Articles by LoCO Staff

April 2023

HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | April 26, 2023

CONVERSATIONS: Raelina Krikston Still Thinks the Rent is Too Damn High, and That’s Just the Start of the Problem

OBITUARY: Garrett James Sturdivànt, 1980-2023

OBITUARY: Carolyn Oletia Lee, 1975-2023

HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | April 25, 2023

Stolen Gun, Illegal Drugs and Burglary Tool Found During McK Traffic Stop, Sheriff’s Office Says

Motorcycle Chase Near Hoopa Results in Meth Arrest and Also the Discovery That the Motorcycle Was Stolen, Sheriff’s Office Says

Body Cam Footage Shows Sheriff’s Detective Saving an Infant’s Life by Administering CPR

OBITUARY: Brandon Lee Taylor, 1972-2023

OBITUARY: Billie Rose Lichti, 1937-2023

OBITUARY: Rebecca Bair Kurwitz, 1941-2023

OBITUARY: Daniel Esmond Forbes, 1937-2023

HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | April 24, 2023

During a Welfare Check, EPD Officers Find Two People Dead Inside a House on Fairfield Street

Man Dies After Being Ejected From His Ford Van While Speeding on Eureka Waterfront Trail, EPD Says

Two Arrested for Fentanyl, Illegal Guns Following Vehicle Investigation on Little Fairfield, Sheriff’s Office Says

Man Asleep Behind the Wheel While Parked in Blue Lake Intersection Discovered With Drugs, Pepper Spray, Burglary Tools, Sheriff’s Office Says

Salmon OUT, Yellowtail IN: Nordic Aquafarms Announces Species Switch-Up at its Planned Humboldt Facility

Two Men Dead in Suspected Murder-Suicide on Newburg Road, Fortuna Police Say

HUMBOLDT TEA TIME: Food For People’s Carly Robbins Tells Us All About What’s Going on With Humboldt County’s Food Bank — Including Its Brand-New Building

State Officials Close Recreational Razor Clam Fishery in Humboldt County Due to ‘Significant Threat’ of Domoic Acid Exposure

OBITUARY: Steven Olan Sexton Jr., 1982-2023

HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | April 21, 2023

Huge Drug Task Force Sweep in Hoopa and Willow Creek Yesterday Results in Five Arrests

Two McKinleyville Women Dead After Head-On Collision on State Route 299

‘IT’S OK TO VOTE’: Grand Jury Issues Its First Report of This Cycle, Focused on Humboldt County Election Integrity

CONVERSATIONS: Find a Pretty Painted Rock in a Weird Place? Christy Snyder of Northcoast Children’s Services Tells Us What You Found and What to Do With It

OBITUARY: Audrey Miller, 1932-2023

OBITUARY: Michael Lindy Pedro, 1956-2023

HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | April 20, 2023

Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Arrested, Charged With Brandishing Weapon at His Estranged Wife and Her Boyfriend

Missing Fortuna Man Found Dead in Solo Vehicle Crash Off Blue Slide Road

OBITUARY: Mary Ann Flanagan, 1930-2023

HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | April 19, 2023

Sheriff’s Office Issues Statement on Harris Street Incident, With Clear Photos of the Suspects and Weapons Recovered

California Attorney General Bonta to Host Event Promoting Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People in Blue Lake on Saturday

Freshwater School Eighth-Grader Brings Home Big Award for Her Redwood Science Research

CONVERSATIONS: Old Town Restaurateur Charity Desbrow on Moving Into the Old, Historic Oberon Location (And Acquiring a Full Bar)

OBITUARY: Elzie ‘Dave’ Holbrooks, 1964-2023

HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | April 18, 2023

Victim’s Dog Allegedly Foils Home Invasion Robbery in McK Last Night; Two Suspects Wanted, Sheriff’s Office Says

House Fire Near Arcata Elementary Renders Residence Uninhabitable

OBITUARY: William Joseph McCarthy II, 1951-2023

OBITUARY: Billie Sue Hillegeist, 1934-2023

HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | April 17, 2023

Sheriff’s Office Seeks Two Suspects in Late-Night Armed Robbery on the Samoa Peninsula

Sweep of Local People on the Sex Offender List Finds About 10 Percent Out of Compliance, Sheriff’s Office Says

Sheriff’s Office By the Numbers: County’s Law Enforcement Arm Releases its 2022 Annual Report, With Scads of Charts and Graphs About Every Aspect of its Operations

HUMBOLDT TEA TIME: Supervisor Steve Madrone on His Life, His Politics and the Future Humboldt County He’s Working Toward

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Suing the Feds for Klamath Water