Articles by LoCO Staff

October 2020

‘Very Unhealthy’ Air Quality Conditions Persist in Northeastern Humboldt

(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: Arcata Playhouse Executive Director Jacqueline Dandeneau On Adapting Performance Art During the Pandemic, Why She Considers the Arts an ‘Essential Service’

Human Remains Discovered Near Korbel, Sheriff’s Office Says

SATURDAY SMOKE UPDATE: ‘Hazardous’ Air Quality Advisory in Hoopa and Weitchpec Today; ‘Very Unhealthy’ to ‘Hazardous’ Conditions Expected in Willow Creek

Red Salmon Fire Grows to over 130,000 Acres, Remains 31 Percent Contained

OBITUARY: Diane Madelyn Heath, 1949-2020

OBITUARY: MaryLee (Dearden) Marshall, 1952-2020

Dows Prairie Man Arrested With Lots of Pills After Advertising Them for Sale on Social Media, Drug Task Force Says

Bicyclist Killed in Collision on Broadway in Eureka

OBITUARY: MaryAlice Hoyle, 1929-2020

HSU Addresses Announcement of Incoming Spartans Football Team

Dr. Frankovich Answers a Bunch of Questions About That San Jose Football Team Coming to Practice at HSU

MORE HEROIN: Eureka POP Team Arrests 60-Year-Old With 14 Ounces of Heroin, a Scale and $5,500 in Cash, Department Says

Eureka Woman Arrested, Suspected of Heroin Trafficking; Two Others Face Related Charges

Eureka Police Are Still Looking to Identify the Pickup Driver Who Bowled Over a Demonstrator Last Week, and They’re Trying to Contact the Demonstrator Again Too

Eureka Police, Uplift Program Clean Up Two Tons of Trash, 21 Shopping Carts and Bucketfuls of Syringes Along Vigo Street Greenbelt

SoHum Delivery Driver Zip-Tied, Beaten by Burglars Near Whitethorn; Sheriff’s Office Investigating

OBITUARY: Gottardo Antonio Benzonelli, 1926-2020

September 2020

HSU to Host San Jose State’s Football Team at Redwood Bowl Until Santa Clara County Guidelines Permit the Spartans to Return Home

Faculty Reps on University Center Board Respond to HSU President’s Allegations of Contract Breaches

CHP Names Eureka Man Killed in This Morning’s Herrick Avenue Wreck

Coalition of Governors, Including Gavin Newsom, Issues Statement on ‘Recent Threats to the Democratic Process’

Eureka Police Seize 1,270 Pounds of Weed During Raid on Illegal Cannabis Processing Operation in Lundbar Hills Home

Eureka Man Arrested After Carrying Shotgun Into Downtown Fortuna Motel, Drug Task Force Says

How do You Vote This Time? What’s a Good Way to Research Your Vote? If You Have Questions, Your Humboldt County Library Can Help

SMOKE REPORT: The Air Will be Hazardous to Health in Hoopa and Willow Creek Today, Air Quality Management District Warns

OBITUARY: Cheryl Leigh Smith, 1957-2020

Tuesday Coastal Air Quality ‘Unhealthy’; Smoke Reduction Expected Today

Eureka Police, FBI Arrest One Suspect in Henderson Center Bank Robbery; Orleans Man May be Tied to Other Recent Hold-Ups, EPD Says

Bay Area Woman’s Car Found on Remote Korbel Road; Sheriff’s Office Initiates Missing Person’s Case

(PHOTOS) Arcata Police Seeking Suspects in Valley West Strong-Arm Robbery

Downtown Eureka Motel Will be Permanently Converted to Supportive Low-Income Housing After State Chips in $4.3 Million, County Says

Red Salmon Complex Grows to 116,728 Acres, Remains 31 Percent Contained

West Zone of August Complex Grows to 108,996 Acres; Containment Shrinks to 65 Percent

New Evacuation Warnings Issued for Southeastern Humboldt County as August Complex Makes New Surge

MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Fish For People

New Evacuation Warnings Issued for West Zone of the August Complex

West Zone of the August Complex Now 70 Percent Contained, Calfire Says

RED FLAG WARNING: Increased Fire Activity Expected Along Southeast End of the Red Salmon Complex

(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: Humboldt Political Junkie Eric Kirk on Local Supervisor and City Council Races, Measures, Voting in the COVID Era and More!

OBITUARY: Lorene Ellen Coleman, 1932-2020

Former Humboldt County Insurance Agent Sentenced to 90 Days, Five Years Probation for Embezzlement From Weed Businesses

Eureka Police Department Issues Statement on Last Night’s Protest; Investigations Into Truck Ramming Through Line of Protesters, Vandalism Underway

CLICK for HUMBOLDT! Fieldbrook Fire is Up for a $25,000 Prize, Which it Will Use to Buy Lifesaving Gear, but That Requires You to Click a Link Early and Often

OBITUARY: Patricia Elizabeth Waldkirch, 1936-2020

OBITUARY: Bette Jean Moore, 1930-2020

(UPDATES) At Downtown Protest in Support of Justice for Breonna Taylor, One Demonstrator Injured When Pickup Accelerates Into Her

HSU Accuses University Center of Violating Its Operating Agreement, Gives Auxiliary 90 Days to Fix ‘Breaches’

‘This is About Something Much Bigger Than Just the Individual’: Dr. Ennis on Mass Gatherings, Rising Hospitalizations and More

SCAM ALERT: No, Humboldt Residents Should Not Attempt to Cash This Check for $4,900