Articles by LoCO Staff

July 2020

The Grand Jury Wants YOU! If You Have Some Time to Give to Humboldt, Maybe Use it to Investigate the Operations of Local Governmental Entities

MUSEUMS REOPEN! Eureka’s Morris Graves and Clarke Museum Will Open Their Doors to Art and History Fans Next Week

Following New State Law, District Attorney Retroactively Redesignates Over 800 Weed Felony Convictions as Misdemeanors

Willow Creek Man Accidentally Drops Gun, Shoots Himself in the Face, Sheriff’s Office Says

Here’s a Map of Places in Eureka to Buy Safe & Sane Fireworks, Which You May Light Off in Place of the Annual Waterfront Fireworks Extravaganza (Which is Canceled)

June 2020

Shot Fired in Assault on Eureka’s Third Street Sunday Afternoon; One Arrested For Negligent Discharge of Weapon, Felon in Possession of Firearm and Body Armor

Fortuna Rodeo Canceled Due to ‘Current Conditions’

Fortuna to Launch Fireworks Extra-High, From ‘Undisclosed Location,’ So Residents Can Watch From Home

PG&E Copters Scoping Out Lines in Hoopa/Willow Creek Today and Tomorrow

First Five, Changing Tides Announce Shipment of Mission-Critical COVID Gear to Local Child Care Providers

TAKE NOTE: It’s Gonna Be a Huge Hassle to Get to Redding Over 299 For the Next Few Days

OBITUARY: Roy Glenn Dunn, 1936-2020

MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Humboldt’s Hot Dog

(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: Gym Owner Tyler Parr Talks About Growing Up in Humboldt, Reopening His Business, Local Protests

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Let’s Talk About the Fabulous Abalone, With Author Ann Vileisis

OBITUARY: Stephen Andor Helgeson, 1950-2020

OBITUARY: Jerry Michael Lesandro, 1948-2020

OBITUARY: Jack R. McDonald, 1935-2020

Get to Sand-Sculptin’! The 25th Annual Sand Sculpture Fest is HAPPENING All Next Month, With a Few New COVID-Necessitated Twists!

OBITUARY: Leonard Hogan Smith, 1949-2020

OBITUARY: Iris Christensen, 1932-2020

Inaccurate Election Results May Have Been Intentionally Manipulated, Hoopa Valley Tribe Findings Suggest; Case to Be Referred to Sheriff’s Office for Further Investigation

(VIDEO) Humboldt Deputy Public Health Officer on Reopening the County, ‘Super Spreader Events’ and Other COVID-Related Topics

Eight Thousand Plants Taken Down in the Honeydew Area Today; Once Again, Many Serious Water Violations Were Noted, Marijuana Enforcement Team Says

Mendo Sheriff Investigating Possibility That Minor Located at Raided Covelo Grow is a Victim of Sex, Labor Trafficking

Local Beverage Container Buyback Centers to Remain Closed to Protect Employees From COVID-19

Ten Thousand Plants Eradicated, Illegal Water Diversion/Pollution Violations Cited in Disnmore Raid Yesterday, Sheriff’s Office Says

(PHOTOS/VIDEO) Arcata Fire Tackles Late-Night Fire at Single-Family Home in McKinleyville

(VIDEO) Local Latino Community Has Disproportionate Share of COVID-19 Cases, County Health Officer Says

Sheriff’s Office Identifies Body Found at Ma-lel Dunes Last Week as Victorville Man Who Fell Into the Sea Near Trinidad a Month Ago

Eureka Police Arrest 70-Year-Old Man in Connection to Yesterday’s Bank Robbery

OBITUARY: Kathleen Lehto Cataldi, 1919-2020

Old Man Hides Behind COVID Mask in Downtown Bank Robbery Today; Eureka Police Seeking Suspect Who Scrammed With Cash

County Approves Purchase of 197-Acre McKay Community Expansion; New Public Trail Access Planned

Yurok Tribe Appoints Public Health Officer to Oversee COVID-19 Response

HEALTH OFFICER: Almost All Businesses Can Reopen Now (So Long as They Get Certified); Movies, Gyms and Even Bars Cleared for Takeoff

OBITUARY: Joyce Ann (Johnson) Martins, 1942-2020

OBITUARY: Mary Jean Waldkirch, 1927-2020

Stolen Rifle, $6,000 and 196 Grams of Heroin Found During McK Traffic Stop Yesterday Morning, Sheriff’s Office Says

MURALS STILL ON: The 2020 Eureka Street Art Festival is Moving Across Town This Year

U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear 18-Year-Old Klamath Water Rights Case, Upholding Tribal Primacy

MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Our Balancing Act

Firefighters Douse Small Wildfire Near Fickle Hill

(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: What’s Restaurant Dining in Humboldt Like Now? Six Rivers Brewery’s Meredith Maier Tells Us About the Changes They’ve Made to Help Thirsty Folks Stay Healthy

OBITUARY: Frank Cheek, 1937-2020

Motorcyclist Killed in Eureka Crash Yesterday

Humboldt Deputies Rescue Trapped Dumpster Diver

OBITUARY: Gay Miller, 1944-2020

Marijuana Enforcement Team Destroys More Than 6,000 Plants, Seizes More than 400 Pounds of Processed Weed While Serving Search Warrants in Blocksburg

Beachgoer Finds Body in ‘Advanced State of Decomposition’ at Ma-lel Dunes