Articles by LoCO Staff

May 2024

Tribal Sovereignty Win: Feds Place 9.3 Acres Into Trust for Exclusive Benefit of the Trinidad Rancheria

Last Night’s Structure Fire on Ole Hanson Road Deemed Suspicious, Says Humboldt Bay Fire

State Officials Close Humboldt County’s Recreational Razor Clam Fishery Again Due to Domoic Acid Toxicity

Flight Delayed Four Hours Last Night Due to TSA Scare

OBITUARY: Anthony David Maillelle Painter, 1988-2024

Cal Poly Humboldt: ‘Unlawful Actions’ of Protesters ‘Can Never Happen Again’

ROBOT SURGERY! Meet St. Joe’s New, Badass Four-Armed Robot Surgery Buddy, the daVinci Xi

Cal Poly Says Majority of Those Arrested Were Not Students; Says ‘Modified’ Commencement Will Take Place

OBITUARY: Barbara May Hillman, 1961-2024

April 2024

In a Press Release, Senator Mike McGuire and Assemblymember Jim Wood Say Police Intervention at Cal Poly Was Necessary, Call for ‘Healing’

In First Report of the Year, Grand Jury Recommends Civilian Oversight Board for the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office

CPH Faculty Union Condemns Police Raid of Campus, Demands Immediate Release of Arrestees

OBITUARY: Frances Marie Richardson, 1934-2024

OBITUARY: Charles ‘Corky’ Schoonmaker, 1955-2024

(UPDATING) Police Arrive at Cal Poly Humboldt En Masse, Warn Protesters to Deassemble

Sheriff’s Office Issues Statement on Fortuna Teen Who Went Missing and Presumably Drowned While Attempting to Rescue a Girl in the Trinity Last Week

Sheriff’s Office Says Homicide No Longer Suspected in Fickle Hill-Area Death This Morning

Director of ACLU of Northern California Issues Statement on Campus Protests, Urges CPH Admin to Refrain From Involving Law Enforcement

The City Will be Finishing Up Work on H and I Streets Soon, and Here is a Helpful Explainer That Will Teach You How to Drive Them

In New Statement, Cal Poly Humboldt Says It Supports Free Speech But Decries ‘Lawless Behavior,’ Disruption of Education and Damages Estimated in the Millions

If You Have Strong Feelings About Julia Morgan’s ‘Federation Hearthstone,’ a Four-Sided Fireplace in Humboldt Redwoods State Park, You’re Going to Want to Get Your Ass to Sacramento Next Week

OBITUARY: George ‘Jim’ Habib, 1945-2024

OBITUARY: Bonnie Jean Fyle, 1950-2024

Sheriff’s Office Issues Statement on Today’s Shootings in Cutten

Former Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Sentenced to 90 Days for Criminal Threats, District Attorney’s Office Says

OBITUARY: Glenda Miller, 1930-2024

OBITUARY: Doug Durham, 1929-2024

OBITUARY: Terri Norlene Cain, 1960-2023

OBITUARY: Steven Warren Youkey, 1948-2024

Fire in Valley West Apartment Building This Afternoon Displaces Occupants, Arcata Fire Says

Two People Stabbed in Rio Dell This Afternoon Morning; Suspect in Custody, Police Say

Cal Poly Humboldt Says Campus Will be Closed Through at Least the Weekend Due to Ongoing Pro-Palestine Protests

OBITUARY: Calvin Marshall Weil, 1926-2024

One Arrested Following Kneeland Home Robbery, Brief Vehicular Chase This Morning, Sheriff’s Office Says

New Benbow Ownership! Macdonald Family to Acquire Full Ownership of the Inn

Drug Task Force Seizes Over Three Pounds of Fentanyl After Tracking Eureka Man From Oakland, Agency Says

(PHOTOS) Marijuana Enforcement Team Busts Large, Illegal Grow Near Berry Summit, Sheriff’s Office Says

Big, Loud Disaster Drill Scheduled at the Blue Lake Rancheria Tomorrow; Businesses Will Remain Open

OBITUARY: Magnolia Yellowhorse White, 1987-2024

Rep. Huffman’s Office Announces $6 Million in Inflation Reduction Act Funds to Help Restore Elk River

Missing Person’s Car Found in SoHum May Have Been Swept Downstream by Winter Storms; Search Continues

OBITUARY: Vivien Richards, Ph.D., 1935-2024

‘These Baby Fish Represent Hope’: CDFW Releases 500,000 Juvenile Salmon into Klamath River

DUDE, HUMANS CAN FLY! Coast Guard Chopper to Touch Down at Cal Poly Humboldt on 4/20 to Raise Awareness of Aviation

OBITUARY: Linda Lou Walker, 1946-2024

Arcata Fire District Chief Announces Retirement; New Chief Named

The Coming of May Means That Calfire Burn Permits Will Again be Required in the State Responsibility Areas

GET DOWN, EARTH FLAG: City of Arcata Issues Extensive Press Release Explaining Why it Will Comply With a Judge’s Ruling to Fly the Earth Flag Lower Down the Flag Pole, Rather Than At the Top

OBITUARY: Calvin ‘Bubby’ Lavern Sand, Jr., 1950-2024

Cyclist Airlifted to Redding After McKinleyville Community Forest Crash