Articles by LoCO Staff

December 2020

Highway 299 Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest of Alleged Heroin Dealer

OBITUARY: Beverly Ann Canfield, 1947-2020

The Vaccine Has Arrived in Humboldt, and Here’s What’s Being Done With It

Armed Man Leads EPD on Foot Chase Before Being Tasered and Arrested

Woman Assaulted, Robbed of Debit Card in McKinleyville Last Night; Sheriff’s Office Seeking Suspect

MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: The Mayor Demands You Seek Out the Christmas Joy

(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: HACHR Executive Director Discusses Recent Eureka City Council Decision, the Importance of Syringe Exchange Programs and Harm Reduction

Film Commission Announces Local Filming Will Pause Due to Rise in COVID Cases

(VIDEO) Garage Fire Breaks Out in McKinleyville Friday Night

HOORAY! Humboldt Holiday Food Drive Collects Over $45,000 and 9,000 Pounds of Food for Food For People

Two Arrested, One at Large After Officers Spike-Strip Speeding Car at Richardson Grove and Find a Pound of Suspected Meth, CHP Says

HACHR Blasts Eureka Council Majority in Wake of Last Night’s Decision; Vows to Keep Fighting; Says ‘The Time For Compromise is Over’

OBITUARY: Dona ‘Marie’ Hough, 1937-2020

OBITUARY: Donna ‘Bomba’ Elaine Willburn, 1947-2020

Deputy Health Officer Answers Questions on the COVID Outbreak at Granada and the Coming Vaccine

Humboldt Bay Fire Recaps Flame-Filled Morning Along the South Eureka Shore

OBITUARY: Walter Alexander ‘Alex’ Painter, 1963-2020

Environmental Groups Say Spotted Owl is Going Extinct, Charge Federal Government With Negligence in Managing for the Species

OBITUARY: Judy Carole Rencurel, 1954-2020

OBITUARY: Ahti ‘Art’ Apuli, 1937-2020

OBITUARY: Gene Whitten, 1945-2020

Humboldt County Superior Court Shuts Down New Jury Trials Until at Least Mid-January Due to COVID Spike

Deceased Woman in Last Week’s Collision at Broadway and Wabash Had Actually Died Prior to the Accident, EPD Says

65-Year-Old Woman From Utah Perishes in Yesterday’s Incident at the North Jetty

OBITUARY: Thelma Lee (Coons) Stutchman, 1927-2020

Police Searching for Suspects Who Allegedly Shot a Man in an Alley After Trying to Sell Him Heroin, EPD Says

‘Nobody is Outsourcing the Auditor’: County Administrative Office Responds to Claims By and About Paz Dominguez

27-Year-Old Hiker Gets Lost in Headwaters Forest, Falls in a Creek, is Ultimately Rescued

Sheriff’s Office Seeking Suspect in Early Morning Assault in Arcata’s Alder Grove Neighborhood

Reece, the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office Drug-Sniffin’ K-9, Has Passed Away

California to Launch New Contact-Tracing Smartphone App Thursday; Get Notifications if You’ve Been Exposed to a Known COVID-Positive Case

Deputies Chase Wanted Suspect From Hydesville to Kneeland and Into the Woods; Suspect Found at Night When Companion Knocks on Resident’s Door, Asking for Help

MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Zooming For Miles!

(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: Let’s Talk Liquor! Alchemy Distillery Owner Amy Bohner On Keeping Spirits Up During the Pandemic

OBITUARY: George Peck Jr., 1925-2020

OBITUARY: Neville Arthur Price, 1929-2020

Missing Mom and Three-Year-Old Found Safe on Highway 101 Five Days After Car Crash

Teenager Sentenced for 2019 Arcata Drug Deal Shooting; Manslaughter Plea Agreement Sends Suspect to State Juvenile Justice

County Set to Name New Health Officer; Dr. Ian Hoffman Set to Take Over For Dr. Teresa Frankovich Following Board of Supes Approval Tuesday

Eureka Police Arrest Suspect in String of Early Morning Dumpster Fire Arsons

Two Fires in the Middle of the Night Kept Humboldt Bay Fire and Allied Agencies Busy

State Parks Cops Locate Woman Who Allegedly Threatened Orick Cashier With Death By Stabbing

Vaccines Getting Closer: Governor Outlines Priorities for Who’s Up First

Fleeing Suspect Rams Two Police Cars, EPD Says; Officers Discover Stolen Gun, Meth, Paraphernalia

County Health Office Lays Out What Governor’s New Order Means For Humboldt; New Stay-at-Home Order Likely in the Next Few Days

COVID Outbreak: 30 People at Granada Skilled Nursing Facility in Eureka Test Positive; 29 are Residents

EPD Provides Information on Last Night’s Fatal Head-on Collision on Broadway in Eureka

OBITUARY: Kevin Andrew Masters, 1965-2020

OBITUARY: Einar M. Andersen, 1932-2020

OBITUARY: David Earle Haley, 1950-2020