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MISSING: Sheriff’s Office Seeking At-Risk Redway Woman
LoCO Staff / Feb. 2, 2024, 4:28 p.m. / Missing
Buh-Bye, Leo! Local Production on Paul Thomas Anderson’s New DiCaprio Movie Has Wrapped
Ryan Burns / Feb. 2, 2024, 3:06 p.m. / MOVIED!
Eureka Police Department Releases Names of Two SWAT Deputies Involved in the Shooting Death of a Standoff Suspect Last Week
LoCO Staff / Feb. 2, 2024, 1:59 p.m. / Crime
… shooting are Deputy Johnathan Waxler and Deputy Colton Ross. Deputy Ross has over six years of service and Deputy Waxler has over 5 1⁄2 years of service. Both Deputies remain on paid special leave …
Humboldt County Correctional Facility Releases 2023 Statistics
LoCO Staff / Feb. 2, 2024, 11:23 a.m. / Crime
… Medication: 43%Number of Inmate Deaths: 1Number of Suspected Overdose: 13Number of Deaths from Suspected Overdose: 0Number of People Placed in Jail Based Competency Program: 26Number in Jail Based Competency …
The Future McKinleyville Community Forest is Open For Business! CSD Closes Escrow on 599 Acres of Land Above Town
LoCO Staff / Feb. 2, 2024, 10:57 a.m. / Community
Local Felon Arrested With More Than Half a Pound of Fentanyl, Plus Other Drugs and Firearms, Drug Task Force Says
LoCO Staff / Feb. 2, 2024, 9:52 a.m. / Crime
… Task Force: TooheyOn February 1st, 2024, Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF) with assistance from the Fortuna Police Department and the Rio Dell Police Department, served a search warrant on Thomas …
Californians Bought Record Numbers of Electric Cars as Industry Eyes Slowdown
Alejandro Lazo / Feb. 2, 2024, 8:04 a.m. / Sacramento
… . “Transportation electrification is rapidly unfolding,” David Hochschild, chair of the California Energy Commission said in a recorded video announcement. Nationally an estimated 1.2 million electric vehicles …
Cannabis Grower to Pay $750,000 for Violating State Water, Wildlife Regulations
Rachel Becker / Feb. 2, 2024, 7:34 a.m. / Sacramento
… and The Hills, LLC, continued for years and were “egregious,” damaging wetlands and other resources. Under the settlement, Sweet will have to pay an additional $1 million if the remediation work outlined …
OBITUARY: Kathleen June Baldy-Dean, 1958-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 2, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
At a Two-Day Conference in Eureka This Week, North Coast Tribes Advocate for ‘Meaningful Engagement’ With Offshore Wind Developers, Federal Regulators
Isabella Vanderheiden / Feb. 1, 2024, 4:38 p.m. / Offshore Wind , Tribes
State Attorney General’s Office Joins the Fight Against the Pro-Parking Group ‘Citizens for a Better Eureka’
Ryan Burns / Feb. 1, 2024, 3:34 p.m. / Courts
Sale of Mad River Community Hospital to Arizona-Based Company Falls Through
LoCO Staff / Feb. 1, 2024, 2:46 p.m. / Health Care
Local Transportation-Focused Nonprofit Intervenes in ‘Citizens for a Better Eureka’ Lawsuit That Aims to Prevent Housing Developments
LoCO Staff / Feb. 1, 2024, 10:31 a.m. / Courts
‘This Is Just the Beginning’: California Reparations Advocates Applaud New Bills
Wendy Fry / Feb. 1, 2024, 8:04 a.m. / Sacramento
New, Swank, $100 Million Engineering Building Approved for Cal Poly Humboldt Campus, Administration Says
LoCO Staff / Jan. 31, 2024, 3:15 p.m. / Cal Poly Humboldt
… system is estimated to provide a cost savings of $1.3 million in comparison to a more typical approach, and dramatically reduce the carbon footprint of the building when compared to steel or concrete …
Eureka Among Seven California Communities to Earn Coveted ‘Pro-Housing’ Designation
Ryan Burns / Jan. 31, 2024, 3:02 p.m. / Government , Housing
… for meeting its Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA).Last fall, Eureka and Linc Housing were awarded a $30.1 million grant to support the construction of 90 homes in three affordable housing communities …
MOVIE DAY! My Diary of Hanging Around Waiting For The Stars to Show Up In Northtown, and the Things I Saw There
Stephanie McGeary / Jan. 31, 2024, 2:49 p.m. / MOVIED!
