Humboldt County News

This is the first of a series on the history of Arcata, excerpted from a 137 page report prepared by Guerra & McBane, LLC, for the City of Arcata, Department of Planning and Community Development.

Supervisors on Tuesday turned down a 2 percent raise, while emphasizing that the agenda item was not a request but routine procedure, and took the first step toward eliminating the longevity clause of the ordinance that outlines how much board members are paid.

It's not often you see grown men pedaling giant insects through the middle of Old Town, but this is one of them.

The family of Eureka High School student Christina Schwarz, one of two people fatally shot in Arcata this weekend, is holding a public memorial on May 28.

The case: Shane Franklyn Miller is suspected of gunning down his wife Sandy and daughters Shelby Miller, 8, and Shasta Miller, 4, in their Shingletown home in Shasta County on May 7 before fleeing 200 miles to the Mattole Valley.

Fans of film, television and music giant Will Smith and his son, Jaden Smith who live in Humboldt County are almost giddy with excitement as the premiere date for " After Earth " gets closer.

Public officials from the Humboldt Bay and Sacramento Valley areas connected Wednesday in Red Bluff in an attempt to drum up support for an east-west railroad route.

Even here in little Humboldt County, California, everyone knows by now that Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy to rid herself of the possibility of breast cancer, the disease that killed her mother.

In the midst of grief over the death of their 18-year-old daughter Christina, Stewart and Tina Schwarz of Eureka are trying to find solace and inspiration from her memory.

Law enforcement officials arrested an Arcata man in Sunny Brae on suspicion of double homicide after a man and a woman were gunned down at an Eye Street home early Saturday morning.

The United States Geological Survey reported the epicenter was 18 miles southwest of Rio Dell, 22 miles south-southwest of Fortuna, 35 miles south-southwest of Eureka and 39 miles south-southwest of Bayside at a depth of about 12.1 miles.

They say it takes a village to raise a child, and at 17, that's precisely how I saw Humboldt County: a small village isolated from the rest of the world.

The Humboldt County Children's Author Festival is setting sail this year with an exciting crew of nationally known authors, who will be visiting local schools in October.

The case: Shane Franklyn Miller is suspected of gunning down his wife Sandy and daughters Shelby Miller, 8, and Shasta Miller, 4, in their Shingletown home in Shasta County on May 7 before fleeing 200 miles to the Mattole Valley.

Officials say the search for a man suspected of killing his wife and their two young daughters continues, but is being scaled back.

The Rev. Tim Doty has agreed to become the interim pastor at Grace Good Shepherd Church.

Humboldt County residents were shaken awake by a 4.4 magnitude earthquake centered 18 miles SW of Rio Dell, California at 6:46 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, . The mild shaker was approximately 19.4 km in depth and there have been no reports of damage.

By Stephanie Micheli April 1, 2013 Humboldt County, CA - Callous MC of Dirty Rat Records releases a new album titled 'Supplemental Income.' It is the rapper's second full-length solo project to date.

Humboldt County students will display their work at the county's annual Industrial Technology Show, from Friday, May 31, through Sunday, June 2, at Bayshore Mall in Eureka.

The proprietors of the Holiday Inn Express in Fortuna, Jeff Durham and Joe Wolosz, announced in a press release on Thursday that they will covert the 46-unit property to The Redwood Fortuna Riverwalk Hotel on July 1. "The change will allow us to connect to a sense of place and to Humboldt County amongst the giant redwoods and the area's state ... (more)