4 days ago · The Humboldt County Supervisors hashed out a structural change in the way the county functions at the top at a Tuesday meeting. The question was: would it be better to have county department heads report to the County Administrative Officer? Or, should they keep it how it is, where they report directly to the Board of Supervisors as a group?

1 day ago · Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions of violence. Combining pedestrian deaths, murder investigations and fatal police shootings, Humboldt County saw a total of seven reported homicides in 2024 — a significant drop from the year before. In contrast, in 2023, the Humboldt News counted ...

2 days ago · Wind and rain that started late Thursday and early Friday around Humboldt County is yet another atmospheric river hitting the North Coast. And it will stick around for several days. “The lower elevation locations here, like around Humboldt Bay, have received about a …

1 day ago · 2025 could be the year that Humboldt County sees a new green burial cemetery begin operations. Sacred Groves, a non-profit organization working to establish a conservation burial site in the county, has been inching closer to opening for the past two years, according to its founder.It plans to offer green burial services intended …

1 day ago · A little more than three years after his death, Trevor Earley has been memorialized with the naming of a bridge in Southern Humboldt County. The Alderpoint bridge across the Eel River is now the Trevor John Earley Memorial Bridge, with new signage installed at a small ceremony on Thursday.

4 days ago · This week, Cal Poly Humboldt issued a statement addressing a now-rescinded federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo. The memo, which called for a nationwide pause on “all federal grants, aid and other forms of assistance, pending a review by the federal agencies,” sent federally funded organizations and programs scrambling to interpret and implement its vague direction.

2 days ago · Horse racing at the Humboldt County Fair is facing an uncertain future after this week’s news that the California Authority of Racing Fairs, or CARF, is not pursuing race day applications for this summer. The news has massive ramifications on the fair, with CARF managing horse racing and without ...

2 days ago · Early last week, the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo instructing federal agencies to “temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency activities” per recent executive orders issued by the Trump administration. The order plunged grant-funded organizations throughout the U.S ...

4 days ago · A small encampment fire started at the Arcata Marsh late Monday night burned into the morning. The cause of which is currently unknown.

4 days ago · Chief Joshua Phinney was sworn in at a special session of the Rio Dell City Council this Monday. Phinney brings 16 years of experience to the position, having served as sergeant with both the Arcata and Fortuna Police Departments.