Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, Local News

Intent on stopping the plague that has haunted the Native American community for decades, the Fourth Annual Missing and Murdered  Indigenous People Tribal Policy Summit is underway in Sacramento, with leaders from the Yurok Tribe deeply invested in finding solutions. According to Yurok Tribal Chairman Joseph L. James, “California tribes are standing together to say ‘No More’.” James said intertribal cooperation and collaboration with state partners is leading to policy and legislative solutions designed to prevent future cases and bring justice to countless families affected by this crisis.

The Brookings Planning Commission will take a look at a change on Dawson Road when it meets at 7 p.m. today in the council chambers on Elk Drive. The planning commission annual report will also be reviewed.

Humboldt County authorities have released the name of the suspect believed to be involved in a stabbing in Willow Creek on Jan. 24. Sought for arrest is Josue Garcia of Willow Creek, who allegedly used a knife on an individual in Community Commons Park.

In sports news:

The Brookings-Harbor High basketball teams are back in action tonight, as the boys and girls teams travel to Medford to take on St. Mary’s Academy. The first-place Bruin girls play at 5:30 p.m., while the boys follow at 7 p.m. Listen to the action on KURY 95.3 FM.

Del Norte High pushed powerful St. Bernard’s to the final minute, but the Warrior girls’ basketball team fell 50-44 in non-conference play in Charles Thunen Gymnasium. Senior Bliss Blackburn led Del Norte with 12 points. The Warriors will wrap up their regular season Thursday at home in a critical game against Fortuna.