After a Years-long Spike, Humboldt’s Overdose Deaths Seeing Sharp Drop Following a nationwide trend, overdose deaths appear to have declined sharply in Humboldt County in the first months of 2024 after increasing sharply in recent years since fentanyl became pervasive. Surveys compiled by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show a 10.6-percent decline […]
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Fortuna Resident Killed in 299 Crash
A Fortuna resident was killed in a Saturday morning crash on State Route 299 that left another man with major injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol. In a news release, the CHP states the accident occurred at 7:30 a.m. east of Essex Lane when the driver of a Jeep traveling eastbound was reportedly unable […]
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Burger Week, Tuluwat Plans and Local Critters
We’re digging into NCJ Burger Week offerings and their emerging trends. We’re also looking ahead to the Wiyot Tribe’s newly approved plans for Tuluwat Island. Finally, we’ve got a tour of a dead tree and all the birds, lizards and insects that make homes in them. Hit subscribe for weekly update on Humboldt stories.
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‘Bringing Balance Back’
The Wiyot Tribe’s plans to restore ceremonial structures on Tuluwat Island took a big step forward this month, when the California Coastal Commission voted unanimously to approve a coastal development permit amendment, clearing the path for construction. The project will be implemented in three phases, with the first including construction of two ceremonial dress houses […]
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Cal Poly Humboldt Releases Body Camera Footage from April Protest
In the hours, days and weeks after a group of student demonstrators entered Siemens Hall at about 4:25 p.m. on April 22 intent on bringing awareness to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, Cal Poly Humboldt has consistently maintained they almost immediately began vandalizing the building and barricading its entrances, which is why police were summoned […]
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Dam Removal, a Food Hub and Nuclear Energy
This week we’ve got an update on Klamath Dam removal and restoration, as well as the story of how a kitchen and a lot aim to boost small food businesses. Finally, we’re looking at an upcoming discussion of bringing power a from far-flung nuclear plant to Humboldt. Hit subscribe for weekly updates on Humboldt stories.
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The River Runs Free
For the first time in more than a century, the Klamath River began flowing unobstructed on Aug. 28 from the river’s mouth to Keno Dam, just below Upper Klamath Lake, opening hundreds of miles of salmon habitat and bringing a generational effort to the brink of completion. The moment an excavator broke open the last […]
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RCEA Ponders Nuclear Power
The Redwood Coast Energy Authority Board will soon decide whether to accept an allotment of nuclear power to electrify the North Coast. Either way, local customers will be paying for it. The local conversation — which will see the RCEA board debate straying from a long-standing policy not to add nuclear power to its energy […]
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Union Calls on Providence to Reverse Decision to Close Rehab Unit
The National Union of Healthcare Workers is calling on Providence to reverse its decision to shutter its Acute Rehabilitation Unit at the old General Hospital, saying a bill on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk may delay the required seismic upgrades the healthcare giant cited as a reason for the closure. Providence St. Joseph announced last month […]
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Officials Urge Caution After 2 Dogs Die Following Swim By Fernbridge
With two dogs having died shortly after swimming in a small pool of water by the Eel River near Fernbridge on Thursday, environmental health officials are urging the public to keep an eye out for potentially toxic algal blooms in local waterways. “Warm water and abundant nutrients can cause cyanobacteria, sometimes called blue-green algae, to […]
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‘A Segregated Campus’
For a thought experiment, imagine for a moment what the community response would be if a building housing one of Cal Poly Humboldt’s departments only allowed men to enter. Imagine what people would say if dozens of bathrooms across campus were labeled “whites only.” Or, what if the university decided to remove the gender neutral […]