Life can come at you pretty fast sometimes. Just ask the Humboldt Crabs’ Elijah McNeal, the 18 year old the San Francisco Giants selected in the 20th round of the Major League Baseball Draft this week. In the past calendar year, the 6-feet-3-inch, 180-pound infield prospect out of Dublin, California, has seen a lotta bit […]
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Last Boarding Call for Avelo in December
Avelo Airlines is preparing to take off from Humboldt County, permanently. According to announcements from the company and the county of Humboldt, the low-cost carrier is ending all flights between the Arcata-Eureka airport and Burbank after Dec. 2 as the airline pulls out of servicing the West Coast altogether. The move comes amid local and […]
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Higher Premiums and Lost Coverage: How Trump’s Budget will Change Health Care in California
The new federal budget signed into law by President Donald Trump is expected to raise some health care insurance premiums and force millions off coverage, reverberating the most in lower-income families and communities that are already struggling. Trump’s new budget reduces spending for Medicaid — called Medi-Cal in California — by $1 trillion over the […]
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Photos: Celebration and Protest on July 4
By 1 p.m. on Friday, July 4, a line of protesters stretched in front of the Humboldt County Courthouse. They carried signs decrying ICE, billionaires, Israel’s bombing of Gaza, the slashing of cancer research funding, reducing Medicare and President Donald Trump’s administration in general. (See the slideshow below for photos of the protests and Old […]
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The Boys are Back in Town
Baseball is a crazy, beautiful, devastating and triumphant game. Sometimes, all in the span of a week. It’s a game of failure, where hitters can be successful if they get a hit three out of 10 times. And if you can win just over half of your meaningful games, you are in a great spot […]
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No More Dogs at Friday Night Market, Fourth of July Festival and Fireworks
Dogs are no longer allowed at Eureka’s Friday Night Market and Fourth of July festival after the city issued a press release about the policy change on June 25. The city cited that crowds have grown over the years with more than 13,000 people attending last year’s Fourth of July festival and some 7,000 people […]
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Crabs Roll and We Ain’t Talking Sushi
A sign of a good baseball team is the ability to win in a bunch of different ways, a quality the Humboldt Crabs have shown this summer. They’ve had two walk-off wins, one in extra innings. They’ve had two wins by at least 14 runs. They have been down 5-0 before even coming to the […]
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Ben Hurd, Whose Christmas Tree Farm Was a Holiday Tradition for Many, Dies at 93
Ben Hurd, who along with his namesake Christmas tree farm was an integral part of cherished holiday memories for generations of local families, has died. He was 93. According to an announcement on the farm’s Facebook page, Hurd passed away peacefully on the morning of June 12. “He was determined to stay in his home […]
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Sheriff’s Office Identifies Deputy Who Shot Bear River Suspect
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has identified the deputy who fatally shot a suspect allegedly charging him with a knife on June 5 as Cpl. Bradford Anderson, a nine-year veteran of the office. Anderson remains on paid administrative leave, as is standard protocol, according to a press release. The other deputy at the scene did […]
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More Information Emerges in Fatal Police Shooting in Bear River
As information continues to trickle out regarding the June 5 fatal shooting of a 29-year-old Simi Valley man by a Humboldt County sheriff’s deputy, a picture is emerging of the man who allegedly rushed a deputy with a knife having been in prolonged medical distress. According to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to […]
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Enyart Leads the Way for Undefeated Crabs
After sweeping the Novato Knicks last week to open the summer, the Humboldt Crabs entered week two with a head of steam and would continue to roll. The pitching staff opened the week with back-to-back shutouts and the offense exploded, outscoring their opponents 23-0 over those two games. Above all else, this week will be […]
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AG Seeks to Force St. Joseph Hospital to Comply with Agreement in Abortion Case
California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office filed a motion June 9 in Humboldt County Superior Court seeking a judge’s order enforcing a stipulation reached in a lawsuit brought against Providence St. Joseph Hospital last year requiring it to comply with state’s Emergency Service Law and provide emergency abortive procedures when they are deemed medically necessary. […]