# # #Humboldt County Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich again sat down to answer questions from local media today.At the outset she expressed condolences to the friends, family and people who worked with the 97-year-old Alder Bay resident who died as a result of COVID-19 complications over the weekend, becoming the county’s first COVID-related fatality.Today’s media…
Hank Sims / Today @ 5:27 p.m. / COVID-19 and HumboldtVIDEO: In Discussion of Newsom’s Announcement Today, Sheriff and Public Health Officer Say Humboldt Should be Ready to Partially Reopen Friday ###PREVIOUSLY:California Can Begin Reopening This Week, Gov. Newsom Announces###This afternoon, county public information officer Samantha Karges hosted a discussion with Public Health Officer Dr.…
Ryan Burns / Yesterday @ 5:08 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt(VIDEO) The County Tested 230 People Today and Expects to Keep That Rate Up, Health Officer Says # # #It’s “Media Availability” time again! Above you’ll find video of Humboldt County Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich answering the latest batch of questions from local media.…
It appears President Trump had the last laugh as his satirical video mocking President Obama's recent endorsement of former Vice President Joe Biden has garnered more views within hours than Obama's 12-minute address did in the last week.Obama endorsed his former running mate after all of Biden's primary rivals withdrew from the presidential race. The widely publicized…
It's widely known that COVID-19 is contagious and can be transmitted through droplets from coughing, sneezing and talking in close proximity to others.A new experiment that uses lasers of light shows just how far spit can travel in the air when talking. The results, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, are shown on…
State and federal public health officials are investigating a new outbreak of infant botulism poisoning. So far the outbreak has sickened three babies across three states: California, Pennsylvania and Washington, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The California Department of Public Health has reported that the infections are among infants who were fed Nara
The recalled product was distributed nationally through the online platforms, Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop, Target, and the company's websites, tnvitamins.com and doctorspride.com. Published: June 12, 2026, 10:11 pm Total Nutrition Inc. of Deer Park, NY is voluntarily expanding its recall of TNVitamins and Doctor's Pride Ultra Potent Complete Green Superfood Moringa Capsules because they have
The consumer group wants the USDA to release information about previously approved testing methods the department now says are unsatisfactory because of false positives. Published: June 12, 2026, 12:05 am Consumer Reports says the USDA should release information about Salmonella testing methods for some chicken products that it first deemed adequate but under the Trump