Articles by LoCO Staff

June 2020

Sheriff’s Office Says it Has Suspended Carotid Restraint, Addresses Other Use-of-Force Tactics in Letter to Community

College of the Redwoods Announces Review of Law Enforcement Academy Curriculum, Will Invite Community Groups to Participate

OBITUARY: Bruce H Georgeson, 1962-2020

Private Campgrounds and RV Parks Can Now Submit Plans, Reopen as Soon as Friday With Approval From County

OBITUARY: Lauren Kay Moore, 1954-2020

(LINK) NCJ Notes LoCO Report on March Against Racism in Arcata

Cafe Nooner, Mediterranean Restaurant Featured on ‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,’ Closing Old Town Location Due to COVID-19, Owners Announce

Want to Get Your COVID Test in Willow Creek? There’ll Be Weekly Drive-Through Service at Big Rock During June

OBITUARY: Louis ‘Louie’ Antone Lorenzo, 1925-2020

OBITUARY: Mary Christine Look, 1946-2020

OBITUARY: Kathryn Charlene McFarland, 1939-2020

OBITUARY: Vickie Lee Grundman (Hill), 1957-2020

There Are Now 114 Places to Get Your Hair Cut in Humboldt, But Safety and Precaution are More Important Than Ever, Says Joint Information Center

Covelo Man Arrested for Kidnapping for Ransom, Pistol-Whipping Victim After Dispute at Marijuana Grow, Sheriff’s Office Says

MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: The Juice is Loose!

OBITUARY: Rhonda Evangeline Downey, 1961-2020

Oil Up the Clippers and Bust Out the Mousse: Certified Hair Salons and Barber Shops to Open on Monday, June 8

Coast Guard to Honor Four Crewmembers From Sector Humboldt Bay That Died During A Rescue Mission 23 Years Ago

OBITUARY: Richard K. Miller, 1941-2020

OBITUARY: Jodi D. Spahr, 1964-2020

OBITUARY: Daryl J. McGowan, 1933-2020

County Announces Future Reopening Timetable, With Hair Salons, Campgrounds and RV Parks Up Next

Bomb-Bot Bravely X-Rays Suspicious Object in Freshwater, Reveals Contents as Benign

‘A Milestone Day’: HSU Opens Enrollment for New Nursing Program

Weed Raids in SoHum Continue; Enforcement Team Takes Down Over 10,000 Unpermitted Plants in Rancho Sequoia, Sheriff’s Office Says

1,200 Humboldt County Businesses are Back in Business and Here’s a List of ‘Em, Says Joint Information Center; Barbers and Other Hair Care Professionals Coming Up Next

LIBRARY Goes CURBSIDE! Humboldt County Library System Reopens for Curbside Book Delivery

EPD Hosts Virtual Roundtable on Domestic Violence During the Pandemic, Publishes List of Resources Available to Victims

Facing Huge Budget Shortfall, College of the Redwoods Suspends Football, Beach Volleyball Programs

OBITUARY: Roger Mitchell ‘Mitch’ Clark, 1935-2020

OBITUARY: Theodore Michael Benninghoven, 1943-2020

Marijuana Enforcement Team Destroys 353 Weed Plants at Unpermitted Petrolia Grow, Seizes 62 Grams of Meth, Six Firearms and Numerous Prescription Pills Packaged for Sale, Sheriff’s Office Says

Hoopa Valley Rescuers Respond to Report of an Intoxicated Woman Who Went Missing After Jumping Into the Trinity River, Find Her Stranded on Opposite Riverbank, Police Say

(VIDEO) Eureka Police Department Holds Press Conference on Campton Road Murder Investigtion

OBITUARY: Edith Anita Westman, 1930-2020

Sheriff’s Office Eradicates 58,000 Unpermitted Plants in Blocksburg Raid; Numerous Water Violations Noted, Deputies Say

Black Humboldt and Eureka NAACP Announce Virtual Juneteenth Celebration

Trinity County Sheriff’s Deputy Placed on Administrative Leave For Posting Disgusting George Floyd Meme

(PHOTO/VIDEO) Protest Against Police Injustice in Downtown Arcata This Afternoon; Around 200 Currently Marching Around Plaza, at the Police Station

Food for People to Hold Emergency Drive-Through Food Distribution in Arcata on Wednesday

Hall of Fame HSU Coach Frank Cheek Passes Away at 82

LIVE: Police Chiefs, Community Speak on Policing, Institutional Racism and George Floyd in Front of EPD Headquarters

Humboldt State Names Veteran Lieutenant as Interim Police Chief

CHP Seeking Vehicle Involved in Major-Injury Accident Near Shively Friday

OBITUARY: Dominic Wolf Lopez, 2000-2020

OBITUARY: Douglas Lyons Stansberry, 1941-2020

MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Moonstone Moonscaper

May 2020

(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: Mustachioed Server Joshua Coppock Talks About Working with the Homeless, Waiting Tables Before COVID, Reveals His Favorite Cambodian Dish

(PHOTOS) County Celebrates Reopening of Renovated Eureka Veterans Hall By Offering ‘Virtual Tour’

Suspected Heroin Trafficker Arrested in Arcata