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With Tighter Budgets, Police Seek Less Time in Court
Ryan Sabalow / Jan. 12, 2024, 8:12 a.m. / Sacramento
REGGAE RETURNS! Mateel Community Center Announces Revival of Reggae on the River Festival
Stephanie McGeary / Jan. 11, 2024, 4:19 p.m. / Our Culture
Providence is Closing All of Its Outpatient Labs, Including Those at St. Joseph and Redwood Memorial Hospitals
Ryan Burns / Jan. 11, 2024, 3:54 p.m. / Health Care
Missing SoHum Woman Identified in Surveillance Footage; Search Ongoing
LoCO Staff / Jan. 11, 2024, 3:43 p.m. / Missing
Harbor District Board to Consider Adopting ‘Green Terminal Strategy’ for Offshore Wind Infrastructure Development
Ryan Burns / Jan. 11, 2024, 3:08 p.m. / Local Government
If You Did Not Have a Chance to Enjoy Our Monster King Tides Today, You Will Have Another Opportunity Tomorrow
Hank Sims / Jan. 11, 2024, 2:49 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
… Commission wants to track that.Also: Along with the highest high tides, of course, come the gnarliest lows. There's a -1.6 tide forecast for about 6 p.m. tonight, and again tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. It's …
Newsom OK’d a Minimum Wage Increase for Health Care Workers. Now He Wants to Delay It
Ana B. Ibarra / Jan. 11, 2024, 8:07 a.m. / Sacramento
… that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2023. ###Supported by the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF), which works to ensure that people have access to the care they need, when they need it, at a price …
Newsom Unveils Plan to Cut California Climate Funding
Alejandro Lazo / Jan. 11, 2024, 7:57 a.m. / Sacramento
… to working with the governor and Legislature to make 2024 a year of innovative and courageous climate leadership.” Newsom’s proposal included $2.9 billion in climate program cuts, $1.9 billion in spending …
MORE RAIN: Humboldt Will Get Substantially Wetter to End The Week; More Inland Snow Expected
Andrew Goff / Jan. 10, 2024, 2:41 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
Film Set to Shoot in Eureka is From Renowned Director Paul Thomas Anderson, With Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn and Regina Hall, According to Industry Reports
Ryan Burns / Jan. 10, 2024, 12:24 p.m. / MOVIED!
Digging Out: Newsom Outlines Plan to Cover State Budget Deficit
Mikhail Zinshteyn and Sameea Kamal / Jan. 10, 2024, 11:22 a.m. / Sacramento
… , which starts July 1. Newsom’s plan to close the deficit includes: Withdrawing $13.1 billion from the budget stabilization and safety net reserve accounts; Cutting $8.5 billion from existing …
Earthquake Brace + Bolt Grant Funding Available for Humboldt County Homeowners
LoCO Staff / Jan. 10, 2024, 9:48 a.m. / Local Government
… drawing and notified via email if they have been chosen or if they have been placed on the waitlist. According to the CEA, more than 1.2 million houses in high-hazard ZIP codes are particularly …
Stranded 15-Year-Old Rescued From Arcata Marsh on Tuesday Night
LoCO Staff / Jan. 10, 2024, 9:38 a.m. / Emergency
Cal State Faculty Union Vows to Strike Over the University’s Final Pay Offer
Mikhail Zinshteyn / Jan. 10, 2024, 8:20 a.m. / Sacramento
… to join the faculty union on the picket lines is the smaller Teamsters 2010, a labor group of 1,100 skilled maintenance workers. The whiplash in messaging — raises on one hand but a vow to strike …
OBITUARY: Jack Clifford Hurst, 1928-2023
LoCO Staff / Jan. 10, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
TODAY in SUPES: Who Wants to Operate a Safe Parking Program for the Homeless? Also, What To Do About Whippit Abuse?
Ryan Burns / Jan. 9, 2024, 3:55 p.m. / Local Government
… Plan of California.On January 1, the nonprofit organization expanded to an additional 10 counties, from 14 to 24, which required the county to amend some sections of its government code. It also means that Humboldt …
Supreme Court Case About Impact Fees Could Have Huge Consequences for Housing in California
Ben Christopher / Jan. 9, 2024, 3:20 p.m. / Sacramento
NO PIZZA, NO PIZZA: Fortuna Community Rocked As Little Caesar’s Fails to Open on the Tuesday We Were Promised
Stephanie McGeary / Jan. 9, 2024, 2:53 p.m. / Food , Our Culture
Aspiring Offshore Wind Developer Announces New Name for Humboldt Project, Along With New Local Staff and a Downtown Eureka Office
LoCO Staff / Jan. 9, 2024, 11:41 a.m. / Business
… auction where the company secured the right to develop an up to 1.6 GW project 28 miles off the coast of Humboldt County, the announcement marks another key step for one of the first commercial …
Falk, the Abandoned Lumber Town in Headwaters Forest, Officially Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
LoCO Staff / Jan. 9, 2024, 10:32 a.m. / History
McKinleyville Man Arrested in Possession of Fentanyl and an Explosive Device, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Jan. 9, 2024, 9 a.m. / Crime
… McKinleyville Man Arrested in Possession of Fentanyl and an Explosive Device, Sheriff's Office Says Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: GoodwinOn 1/4/2024, at about 12 …
OBITUARY: John Chester Burman, 1946-2023
LoCO Staff / Jan. 9, 2024, 7:45 a.m. / Obits
Sheriff’s Office Identifies Human Remains Found 55 Years Ago as Belonging to War Veteran With a Troubled Past
LoCO Staff / Jan. 8, 2024, 3:51 p.m. / News
… Sheriff's Office Identifies Human Remains Found 55 Years Ago as Belonging to War Veteran With a Troubled Past Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On May 1st, 1968 …
SNOW ALERT! Interior Humboldt May See Up to 12 Inches of Snowfall This Week; More Rain and Hail On the Coast
Stephanie McGeary / Jan. 8, 2024, 2:16 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
Two Dogs Rescued from House Fire in McKinleyville; Pair of Cats Unaccounted For
LoCO Staff / Jan. 8, 2024, 10:03 a.m. / Fire
As California Evictions Boom, Whether Tenants Get Lawyers Depends on Where They Live
Felicia Mello / Jan. 8, 2024, 7:47 a.m. / Sacramento
… on $1,000 a month in disability benefits, was crestfallen. “I can’t afford anything like that.” While she admitted she’d fallen behind on rent, sometimes making partial payments, she pointed …
OBITUARY: Betty Louise Layman, 1929-2023
LoCO Staff / Jan. 8, 2024, 7:41 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Lyle Dean Rosser, 1942-2023
LoCO Staff / Jan. 8, 2024, 7:29 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Larry Charles Nichols, 1944-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 8, 2024, 7:25 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Larry Wesley Hurd, 1941-2023
LoCO Staff / Jan. 8, 2024, 7:16 a.m. / Obits
