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Sen. Mike McGuire Calls the Great Redwood Trail the ‘Opportunity of a Lifetime’ at Humboldt Trails Summit
Isabella Vanderheiden / June 1, 2024, 4:40 p.m. / Trails
… the trail? A 2020 study by the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA)estimated design and construction costs to clock in at approximately $1 billion, which amounts to roughly $3 million per mile …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Great Opportunities and Challenges for the Great Redwood Trail
The EcoNews Report / June 1, 2024, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Babes in Benbow! A Summer Job at Humboldt’s Glamorous Resort Hotel Sounded Nifty to One Eureka Girl in 1945. But Then…
Naida Olsen Gipson / June 1, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
… with layovers at Benbow, for $6.26 each, and two white uniforms at $1.98 apiece. We packed our beige and blue striped cardboard suitcases and caught the Greyhound bus for Southern Humboldt County. All my life I …
Civil Grand Jury: Humboldt County’s Jail and Other Facilities Suffer From Under-Staffing. And They’re Old.
LoCO Staff / May 31, 2024, 10:29 a.m. / Local Government
Raising a Kid in California? They May Have a College Savings Account You Don’t Know About.
Jacqueline Munis / May 31, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… a sum. Babies born between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 received $25 deposits, and all babies born after July 1, 2023 receive $100 deposits. As part of the program, all low-income first grade …
California Sides With Big Utilities, Trimming Incentives for Community Solar Projects
Julie Cart / May 31, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… by renewable energy. The California Public Utilities Commission’s 3-1 ruling preserves and expands programs that will allow any ratepayer to subscribe to a pool of projects and receive a 20% rate reduction …
Arcata City Council Discusses Final Updates to the Gateway Area Plan and General Plan
Jacquelyn Opalach / May 30, 2024, 5:14 p.m. / Local Government
Sheriff’s Office Reports That the Body of the Young Man Drowned in the Trinity Two Weeks Ago Was Finally Located Yesterday
LoCO Staff / May 30, 2024, 2:49 p.m. / Crime
McKinleyville-Area Hunter Earns World Record With Largest Roosevelt Elk Antlers Ever Recorded
Ryan Burns / May 30, 2024, 2:20 p.m. / Wildlife
Rio Dell Also Has a New Police Chief
LoCO Staff / May 30, 2024, 1:51 p.m. / Community
(WATCH LIVE) Jury Reaches Verdict in Trump Criminal Hush Money Trial
Andrew Goff / May 30, 2024, 1:49 p.m. / News
Cal Poly Humboldt Names New Police Chief
LoCO Staff / May 30, 2024, 11:55 a.m. / Education
The Humboldt Bay Trail is On Track to Be Finished by the End of the Year, Says the County of Humboldt
LoCO Staff / May 30, 2024, 11:09 a.m. / Trails
… by the California Transportation Commission’s Active Transportation Program, California State Coastal Conservancy, and Caltrans District 1.In addition to serving the region’s transportation …
Cal Poly Humboldt Women’s Rowing Team Set to Defend National Title in Ohio This Weekend
LoCO Staff / May 30, 2024, 10:17 a.m. / LoCO Sports!
How Did a Shoplifting Bill Get Through California’s Liberal Assembly With Most Democrats Opposed?
Ryan Sabalow / May 30, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… in April with legislators dodging votes to avoid offending the bill’s supporters or to eliminate a record of their opposition on controversial topics. Assembly Bill 1990 passed the Assembly 44-1 last week …
Newsom Unveils Plan That Would Hasten Insurance-Rate Reviews — and Increases
Levi Sumagaysay / May 30, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Amelia Agnes Kimson, 1932-2024
LoCO Staff / May 30, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… . Services are being handled by Sanders Funeral Home at 1835 E Street, Eureka, CA 95501. Memorial Services for Amelia will be held on Friday May 31, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. with an interment immediately following …
State Sen. Mike McGuire to Provide Update on Great Redwood Trail at This Weekend’s Humboldt Trails Summit
Isabella Vanderheiden / May 29, 2024, 4:19 p.m. / Trails
… 1. Check out the flyer below for more information.### …
Legislative Leaders Counter on California Budget Deficit
Alexei Koseff / May 29, 2024, 4:13 p.m. / Sacramento
… a balanced budget or lose its pay and the July 1 start of the fiscal year. After lawmakers and the governor took early action last month, finance officials project the remaining shortfall to be more than $27 …
Civil Grand Jury: Humboldt County Pays Too Much in Rent and Should Probably Consolidate Services Whenever It Can Afford to Do So
LoCO Staff / May 29, 2024, 3:35 p.m. / Local Government
(UPDATE: LIGHTSABERS PERMITTED!) Crescent City to Star Wars Nerds: Leave Your Blasters at Home
Andrew Goff / May 29, 2024, 1:09 p.m. / Hardly News
Hispanic Serving Institutions Rely on Federal Funding to Support Latino Students. What Happens When the Money Ends?
Haydee Barahona / May 29, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… of the largest beneficiaries of the federal grant program. They have received $637 million in grants ranging from $500,000 to $1,00,000 since 1995. Still, advocates and students say the HSI designation …
Watch: Democrats Kill California Homeless Camp Ban, Again
CalMatters staff / May 29, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Darrell Francis Martin, 1930-2024
LoCO Staff / May 29, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Ronald Dean Langston, 1959-2024
LoCO Staff / May 29, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Eureka Police Identify Man Killed in Last Week’s Horrible I Street Crash
LoCO Staff / May 28, 2024, 4:47 p.m. / Traffic
More Than a Million Acres of North Coast/Southern Oregon Land Designated as Critical Habitat for the Pacific Marten
LoCO Staff / May 28, 2024, 4:36 p.m. / Wildlife
… . Creative Commons license.Press release from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is designating 1.2 million acres of critical habitat in northwestern California …
Judge Gregory Kreis Censured for Misconduct, Permanently Resigns From the Bench in California
Ryan Burns / May 28, 2024, 3:05 p.m. / Courts
Two Arrested in Eureka on Suspicion of Drug Trafficking, Child Molestation and More, Drug Task Force Says
LoCO Staff / May 28, 2024, 2:45 p.m. / Crime
… of a minorPC 287(B)(2) Oral copulation with a minor under the age of 16PC 182(A)(1) ConspiracyPC 311.11(a) Possession of child pornographyPC 30305(a) Felon in possession of ammunitionPC 25850(a) Illegal …
Eureka High’s Albee Stadium to Close Until 2026 While Big Money Renovations Occur
LoCO Staff / May 28, 2024, 11:21 a.m. / Community