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OBITUARY: William Jay Cox (Jay), 1969-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 27, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
CAMPAIGN $$$ ROUNDUP: Incumbent Supervisors Raise and Spend More Than Challengers; Gomez Campaign Refuses to Answer Finance Questions
Ryan Burns / Feb. 26, 2024, 4:23 p.m. / Elections
… Gerald McGuire.Bohn's campaign raised $44,619 through Feb. 17, the end of the most recent reporting period. His biggest donors include:$1,500: James Morrison (Eureka)$1,050: Suzie Jones (Eureka)$1 …
(VIDEO) Watch a Cliffside Near Centerville Beach Slide Into the Ocean
LoCO Staff / Feb. 26, 2024, 12:35 p.m. / Environment
Police Want Drones in Car Chases. How SF’s Prop E Could Affect That
Khari Johnson / Feb. 26, 2024, 7:12 a.m. / Sacramento
… of chases resulted in a collision and 1 in 6 chases resulted in an injury to a suspect driver, police officer, or bystander, according to the California Highway Patrol. Vehicle pursuits of suspects led …
OBITUARY: Demos Barcelos, 1957-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 26, 2024, 6:55 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Allen Churchill Thibeau, 1950-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 26, 2024, 6:46 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Virginia June Shaffer, 1928-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 26, 2024, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Virginia June Shaffer, 1928-2024 Virginia June Shaffer (nee Anderson) was born at Trinity Hospital in Arcata on June 1, 1928 to Gladys Larson and Lloyd Anderson …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Our Undemocratic Democracy
Barry Evans / Feb. 25, 2024, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… -Rate Democracy website ### Consider a football game in which 11 players on one team are opposed by 143 players on the other, that is, 13 to 1. Hardly fair, obviously, but what counts as fair in sports doesn't …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Is Humboldt Bay the Canary in the Coal Mine for Sea Level Rise?
The EcoNews Report / Feb. 24, 2024, 10 a.m. / Environment
CULTURE PLAYER: Valetta Molofsky and the HC Black Music & Arts Association Have a Cool New Space to Serve Arcata Youth
Gabrielle Gopinath / Feb. 24, 2024, 8:33 a.m. / Art
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Life and Death of a Difficult Woman — Margaret Murray, Klamath Schoolteacher, 1905
Matina Kilkenny / Feb. 24, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
… , practiced by the native people. Given all this, one has to wonder if Miss Murray was entirely lucid when, early on Sunday, October 1, she started off down the hill, crossed the river to the south side …
OBITUARY: Timothy Joseph McGowan, 1942-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 24, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Helen Joyce Miranda, 1930-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 24, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Wayne Alan Johnson, 1964-2023
LoCO Staff / Feb. 24, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Judge Kreis Denies Wrongdoing in Official Response to Misconduct Allegations
LoCO Staff / Feb. 23, 2024, 4:36 p.m. / Courts
Remember — Fernbridge is Gonna Be Offline Tonight and Most of the Weekend
Hank Sims / Feb. 23, 2024, 10:43 a.m. / Traffic
Arcata Fire Extinguishes Bedroom Blaze
LoCO Staff / Feb. 23, 2024, 10:05 a.m. / Fire
California’s Polluted Communities Could Miss Out on Billions Under State’s Flawed System
Alejandro Lazo / Feb. 23, 2024, 7:02 a.m. / Sacramento
… regions that typically include between 1,000 and 8,000 residents, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. California released its fourth iteration of CalEnviroScreen in October 2021. Cal …
OBITUARY: Audrea Filbey (Hafner), 1977-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 23, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Denis Raymond Lewis, 1952-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 23, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
April Van Dyke, Candidate for Superior Court Judge, on Her Upbringing, Racial Disparities in the Justice System, Why She Sued Her Former Employer and More
Ryan Burns / Feb. 22, 2024, 3:24 p.m. / Elections
ROUNDABOUT PARTY! Arcata City Council Unanimously Approves Project That Will Add Two New Roundabouts On Sunset Avenue
Stephanie McGeary / Feb. 22, 2024, 2:16 p.m. / Local Government
… with flashing beacons, additional landscaping and the construction of a 10-foot-wide Class 1 shared bike path for pedestrians and cyclists. Khatri explained that the shared path will eventually connect …
Hoopa Tribal Chairman Joe Davis Disputes Controversial Allegations of ‘Gross Negligence’ as Tribal Council Attempts to Remove Him
Isabella Vanderheiden / Feb. 22, 2024, 12:07 p.m. / Tribes
MORE ELECTION LIMERICKS! Is There Any Place in the World More Inept at Writing Limericks Than Humboldt County?
LoCO Staff / Feb. 22, 2024, 10:39 a.m. / Elections
Tech-Billionaire Promises for a New City, From Roads to Water, Are Worth Hundreds of Millions of Dollars — if They’re Binding
Levi Sumagaysay and Ben Christopher / Feb. 22, 2024, 8:04 a.m. / Sacramento
… facility improvement grants and other sources. But Sramek said his plan is for the community to have everything it needs “from Day 1,” including schools. That means “it’s very possible that we …
Narcan at California Colleges: Are Students Getting Overdose Medication?
Li Khan / Feb. 22, 2024, 7:52 a.m. / Sacramento
… Braedon Ellis, they bonded quickly. Every night she would stay up until 1 a.m. just waiting for Ellis to get back from her job so they could watch TV together. McKernan, 19, was a second-year student …
Here is a New State Law That Will Drive Some Eureka Drivers (and Car-Parkers) Absolutely Insane
Hank Sims / Feb. 21, 2024, 3:29 p.m. / Traffic
JUDGE RACE: Deputy District Attorney Launches Write-In Bid; Van Dyke Issues Statement on Her Facial Paralysis
Hank Sims / Feb. 21, 2024, 7:15 a.m. / Elections
U.S. Senate Contenders Make Their Final Debate Arguments
Yue Stella Yu / Feb. 21, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
California Lawmakers Face a Ballooning Budget Deficit
Sameea Kamal / Feb. 21, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento