting, Killing Former Partner, Sheriff’s Office Says###Press release from the District Attorney's Office:Today, a Humboldt County jury found Daniel…
The Sheriff’s Office Has Good Photos of Suspects in a Violent Shooting and Carjacking Two Months Ago, and It Would Like to Know if Anyone Recognizes Them
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's assistance in identifying suspects involved in a violent carjacking, assault, and shooting…
California’s Highest Court Rejects ‘People as Pollution’ Argument for UC Berkeley Housing
Students of the UC Berkeley move into Putnam Hall in Berkeley on Aug. 16, 2023. Photo by Semantha Norris, CalMattersThe three-year legal battle over the fate of a 1,200 unit…
Why Increasing Penalties for Assaulting ER Workers Is Dividing California Democrats
Before becoming a member of the California Assembly, Freddie Rodriguez spent 30 years as an emergency medical technician in the San Gabriel Valley. He’s wheeled untold numbers of patients on gurneys…
OBITUARY: Creg ‘Spirit’ Hommey, 1966-2024
Photo:Ayla Mamutoi Creg Hommey, aka "Spirit," was an urban legend from the Rainbow Family Gatherings. In Arcata he was famously known for the bunny. But in the rest of the country…
Citing Critical Need for Housing in Eureka, City Council Choose Danco to Develop the EaRTH Center, a Long-Awaited Housing and Transit Hub in Downtown Eureka
Tuesday’s Eureka City Council meeting. | ScreenshotLast night the Eureka City Council passed a resolution approving Danco Communities to construct the EaRTH Center, a large housing and transit development that will replace…
POLL! Do You Plan to Leave Humboldt At All This Summer?
Summer's here, Humboldt! Do you plan to dart out of the Redwood Curtain at any point in this next few glorious months? "Multiple times! I've got trips on top of…