News Blog

A house fire left one person in critical condition.

Resident in Critical Condition After House Fire Rescue

by Kimberly Wear on October 16, 2019 at 9:12AM

Neighbors were awakened Wednesday morning to smoke and flames coming from a home on the 6300 block of Purdue Drive around 12:45AM. Humboldt Bay Fire crews mobilized and arrived to find the home well-involved in fire.

Eureka and the county of Humboldt want to hear from you about last week's power shutdown.

Eureka, County Seek Info on Impacts of Shutdown While Newsom Wants PG&E to Pay

by Kimberly Wear on October 15, 2019 at 10:47AM

The city of Eureka and the county of Humboldt are asking residents to help officials assess the economic damages and impacts to families as a result of PG&E’s Oct. 9 shutdown of the power grid. The blackout was what is known as a “public safety power shutoff,” a mechanism enacted by PG&E when certain weather outlooks arise — in last week’s case dry conditions and strong winds — that substantially increase the risk of a devastating wildfire.

No one wants to do this again anytime soon.

UPDATE: Officials: The 'Outage' Letter Circulating on Social Media is Fake

by Kimberly Wear on October 14, 2019 at 12:09PM

UPDATE: It’s official. The Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services says the letter is a fake.

Eureka Announces New City Manager

by Kimberly Wear on October 14, 2019 at 11:35AM

The city of Eureka announced today that Dean Lotter of New Brighton, Minnesota, will be the next city manager. Lotter’s official employment agreement will be coming before the city council at its Nov. 5 meeting, with an official start date coming at the end of the year after current City Manager Greg Sparks retires, according to a release.

North Coast state Sen. Mike McGuire talks with constituents in Blue Lake.

McGuire at Town Hall: Legislature 'Hyper-Focused' on Holding PG&E Accountable

by Sam Leishman on October 13, 2019 at 10:17AM

Attendees chimed in with their perspectives. “Kids were outside more, I thought,” said Blue lake Mayor Adelene Jones, voicing a sentiment that would be echoed by others.

A vigil crowd gathers for the last time on Woodley Island to mourn and remember the Wiyot people massacred on Indian Island in February 1860.

Eureka Schedules Ceremony for Return of Duluwat Island to the Wiyot Tribe

by Thadeus Greenson on October 12, 2019 at 9:17AM

After 160 years — and some unforeseen delays — it looks like the city of Eureka is prepared to finally and officially return Duluwat Island to the Wiyot Tribe later this month. While details are still being worked out, the city of Eureka is planning a special council meeting to formally approve the island's return and "a public ceremony to return sacred Duluwat Island (also referred to locally as Indian Island), to the Wiyot people,” according to an event posted to the city's Facebook page titled “Return of Tuluwat,” a reference to a sacred village site on the island.

Assault Investigation Now a Homicide

by Iridian Casarez on October 11, 2019 at 12:01PM

An Indiana man who had just moved to Eureka was assaulted Sept. 26 has died as a result of the injuries received, according to a press release sent out by the Eureka Police Department. The case is now an active homicide investigation and an autopsy is scheduled for today.

A screenshot at 6:40 a.m. of PG&E's outage map in Humboldt County.

UPDATE: Humboldt County is Fully Re-Powered

by Thadeus Greenson on October 11, 2019 at 11:49AM

FOURTH UPDATE: The power may be back on but the outage took its toll on perishable food in refrigerators across the region. The county Department of Health and Human Services wants CalFresh recipients to know they can apply to have those losses replaced by phoning the call center at (877) 410-8809 or going into the office at 929 Koster St. in Eureka to start the process.

Turmoil Continues in SoHum School District

by Kym Kemp on October 11, 2019 at 9:33AM

really sad that we can’t get career people here that care about our school and will stick around.” He said that one of his children graduated just last year and the other is in 10th grade.

The barren shelves at Eureka's WalMart on Tuesday evening.

Sen. McGuire: PG&E to Begin Restoring Power to Humboldt Tonight

by Thadeus Greenson on October 9, 2019 at 6:54PM

Restoration of electrical service to Humboldt County will begin tonight, according to North Coast state Sen. Mike McGuire. McGuire tweeted at about 6:20 p.m. that the process may take several hours as PG&E conducts line inspections, adding that restoration to Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma, Trinity and Marin counties will begin tomorrow afternoon.

North Coast Journal