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OBITUARY: Jason Keith Hansen, 1974-2025
…Jason was a fun, loving guy, always up for adventure and making memories with friends and family growing up part-time in the Bay Area and the rest of the time in…
OBITUARY: Antonio (Tony) Fimbres, 1957-2025
…Tony passed away far too young at 68 years old in the presence of family. He was the oldest of five children and loved hunting and fishing with his family. He spent…
POLL! Does Humboldt Need More Historic Preservation or Less? Or Are We Doing It Just Right?
If you missed Ryan's story, earlier today, about the renovation of the Coast Guard building out by the North Jetty, go check that out and then come back here.Now do…
Coastal Commission Approves Sweeping Consent Agreement to Tear Down and Remediate Schneider Project, Give Site to Wiyot Tribes
…The project’s wetland buffer encroachment inadvertently put the project into the Coastal Commission’s area of jurisdiction, and in March of 2024 the agency took over the remediation project.Prior to…
Crabbers Find Body in Ocean
###Crabbers found a corpse in the ocean outside of Humboldt Bay just before 1 p.m. today; a spokesperson for the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office tells us there are deputies en…
‘A Huge Endeavor’: Eureka City Council OKs Regional Climate Action Plan
Screenshot of Tuesday's Eureka Council meeting.###Humboldt’s Regional Climate Action Plan (RCAP) cleared another bureaucratic hurdle on Tuesday, securing unanimous approval from the Eureka City Council. The ambitious environmental document…
The Clam Beach Run is This Weekend, and It’s a Special One!
Press release from the Greater Trinidad Chamber of Commerce:The Trinidad to Clam Beach Run returns this Saturday, February 7, 2026, marking the 60th annual running of one of Trinidad’s most…
Sheriff’s Office Investigating Apparent Murder-Suicide in Weitchpec
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:On Feb. 3, 2026, at 8:47 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff deputies responded to a residence located in the 900 block of Lewis Rd…
A Quest for Historical Accuracy Delayed Renovations of U.S. Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay, But the Project is Finally Complete
…The reason for the wrap, it turned out, was lead paint remediation. The handsome edifice, located on the North Spit near the entrance to Humboldt Bay, was built way back in 1936…
New Transit Housing Bill Revives California’s Democratic Divisions Over Local Control
…The bill widens the definition of what a passenger rail is. It passed and advanced to the Assembly despite their objections. The pocket of Democratic resistance contrasts with the Democratic-controlled Legislature…
OBITUARY: John Lennord McGee III, 1953-2026
John Lennord McGee IIISeptember 15, 1953 - February 2, 2026It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of my dad, John Lennord McGee III, age 72. Dad passed away peacefully on…
OBITUARY: Edward ‘Ed’ Earnest Albert Kukkonen, 1944-2026
…In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 2542, McKinleyville, CA 95519. ###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Ed Kukkonen's family…
There Will Be a Prescribed Burn in the Blue Lake/Korbel Area Tomorrow, and You’re Probably Going to See Smoke
…HCPBA.From the Humboldt County Prescribed Burn Association:On Wednesday, February 4th, the Humboldt County Prescribed Burn Association will be assisting a local rancher with a prescribed burn in the Korbel/Blue…
The Kinetics Lab Has a New Location, and This is Your Chance to Lend a Hand
Some of the lab’s artifacts hanging in their Creamery District location. By Dezmond Remington.PREVIOUSLY(UPDATE) Pending Eviction, the Kinetic Sculpture Lab is Struggling to Find a Way ForwardAlthough the Kinetic…
POLL! Uh-Oh, It's Sunny! Is it Time to Start Worrying About Drought?
…I'm hitching up the mule train and pointing it north to the Yukon." "Bro, this is Humboldt. We will have all the water we desire for decades to come, or at…
(UPDATE: Body Recovered) Search Suspended for Missing McKinleyville Man Swept Out to Sea While Eel Fishing Near Klamath, Del Norte Sheriff’s Office Says
…Yurok Tribal Police Department Officers Flores and Luna-Orozco were the first to arrive on the scene. - The United States Coast Guard (USCG) Humboldt Bay Station was notified and responded with search…
(PHOTOS) Commercial Crabbers Fear Short Season After Low-Volume Haul in First Dungeness Harvest
Brandon Giddings (left) and Trevor Mead pose with their catch. | Photos by Matt Filar.###The good news? The commercial Dungeness season has finally commenced in the Northern Region of California, nearly a…
Suspect in Last Week’s Willow Creek Stabbing Arrested in Del Norte County, Sheriff’s Office Says
…Josue Diego Aguilar Garcia was taken into custody by the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office on the Ramey warrant. Anyone with information about this case or related criminal activity is encouraged…
The Arcata Plaza May Soon be Added to the National Register of Historic Places
Gathering of the International Order of Odd Fellows in the Arcata Plaza, 1888, with white rail fence and wooden sidewalk. All photos are public domain; captions and photos from application.The National…
California Has a Dangerous Driver Problem. A Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Wants to Fix That
Flanked by Democratic and Republican lawmakers, Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris addresses the media at the state Capitol in Sacramento about a series of bills that aim to reduce DUI fatalities and injuries…
Some California High-Speed Rail Records Could Remain Secret Under Proposed Law
Construction on the high-speed rail project above Highway 99 in south Fresno on March 3, 2023. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local ###This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign…
OBITUARY: Richard ‘Rick’ Buskirk, 1951-2025
Richard “Rick” Buskirk passed away on November 5, 2025, at the age of 74, after a short but hard-fought battle with cancer. Rick dedicated more than 35 years of his life…
OBITUARY: Elsie Mae Moxon, 1925-2026
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Elsie Mae Moxon (nee Chapman), on January 28, 2026. Elsie was born at home in Junction City on November 16, 1925…
OBITUARY: John Strasser, 1962-2026
…He then worked as a merchant marine in the shipping industry in the Great Lakes and Alaska. During this time he discovered Shelter Cove and purchased a vacant lot in the early…
Two Men Arrested After Separate Confrontations at Recent Anti-ICE Protests in Eureka, EPD Says
Press release from the Eureka Police Department: The Eureka Police Department monitored two large protests that took place at the Humboldt County Courthouse on January 30 and January 31. While both protests…
Bayside Corners Seeks Another Nonprofit to Take Ownership of Historic Temperance Hall
Photo by Will Suiter.###Press release from Bayside Corners, Inc.:Humboldt nonprofits are invited to submit a proposal for the ownership of the Temperance Hall and property at the corner of Old…
Shots Fired at Locations Along Sonoma Street Yesterday; Eureka Police Seeking Suspects
Press release from the Eureka Police Department: On Sunday, February 1, 2026, at approximately 2:30 a.m., officers with the Eureka Police Department (EPD) were dispatched to the vicinity of Sonoma…
Eureka City Council Set to Adopt Long-Awaited Regional Climate Action Plan
…The 144-page document, which received final approval from the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors in December, aims to reduce the local GHG emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels over the…
‘Threat to the Community’: Warrant Issued for Suspect in Last Week’s Stabbing in Willow Creek; His Whereabouts are Unknown
…24th in the Community Commons Park. A Ramey arrest warrant has been issued for his arrest. The Sheriff’s Office believes that Aguilar Garcia is a threat to the community and is…
(UPDATE: BUILDING SAVED) Fire Breaks Out in Upper Story of Eureka Victorian
Video by Daniel Braden.Press release from Humboldt Bay Fire:Humboldt Bay Fire (HBF) responded to a working structure fire this afternoon at 2015 California Street in Eureka, successfully confining the fire…