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Unofficial results show nearly 46 percent turnout in Humboldt County’s June primary, with local voters backing Tom Steyer for governor even as Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton advance to November statewide.
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Drivers in Bridgeville, Carlotta, Arcata Bottom, Blue Lake, Trinidad, and Westhaven should expect delays of more than 15 minutes starting June 15 as the county resurfaces roads through June 25.
Read more![Putah Fire on June 9. [Photo from the Facebook page for the CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit]](https://kymkemp.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/putah-fire-june-9-photo-by-cal-fire-lnu-590x280.jpg)
A Humboldt-Del Norte Cal Fire strike team is stationed in the Sacramento Valley as a Red Flag Warning drives new fire starts across Northern California.
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The Humboldt Grand Jury has a list of Concerns and Findings.
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The ship will arrive in Humboldt Bay on Thursday, June 11th at 8:30 AM.
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Humboldt County has issued a stop work order on horizontal directional drilling connected to California’s Broadband for All project after the contractor’s only known disposal site for drilling slurry lost permission to accept waste — leaving investigators asking whether a $3.8 billion infrastructure program racing toward a federal deadline left environmental compliance as an afterthought.
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After years of financial recordkeeping backlogs that cost the county federal funding and triggered oversight scrutiny, Humboldt has completed six years of back audits and returned to a regular annual schedule.
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A possible PMDD breakthrough. A potential Hepatitis B cure. New hope for pancreatic cancer patients. Not every health story is bad news. Here’s a look at several medical advances that could improve — and in some cases save — lives.
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How does a vehicle end up like this—and everyone walks away? A white SUV overturned on Highway 299 west of Berry Summit Tuesday morning. CHP says no injuries were reported.
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“The first big fire our people see should not be coming over the hill into Shelter Cove,” Jack Hargrave of Shelter Cove Fire said. “A two-week assignment on a strike team can bring in about a half a million dollars to the local area.”
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