Articles by LoCO Staff

November 2023

GUEST OPINION: McKinleyville High School Students Deserve Better

INTRODUCING the Community Health Dashboard, an Interactive Tool That ‘Tells the Story of the Health of the Humboldt County Community’

CHP Releases More Information on Yesterday’s Double-Fatal Head-On Collision North of Orick

Wanted Man Arrested With Handgun, Meth in McK Neighborhood, Sheriff’s Office Says

OBITUARY: Richard (Dick) Wall, 1937-2023

OBITUARY: Dorothy Yvonne Gates, 1941-2023

Governor Signs McGuire’s ‘Cannabis Licensing Reform Act’ Into Law, Allowing Growers to Save Money by Pausing or Reducing Cultivation

Humboldt Bay Fire Rescue Swimmers Save Person Found in the Middle of the Bay, Drifting Out to Sea

OBITUARY: Pamela Ann Sistrom, 1941-2023

OBITUARY: Louis Thomas ‘Pete’ Pietrok, 1930-2023

Eureka Police Issue Statement on Today’s Officer-Involved Shooting Near the Library

BREAKING: Eureka Police Department Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting Near the Library

Humboldt Hill Road House to Be Burned as Part of Firefighter Training This Week

OBITUARY: Dick Taylor, 1935-2023

HEADS UP: CHP Unleashing a Maximum Enforcement Period Over the Long Thanksgiving Weekend

Jim Wood Appointed Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore, Effective Immediately

Fortuna Woman Arrested in Connection With Ambush Carjacking at Fields Landing Boat Ramp

Santa Rosa Councilmember Chris Rogers Announces Campaign for State Assembly Seat

Volunteers Needed as Community Members Prepare Emergency Cold- and Wet-Weather Warming Centers

Two Arrested in Eureka After Vehicle Search Uncovers Fentanyl and Meth, Sheriff’s Office Says

Fortuna Man Arrested For Attempted Homicide For Allegedly Trying to Set Ex-Girlfriend on Fire

Grief, Fear, and Hopes for Peace: California College Students Describe Campus Climates During Israel-Palestine Conflict

OBITUARY: Kenneth Roberts, 1941-2023

OBITUARY: Kathleen Duncan, 1929-2023

OBITUARY: Sheila Darling, 1947-2023

Despite Lifesaving Efforts, Family Dog Perishes as the Result of McKinleyville Home Fire

FATAL CRASH: Driver Killed on Highway 101 After Crashing Escalade Into Tree

Arcata Police Seeking Witnesses After Numerous Gunshots Fired Downtown Early This Morning

OBITUARY: Jeffrey Dee Rees, Sr., 1942-2023

Bayside Man Convicted of Numerous Drugs and Gun Crimes Stemming From April Arrest, DA Says

Poor Meat Quality Delays Northern California’s Commercial Dungeness Crab Season Opener to Dec. 16

Sequoia Park Zoo Foundation Welcomes New Executive Director Alegria Sita

Gary Storts to Succeed Fred Van Vleck as Eureka City Schools Superintendent

Here Are Some Helpful Tips on How Not to Blow Out Our Sewage Systems With Your Holiday Feast Grease, Courtesy of the City of Arcata

BREAKING: PG&E Plans to Remove Eel River Dams

OBITUARY: Bernadette Marie Cheyne, 1949-2023

OBITUARY: Robert ‘Boxy’ Johnson, 1945-2023

Drug Task Force Arrests Suspected Traffickers, Seizes Narcotics and a Whole Mess of Guns

Yurok Tribe Lands $5M State Grant to Fund Five Beautification Projects

Former Supervisor Ryan Sundberg Appointed to the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board

EPD Says It Nabbed a California Street Graffiti Vandal

OBITUARY: Dennis Carl Myers, 1942-2023

OBITUARY: Jackie Seaman, 1964-2023

OBITUARY: Cynthia Gail Hebard, 1954-2023

OBITUARY: Carolyn ‘Cotton’ Rutherford, 1946-2023

Eureka Police Receive Grant to Increase Traffic Safety

OBITUARY: Samantha Marie Calvin, 1997-2023

OBITUARY: Brandon James Ledger, 1999-2023

In Surprise Announcement, Jim Wood Says He Will Not Seek Re-election to California Assembly

CHARBURGER INCOMING! Habit Burger to Set Up Shop at the Old Sizzler Location in Eureka