Articles by LoCO Staff

July 2020

The Bomb Squad Was Called Out to a Eureka Corner Last Night After Someone Was Reported as Attempting to Ignite a Possible ‘Bottle Rocket’

Humboldt County Correctional Deputy Tests Positive For COVID-19; Inmates Being Tested, Cleaning Underway at Jail, Sheriff’s Office Says

Two Injured in Last Night’s Six-Vehicle Crash at the Indianola Cutoff; CHP Seeking Driver of Black BMW That Fled the Scene

OBITUARY: Willa M. Speers, 1926-2020

OBITUARY: Lawrence Albert Zuber, 1953-2020

OBITUARY: Riley Warren Twiss Jr., 1973-2020

Governor Newsom Names Yurok Education Director to State Board of Education

Bomb Squad Discovers Suspicious Humboldt Hill Packages Contained ‘Vinyl Records’

Northern California Congressmen Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Eradicate Illegal Cannabis Grows on Public Lands

Three Pounds of Heroin Discovered, One Arrested During Eureka Police Bust

In Today’s ‘COVID Minute,’ Humboldt County’s Health Officer Gently Explains Why Gatherings are a Bad Idea

OBITUARY: Rita Joan Miller Sicard, 1931-2020

OBITUARY: Earl Vernon Villier, 1929-2020

Having Received Word of Upcoming Weddings, Joint Information Center Reminds Everyone That Large Gatherings Outside the Home are Still Not Permitted

(UPDATE: ROBBER NAMED) District Attorney Won’t Prosecute Gas Station Worker in Recent Blue Lake Shooting; Investigation Shows He Acted in Self-Defense, Fleming Says

The COVID-19 Pandemic is Causing an ‘Unprecedented’ Need for Blood Donations, Local Blood Bank Says

OBITUARY: Larry Zane Hendrix, 1945-2020

OBITUARY: Nancy Louise Faron, 1950-2020

OBITUARY: Louis G. Adams Jr., 1931-2020

St. Joe’s, Open Door Bring Six New First-Year Doctors to Humboldt County For Residency Program

OBITUARY: Martha Canclini, 1926-2020

OBITUARY: Jeffrey Scott Kessenich, 1952-2020

OBITUARY: William Lawrence Ward, 1941-2020

OBITUARY: Rachel Tomini, 1931-2020

OBITUARY: Edward Mario Bognuda, 1932-2020

Organizations to Give $120,000 in Incentives to Local Child Care Centers to Help Them Stay Open During the COVID-19 Pandemic

MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Ross Park Chaos!

Three House Fires Tackled Within the Space of a Couple of Hours Last Night, Humboldt Bay Fire Reports

COVID REPORT: Six New Cases Confirmed Today, Says Joint Information Center

Blue Lake Gas Station Employee Arrested on Charge of Murder in Shooting of Alleged Armed Robber

(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: Tibora Bea on the End of SCRAP Humboldt, the Future of Creative Reuse, and Poembombing the Arcata Plaza

Races to Resume Without Fans in the Stands at Redwood Acres Raceway

CAL FIRE Seizes More Than 10,000 Pounds of Illegal Fireworks From a Home in Eureka

OBITUARY: Frances Irene (Smith) Bagley, 1941-2020

OBITUARY: Margaret Eleanor Shaw Edsall, 1921-2020

(UPDATED) FATAL SHOOTING IN BLUE LAKE: Sheriff’s Office Investigating Reported Armed Robbery

Local Anarchist Collective Introduces Itself, Asks You if You Need Any Help During the COVID Crisis

Two Arrested with 4.5 Pounds of Heroin in Fortuna, Says DTF

Armed Robbery at Murphy’s Market in Trinidad Last Night; Employees Assaulted; Suspect Still at Large

OBITUARY: William ‘Bill’ Henry Chastain, 1941-2020

A Whole Bunch of Local Health Leaders Just Sent a Letter Thanking County Employees for ‘Outstanding Work’ on COVID-19 Response

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