Articles by LoCO Staff

October 2020

Humboldt Deputy Health Officer Takes Questions on Flu Season, Halloween and Why Young People are Contracting COVID More Often

The Blood Bank is Critically Low on Supply Right Now — Especially Type O — and Really Needs Your Donations ASAP

LET’S GET YOU MARRIED: State Releases New Guidelines for Weddings in the Age of COVID

OBITUARY: Carol Ann DeGroot, 1944-2020

OBITUARY: Olivia G. Lozano, 1939-2020

Eureka Police Arrest Two After Alleged Armed Robbery Near Alice Birney Campus

Joint Information Center Releases More Detail on New State Guidelines for Inter-Family Gatherings

Washington Murder Suspects Arrested After One Runs Out of Gas, the Other Attempts Carjacking, HCSO Says

MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Blown Away

FIRE UPDATE: Rain Allows Firefighters to Make ‘Good Progress’; Relief Will Be Short-Lived, Calfire Says

(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: Marble Maker Topher Reynolds on Living the Humboldt Artist Dream

OBITUARY: Bill Pierre Ward, 1952-2020

OBITUARY: Thelma Louise Hooven, 1937-2020

OBITUARY: Timothy ‘Tim’ James McTague Sr., 1959-2020

Man Tased, Pepper-Sprayed, Tackled and Eventually Arrested After Attempted Carjacking at Courthouse Market Last Night, Eureka Police Say

Shots Fired Between Security Guards, Intruders at Commercial Cannabis Farm on Bald Hills Road; Sheriff’s Office Investigating

HSU President Tom Jackson Temporarily Relinquishing Duties After Death of Son

OBITUARY: John (Jack) Richard Macdonald, 1932-2020

In Today’s Media Availability, Dr. Josh Ennis Talks About Humboldt’s Successes in Keeping the Virus at Bay, and the Dangers of What Might Come if it Lets Down Its Guard

OBITUARY: Mickey Lee Vogt, 1951-2020

Humboldt’s Health Officer Answers Media Questions About Our New, More Permissive State COVID Designation

Jury Convicts 58-Year-Old Humboldt Hill Man of Multiple Sexual Offenses Against Minor Children

Yurok Tribe to Distribute Tablets and Printers to All Tribal Youth

What Changes Now That We’re In the County’s Lowest COVID Tier? The County’s Joint Information Center Has Issued a List

Fortuna Tow Truck Driver Suffers Major Injuries in Highway 36 Crash, CHP Says

OBITUARY: Lewis Dallas Egger, 1951-2020

OBITUARY: Norman Scott Leverett, 1945-2020

Community Donations Allow St. Joe’s to Purchase 12 New Ventilators, Hospital Says

(PHOTOS) Vehicle Flipped After Collision in Downtown Eureka

Firefighters Continue to Make Progress Against Million-Acre August Complex; More Than 250 Firefighting Marines and Sailors Arrive Tomorrow

Seven Pounds of Meth Confiscated From Local Drug Trafficking Organization Over Several Weeks, Task Force Says

OBITUARY: Roberta ‘Bobbie’ Thode, 1929-2020

Slow-Speed Pursuit Down Central Avenue Ends with McKinleyville Woman’s Arrest

23 Humboldt County Sex Offenders Deemed to Be Out of Compliance with State Law

COVID Testing at Redwood Acres Site Canceled This Morning With Staff Trapped at Medford Airport; County ‘Hopeful’ Testing Can Begin Again This Afternoon

MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Mendenhall Monster Mash!

HSU’s New Men’s Basketball Coach Arrested for DUI; University Says He Will ‘Take Some Time Away From His Coaching Duties’

FIRE UPDATE: Firefighters Still Working to Protect Structures From Red Salmon, August Complexes

‘Very Unhealthy’ Air Quality Conditions Persist in Northeastern Humboldt

(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: Arcata Playhouse Executive Director Jacqueline Dandeneau On Adapting Performance Art During the Pandemic, Why She Considers the Arts an ‘Essential Service’

Human Remains Discovered Near Korbel, Sheriff’s Office Says

SATURDAY SMOKE UPDATE: ‘Hazardous’ Air Quality Advisory in Hoopa and Weitchpec Today; ‘Very Unhealthy’ to ‘Hazardous’ Conditions Expected in Willow Creek

Red Salmon Fire Grows to over 130,000 Acres, Remains 31 Percent Contained

OBITUARY: Diane Madelyn Heath, 1949-2020

OBITUARY: MaryLee (Dearden) Marshall, 1952-2020

Dows Prairie Man Arrested With Lots of Pills After Advertising Them for Sale on Social Media, Drug Task Force Says

Bicyclist Killed in Collision on Broadway in Eureka

OBITUARY: MaryAlice Hoyle, 1929-2020

HSU Addresses Announcement of Incoming Spartans Football Team

Dr. Frankovich Answers a Bunch of Questions About That San Jose Football Team Coming to Practice at HSU