Times-Standard

The Times-Standard stands out as the sole major daily newspaper serving the far North Coast of California. Based in Eureka, it reports on a wide range of topics including international, national, state, and local news, along with entertainment, sports, and classified ads. Locally, it focuses on comprehensive coverage of Humboldt County and offers some reporting on nearby Del Norte, Mendocino, and Trinity counties. Notably, this newspaper is among the oldest continuously published in California, with only a handful of others being slightly older by three years or less.

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Youth housing project breaks ground in Eureka

2 days ago | times-standard.com | Sage Alexander

Ground has been broken on a project that aims to build 39 housing units for youth who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Humboldt County. The Jaroujiji Youth Housing project, at 1711 3rd Street Eureka, will convert an office building and two Victorian homes into units for young people to live. According to a press release from the Wiyot Tribe, the project will have a Tribal preference but will be open to all youth living in Humboldt County.
Supes to consider timber rezoning, discuss labor negotiations

2 days ago | times-standard.com | Sage Alexander

Tuesday, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors will consider the rezoning of two thousand acres of land for timber, meet in closed session on county employee negotiations and to discuss department’s vacancy rates in a public hearing, and hear a couple of presentations. 2,127.6 acres of land in the Bridgeville area are up for rezoning Tuesday. The applicant is looking to change the zoning across 12 parcels from agricultural exclusive to a timberland production zone (TPZ).
Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan | Black lives matter: Challenging police impunity

3 days ago | times-standard.com | Amy Goodman |Denis Moynihan

On May 3, 2024, Roger Fortson was on a video call with his girlfriend when a knock came at his door. Fortson, a 23-year-old Black man, was a Senior Airman in the U.S. Air Force, stationed in Florida. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy Eddie Duran had responded to a domestic disturbance call at the apartment complex. […] Subscribe to continue reading this article. Originally Published: May 11, 2025 at 5:25 AM PDT
Ask the Doctors | Tapering is key when easing off opioids

3 days ago | times-standard.com | Elizabeth Ko |Eve Glazier

Dear Doctors: I am going to have a major abdominal surgery. My doctor says it is likely that I will be needing strong pain medications after. My question is about opioids: How long can you take them and not get addicted? What is the best way to stop so you don’t have side effects? Dear Reader: Opioids are a class of drugs whose primary use is to treat pain that is moderate or severe.
Chris Rogers’ Klamath water bill clears Assembly hurdle

4 days ago | times-standard.com | Sage Alexander

A bill aimed at retaining water flows in two Northern California rivers passed through the state Assembly earlier this week. The vote was 56-17 along party lines, with 6 absences. Assembly Bill 263, authored by Chris Rogers (D-Santa Rosa), would maintain existing minimum flows for the Shasta and Scott rivers, which were established as part of an emergency drought declaration four years ago. If enacted, the regulations would be kept until 2031, or whenever the State Water Board sets permanent rules.
Judge rejects St. Joseph Hospital’s effort to dismiss abortion care lawsuit

5 days ago | times-standard.com | Sage Alexander

This month, a judge overruled Providence’s attempts to dismiss an ongoing lawsuit surrounding a Eureka woman who was allegedly denied emergency abortion care at St. Joseph Hospital after her water broke at 15 weeks pregnant because of the hospital’s abortion policy. Judge Timothy Canning’s ruling filed May 5 found the lawsuit put forth by the state of California has alleged sufficient facts for the case to forge ahead.
Sports briefs | St. Bernard’s Dyer named to All-State team

5 days ago | times-standard.com | Dylan S. McNeill

Two months after the St. Bernard’s boy’s basketball team won the NorCal Division VI CIF state title, Crusaders’ junior Liam Dyer was named to the 46th annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state boys basketball team. Dyer helped lead the Crusaders to a 25-5 record and went a perfect 6-0 in Little 4 league play. St. Bernard’s will remain a thorn in the side of the rest of the Little 4 with Dyer and the rest of the Crusaders’ starting lineup set to return next season.
Photos | Math festival adds up to fun

5 days ago | times-standard.com | José Quezada

Henry Miller of Hydesville Elementary uses the power of the triangle and trapezoid building a spaghetti and marshmallow tower at the 2025 Math Festival. The festival celebrating numbers and measurements brought in the community to celebrate the many ways math can be fun and informative. "We build things at home together a lot," said his father, Ben Miller (not pictured).
Blue Lake parts ways with embattled city manager Amanda Mager

5 days ago | times-standard.com | Sage Alexander

A few dozen residents of Blue Lake met at Perigot Park on Wednesday evening to mount a recall effort for three city council members. They call for a recall because they believe City Manager Amanda Mager was fired by the council in a special meeting on Tuesday, though the city says the decision was mutual. The group of concerned residents, some with second-hand knowledge, said Mager was fired effective immediately on Tuesday during a closed session portion of the meeting.
Sports briefs | Humboldt rowing remains atop of CRCA D-II poll; Dugan still unbeaten on the year

6 days ago | times-standard.com | Dylan S. McNeill

For the fifth straight week, Cal Poly Humboldt’s rowing team is atop the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Division II poll. The ‘Jacks took over the top spot in the second week of April and haven’t relinquished it. There’s just two more events remaining on Humboldt’s schedule this season, the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships and the Division II NCAA Championships.