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The MILLION MILE CLUB! These Two Eureka-Based Letter Carriers Have Been Inducted Into a Prestigious U.S. Mail Hall of Fame, and Their Amazing Accomplishment Took Place Entirely Within City Limits
…The secret to staying accident-free starts with having the right mindset, “Eliminate the distractions in the driver cabin while driving. To me, safety means working in a safe manner that protects…
Centro del Pueblo’s Annual March From Fortuna to Eureka Happens This Saturday
…By symbolically connecting Fortuna, home to the largest Latine community in the region, with Eureka, where the courthouse and essential services are located, we highlight the disparities and the urgent need for…
REASSEMBLE! Eureka’s Past Five Mayors are Uniting for Christmas Once Again, and This Time They’re Bringing Along a Squad of Cartoon Sidekicks
…Luckily, the former mayors of Eureka have joined forces to offer the community and visitors an easier way to enjoy and manage the holiday festivities this year as they kick off the…
Gavin Newsom ‘Light Years Ahead’ in 2028 Democratic Field After Prop. 50 Win
…Newsom was the one who just delivered the party the likelihood of five new seats in Congress. With Prop. 50’s overwhelming passage, the governor has vaulted — for the moment — into the…
Rep. Nancy Pelosi Announces Retirement After 38 Years in Congress
…She also notes the city’s struggles, focusing on the recovery from the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and the AIDS crisis. “Here we don’t fear the future, we forge it,” Pelosi…
Why a New California Law Could Change the Way All Americans Browse the Internet
California is requiring browsers to offer a signal that the user does not want their personal data sold or shared. Experts say this has national implications. A person uses their phone in…
CITY COUNCIL ROUNDUP: Eureka Advances Nitrous Oxide Ban, EPD Staffing is Up, Marina Center Project is Dead, and More!
Screenshot of Tuesday's Eureka Council meeting.###Last night’s Eureka City Council meeting covered quite a bit of ground, but there weren’t any big-ticket items for the council to…
POLL! Was Last Night Windy Enough For Ya?
Last night was plenty exciting, right? Humboldt's first significant wind storm of the year had LoCO's house shakin' pretty good and while we probably did not get the best night…
Food For People to Hold Emergency Food Distributions at CR and in Hoopa Next Week
Food for People emergency distribution during the early days of the pandemic. File photo: Andrew Goff.Press release from Food for People: Food for People, the food bank serving Humboldt County, will…
College of the Redwoods Fire Academy Earns State Approval as an Accredited Regional Training Program
Photos courtesy College of the Redwoods.Press release from College of the Redwoods:College of the Redwoods is proud to announce that its Fire Academy has officially been approved as an Accredited…
Gov. Newsom Has Deployed Emergency Personnel to Humboldt to Help Us Through This Storm
…Local fire agencies identify when conditions in communities may require additional resources and submit requests to the state for support. The staging locations and response assignments are coordinated by local officials. The…
‘The Gift of Time’: Offshore Wind Advocates See Trump Administration’s Pushback Against the Industry as a Possible Opportunity
A digital rendering of the fully built-out Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind Heavy Lift Marine Terminal. | Image: Harbor District.###Despite President Donald Trump’s repeated attempts to thwart California’s burgeoning offshore…
Yurok Tribe Authorizes Emergency Food Assistance to Members Impacted by SNAP Shutdown
Press release from the Yurok Tribe: The Yurok Tribal Council voted to provide $300 food assistance cards to Yurok citizens experiencing disruptions in access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP and…
Supervisor Bushnell Posts Public Statement Following Yesterday’s Censure of Her Behavior
Screenshot.###Following yesterday's meeting of the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, at which Second District Supervisor Supervisor Michelle Bushnell was censured by her colleagues and removed from her position as chair…
Local MMA Fighter, Coach Cass Bell Arrested for Assault Following Late Night Altercation on Eureka’s Second Street, Police Say
…During the altercation, one of the individuals struck the other multiple times with his fists and, while the victim was on the ground, kicked him in the head, causing injury. Following the…
Proposition 50 Passed in California. Here’s What You Missed
People walk by the vote center at Valley Ni-North Laguna Library in Sacramento on Nov. 4, 2025. Photo by Jungho Kim for CalMatters###This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign…
OBITUARY: Liane Elizabeth John, 1953-2025
…Born on August 24, 1953, in Los Angeles, she was the beloved daughter of Nancy Carol Graden and the late Neil William Graden, and sister to Dekker Rogue Graden and Derek Storm…
TODAY in SUPES: Board Censures Bushnell, Removes Her From Chair Role and Asks Grand Jury to Review the Board’s Own Code of Conduct
…The employees are scared."As the discussion continued, the majority of supervisors agreed that the Grand Jury should take an independent look at the board's code of conduct to see if…
POLL! Please Let Your Feelings About Las Vegas Be Known!
…It would appear the stars are aligning." "Been to Vegas. Thought it was lame. Will not be purposefully doing that again." "Never been. Won't be going. Good day to you!" "All…
Alex Padilla, a Favorite to Succeed Gavin Newsom, Won’t Run for California Governor
…Gavin Newsom, the senator unexpectedly announced in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. The decision comes after months of speculation that California’s senior senator, who Newsom appointed to succeed former Vice…
(UPDATE) VIVA! Starting Next Year, Apparently, Humboldt is Getting Cheap Flights to Las Vegas Again!
…UPDATE, 2:45 p.m.: …aaand now here's the Humboldt County Administrative Office with a press release: Breeze Airways has announced new nonstop air service between the California-Redwood Coast Humboldt…
Last Day to Vote! Here’s How You Procrastinating Humboldters Can Still Make Your Voices Heard on Proposition 50
…It was prompted, earlier this year, by Texas doing the same thing to elect more Republicans to the House of Representatives. The Supreme Court gave all this the OK a few years…
Arcata May be Restricting its Rules on Public Comment at Wednesday Meeting
A group of people at an August city council meeting.The Arcata City Council may have had enough. Item 11.b on Wednesday’s agenda would, if passed, edit the City Officials…
POLL! How Did You/Will You Vote on California's Proposition 50 and How Do You Feel About It?
Governor Gavin Newsom will see if his big political gamble will pay off on Tuesday when Californians go to the polls to vote on Proposition 50, the ballot measure that would allow…
Sheriff’s Office Asks for Public’s Help to Locate Missing McKinleyville Man
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s help to locate missing person Corey Shannon-Johnson, 33 -years-old, of McKinleyville…
Arcata Resident Struck and Killed on Highway 96 on Halloween
…McCullough was under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol at the time of the crash remains under investigation.The CHP is continuing its investigation into this crash and asks anyone with…
Humboldt County Supervisors May Remove Bushnell as Chair and Censure Her for Mistreatment of Employees
Second District Supervisor and Board Chair Michelle Bushnell. | Screenshot.###PREVIOUSLYFollowing Misconduct Complaint, Supervisor Bushnell Hires Private Attorney to Challenge the County’s Investigation Process###Humboldt County Second District Supervisor Michelle Bushnell could…
(UPDATE) Trump Administration Agrees to Fund Reduced SNAP Benefits Through November
…This morning, in a new legal filing, the Trump Administration wrote the following: “Per orders issued by the United States District Courts for the Districts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, [the Trump…
Fire at Buhne Street Triplex Sunday Afternoon Contained to Garage, and Emergency Personnel Also Treated a Bystander Who Tripped in the Road While That Was Happening
…A unit was designated as the Rapid Intervention Crew in case of a firefighter emergency. The fire was contained to the garage, preventing spread into the living area. Crews conducted salvage operations…
Hoopa Kid Selected For Football’s 2025 Native All-American Game, to be Played on December 14 in Vikings Stadium
Press release from the Hoopa Valley Tribe: Cheng.The Hoopa Valley Tribe is proud to announce that Uriah Cheng a proud member of the Hoopa Valley Tribe and descendant of the Yurok…