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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The ‘Jacks will a new conference foe in 2025 with UC Merced joining the CCAA

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

The California College Athletics Association (CCAA) will look a bit different for Cal Poly Humboldt this upcoming season, with one school joining the conference and another departing ahead of the 2025-2026 school year. Following the elimination of their sports programs earlier this year, Sonoma State will be exiting the CCAA, a conference the Seawolves have been a part of since 1998. Filling Sonoma’s spot in the conference will be UC Merced.
Calling all coaches: Local colleges join forces to host free coaching clinic in August

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

Youth coaches around the Humboldt County area will have an opportunity for free guidance from college coaches, with Cal Poly Humboldt and College of the Redwoods Athletic Departments collaborating for a coaching clinic later on this summer. The clinic is set for August 3 from 3 to 6 p.m. on campus at Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata.
Racing: Doss, Venza each earn a pair of feature wins over the Redwood Acre Fair weekend

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

It’s always a big weekend for the Redwood Acres Raceway when the Redwood Acres Fair is in town. The racetrack hosted two nights of racing last weekend to coincide with the festivities, giving fairgoers plenty of motorsport entertainment. The racing action began on Friday night, with Redwood Acres Raceway hosting its third points race of the season, with the Late Models, Legends, Bombers and Jr. Legends all hitting the pavement Friday night.
Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan | No kings, no Caesar: Trump, deploying the military to suppress dissent, crosses the Rubicon

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

The die is cast. President Donald Trump has deployed the military against protesters in his drive for authoritarian control. It started with Trump’s federalization of the California National Guard, deploying 2,000 troops to Los Angeles, to quell growing protests against his attempted mass deportations and against the wishes of California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Meaningful memoir

6 days ago | times-standard.com | Colleen Bidwill

Editor’s note: This article originally ran in the Marin Independent Journal in December 2024. Jenny Wood was just 21 years old when she became then-Sen. Joe Biden’s first intern not long after packing up and moving to Washington, D.C. in 1973, where she knew no one. By her late 20s, she would go on to work on Capitol Hill for Sen. Edmund S. Muskie and be a part of the White House staff for then-Vice President Walter F. Mondale.
Canine connections

6 days ago | times-standard.com | Heather Shelton

There’s a new dog park in Humboldt County. On Wednesday, a ribbon cutting was held to celebrate the opening of the Valley West Dog Park at 1340 Hallen Drive. It’s the first off-leash dog park in Arcata, says Emily Benvie, Environmental Services deputy director, Community Services Division, city of Arcata. “Bringing an off-leash dog park to Arcata has been a community priority for several years,” Benvie said.
Lifestyle briefs | Grange hosts summer breakfast on Saturday

6 days ago | times-standard.com | Heather Shelton

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‘A perfect day for us’: Eureka shines for Juneteenth festival

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

The sun was shining off the Humboldt Bay on Saturday in Halvorsen Park in Eureka for the seventh annual Juneteenth Cultural Festival which is put on by The Black Community of California’s Northern Coast. Saturday’s celebration ran for nine hours in downtown Eureka, with food trucks, live music, vendors and much more. Such a day doesn’t come together without months of preparation, said Black Humboldt’s education and resource liaison Rosemary Grady.
Photo | Loleta celebrates community with block party

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

Humboldt County unemployment rate improves in May to 4.5% in May
CR’s Bode Joyner commits to play baseball in North Dakota

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

The College of the Redwoods baseball program saw another player commit to a four-year school following their stint with the Redwoods, with infielder Bode Joyner committing to the University of Jamestown in North Dakota. The University of Jamestown has run a very successful NAIA program in recent years, but they’re preparing to take the jump to Division II in 2026, joining the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.