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Local Players Step Up Again for B52s, Crabs
File photo – Jeff Giacomini had three hits including a home run in Saturday’s win.Five players had multiple hits for the Humboldt B52s in an 11-7 win over the Ukiah…
Eagles, Giants to Play Each Other for Legion State Crown
Photos by Mark Gorge – The Northern Humboldt Giants won a pair of elimination games at the American Legion state tournament on Saturday.On Sunday the Eureka Eagles will play the Northern Humboldt…
Mack 10s Win Again, March on at State
File photo – The McKinleyville 9 and 10 all-stars, pictured at the Section Two tournament in Hiller Park earlier this week.The McKinleyville 9 and 10-year-old all-stars continued their…
Local Youths Post Inspirational Messages In Henderson Center in Response to Recent ‘White Youth’ Recruitment Flyers
Hate free flyers posted at Henderson Center | Photos by Hank SimsIn response to the recent appearance of "white youth" recruitment flyers in Eureka, some individuals decided to post their own messages promoting…
OBITUARY: Peggy Lou Stebbins, 1932-2019
…After she retired, Peggy continued to teach part-time at HSU in the education department, mentoring elementary school teachers in the visual arts. Peggy started painting seriously at Humboldt State with Doug…
Mixed Fortunes for Local Teams on Opening Day in Yountville
Photo by Mark Gorge – The Northern Humboldt Giants in Yountville on Friday.It was a nervy finish, but the Eureka Eagles 17U got their state championship challenge off to a winning start…
B52s Drop Opener to Ukiah; Crabs Win Again
The Humboldt B52s gave up nine unanswered runs and failed to make an early advantage stick in a 9-6 loss to the Ukiah Hawks at Bomber Field on Friday night. The…
Eagles 19U Stumble in Woodland After Slow Start
Photos by Mark Gorge – Eagles head coach Matt Tomlin talks to his players in Woodland.The Humboldt Eagles will have to battle back through the losers’ bracket after a day-two loss…
Nordic Aquafarms Set to Ask County for ‘Financial Incentives’ Before Committing to Indoor Fish Farm Project
Image from a Nordic Aquafarms fact sheet. | Image courtesy Humboldt County.In the five-plus months since Norwegian aquaculture firm Nordic Aquafarms announced plans to build a large-scale, land-based fish…
(PHOTOS) North Coast Junior Lifeguards Show Off Their Skills At Today’s Graduation Ceremony in Trinidad
The North Coast Junior Lifeguards hit the water at Trinidad HarborBraving the cold water ocean water, over 60 kids between the ages of eight and 16 hit the beach today to complete…
Eureka Police Also Arrest Alleged Tagger ‘Stayn’
###PREVIOUSLY:(VIDEO) Eureka Police Request Your Help in Identifying ‘STAYN’###From the Eureka Police Department:For the past several weeks, the Eureka Police Department has been actively investigating numerous graffiti vandalism reports…
Eureka Police Arrest Alleged Tagger ‘Skunk’
Kirstie Wright, AKA "Skunk"Eureka Police Department press release:On July 17, 2019, the Eureka Police Department received an email from a Eureka business owner that included a link to a recent…
(VIDEO) PBS NewsHour Looks at Craft Cannabis in the Emerald Triangle
Can craft cannabis compete with "Big Marijuana?" PBS NewsHour correspondent Paul Solman explored that question during a recent pilgrimage up to our neck of the woods. A synopsis of the resulting segment…
Fire Season Upon Us! Cal Fire to Suspend All Burn Permits Effective Monday
…After another wet winter and above average snow pack, warming temperatures and winds are quickly drying out the abundant annual grass crop. The increasing fire danger posed by the high volume of…
(PHOTOS/VIDEO) In the Aftermath of Last Night’s 15-Acre Fire on Mad River Beach; Arcata Fire Investigating Cause; Illegal Fireworks Spotted in Area Earlier in the Evening
The fire scar this morning, as viewed from the McKinleyville side of the river. Photos, video by Andrew Goff. ###PREVIOUSLY:(PHOTOS) UPDATE: Vegetation Fire Burning at Mad River Beach###Patches of the…
With Early Childhood Education on California’s Agenda, Preschool Teachers Ask Why ‘Cashiers at McDonalds’ Get Better Pay
Children at Little Stars Preschool and Family Childcare in Los Angeles dance at a drum circle with the school’s owner/director Darlene Morales, at top in the pink t-shirt. Photo…
OBITUARY: Edward ‘Noel’ Knauff, 1938-2019
…during the Lunar Eclipse.Noel served with honor in the U.S. Army, as a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne, also known as “the devils in baggy pants,” from 1959 to 1964…
OBITUARY: Kenneth M. ‘Kenny’ Moore, 1936-2019
…In 1960, son David was welcomed into the family. He started in the tire business at B.F. Goodrich, later going to work at Goodyear for 18 years. He then went to…
OBITUARY: Donald ‘Chappy’ Chapman, 1957-2019
…at the Wharfinger Building — 1 Marina Way, Eureka. The family requests, in lieu of flowers, that you please bring your Chappy stories, and if you choose your favorite potluck dish.###The obituary…
(PHOTOS) UPDATE: Vegetation Fire Burning at Mad River Beach
…North Coast News reports from the scene that the overall fire is now about three acres in size, including several individual fires that have branched out in the area. According to the…
Dugan Delivers as Eagles Get Off to a Winning Start in Woodland
The Humboldt Eagles 19U got off to a quick start at the American Legion Area One Tournament in Woodland on Thursday, defeating Napa 7-0. St. Bernard’s Nick Dugan pitched six…
Campbell, Figueiredo Setting the Tone for This Year’s Crabs
Photos by Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – Former Fortuna High and College of the Redwoods standout Kokko Figueiredo, left, has been one of the Crabs’ most consistent players in his second season with…
Hundreds of Marijuana Plants Seized by Sheriff’s Office in McKinleyville and Bayside
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On July 18, 2019, deputies with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team (MET) served two search warrants to investigate illegal…
Sparks and the City: A Look Into the Retiring City Managers Contributions to Eureka During Some Tough Times
…He said that the city had been planning to dismantle the encampments and clean up the marsh for about a year, knowing that this would be necessary for the completion of the…
Corsairs, B52s Preparing for Annual Dinner/Auctions
College of the Redwoods will honor former football player/wrestler Dan Phillips at the school’s 16th annual sports auction/dinner, one of two big upcoming fundraising events for local sports. The…
California’s Struggle to Get Food Stamps to the Hungry
A Bay Area woman fills out paperwork to prove she is eligible for CalFresh, California's food stamp program. (Photo via San Francisco-Marin Food Bank)###California, a state with the nation…
Trump’s California Funders — Where They Are and What They’re Giving
This may come as surprise to the president, the national media and more than a few Californians, but there are plenty of Trump supporters in the “Resistance State,” too. And since the…
OBITUARY: Virginia Catherine Cobian, 1951-2019
…In the late ‘60s she hitchhiked to Northern California to visit her brother in Smith River. She fell in love with the area and just had to stay. In the mid ‘80s…
After ‘Spectacular Night,’ Determined Eagles Turn Their Attention to State Bid
…They open the double-elimination tournament against Napa on Thursday afternoon, with the top four of eight teams advancing to the state finals in Yountville next week. And judging by what the…
Freshwater-Area Logging Accident Leaves One With ‘Severe Extremity Injury’; Humboldt Bay Fire and Allies Extricate Man From Underneath Equipment
…When crews arrived, they found the patient in the midst of logging slash and the heavy equipment with a severe extremity injury. Crews were able to remove the patient from the accident…