The crowd of peaceful protesters at the local event for the national 50501 Free America Walkout scheduled on Saturday, Jan. 17, arrived slowly starting at noon at the Humboldt County Courthouse in Eureka. But by 1 p.m., the estimated number of those present on both sides of Fifth Street exceeded 1,000 people who were raising their […]
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Eureka Protest on ICE Killing in Minneapolis
A crowd of protesters, estimated at around 200, showed up on Thursday afternoon in Eureka “in solidarity with Minneapolis,” expressing anger and grief with their words, songs and messages on signs over the death of Renee Nicole Good. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed Good in her car Wednesday morning during a federal immigration […]
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Fire: Supes Confirm Local Emergency, Arcata Council Set to Friday
Losses now estimated at $20 million or more The Arcata City Council will hear an update Friday on the Jan. 2 fire that leveled a city block and consider ratifying City Manager Merritt Perry’s declaration of a local emergency to open up access to state and federal assistance. The 8 a.m. special meeting will take […]
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UPDATE: Recall in Blue Lake Falling Short
UPDATE: The first post-election report released this afternoon continues to show the recall effort in Blue Lake trailing at 174 yes votes to 213 no votes. PREVIOUS: The Jan. 6 election to recall Blue Lake City Councilmember Elise Scafani had 156 votes in favor and 197 votes against in the election night final report. The […]
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Losses in Arcata Fire Estimated at $18 Million
The devastating fire that tore through a block of downtown Arcata on Friday afternoon destroyed at least seven businesses, including “associated apartments,” and damaged five more, with an early estimate of $18 million in losses, according to the Arcata Fire District. The cause remains under investigation. Among the stores destroyed, according to social media posts […]
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Ferndale Resident Rescued from Flood Waters
A coalition of agencies and a Ferndale resident who provided a tractor saved the life of a 72-year-old woman trapped in her car after driving onto the flooded Fulmore Road around 1:05 p.m. on Monday, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. In a release, the HCSO said the emergency communication center received a call […]
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Republicans Ask Federal Court to Overturn California’s New Prop. 50 Maps
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Just last week California’s secretary of state officially certified that nearly two-thirds of Californians voted to pass Proposition 50, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to temporarily gerrymander the state’s congressional maps in favor of Democrats. Nevertheless, Republicans and the Trump administration are hopeful that a federal district […]
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Sheriff’s Office Releases Footage From Blue Lake Shooting
Only one of four deputies had body cam on during the fatal exchange The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has released video from the fatal shooting of a 35-year-old man who, according to the investigation, fired at least once at the deputies trying to detain him near Blue Lake on July 26. Eureka resident Jared Randell […]
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He built a nursing home empire despite state investigations. Now, lawsuits are piling up
California nursing homes affiliated with Shlomo Rechnitz are facing lawsuits alleging that patients were raped, ignored and unnecessarily exposed to COVID-19. His companies deny the allegations. This story was originally published by CalMatters. In February 2024, a Los Angeles County jury awarded $2.34 million to an 84-year-old nursing home resident named Betsy Jentz, finding that the […]
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EPD Blue Envelope Program Roll-out Event Today
The Eureka Police Department is joining the city of Rio Dell and Cal Poly Humboldt in adopting the Blue Envelope Program, which aims to help law enforcement officers easily identify if an individual may have a condition or disability that impacts their ability to communication or requires additional accommodations. Today, EPD will have a roll-out […]
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Q & A: Amy Bowers Cordalis On Her Debut Memoir, “The Water Remembers”
This story originally appeared on Underscore Native News. Amy Bowers Cordalis, a proud citizen of the Yurok Tribe, has many different roles within her community. She is the executive director and co-founder of Ridges to Riffles Indigenous Conservation Group, a lawyer for the Yurok Tribe and was instrumental in advocating for the Klamath Dam removal, in […]
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Democrat Mike McGuire Challenges GOP Rep. Doug LaMalfa for New Prop. 50 Seat
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire has officially launched his challenge to longtime Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa in a congressional district drastically redrawn by Proposition 50. The Santa Rosa Democrat, who will hit his 12-year term limit in the Legislature next year, was widely viewed […]