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UPDATE: Hot! Hot! Hot! Heat Advisory Until 7 p.m.

by Kimberly Wear on June 11, 2019 at 3:09PM

Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect the correct high temp for June.

Yurok fisheries technician Nick Folkins records data on Coho salmon in a recently restored stretch of McGarvey Creek. The Yurok Tribe implements large-scale river restoration projects throughout the Klamath River Basin.

Yurok Tribe Awarded UN Honor for Forest Management Practices

by Kimberly Wear on June 10, 2019 at 4:21PM

Today, the Yurok Tribe was selected as one of the first indigenous organizations in the United States to receive the United Nations Development Programme’s prestigious Equator Prize. “We are honored to receive recognition for our traditional ecological knowledge and western science-based approach to managing the temperate rainforests in our region,” said Joseph L. James, the Chairman of the Yurok Tribe.

Youngsters finish rounding the bases after the Crabs' first home win of 2019

Win One for the Gipper

by Thomas Oliver on June 10, 2019 at 3:08PM

bats behind its back. The Studs scored one run early and the Crabs responded by driving in two of their own in the second.

UPDATE: Suspect Fled, HCSO Reports 'No Perceived Threat to the Community'

by Kym Kemp on June 10, 2019 at 11:16AM

HCSO Facebook post Deputies are clearing the scene.

Humboldt County school children make their mark on Kids Ocean Day.

Humboldt School Kids Hit the Beach for a Cause (with Video)

by Kimberly Wear on June 8, 2019 at 1:34PM

1,000 Humboldt County students spent their school day caring for our coast at the Mike Thompson Wildlife Area, South Spit of the Humboldt Bay on Thursday, June 6. After spending the picking up trash and removing invasive plant species to create space for native biodiversity, participating students, teachers, and volunteers created an aerial design featuring a pair of Western Grebes and the message “Protect What You Love.” Local pilot Mark Harris flew over while photographer J Patrick Cudahy captured the image.

EPD Seeks Suspect in Possible Hate Crime

by Thadeus Greenson on June 7, 2019 at 2:05PM

Upchurch then began having a seizure, and they say another customer leapt into action, clearing tables and chairs out of the way to create a safe space. When officers arrived a short time later, they called an ambulance, which transported Upchurch to the hospital.

Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay crewmembers gather to honor and remember the crew of CG-6549.

Remembering the Lost Crew of Coast Guard 6549

by Kimberly Wear on June 7, 2019 at 1:12PM

MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — The Coast Guard honored the sacrifice of four crewmembers lost at sea in 1997 off the coast of Cape Mendocino, with a memorial service at Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay, Friday. Twenty two years ago on June 8, 1997, four Coast Guard helicopter crewmembers were lost in an effort to rescue mariners in distress approximately 60 miles west of Cape Mendocino.

Humboldt Area Foundation Hires New Chief Executive Officer

by Iridian Casarez on June 5, 2019 at 1:10PM

Humboldt Area Foundation hired Bryna Lipper as the foundation’s new Chief Executive Officer. Lipper is coming to Humboldt County with a master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard University and a history in philanthropy: She was the acting director for the Office for International and Philanthropic Innovation at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and later co-founded the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities initiative, serving as the initiative’s senior vice president from 2013 to 2018.

North Coast Night Lights: Eureka Slough Railroad Bridge

by David Wilson on June 5, 2019 at 12:23PM

When I become absorbed in a black and white photograph, I can feel my mind processing in the background, asking whether the image is grayscale (black and white) because it was captured that way, perhaps before color film, or whether it had been created in color and then made into a black and white as these photographs were. It’s not important to the image itself, but the history is something that interests me.

Eureka Council Rejects Humboldt Made's Proposal, Moves Forward with Virginia Marketing Firm

by Thadeus Greenson on June 4, 2019 at 6:34PM

Meeting in closed session on the heels of recent revelations that staff had materially misrepresented the extent of issues with Humboldt Made’s proposal to provide marketing services for the city, the Eureka City Council voted this evening to direct the city manager to negotiate the $370,000 annual contract with the other finalist, Eddy Alexander, based in Virginia. The closed session decision — which City Attorney Bob Black said was reached by general consensus — comes amid serious questions about the city’s request for proposals process that had led to staff’s recommendation to award the contract to Humboldt Made.

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