Supervisor Steve Madrone is raising concerns about the proposed Amazon warehouse near the McKinleyville airport, Eureka police investigate two deaths days apart in the same Lamplighter Inn room where elevated carbon monoxide levels were found, Cal Poly Humboldt students occupy a building overnight, Arcata police say the 2025 death of a Valley West unhoused woman was an overdose and not a homicide, the state racing board shuts down Humboldt County Fair horse racing again this summer, a mother questions the mental-health response that preceded a fatal deputy shooting near Bear River Casino, Eureka lowers flags to honor victims of the 1860 Tuluwat massacre, food stamp enrollment has been rising sharply in Humboldt as more working residents struggle with costs, Sheriff Billy Honsal outlines what local cooperation with ICE would look like under sanctuary laws while the Yurok Tribe warns of racial targeting concerns, Cannifest plans collapse in Blue Lake after weeks of confusion, a long-planned $650 million fish farm on the Samoa Peninsula officially falls apart, two Humboldt supervisor races might be uncontested, Eureka police roll out a new crackdown on dangerous driving and litter along Broadway, Cal Poly Humboldt cuts ties with a racial-equity doctoral program amid federal pressure, and recycling officials say much of what people toss in the bin locally actually ends up as trash, plus positives as Humboldt is named a CARE Court “Champion” with millions coming for services, Fortuna’s long-planned community pool moves closer to reality, the city pursues Eel River land restoration and possible Wiyot land return, Scotia Lodge reopens under new ownership with upgrades planned, Klamath salmon runs show promising signs after dam removal, and the Kinetic Sculpture Lab launches in a new Arcata home ahead of the world-famous race.

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