The LoCO Timeline, p. 416

Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020

(PHOTO) Eureka Police Seeking Armed Robbery Suspect
3:02 p.m.

Humboldt’s Deputy Health Officer Takes Questions on COVID and Fire Refugees, Contact Tracing and the Uses of Mathematical Modeling Six Months Into the Pandemic
2:46 p.m.

BOOKED: Sept. 10, 2020
1:55 p.m.

Red Salmon Complex Growth Slows, Firefighters Working to Stop Hopkins Fire From Crossing the Eel River at Kekawaka Creek
12:55 p.m.

(VIDEOS) Humboldt’s Independent Drone Air Force Took to the Skies to Document Yesterday’s Smokageddon
11:22 a.m.

Humboldt and Del Norte Post Offices in the Fire Zone are Closed; Here’s How to Get Your Mail
10:40 a.m.

Slater Fire Grows to 120,000 Acres and is Zero Percent Contained; Gasquet Evacuation Orders Still In Effect
9:27 a.m.

HIGHWAY UPDATE: 101 Open at Willits; 199 Still Closed Between Crescent City and Oregon; 96 Closed in Siskiyou County
7:20 a.m.

Teenage Witnesses Provide Conflicting Accounts in Hoopa Homicide Hearing
7:03 a.m.

Elementary Schools in Arcata and McK are Feeding All Kids for Free
7 a.m.

OBITUARY: Kathleen M. Vigil 1943-2020
6:45 a.m.

LoCO EARTH: Sept. 10, 2020
6 a.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020

Arcata Police Department Make Late-Night Illegal Fireworks Bust Near LK Wood Boulevard
7:12 p.m.

KSLG’s Black Voices Humboldt PSAs Spotlight Racist Experiences
6 p.m.

NEW EVACUATION WARNING: Everyone East of the Highway as Far North as Myers Flat is Now Urged to Be Ready to Go
5:50 p.m.

City of Rio Dell Opens Free Water Station For Fire Evacuees
4:28 p.m.

Sheriff and Emergency Services Manager Offer Preparation and Evacuation Advice in Video Update
4:24 p.m.

In Today’s Media Availability, Humboldt County’s Health Officer Addresses Wildfire and COVID, Testing, Mass Gatherings and the Upcoming Holidays
4:18 p.m.

COVID REPORT: No New Cases Confirmed Today For the First Time in Nearly Two Months, Joint Information Center Says; Three New Hospitalizations
3:40 p.m.

Garberville Residents Told to be Ready to Evacuate, Along With Another Wide Swath of SoHum
2:32 p.m.

EVACUATION ORDER: All Communities Along Alderpoint Road Ordered to Evacuate Immediately
1:05 p.m.

A 50-Person Gathering in SoHum Has Led to 22 COVID-19 Cases So Far, Joint Information Center Says
12:27 p.m.

Red Salmon Complex Explodes to 71,610 Acres; Strong Winds Push Hopkins Fire Burning in Yolla Bollies Toward Humboldt County
noon

U.S. Forest Service Temporarily Closes All National Forests in California Due to Wildfires
11:54 a.m.

Alderpoint, Bell Springs Road Closed in Anticipation of Fire Jumping Eel River
11:46 a.m.

Redwood Acres in Eureka and Mateel Community Center in Redway Prepared to Take in Fire Evacuees
11:26 a.m.

Brush Fire Erupts on Manila’s ‘Dog Ranch’; Numerous Agencies on Scene
11:21 a.m.

AIR QUALITY UPDATE: Unhealthy Conditions in SoHum and Hoopa Valley as Smoke Blankets Humboldt
10:44 a.m.

Power Outage in Myers Flat; 1108 Customers Affected
9:42 a.m.

(PHOTOS) Humboldt Rises to Feeble Dawn as Smoke Chokes Coastal Skies
8:10 a.m.

Evacuation Warning Issued for Alderpoint Area; Humboldt OES Urges Residents to Be Ready to Go
7:27 a.m.

Residents of Gasquet and Surrounding Areas Ordered to Evacuate ‘Now’; Highway 199 Closed to Through Traffic
7:11 a.m.

Nordic Aquafarms Hosting Public Zoom Meeting Wednesday to Answer Questions, Present Study Results for Proposed Land-Based Fish Farm on Samoa Peninsula
7:05 a.m.

‘I Was Looking for Someone Like Me’
7 a.m.

Early Morning Apartment Fire on Harris Street Leaves One Family Displaced; Damages Estimated at $200,000
6:47 a.m.

OBITUARY: Les Scher, 1946-2020
6:45 a.m.

OBITUARY: David J. Somerville, 1926-2020
6:45 a.m.

LoCO EARTH: Sept. 9, 2020
6 a.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020

COVID REPORT: Twenty-Five New Cases Confirmed Since Friday, Says Joint Information Center
5:43 p.m.

Sheriff’s Office Investigating Attempted Homicide in Hoopa Area After 29-Year-Old Woman Found With Gunshot Wound This Morning, Deputies Say
4:54 p.m.

Smoke Creating Unhealthy Conditions Inland and Even Along the Coast for Sensitive Groups
3:36 p.m.

[CORRECTED] VIDEO From Above Shows Smoke from the Oak Fire the August Complex
1:47 p.m.

Residents Near Ruth Lake Ordered to Evacuate Due to West-Traveling Hopkins Fire
1:18 p.m.

FIRE UPDATE: Highway 101 Still Closed in Mendo; Red Salmon Complex Jumps to 48,000 Acres Overnight
noon

PG&E’s Humboldt Power Plant is Successfully Operating in ‘Island’ Mode, Saving Thousands From Public Safety Power Shutoffs
11:06 a.m.

Newsom Weighs Aid for Undocumented Californians Weathering Pandemic With No Safety Net
7:18 a.m.

BOOKED: Sept. 8, 2020
7:04 a.m.

LoCO EARTH: Sept. 8, 2020
6 a.m.

Power Outage in Mad River; 745 Customers Affected
1:12 a.m.

Monday, Sept. 7, 2020

‘Dangerous’ New Wildfire Burning North of Willits Prompts Mass Evacuations, Shuts Down Highway 101
5:30 p.m.