Articles by LoCO Staff

November 2020

(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: Writer Barry Evans On the ‘Resilience’ of Old Town During COVID and Recovering from His Recent Bike Crash

Preparing for the Surge: Humboldt’s Deputy Public Health Officer Takes Questions on Rising COVID Cases and the County’s Response

OBITUARY: David Elwood Ball, 1950-2020

OBITUARY: Raldon Fredrick (Beetle) Brown Sr., 1947-2020

Two COVID Cases Newly Confirmed on the Yurok Reservation, Says Tribe

Cache of Weapons Found in McK Home That Also Held Big Cache of Drugs, Says Humboldt County Drug Task Force

ALERT: Lay Off the Wild Mussels and Clams! California Department of Public Health Detects Deadly Toxins in Local Wild Shellfish

OBITUARY: James G. ‘Jim’ Widdoes, 1937-2020

RAIN COMING! Humboldt County is in For a Ducking Tomorrow, and Possibly Longer

Man Arrested For Attempted Murder After Allegedly Setting Fire to Hoopa Home With People Inside

Eureka Police Officer Flown to Trauma Hospital With Major Injuries After Colliding With Uninvolved Vehicle During Today’s Pursuit; Bakersfield Parolee Arrested on Multiple Charges, EPD Says

Wanted Felon Arrested After Leading Numerous Law Enforcement Agencies on High-Speed Highway 101 Chase; EPD to Release More Info, HCSO Says

OBITUARY: Robert Smith MacMullin, 1952-2020

OBITUARY: Gloria Jean Briceland-Alfred, 1942-2020

Dr. Ennis Urges You to Get Tested and Tells You You’re Probably Not Going to Get Those Monoclonal Antibodies Quite Yet

Campus Cops Warn of Suspicious Individual Who Tried to Climb Through a Third-Floor Kitchen Window of an Occupied Dorm Room Today

DEMOCRACY STREAMS! Please Feel Free to Tune Into Access Humboldt’s Thrilling Live Stream of Votes Being Counted

Shelter Cove Citizens Detain Man Who Had Allegedly Stolen Mail, Attempted to Set a Telephone Pole on Fire and Threatened People Who Tried to Stop Him With a Knife, Sheriff’s Office Says

OBITUARY: Richard (Dick) Lee Lipscomb, 1937-2020

OBITUARY: Marguerite Claire (Newman) Martin, 1926-2020

Eureka Woman Arrested in Arcata With Stolen Property From Loleta Car Break-Ins, Says Drug Task Force

Eureka Police Now Believe Recent Old Town Death to Be Result of Self-Inflicted Wine Bottle Injury

Deputies Asked to Respond to Man Passed Out on Rohnerville Road; His Car Had Been Stolen From the Eureka Police Department, Sheriff’s Office Says

Calfire Lifts Burn Suspension With Return of Chilly Weather

Missing Weitchpec Woman Found Deceased on Her Property; No Sign of Foul Play, Sheriff’s Office Says

MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: One for the Veterans

OBITUARY: Kathe Elizabeth Lyth, 1948-2020

OBITUARY: Karen Christine Parr, 1940-2020

(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: City Councilmember Sofia Pereira on What’s Next for Arcata and Having a Baby During COVID

College of the Redwoods Class Repairing Home of Humboldt Hill Man Killed in Bed By Drunk Driver

(UPDATE: ALL’S WELL) Sheriff’s Office Looking for Recently Arrived 18-Year-Old Woman Gone Missing Under Mysterious Circumstances

In Today’s Media Availability, Deputy Health Officer Talks About Rapid Testing, Kids and COVID and Handling the Surge

NEW PHONE SCAM: This Time the Scammers are Pretending to be From Amazon, the Sheriff’s Office Says

OBITUARY: Tom Burns, 1953-2020

Two Arrested After Traffic Stop Leads to Violent Attack on a Fortuna Police Officer, FPD Says

Eureka Police Arrest Arcata Man for Attempted Murder After Investigation Connects Him to September Stabbing

OBITUARY: Terry Smith (Stymans), 1943-2020

OBITUARY: Robert Stanley Burdick, 1943-2020

Reported Westhaven Assault Leads Deputies to 16 Grams of Meth; Two Arrested

Sheriff’s Office Investigating Pellet Gun Shooting After Man Was Hit While Walking Near Arcata Community Forest

Sheriff’s Office’s Marijuana Enforcement Team Hits Three Operations in Blue Lake, McKinleyville and Eureka

Sheriff’s Office Says: If You See Suspicious Activity or Threats of Violence During the Election, Please Report Them

OBITUARY: Adrian D. Wantt, Sr., 1931-2020

OBITUARY: Karen Batten Hughes Jandebeur, 1939-2020

HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION: 48-Year-Old Man Dies After Being Found Injured in Old Town Today; Police Seeking Surveillance Video

MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Stone Lagoon is Very Nice

(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: When Will Humboldt Enjoy Live Music Again? Longtime HumBrews Booker Laurel Weston Weighs In

October 2020

OBITUARY: James Anthony Wood, 1956-2020

OBITUARY: Tom Kelsey, 1935-2020

OBITUARY: Rothwell Paul Broyles, 1926-2020