Articles by LoCO Staff

August 2022

Humboldt County to Offer Monkeypox Vaccines to People at High Risk

Thursday’s Duplex Fire in Old Town Eureka Was Caused by Arson, Investigation Finds

(VIDEO) Fire in Duplex on Old Town’s Second Street Prompting Large Response

Two Redding Residents Arrested Following Strong-Arm Robbery of Booze and Food at the Valley West Ray’s Food Place, Arcata Police Say

TOMORROW: Emergency Food Distribution for People Affected by the Six Rivers Lightning Complex

OBITUARY: Gale Stanley King, 1946-2022

CHP: Driver Arrested For DUI Following Yesterday’s Serious Pickup vs. Box Truck Collision in SoHum

Man Arrested in Eureka For Multiple ‘Unprovoked’ Assaults, Says HCSO

Small Fire Set Outside McKinleyville Business Leads to Arson Arrest

DOLOS SAVED: Maritime-Related Concrete Structure Will be Moved to Madaket Plaza

OBITUARY: Albert Mela, 1922-2022

OBITUARY: Velda Marie Ferguson, 1928-2022

OBITUARY: Arline Claire Goade, 1943-2022

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