Articles by LoCO Staff

August 2023

As Fernbridge Repairs Continue, Caltrans to Host Another Workshop to Discuss the Future of Access to Ferndale

OBITUARY: Dixie Garrett, 1936-2023

Eureka Police Follow Trail of Blood to Site of Downtown Stabbing; Woman Arrested for Attempted Murder

FREE RED PANDAS FOR HEROES: Sequoia Park Zoo Offering Complimentary Admission to Firefighters

(UPDATE — DELAYED!) Caltrans Says: Highway 199 Will be Opened Twice a Day For Controlled, One-Way Traffic, Starting Monday Wednesday

Alderpoint Man Convicted of Murder in 2022 Shooting Prompted by Dog Dispute

73-Year-Old Punched by Panhandler Outside Willow Creek Gas Station, Says HCSO

Sheriff’s Office Says it Would Like to Meet the People Who Shot Up the Fort Seward PG&E Substation Near Alderpoint, Causing $200,000 Worth of Damage

County of Humboldt, Developers Sign Memorandum of Agreement in a ‘Momentous Step Forward’ for Offshore Wind Development on the North Coast

OBITUARY: Kimberly Kramer, 1962-2023

Fortuna Resident Arrested For Possession, Transportation of Fentanyl and Meth After Trip to Sacramento, Drug Task Force Says

OBITUARY: Donald Eugene Brenard, 1956-2023

OBITUARY: Albert R. Giddis, 1931-2023

OBITUARY: Gary Duane Nelson, 1937-2023

SOUTH FORK FIRES: Crews Keeping an Eye on Possible 3-9 Fire Move Toward Hyampom; Community Meeting Tonight in Hayfork

OBITUARY: Theodore ‘Tad’ Robinson, 1957-2023

OBITUARY: Jack Mason, 1934-2023

Former Humboldt State President Alistair McCrone Has Died at 91, Cal Poly Announces

Some Guy Tried to Snatch People’s Mail From Them, Used a Road Sign and PVC Pipe as Weapons, Then Barricaded Himself in a Fortuna Home, Sheriff’s Office Says

SIX RIVERS FIRES: Lone Pine Fire Across from Tish Tang Grows to 1,600 Acres; Parts of Orleans, Somes Bar Under Evacuation Warning From Pearch Fire

OBITUARY: William Elijah Price, 2007-2023

OBITUARY: Frederick Arthur Rowen, 1942-2023

OBITUARY: Duane Harry Kempf, 1961-2023

(UPDATE) FIRE ROUNDUP: Lone Pine Fire Grows to 1,200 Acres; Red Flag Warning in Effect for Humboldt, Trinity Counties

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Kids Beat Montana to Uphold Right to a Healthy Environment

As Another Housing Project Stalls, California Lawmakers Call For Sweeping Changes to CEQA

OBITUARY: Marie Giampaolo, 1928-2023

OBITUARY: Kenneth Eugene Chapman, 1960-2023

OBITUARY: Norman Joseph Lewis Jr., 1977-2023

Estranged Family Member Allegedly Forces Entry Into Eureka-Area Home, Steals Valuables and Vandalizes the House, Sheriff’s Office Says

Woman Wanted on a Felony Warrant Arrested in Blue Lake While Sitting in a Car With Drug Paraphernalia in Plain Sight, Sheriff’s Office Says

FIRE ROUNDUP: The Lone Pine Fire Grows; Pearch Creek Fire Ignites Near Orleans; Plus a Look at Other Fires Affecting Our Region

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Invites You to the SWAP Farm for Free Coffee and Hayrides This Weekend

OBITUARY: Betty Rose Sporrer, 1924-2023

Lone Pine Fire North of Willow Creek Grows to 400 Acres With Zero Percent Containment; Blaze Burning on Six Rivers Forest Land and Hoopa Reservation

Drug Task Force Serves Search Warrant at Suspected Drug House in Eureka, Arrests One Resident

After Following Suspect to Oakland and Back, Drug Task Force Seizes 1.8 Pounds of Fentanyl, a Kilo of Meth, Plus Pills and Currency; Two Arrested on Numerous Charges

Highway 199 Closed Near Oregon/California Border Due to Wildfire Activity

Former Eureka Mayors Come Out in Support of Pro-Parking Initiative

OBITUARY: James ‘Jim’ P. Mowrey, 1978-2023

OBITUARY: Vernon Joe Ludwig, 1963-2023

GREAT NEWS: That Orange Stuff on the Beach at King Salmon? Non-Toxic, Turns Out

K9 Deputy Rex Conducts ‘Open Air Sniff,’ Alerts Agents to 2 Pounds of Meth, Drug Task Force Says

(VIDEO) They’re Going to Have a Ribbon Cutting For Eureka High’s New Gym and YOU are Invited

McLean Foundation Donates $500K to Fortuna Senior Center for New Building Construction

Traffic Stop in Arcata Leads to Arrest for Meth Possession and Probation Violation

OBITUARY: Patricia Diane Bowers, 1955-2023

Man Arrested on Mad River Beach for Possession of Stolen Vehicle and Meth After Trying to Flee into the Dunes, Sheriff’s Office Says

Redway Neighbor Dispute Leads to Arrest for Elder Abuse, Assault and Burglary

Much Fentanyl Discovered During Search of Sleepy Suspect’s Vehicle in Trinidad