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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
California Voters Will Decide on Newsom’s Mental Health Overhaul. How Did We Get Here?
Jocelyn Wiener / Feb. 21, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… policies with dizzying speed. Now he’s promoting Proposition 1, a two-pronged March ballot measure that would fund a $6.4 billion bond for treatment beds and permanent supportive housing, while also …
OBITUARY: Ina Mae Wilson, 1956-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 21, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… dancing in heaven with all of her loved ones.The memorial service and potluck will be held on February 24, 2024 at 1 p.m. at the Wiyot Tribe — 1000 Wiyot Drive, Loleta.###The obituary above was submitted …
OBITUARY: Ken Kelly, 1973-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 21, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Ken Kelly, 1973-2024 Ken Kelly passed away peacefully on February 1, 2024. He was born in Sacramento on October 26, 1973 to his mother, Dianne Kelly. He was the youngest …
5,500 Locals Have Already Voted in the Primary, a ‘Surprisingly High’ Early Turnout, Says County Registrar of Voters
Ryan Burns / Feb. 20, 2024, 3:20 p.m. / Elections
A More Walkable Orleans? Caltrans is Throwing an Open House Next Week, at Which Orleaneans Will be Invited to Share Their Thoughts on an Alternative Transportation Project
LoCO Staff / Feb. 20, 2024, 2:07 p.m. / Transportation
Two Arrested, One at Large Following Trinidad House Burglary That Involved the Theft of Guns, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Feb. 20, 2024, 1:54 p.m. / Crime
… into custody by deputies.Harris was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of burglary (PC459/461(a)), vandalism (PC594(b)(1)), conspiracy to commit a crime (PC182(a)(1)), grand theft …
Check Out The Cool New Wiyot-Centric Interpretive Signs on the Mad River in McKinleyville!
LoCO Staff / Feb. 20, 2024, 10:25 a.m. / Nature
Two Arrested for Theft From U.S. Forest Service Station Out Highway 36, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Feb. 20, 2024, 8:45 a.m. / Crime
… burglary (PC 459), possession of stolen property (PC 496(a), grand theft (PC 487(a), and conspiracy (PC182(a)(1). Anderson was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility. Edens was arrested …
How Psychedelic Drug Therapy Became a Rare Bipartisan Issue in California
Ryan Sabalow / Feb. 20, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… recommendations for regulating treatment by Jan. 1, 2026. Waldron’s Assembly Bill 941 advanced without opposition through the Assembly and will be taken up by the Senate this year. Both pieces of legislation …
Cal State Faculty Vote to Ratify New Contract
Mikhail Zinshteyn / Feb. 20, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Timothy David Cochrane, 1953-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 20, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Dorothy Nicolson, 1919-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 20, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… as a resident of Humboldt County. She grew up living in Trinidad, with her parents, Arabella, and Edwin Erickson, her sisters Mary, Bernice and June. Dorothy married Edward Nicholson, January 1, 1938 …
OBITUARY: Norita Rae Alcorn, 1940-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 20, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… and Ray Smith, and sister Bonnie Lytle. Services will be held on February 22, 2024 at 1 p.m. at Greenwood Cemetery in Arcata. Pallbearers will be grandsons Christopher Gruetzmacher, Ryan Gruetzmacher …
OBITUARY: Sharon Elizabeth Fifer, 1940-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 20, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits