Editor: My heart is heavy with grief as I read a list of 35 names of people who died while in ICE detention during 2025. These individuals leave behind families and friends who will never be able to see their loved ones again. Their absence leaves a gaping wound in our communities. ICE’s continuing aggressive […]
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Due Process
Editor: “Just do what the police tell you and you won’t get shot.” Used to be good advice and generally worked if you are white. But then the felon in charge decided no one deserves due process, the cornerstone of American justice. It doesn’t matter if you’re an undocumented worker, a college professor, a Venezuelan […]
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Julio Valdez: Reanimating Community Classes in Rio Dell
At the age of 7, Julio Valdez created his first animation work by using the setting sun’s glow as a makeshift lightbox while making a flip book. Now 46, with credits on Cartoon Network shows, he’s working to inspire others to become animators in his newly adopted home of Rio Dell. On Nov. 22, Valdez […]
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Ferndale Stabbing, SWAT Standoff End With Arrest
A Ferndale resident arrested after a SWAT standoff at a Van Ness Avenue residence on Jan. 8 is facing charges of attempted murder and domestic violence for allegedly stabbing his partner. According to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the scene around 7:30 p.m. on a report of a stabbing. There, they contacted […]
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First 5 Funding for Fortuna Playgroup
The Gene Lucas Community Center Playgroup in Fortuna greatly and proudly acknowledges and appreciates the funding from First 5 Humboldt. This generous funding allows the GLC Playgroup to continue through the 2026 year and beyond. With this funding we will be able to purchase more educational items and elite toys, organize field trips, host educational […]
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This Week Down at the FPDs – Jan. 5-11, 2026
Ferndale Jan. 5: A woman on Shaw Avenue and Main Street reported a vehicle splashed a substance onto her car on Dec. 20. Documented. (2:10 p.m.) Assisted with traffic control for a fire on Main and Brown streets. Documented. (5:10 p.m.) Jan. 6: Assisted CHP on Waddington Road and State Route 211. (6:41 p.m.) Jan. […]