Humboldt County Public Health reported today that the county has confirmed another COVID-19 death, a resident in their 60s, since its last report Sept. 7. Two new hospitalizations were also reported and, according to a state database, 12 people are currently hospitalized with the virus locally, including two under intensive care. The death reported today […]
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Looking Back: A Surreal Day Two Years Ago (Slideshow)
On this date, two years ago, Humboldt County residents awoke to the apocalyptic glow of an eerie orange sky created by heavy haze in the air from surrounding wildfires, some of which had already been burning for weeks. For weeks, residents across wide swaths of the region would face choking smoke, a series of evacuation […]
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Interior Department Removes Derogatory Term from Humboldt Sites, Hundreds of Others Nationwide
The Department of the Interior announced today that replacement names have been approved for hundreds of valleys, streams, ridges, summits and other geographic features across the nation, including several in Humboldt County, that contained a derogatory word for Native women. The final vote by the Board on Geographic Names — the federal body tasked with […]
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Public Health Reports Another COVID Death, Eight Hospitalizations
Humboldt County Public Health reported today that the county has confirmed another COVID-19 death since its last report Aug. 31. Eight new hospitalizations were also reported and, according to a state database, 13 people are currently hospitalized with the virus locally, none of whom are under intensive care. The death reported today is Humboldt County’s […]
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Public Health Reports Another COVID Death
Humboldt County Public Health reported today that the county has confirmed a COVID-19 death since its last report Aug. 24. The individual was in their 70s. Three new hospitalizations were also reported and, according to a state database, four people are currently hospitalized with the virus locally, none of whom are under intensive care. The […]
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New Cohort of Condors Set to Arrive in Humboldt
Another cohort of four California condors is scheduled to arrive Aug. 16 in a Yurok Tribe-led effort to bring back the endangered bird they know as prey-go-neesh to reestablish a population on the North Coast. This new group of the largest birds in North America, which boast a nearly 10-foot wingspan and the ability to […]
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Millions in Federal Funds Set for Upgrades, Studies at Local Airports
Three Humboldt County airports — the California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport in McKinleyville, Murray Field Airport outside Eureka and Rohnerville Airport outside Fortuna — are receiving Federal Aviation Administration funding for studies, upgrades and updates, according to a news release from North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman. The vast majority — $13 million of $16.1 million […]
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Eureka Police: Two Arrest Warrants Issued in Fourth of July Assault
The Eureka Police Department today announced that arrest warrants have been issued for two suspects in a Fourth of July assault of a Black man on Eureka’s waterfront in which he reported being called a racial slur. An EPD news release states a warrant on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and assault by […]
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Senior Community Plans Detoured by Cal Poly Humboldt’s Land Purchase
A local nonprofit’s plans to build a senior community on a property in Arcata has hit a “bump in the road” after Cal Poly Humboldt purchased the 16-acre site it had been negotiating to buy. According to statement from Life Plan Humboldt — which is aiming to develop “Humboldt County’s first resident-led, life plan senior […]
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Fourth California Condor Readied for Release (with Video)
The Northern California Condor Restoration Program is readying to release a fourth California condor Tuesday to join three others currently flying free in the skies over Humboldt County. Known as A1, the young male’s first out-of-enclosure debut was delayed by a faulty satellite transmitter, which was replaced last week (see video below). If all goes […]
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New Election Tally, Same Results
The Humboldt County Elections Office released its fourth post-election update today and all the races remain in the same place. In the latest tally, Eureka Councilmember Natalive Arroyo has kept her lead in a three-way race for the Fourth District seat on the board of supervisors above the needed threshold of more than 50 percent […]
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Arroyo Headed to Fourth District Seat; Runoff in the Clerk-Recorder, Registrar of Voters Race
The Humboldt County Elections Office released its third post-election update today, with Natalie Arroyo continuing to strengthen her lead in the Fourth District race to succeed Supervisor Virginia Bass. In the latest tally, Arroyo nudged up to 53.9 percent of the vote, followed by Mike Newman at 32.39 percent and Kim Bergel at 13.65 percent, […]