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Pending Eviction, the Kinetic Sculpture Lab is Struggling to Find a Way Forward
Dezmond Remington / Dec. 15, 2025, 7:31 p.m. / Community , Kinetic , Kinetic Sculpture Racing
… — the dozens of kinetic sculptures, their chassis, the mind-boggling amount of tools and supplies that take up almost all of the floor space and stacks to the soaring ceiling — must be gone by January 1, 2026 …
Meet Your Next Humboldt County Planning Commissioner: Former Sheriff’s Investigator Todd Fulton Set to Replace Thomas Mulder as Supervisor Bushnell’s Second District Appointee
Ryan Burns / Dec. 15, 2025, 3:46 p.m. / Local Government
A Campground in Manila is Just One Possibility After Friends of the Dunes Secures $430K Grant Land Trust
Isabella Vanderheiden / Dec. 15, 2025, 1:45 p.m. / Environment
Sheriff’s Deputies Allegedly Find Homemade Explosive Device, Drugs, Guns and Ammo After Searching a Jeep ‘Associated With’ a Passenger on Probation
LoCO Staff / Dec. 15, 2025, 12:53 p.m. / Crime
… Sheriff's Office: On Dec. 13, 2025, at 1: 02 a.m., a Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputy was patrolling the area of Broadway St. and Sunset St., in Eureka when he observed a white Jeep Cherokee parked …
Humboldt County Elections Office Sends Blue Lake Voters Slightly Belated Ballot Info on Upcoming Recall Election
Ryan Burns / Dec. 15, 2025, 12:09 p.m. / Elections
… , no longer feel you have our best interests at heart and demand that you vacate your positions either thru resignation or recall. The printed names of the proponents are as follows: 1. Elissa Rosado 2.Charis …
Eureka Police Vow to be On the Hunt for DUI Drivers This Holiday Season, and There’ll be a Checkpoint Somewhere in Town This Thursday
LoCO Staff / Dec. 15, 2025, 11:46 a.m. / Crime
… season can be dangerous for people on the roads. In December 2023 alone, 1,038 people were killed in the U.S. in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety …
‘A New Era of Earthquake Detection’: Cal Poly Humboldt Participates in Project Using Fiber Optic Lines to Measure Seismic Activity
LoCO Staff / Dec. 15, 2025, 10:29 a.m. / Cal Poly Humboldt
… sensitive, it can detect earthquakes as small as magnitude 1 on the Richter scale.“This is a major leap in seismology research capability,” explains Eric Riggs, co-lead on the project and Dean of the College …
ORCA UPDATE: The Orcas Who Visited Humboldt Bay Over the Weekend Were a 27-Year-Old Female Fish Named ‘Lester’ and Her Kids
Hank Sims / Dec. 15, 2025, 8:45 a.m. / Nature
… Killer Whales — roaming orcas — from the T035A group, led by a 27-year-old matriarch named “Lester.” With Lester were her kids: 15-year-old Opal (T035A1), 12-year-old Topaz (T035A2), 7 …
Prison Health Workers Are Among the Best-Paid Public Employees. Why Are So Many Jobs Vacant?
Kristen Hwang / Dec. 15, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… and staff turnover. “A high vacancy rate is a self-fulfilling prophecy,” said Dr. Stuart Bussey, president of the Union of American Physicians and Dentists, which represents about 1,300 state psychiatrists …
OBITUARY: Michael Avelar, 1983-2025
LoCO Staff / Dec. 15, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Glenn Edward Martella, 1942-2025
LoCO Staff / Dec. 15, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
(VIDEO) A Pod of Orcas Visited Humboldt Bay This Afternoon
LoCO Staff / Dec. 13, 2025, 8:54 p.m. / Nature
… into the Eureka Channel of Humboldt Bay this afternoon. We first encountered them about a 1/4 mile south of the Wharfinger building/Marina Way and last saw them before they dove and disappeared as they headed …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Local Governments to Finally Take Action on Climate Change?
