Articles by LoCO Staff

September 2023

Three NorCal Tribes Announce Nation’s First Indigenous Ocean Protection Area

Leggett Man Arrested Following Wednesday’s Crash at Richardson Grove That Killed a Pedestrian, CHP Says

Sheriff’s Office Says it Found a Little Bit of Drugs And Not As Many Guns as the Drug Task Force Did in Fortuna During Blue Lake Raid Yesterday; One Arrested

Drug Task Force Says it Found a Little Bit of Drugs But a Whole Lot of Guns During Fortuna Raids Yesterday; Four Arrested

OBITUARY: James Samuel Westfall, 1950-2023

TRAVEL ALERT: Highway 101 is Closed at Richardson Grove

EUREKA HOMICIDE: EPD Seek Suspect They Say Stabbed Roommate to Death; Victim Identified

Port O’ Call, Eureka! Humboldt to Host Smallish Cruise Ship Next Week

Looking to Score Some of That Sweet New COVID Vaccine? Should be on the Streets Next Week, Says DHHS

HEADS UP, KAYAKERS! Much-Needed Construction Work at Trinidad Harbor Could Slightly Impact Where You Launch Your Vessel From at Some Points in October

State Awards $648,500 to Help Prepare Humboldt County Workforce for Offshore Wind Industry

One Arrested, Two At-Large After Drug Task Force Raid in Redway

OBITUARY: Christopher George Gurin, 1952-2023

Sheriff’s Office Releases More Info on Sunday’s Officer-Involved Shooting in Hoopa

Public’s Help Sought in Locating Vehicle Involved in Major Injury Collision on Highway 101 Near Fortuna

Assemblymember Wood Nabs Over $1.4M to Help Build Senior Community in McKinleyville

Arcata Main Street is Being Dissolved and Chamber of Commerce is Taking Over, City of Arcata Announces

Missing Humboldt Hiker Found After Becoming Separated From Boyfriend During Trip to an Entirely Different Ruth Lake

Yurok Tribe and Others are Preparing a Stretch of the Klamath River to Flow Freely for the First Time in a Century

(UPDATED With Response from Mayor Bergel) PETA Urges Eureka to Ditch the Fisherman Statue in Favor of a ‘Fintastic’ Fish Sculpture

OBITUARY: Marilyn Jean Zibilich, 1948-2023

OBITUARY: Reese Lopez, 1963-2023

Officer-Involved Shooting in Hoopa Leaves Suspect Dead; HCSO and DA’s Office Investigating

OBITUARY: Dakota Walker Evans, 1997-2023

SURVEY: Tell Caltrans Which of These Signs Should Greet Motorists as They Enter Manila

29-Year-Old Arrested For Attempted Murder After Altercation in Downtown Eureka

APD: Threat Made on Arcata High School Not Credible

Attempted Murder Suspect Found Sleeping in Vehicle in Orick

Cal Poly Humboldt Police Department Seeking Subject Believed to Have Been Involved in ‘Inappropriate’ On-Campus Incident

OBITUARY: Michelle Leann Swanlund, 1998-2023

OBITUARY: Dayton M. Titus, 1927-2023

OBITUARY: Marshall J. McGuire, 1936-2023

OBITUARY: Mary Monica McMahon, 1937-2023

Cal Poly Humboldt Students to Study Feasibility of McKinleyville Incorporation

Cal Poly Humboldt Will Offer a Bachelor’s Degree Program to Pelican Bay Inmates

OBITUARY: Sebren Green Sr., 1940-2023

EPD: Today’s Lockdown at Eureka High Was Due to a Man With a Very Realistic Looking BB Gun

OBITUARY: Billy Joe Robinson Sr., 1975-2023

OBITUARY: Mattole (Walter Charles Sharp III), 1934-2023

OBITUARY: Barbara Stratton Peters, 1949-2023

OBITUARY: Kathy Rosemary Bishop (Horn), 1949-2023

(PHOTOS) This Black Bear Looks Upset About Not Getting Invited to the Medieval Festival of Courage

Humboldt Bay Firefighters Simulate Climbing 110 Stories to Honor 9/11 First Responders

OBITUARY: Lee Berning, 1930-2023

OBITUARY: Rose Burman Lawson, 1926-2023

Former Supervisor Candidate Allen McCloskey Issues His Own Press Release After Being Acquitted on Theft Charges

OBITUARY: Vaughn Delano Hayes, 1935-2023

Second Fortuna Student Arrested Friday in Possession of a Different Handgun

Sheriff’s Office Warns of ‘Sophisticated, Large-Scale’ Online Scam That Cost Local Resident Thousands of Dollars

Fortuna Juvenile Taken Into Custody After Bringing Gun to School, Says FPD