… arrive at the corner of 18th and G Streets in Arcata, thinking I am being very smart by arriving early to the supposed 1 p.m. start of filming. Much to my surprise, others seem to have had the same thought …
Honsal Pleads for Hiring Freeze Exception; Board Punts Decision on Short-Term Rental Ordinance to March
Ryan Burns / Jan. 31, 2024, 2:16 p.m. / Local Government
… .Bushnell wound up dropping her request to 25, and the motion passed by a vote of 4-1, with Madrone dissenting. The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors (from left): Natalie Arroyo, Mike Wilson …
(UPDATES) FLOODING! The Water is Starting to Drown Roadways in the County, and It’ll Probably Get Worse
Hank Sims / Jan. 31, 2024, 12:32 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
… Lane Johnson Road - Hydesville Riverside Park Road Mill Street - Fortuna Berta RoadClosed Coffee Creek Road Scenic Drive at P.M. 1.0-Trinidad Hookton Road and Eel River Road …
Should State Government Jobs Require a College Degree? Why California Is Rethinking Its Rules
Adam Echelman / Jan. 31, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… be “extremely complex,” requiring input or approval from other state agencies, the State Personnel Board, and unions, if applicable. A legislative committee analysis of the bill said it would cost more than $1 …
Saving Salmon: Newsom Unveils Blueprint for Ending Decades-Long Decline
Rachel Becker / Jan. 31, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Christina Freitas and Nevaeh Beyer, 1981-2024, 2014-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 31, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Keith Evan Downing, 1953-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 31, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… and nephews, cousins and friends. A Celebration of Life will be held at the VFW Hall in Willow Creek on Saturday, February 17 from 1 to 3 p.m. The family would like to invite Keith’s friends and all whom loved …
(PHOTOS) Boats Leave Trinidad Harbor to Take Shelter in Eureka Waters Ahead of Big Storm
LoCO Staff / Jan. 30, 2024, 4:56 p.m. / Fish
MISSING: Sheriff’s Office Seeking Information on Man Last Seen in Alderpoint in 2017.
LoCO Staff / Jan. 30, 2024, 11:23 a.m. / Crime
(UPDATE: FOUND SAFE): Sheriff’s Office Seeking Man Whose Last Known Whereabouts Was Humboldt County in September 2023
LoCO Staff / Jan. 30, 2024, 11:15 a.m. / Missing
After Visit to Humboldt, Gov. Gavin Newsom Announces New State Strategy to Restore Salmon Runs
LoCO Staff / Jan. 30, 2024, 10:20 a.m. / Sacramento
Here Comes the Atmospheric River! Batten Down, Get Ready For Strong Wind and Heavy Precipitation
Hank Sims / Jan. 30, 2024, 8:49 a.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
They’re Getting $1,000 a Month for 3 Years. How Guaranteed Income Is Changing Lives in L.A. County
Alejandra Reyes-Velarde / Jan. 30, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… They’re Getting $1,000 a Month for 3 Years. How Guaranteed Income Is Changing Lives in L.A. County Kipp Kahlia, who is part of L.A. County's guaranteed income program …
Bill Would Let Therapists and Social Workers Decide When to Confine Mentally Ill Californians
Ryan Sabalow / Jan. 30, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… 5150 involuntary confinement holds. Here, she votes during the Senate Appropriation Committee meeting at the Capitol in Sacramento on Sept. 1, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal for CalMatters With this latest …