The EcoNews Report / Dec. 13, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: A Desperate Trek to Iaqua During the Worst Snowstorm Anyone Had Ever Seen
Ralph W. Dearing / Dec. 13, 2025, 7:30 a.m. / History
OBITUARY: Chris Frolking, 1949-2025
LoCO Staff / Dec. 13, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Dillon Nadine Lewis, 1960-2025
LoCO Staff / Dec. 13, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Christyann Emmerson Tanner, 1965-2025
LoCO Staff / Dec. 13, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… and the beach. She is missed and she is loved.The celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 13th at Crab Park, off of Cannibal Island Road, which is off Eel River Drive …
In Leaked Excerpt of Guilty Plea, Former Fortuna Councilmember Kris Mobley Details $586K Embezzlement Scheme
Ryan Burns / Dec. 12, 2025, 4:18 p.m. / Courts
WHAT A HAUL! Humboldt Raised 23.5 Tons of Food and $63,000 During the Annual Holiday Food Drive
LoCO Staff / Dec. 12, 2025, 2:27 p.m. / :)
PG&E Extends Deadline for Comment on Potter Valley Project Dam Removal; Friends of the Eel Urges Humboldt People to Make Their Voices Heard
LoCO Staff / Dec. 12, 2025, 1:46 p.m. / Environment
… River headwaters. This is a smart economic move, as the project has not generated electricity for over 4 years, and what it did produce over the last 20 years was less than 1% of PG&E’s entire …
Dr. Keith Flamer, College of the Redwoods’ Longtime President, Will Step Down From That Role One Year From Now
LoCO Staff / Dec. 12, 2025, 1:22 p.m. / Education
(VIDEO) Power Line Erupts in Flashes, Bangs and Smoke Near Eureka High, Causing a Small Outage
Ryan Burns / Dec. 12, 2025, 12:41 p.m. / News
Eureka’s Long-Awaited EaRTH Center Awarded $12 Million in Grant Funds; Construction Slated to Begin Spring 2026
Isabella Vanderheiden / Dec. 12, 2025, 12:22 p.m. / Housing , Local Government , Transportation
… , the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and the SB 1 Program.Design review is complete, but Danco still has to secure a few building permits before the city can break ground on the project. Construction is slated …
Court Ruling Could Force Trump Administration to Release Mental Health Funds for Humboldt County Schools, Among Others
Vani Sanganeria / Dec. 12, 2025, 11:42 a.m. / Courts , Education , Government
Kimberley White Appointed Arcata’s New Mayor
Dezmond Remington / Dec. 12, 2025, 11:20 a.m. / Government
University Police Arrest Townie on Suspicion of Indecent Exposure, Lewd Acts and Peeping
LoCO Staff / Dec. 12, 2025, 10:51 a.m. / Crime
… incident.He was transported to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility, where he was booked on PC 314.1 Indecent Exposure; PC 185 Being Masked While Committing a Crime; PC 647(a) Lewd Acts in Public …
Repeat Violent Offender Assaults Girlfriend, Runs, Rams Sheriff Vehicle Before Being Taken Into Custody, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m. / Crime
… into custody. He was arrested and transported the Humboldt County Correctional Facility and booked on the following charges: PC 273.5: Domestic Violence PC 245(a)(1): Assault with a deadly weapon PC 422(a …
40,000 People Died on California Roads. State Leaders Looked Away
Robert Lewis and Lauren Hepler / Dec. 12, 2025, 7:15 a.m. / Sacramento
Trump’s New Order Against AI Regulation Hits California Especially Hard
Khari Johnson / Dec. 12, 2025, 7:08 a.m. / Sacramento
… by revoking funding known as Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment. California has a potential $1.8 billion in broadband funding at stake, much of which was committed to specific projects earlier this month …
Why Did a Local Government Association Delete References to ‘Climate Crisis’ in a Planning Document Draft? Enviro Groups Say It’s Part of a Trend
Ryan Burns / Dec. 11, 2025, 3:46 p.m. / Local Government , Transportation
… with disabilities, pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit riders,” the agency said.The draft plan identifies more than $1 billion in funding needs for local streets and transportation infrastructure projects …