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Romance Scams Duped Humboldt County Residents Out of Nearly $250K Last Year; FBI Issues Warning Ahead of Valentine’s Day
LoCO Staff / Feb. 12, 2024, 2:57 p.m. / Crime
… Del Norte County:Loss: $0Victims: 1Humboldt County:Loss: $248,398Victims: 10Lake County:Loss: $1,800Victims: 3Marin County:Loss: $285,105Victims: 9Mendocino County:Loss: $5,000Victims: 3Monterey County …
Here Comes the Rain Again! Wet, Windy Weather Expected to Hit Humboldt Mid-Week, With Possible ‘Hazardous’ Conditions This Weekend
Stephanie McGeary / Feb. 12, 2024, 2:02 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
… is expected with 1 to 2 inches on the high terrain of Humboldt and Del Norte, less elsewhere.” Though the rain starting mid-week will not be heavy, NWS warns of much more severe weather hitting …
Trinidad Rancheria Launches Environmental Review Process for Roadway Improvements, Including Possible New Hwy. 101 Interchange
LoCO Staff / Feb. 12, 2024, 10:51 a.m. / Transportation , Tribes
… Community of the Trinidad Rancheria (Trinidad Rancheria) proposes a range of roadway improvements in Humboldt County along United States Highway 101 (US 101) between post mile (PM) 99.6 and PM 101.1 (project …
Katie Porter, Adam Schiff and Barbara Lee Swore Off Corporate PAC Money. What Does That Mean?
Yue Stella Yu / Feb. 12, 2024, 7:52 a.m. / Sacramento
… . As of June 2023, there were more than 1,600 federal corporate PACs — the largest group of any kind, according to the Federal Election Commission. But corporate PACs can only raise a maximum $5,000 per …
She Opened a Business to Deliver Babies. California Policies Drove Her Out of the Country
Kristen Hwang / Feb. 12, 2024, 7:35 a.m. / Sacramento
… labor and delivery wards and maternal mortality is trending upwards. Seventy-five community midwives are registered with Medi-Cal, according to data provided by the state. More than 1,000 nurse …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Happiness Redux
Barry Evans / Feb. 11, 2024, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Greening the Grid
The EcoNews Report / Feb. 10, 2024, 10 a.m. / Environment
Eureka Woman Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Voluntary Manslaughter, Smuggling Narcotics into Jail
LoCO Staff / Feb. 10, 2024, 9:17 a.m. / News
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Getting Water to Eureka! An Exploration of the False Starts That Finally Led Us to Ruth Lake and the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District
Jerry Colivas / Feb. 10, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
… Committee approved $1.2 million to fund the dam. On July 10, 1960, Congressman Don Clausen announced the bill had passed the full House Public Works Committee. Other proposals brought forth at this time were …
OBITUARY: Dennis Wayne Krystosek, 1954-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 10, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
‘I’m Here to Help the Community’: Former Singing Trees Counselor Starts Online Substance Abuse Recovery Service
Stephanie McGeary / Feb. 9, 2024, 3:32 p.m. / Health Care
… by Margin of 163-1PISTOLS for TWO: An Exchange of Letters on the Eureka Housing for All Initiative and the Outpost’s Coverage Thereof …
Vehicle Rollover Impacting Traffic in Downtown Eureka
LoCO Staff / Feb. 9, 2024, 1:05 p.m. / Traffic
The Outpost’s Ryan Burns Wins Third Annual ‘40th Award,’ a Humboldt County Journalism Honor Highlighting Work That Focuses on the Economically Disadvantaged
LoCO Staff / Feb. 9, 2024, 11 a.m. / Housekeeping
Pro-Palestinian Activist Charged With Vandalism, Making a False Police Report in Connection With October Incident, Cal Poly Humboldt Says
Hank Sims / Feb. 9, 2024, 10:13 a.m. / Crime
California Senate Leader Mike McGuire Picks His Team
Alexei Koseff / Feb. 9, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Nolan Fritz, 1921-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 9, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Frank William Ames Jr. 1957-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 9, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Kathryn ‘Sue’ Blankinship, 1953-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 9, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
North Coast Officials Blast AT&T’s ‘Dangerous’ Proposal to Disconnect Landline Services in Communities Across California
Isabella Vanderheiden / Feb. 8, 2024, 3:47 p.m. / Emergency , Infrastructure
… that the loss of landline service would hinder access to critical 9-1-1 services and emergency alerts, especially for rural residents. ”This proposal leaves rural residents vulnerable and it …
Eureka Chinatown Project Gets $25,000 Boost
LoCO Staff / Feb. 8, 2024, 3:26 p.m. / Community
(UPDATE: FOUND) 86-Year-Old Woman With Dementia Walked Off From Her Eureka Residence
LoCO Staff / Feb. 8, 2024, 3:07 p.m. / Missing
… 6:00 AM. We were notified of her disappearance around 1:00 PM, and a report has been taken. Jacquelyn is described as a white female, 5’2’’, 135 lbs, with short gray hair. She often …
Legislators Unveil Measure to Ask Voters for $1 Billion Offshore Wind Bond
Alejandro Lazo / Feb. 8, 2024, 12:23 p.m. / Sacramento
… Legislators Unveil Measure to Ask Voters for $1 Billion Offshore Wind Bond A 9.5-megawatt floating wind turbine deployed at the Kincardine Offshore Wind project, located off …
BLUE SLIDE WEEKEND: Fernbridge to Be Fully Closed For Almost Two Days Later This Month
LoCO Staff / Feb. 8, 2024, 12:16 p.m. / Traffic
It’s ELECTION LIMERICK Time Once Again! Please Send Us Your Letters of Support For Local Candidates and Measures, But Only in the Form of a Limerick
Hank Sims / Feb. 8, 2024, 11:05 a.m. / Elections
Why California Might Mandate the ‘Science of Reading’ in All Schools
Carolyn Jones / Feb. 8, 2024, 7:56 a.m. / Sacramento
California Wants to Cap Your Medical Bills. Guess Who’s Pushing Back.
Ana B. Ibarra / Feb. 8, 2024, 7:48 a.m. / Sacramento
… or face financial penalties. They would not be punished in the program’s first year. The state’s health care affordability board is scheduled to continue discussions this month and has until June 1 …
OBITUARY: Richard Nelson Leamon, 1934-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 8, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Presiding Judge Gregory Kreis Facing Formal Inquiry Into 19 Counts of Alleged Misconduct, Including Drug and Alcohol Use, Sexually Inappropriate Behavior and Antisemitic Remarks
Ryan Burns / Feb. 7, 2024, 2:48 p.m. / Courts
Providence Humboldt County Announces New CEO Started Last Month
LoCO Staff / Feb. 7, 2024, 11:16 a.m. / Health