Articles by LoCO Staff

September 2020

OBITUARY: Tawny Deann James, 1988-2020

OBITUARY: Nancy Lee Smith, 1940-2020

OBITUARY: Carol A. Huddleston, 1945-2020

OBITUARY: Bonnie Kendel Olesen, 1942-2020

Eureka Stabbing Suspect Arrested After Another Unrelated Alleged Assault in a Moving Vehicle

Unhealthy Air Conditions Continue in Eastern Humboldt, Trinity County

A Big Pile of Slash Caught Fire at a Mill on Arcata’s West End Road, and it Continues to Smolder

Legit Farmers and Ranchers Can Get Day Passes Into the SoHum Evacuation Zone to Tend to Their Crops and Animals Now, County Says

OBITUARY: Joshua Ryan Keppner, 1986-2020

OBITUARY: Janice Niclai, 1933-2020

OBITUARY: Emma Mary (Peterposten) Filippini, 1920-2020

EPD: Felony Warrants Issued For Heroin Sales Suspects Identified During HACHR Fact-Finding Investigation

The Air Outside is Still Absolute Garbage

Overturned Semi Shuts Down 101 at Fernbridge; Detour Available

OBITUARY: Ann King, 1935-2020

OBITUARY: Jeffrey ‘Jeff’ Bryan Boydstun, 1964-2020

OBITUARY: Vikki Ann Howard, 1951-2020

OBITUARY: Robert Wesley Branchini, 1966-2020

OBITUARY: Shirlee Carlson, 1939-2020

MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Tunnel Hang

Boat Sinks 28 Miles South of Eureka; Two Crew Members Rescued, Coast Guard Says

All Evacuation Orders and Warnings Lifted for Oak Fire Burning Near Willits

West Zone of August Complex Grows to 30,600 Acres; 13,926 Structures Threatened, Calfire Says

‘Unhealthy’ Air Quality Forecast for Greater Eureka Area Today

Firefighters Make ‘Significant Progress’ on Red Salmon Complex

FIRE UPDATE: August Complex Grows to Over 875,000 Acres, Still Has Not Burned into Humboldt County; Red-Salmon Fire Continues to Grow; Slater Fire Smaller Than Initially Estimated

(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: Supervisor Estelle Fennell on Humboldt’s Fire Response, COVID Impacts, Social Media Misinformation and the Upcoming Election

AIR QUALITY UPDATE: ‘Very Unhealthy Conditions Likely’ Across Humboldt Today

Evacuation Order Downgraded to Warning Status for Communities South of Hwy. 36 to Casterlin Road

Hosting Fire Refugees? Here are the County’s Best Practices for ‘Sheltering Safely’ During the Pandemic

Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria Welcoming Fire Refugees

(VIDEO) Humboldt State Has Planted a First-of-its-Kind Commercial Seaweed Farm in Humboldt Bay

Today’s Air Quality is Unhealthy to Very Unhealthy Across the North Coast

OBITUARY: Vanessa Taylor Lorenzen, 1946-2020

OBITUARY: Barbara Laverne Fisher, 1936-2020

CSU Chancellor Announces That Next Semester is Going to be Almost All Online, Too

Community Groups to Host Virtual Forums With Candidates for Eureka and Arcata City Councils, McK and Humboldt Community Services Districts

(PHOTO) Eureka Police Seeking Armed Robbery Suspect

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

Humboldt and Del Norte Post Offices in the Fire Zone are Closed; Here’s How to Get Your Mail

OBITUARY: Kathleen M. Vigil 1943-2020

Arcata Police Department Make Late-Night Illegal Fireworks Bust Near LK Wood Boulevard

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

City of Rio Dell Opens Free Water Station For Fire Evacuees

In Today’s Media Availability, Humboldt County’s Health Officer Addresses Wildfire and COVID, Testing, Mass Gatherings and the Upcoming Holidays

Garberville Residents Told to be Ready to Evacuate, Along With Another Wide Swath of SoHum

EVACUATION ORDER: All Communities Along Alderpoint Road Ordered to Evacuate Immediately

A 50-Person Gathering in SoHum Has Led to 22 COVID-19 Cases So Far, Joint Information Center Says

U.S. Forest Service Temporarily Closes All National Forests in California Due to Wildfires

Brush Fire Erupts on Manila’s ‘Dog Ranch’; Numerous Agencies on Scene