This week we met with Arcata Mayor Kimberly White to discuss the emergency response during and after the 2026 Downtown Arcata fire, how the city and county are working to address the disaster, and the outpouring of generosity she’s seen from the community.

Humboldt County Sheriff William F. Honsal has proclaimed a Local Emergency due to the significant impact of the five-alarm structure fire involving multiple commercial buildings located between Tenth and H Streets in Arcata.

On Friday afternoon a commercial structure fire, fueled by strong winds, leveled a city block in downtown Arcata.

Homesharing helps Humboldters save money by linking empty rooms with folks who need them.

Why do our brains not like to think about climate change?

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has voted to formally end operations. NPR's mission will continue, unchanged.

Now begins what could be a lengthy legal process of pretrial motions, potential plea negotiations and possibly a jury trial of the authoritarian leader who ruled Venezuela for more than a decade.

Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as interim president, as the Venezuelan government sought to show its people and the world that it is being run independently.

Rep. Adam Smith, the top Democrat serving on the House Armed Services Committee, says Trump administration officials offered "vague talk" in briefing about the long-term strategy for Venezuela.

California is writing rules to limit plants around buildings to protect them from wildfires, after the Los Angeles fires a year ago. Some homeowners are pushing back over losing their greenery.