For the third consecutive day, students walked off a high school campus in Humboldt County on Wednesday to stand in solidarity with survivors of sexual assault and protest what they feel are inadequate administrative and societal responses. Hundreds of Arcata High School students descended on the Arcata Plaza yesterday morning, many clad in white or […]
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Got Geese? (or Otters?)
Those who braved the pre-dawn cold Sunday to venture down to the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Loleta were treated to the sight of thousands of geese taking flight as a part of the Aleutian Cackling Goose Fly-Off. The annual event, also dubbed “Sunrise at the Refuge,” allows people to enter the refuge before […]
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Dozens ‘Die’ on HSU Quad to Protest Climate Change
Bodies were strewn across the Humboldt State University quad Friday afternoon as students staged a die-in to bring awareness to the global climate crisis. Dozens participated in the protest, which spanned about an hour. Local photographer Mark McKenna was there to document the protest and share the following slideshow.
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Battle of the Badges Nets Record-Breaking Day at the Blood Bank
Yesterday’s Battle of the Badges at the Northern California Community Blood Bank was a competition with one clear winner — patients. The friendly rivalry between 16 local public safety agencies brought the highest number of donors the nonprofit blood bank has seen in a single day since 2001. In total, 188 people gave their time, […]
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Kinetic Race Rolls on For the Glory
The Kinetic Grand Championship is in full swing, with racers braving blustery conditions to traverse sand, water and asphalt, all for the glory. Local photographer Mark McKenna was on scene for yesterday’s kickoff, from the revelry of the plaza and the dangers of Dead Man’s Drop, all the way to Halvorsen Park, where the race’s […]
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King’s Day
On Monday, Jan. 17, a crowd stretching several blocks made its way through Eureka from Eureka Police Headquarters to the Adorni Center in honor of Martin Luther King Day. The march, organized jointly by the Eureka chapter of the NAACP and the Eureka Police Department, filled Third Street with signs and songs. The march ended […]
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Scenes from the Stafford Fire
Fires broke out on both sides of U.S. Highway 101 near Stafford on Thursday, with crews from seven agencies called to battle the blaze. As of 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Cal Fire reported that the fire had spanned 35 acres and was 10 percent contained. Scanner traffic Thursday afternoon indicated officials were concerned the fire could […]
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Korean War Veterans Honored at Weekend Ceremony
North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman presented more than 70 local Korean War veterans with medals from the government of the Republic of Korea on Saturday at a ceremony in the Adorni Center. The Ambassador for Peace medals were awarded in appreciation from the people of the Republic of Korea to those who served in the […]
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UPDATE: Panda Found
UPDATE: The Eureka Police Department announced this morning that Masala, the 18-month-old red panda on the lam from the Sequoia Park Zoo since Thursday, was found last night and returned to the zoo safe and sound. From the EPD’s Facebook announcement: “Masala is home safe! From Sequoia Park Zoo Manager Gretchen Ziegler: For those who […]
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Humboldt Revs up the Style
If you think Humboldt’s all Carhartt and hoodies, and bikers are all leather, all the time, well, you should have caught the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride on Sunday. If you had seen the dozens of dapper folk on motorcycles weaving their way through Eureka, the Samoa Peninsula and out to Blue Lake, you’d know Humboldt’s got […]
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That’s All, Folklife
The Humboldt Folklife Festival picked, strummed, hooted and harmonized all the live-long day at the free concert finale at Dell’Arte International on Saturday, July 18. This was the 37th annual event, featuring everything from highland pipes to washboards and banjos. Photographer Mark McKenna caught the shows, the crowds and the music spilling into the streets.
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Kinetic Race Gets Wet, Photographs from the Front Lines
Things got downright damp Sunday, as the Kinetic Sculpture Race’s second day began with the ever feared water entry. Some sculptures launched, where others merely wobbled and tipped, before a lively crowd near Eureka’s Wharfinger Building. The first waves of racers are expected to approach the finish line on Ferndale’s Main Street at about 1 […]