News, nature, and community throughout the Emerald Triangle
Humboldt County’s respiratory virus levels remain low for now, but wastewater data shows they are beginning to rise. Health officials say increased illness and hospitalizations could follow within the next few weeks.
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More than 100 residents packed a Sunnybrae neighborhood meeting this week to voice fierce opposition to a proposed 186-foot cell tower next to the Arcata Community Forest.
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With Christmas fast approaching and winter in full swing, volunteers hope to fill gift bags for those who otherwise might go without. “They’re gonna have personalized letters that we’re all gonna sign… they’ll have socks and underwear, wound care stuff, beanies” and hopefully more, explained an organizer.
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As St. Joseph Hospital’s attorney called her experience a “false narrative,” Anna Nusslock—the State’s star witness—sat in the front row shaking her head, having lost twins and over 1.5 liters of blood after staff sent her away with a bucket and towels.
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In her letter, the five-year commissioner said she had endured repeated criticism for enforcing “rules that were created and approved by the presidents,” while “standing alone in the face of misinformation and hostility.”
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One of the professors said, ““I don’t think that anyone should feel good about being nationally targeted, especially in a country as polarized and heavily armed as our own.”
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A Thanksgiving Day vigil at the Humboldt County Courthouse called attention to families unable to gather this holiday due to detention, deportation, or fear of separation.
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Students and faculty detailed steep ramps and malfunctioning doors that continue to impede mobility across campus.
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Arcata resident Dan Shahin says concerns about rhetoric at City Hall—especially comments he felt his children shouldn’t have to hear—led him to become the first candidate in the 2026 City Council race.
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Couples said “I do” by candlelight this Halloween as the Humboldt County Clerk-Recorder’s Office transformed the historic Little Red Schoolhouse into a Gothic wedding chapel, complete with cobwebs, candles, and eerie Theremin music.
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