Articles by LoCO Staff

August 2020

Trinidad Traffic Stop Results in Seizure of More Than 10,000 Xanny Bars, Half an Ounce of Meth, Drug Task Force Says

Nurse Hava Phillips, Head of the County’s Contact Tracing Effort, Talks About How the Program Works

Hoopa Valley Tribe Sues Feds in Effort to Block Permanent Water Contracts With Central Valley Farmers

Red Salmon Complex Grows to 10,178 Acres, 35 Percent Contained

OBITUARY: Linus Carl Lorenzen, 1927-2020

HACHR Responds to City of Eureka Letter Opposing State Reauthorization

In Today’s Media Availability, Dr. Josh Ennis Talks School Reopening, Testing and Tracing, and Why ‘Active Cases’ Isn’t a Very Important Metric

Unloading Mishap Sends John Deere Tractor Into Creek Near Redway; Locals Spread Straw to Stop Hydraulic Fluid From Contaminating the Waterway

Local Businesses Can Get Up to $12,500 in Local Grants to Help Deal With COVID Costs, County Says

OBITUARY: Brenda J. Gevas, 1947-2020

‘Moderate’ to ‘Unhealthy’ Levels of Smoke Forecast for Next Few Days

EUREKA CITY COUNCIL RACE: Four More Candidates Confirmed, Bringing Total to Nine Running for Two Open Seats

Red Salmon Complex Grows to More Than 8,100 Acres; Jones Point Fire 75 Percent Contained

(UPDATE) McKinleyville Man Taken Into Custody After Allegedly Shooting at Neighbor’s Home Near Hiller Park Last Night

Eureka Man Found Inside First Street Business in the Early Morning Hours, Police Say; Surveillance Shows Suspect Passing Equipment Out a Window to Accomplice

Harbor District, Friends of the Dunes Develop Agreement With Security National to Acquire Oceanfront Dog Ranch, Conservation Group Announces

Arcata Woman Arrested After Early Morning High-Speed Stolen Vehicle Chase That Ran From Eureka to Del Norte County

Game On? State Issues Guidance on Youth Sports, But County Says It Needs Specifics

‘Unhealthy’ to ‘Very Unhealthy’ Air Quality Forecast for Hoopa, Orleans as Red Salmon Complex Grows

Red-Salmon Complex Grows to Over 7,000 Acres, With Big Spread and Smoky Conditions Expected Today

MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: We Need a Hero!

Red Salmon Complex Grows By More Than 1,300 Acres, Remains 12 Percent Contained

OBITUARY: Deborah Lea Brunton, 1954-2020

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Round-up Show! Billboards, Birdwatching and the Trump Administration’s Attack on Federal Environmental Laws

Forest Roads and Trails Close Near Red-Salmon Fires, Now at 4,617 Acres and 12 Percent Containment

OBITUARY: Severino Pifferini, 1931-2020

EUREKA CITY COUNCIL RACE: Five Candidates Confirmed, Four More Possible For Two Open Seats

Time to DE-TRASH Your HOME! The Waste Management Authority is Opening Up its Hazardous Waste and Recycling Facilities Next Week, and Here are the New Rules for Visiting Them

Can’t Pay Your Rent or Mortgage? There’s a County Fund That Might Be Able to Cover You

Red-Salmon Fires Now at 4,284 Acres and Seven Percent Containment

OBITUARY: June Elizabeth Patton, 1920-2020

OBITUARY: Dorothea B. Guynup, 1923-2020

Kidnapping Suspect Apprehended in Oregon; Victim Unharmed

CHP: Both Victims in This Morning’s Samoa Bridge Crash Have Died

(VIDEO) Now They Don’t Have to Go Up Your Nose So Far When You’re Getting Your Redwood Acres COVID Test. Watch!

Anderson Man Arrested After Twice Fleeing From Cops, Ramming Patrol Car in McK Area, Sheriff’s Office Says

Red-Salmon Fires Near 4,000 Acres, Still Zero Percent Contained

(UPDATE: VICTIMS NAMED) Two Unresponsive People Pulled From Car That Went Off Samoa Bridge and Into the Bay Early This Morning, Humboldt Bay Fire Says

OBITUARY: Arleen Smith, 1927-2020

OBITUARY: Alice Adams, 1925-2020

(UPDATE) Fieldbrook Woman Believed Kidnapped; Law Enforcement Searching for Suspect Who May Be Armed and Dangerous

Hoopa Shuts Down Non-Emergency Operations With Announcement of Six Active COVID-19 Cases

Court Sides With EPIC, Says Post-Fire Mendocino Forests Can’t Be Logged as Part of ‘Road Maintenance’

Officers Eradicate 8,194 Marijuana Plants, Note Numerous Environmental Violations at Unpermitted Grow Sites in Del Norte County

OBITUARY: John Sieger, 1968-2020

OBITUARY: Steve Wallace, 1952-2020

OBITUARY: David Bibler, 1972-2020

OBITUARY: Sonja Kenny, 1935-2020

OBITUARY: Virginia Angelini, 1939-2020

(VIDEO) Eureka Police Release Video and Other Media Related to Recent Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting