Articles by LoCO Staff

August 2022

OBITUARY: Dieter Hans Jauernig, 1940-2022

OBITUARY: Ronald Charles Lake, 1954-2022

FIRE UPDATE: Willow Creek Fires Mostly Held Overnight, Incident Commanders Say; Firefighters Will Continue to ‘Aggressively’ Bring Battle to the Blazes

OBITUARY: Vaden Earl Jantz, Jr, 1950-2022

OBITUARY: Irvin G. Sutro, 1925-2022

OBITUARY: John M. Brooks, 1937-2022

OBITUARY: Lynne Johnson, 1960-2022

‘This is Going to Be a Long Battle’: At Community Meeting This Afternoon, Fire Commanders Introduce Themselves to Willow Creek, Tell Citizens to be Ready for the Long Fight

FIRE UPDATE: Humboldt OES on the Latest Evacuation Orders and Warnings, Plus Resources for People Displaced or Still in the Area

FIRE UPDATE: Six Rivers Fires Grow to 6,773 Acres, Still Uncontained; Community Meeting This Afternoon

SMOKE OUTLOOK: Hazardous Conditions East of the Humboldt/Trinity Line; ‘Unhealthy’ to ‘Very Unhealthy’ Conditions in Willow Creek/Hyampom

SIX RIVERS FIRES: Saturday Morning Update From Humboldt OES

OBITUARY: Flora Marie Hamanaka, 1951-2022

Monkeypox Arrives: First Case in Humboldt County Confirmed Today, Says County’s Public Health Division

Arcata Man Previously Arrested for Cocaine Trafficking Now Arrested For Human Trafficking, Says DTF

Nordic Aquafarms Lays out Next Steps After Planning Commission Gives the Thumbs-Up to Their Samoa Fish Farm Plans

FLIGHTS to SEATTLE? Big Fed Grant Gives Humboldt a Shot at Attracting Service to Portland or the Emerald City, County Says

Shady Guy Hanging Around McK Neighborhood Later Found to Have Burglarized a Vehicle, Sheriff’s Office Says

OBITUARY: Donald McLean Johnson, 1938-2022

‘Kind of a Big Deal’: Providence Spokesperson Wants You to Know that Redwood Memorial Hospital Got Five Stars

OBITUARY: William R. Crutchfield, 1985-2022

OBITUARY: Bruce Allen Black, 1952-2022

OBITUARY: Jeri Lorraine Colby Garza, 1952-2022

Gov. Newsom Declares State of Emergency Over Monkeypox Outbreak

OBITUARY: Annabelle June Snell, 2020-2022

July 2022

CHP Seeking Driver That Fled Scene of Two-Vehicle Crash in Salyer Wednesday, Leaving Other Driver With Major Injuries

OBITUARY: Robert Arthur Judd, 1934-2022

OBITUARY: Raymond Earl Dice, 1940-2022

Humboldt Deputies Make Domestic Violence Arrest; Victim Transported to Hospital With Serious Injuries

OBITUARY: Jack R. Thompson, 1938-2022

(UPDATE) FIRE: Humboldt Smokehouse’s Smokehouse Goes Up in Flames During Lunch Rush

WATER SMASH: Southbound Highway 101 All Screwed Up at the Entrance to Eureka

Return of the Sea Otters? Fish & Wildlife Study Finds Reintroduction of the Species Is Feasible on West Coast

OBITUARY: Earl Hugh Sayers, 1973-2022

OBITUARY: Susan Ann Rocha Walker, 1956-2022

Man Wanted for Attempted Murder Arrested in Garberville After Deputies Spot His Vehicle in a No Parking Zone

White Van, Tools Stolen From Blue Lake Business; Sheriff’s Office Asks For Public’s Assistance

Suspect in Fourth of July Assault Arrested Near Garberville’s Tooby Park

OBITUARY: Lillian Marie Belloni, 1957-2022

Fortuna Police K9 Unit Blitz Locates Subject Hiding in an Attic Under Insulation

Humboldt Now Stocks a Mighty New Cal Fire Helicopter

(VIDEO) New Jacoby Creek Bridge Slid Into Place on Highway 101 Safety Corridor

Sheriff’s Office Trying to Figure Out Who the Four People Were Who Abandoned Vehicle Following High-Speed Pursuit Near Hoopa

Man With Multiple Stab Wounds Discovered During Brandishing Investigation Near Fortuna

OBITUARY: Malcom H. Hanks, 1926-2022

OBITUARY: Ronald Paul Rouse, 1940-2022

‘We Need All the Help We Can Get’: Hoopa Valley Tribe, Sheriff’s Office to Address Local Drug Abuse During Next Week’s Community Meeting

Fortuna Man Gets Five Years in Prison For Vandalism, Arson Charges

Meet the Tribal Kids Who Are Training to Be the First to Shoot the Length of the Klamath in Kayaks, Once the Dams Are Gone

There Are No Confirmed Cased of Monkeypox in Humboldt, But DHHS Has a Few Vaccines in Case It Shows Up