The economic recession is prompting cities to reconsider how they recycle, and has started a discussion on whether the county waste authority should play a bigger role in recycling.
While the plans for a Samoa development continue their way through the California Coastal Commission review process, the developer remains hopeful that construction will start by next spring.
A man convicted of repeatedly raping and abusing his step-daughters was sentenced in Humboldt County Superior Court to 422 years in state prison on Friday.
Arcata city leaders deserve kudos for doggedly pursuing a project that has been difficult to get off the ground but promises to significantly help the city clean up a part of town that is much in need of improvement.
The National Weather Service has sent a tsunami advisory including the coastal areas of California, Oregon, Washington, British Colombia and Alaska... Basically from the California-Mexico border to Attu Alaska.
The tsunami from an earthquake in Chile hit Japan's main islands on Sunday, but the initial waves washed ashore without causing any damage after sparing most of the Pacific islands that were in its path.
A Eureka man was given a letter of appreciation from the U.S. Coast Guard on Friday for his efforts in rescuing someone in the surf off Samoa beach in December when a boat rolled over.
The overt rancor that's been known to occur between train enthusiasts and trail advocates seems to have been put on simmer of late, as the City of Arcata leads the way with a multi-stakeholder, collaboratively conceived plan for an initial trail-with-rail project.
The eighth day of the Lt. Gov. Faoa Aitofele Sunia and Sen. Tulifua Tini Lam Yuen trial in the Federal District Court in Washington, D.C., moved faster than previous days - with fewer documents and more people on the stand.
Sperm whale washed ashore two years ago Almost two years ago, the jaw of a juvenile sperm whale that washedup dead on South Beach was whisked away to Humboldt County forprotection from looters.
The owners of the Samoa pulp mill are ready to enter into contract negotiations with the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District to supply the facility with water over the next 10 years.