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HUMBOLDT HISTORY: How a Survivor of the Disastrous and Possibly Cannibalistic Greely Expedition Blackmailed His Way Into a Job as a Eureka Weatherman
Mary Dawn Cunningham / Dec. 9, 2023, 7:30 a.m. / History
… subjects and which I’ve so far resisted, you would think differently of my conduct.” Connell threatened to speak out and to even write a book about the extreme hardships, suffering, starvation …
Reading Scores Climb After Targeted Intervention at California’s Worst-Performing Schools
Carolyn Jones / Dec. 4, 2023, 7:25 a.m. / Sacramento
… Reading Scores Climb After Targeted Intervention at California’s Worst-Performing Schools Children's books at Stege Elementary School in Richmond on Feb. 6, 2023. Photo …
Sheriff’s Office Puts McKinleyville Safeway on Lockdown, Shoots Man Wielding Large, Fixed-Blade Knife With Beanbag Rounds and Taser, HCSO Says
LoCO Staff / Nov. 30, 2023, 3:54 p.m. / Crime
… ;s Office: Jason Balke | Booking photoOn 11/30/2023, at about 10:00 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 1900 block of Sutter Road in McKinleyville for the report of male …
GUEST OPINION: McKinleyville High School Students Deserve Better
LoCO Staff / Nov. 29, 2023, 12:30 p.m. / Opinion
… , people are so busy, working hard banning books, banishing lived history, banning the word gay … all to protect the children. In the America we live in today, our elected officials expect us to hope …
Wanted Man Arrested With Handgun, Meth in McK Neighborhood, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Nov. 28, 2023, 9:43 a.m. / Crime
… grams of Methamphetamine on Parrott.Parrott was booked at the Humboldt County Correctional Facility for possession of a controlled substance while armed (H&S 11370.1(A)), felon in possession …
Many Rural California Communities Are Desperate for School Construction Money. Will a New Bond Measure Offer Enough Help?
Carolyn Jones / Nov. 27, 2023, 7:55 a.m. / Sacramento
… to higher-income students than lower-income students,” Lafortune said. “There’s an understanding in California that we shouldn’t have these big inequities when it comes to books, supplies, resources. There …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: The Pleasure Principle
Barry Evans / Nov. 26, 2023, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… on the straight and narrow was to stoke their fear of eternal punishment in hell.So what does acting “ethically” look like in the real world? Epicurus’ disciple Philodemus put it this way (in a book preserved …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: California’s Coast vs. Sea Level Rise
The EcoNews Report / Nov. 25, 2023, 10 a.m. / Environment
… with folks on the frontlines of sea level rise. Their stories are the focus of her new book, California Against the Sea: Visions for Our Vanishing Coastline. Rosanna joins Tom Wheeler of EPIC …
Fortuna Woman Arrested in Connection With Ambush Carjacking at Fields Landing Boat Ramp
LoCO Staff / Nov. 22, 2023, 1:08 p.m. / Crime
… Correctional Facility where she was booked on the felony charges of carjacking (PC215(A)), robbery (PC211), and conspiracy (PC182(A)(1)).At this time, the victim’s vehicle is still outstanding. That vehicle …
NO MORE VEGAS, BABY: Avelo Air Cancels Direct Route (Again) Between Humboldt and Sin City, Effective Jan. 8
Isabella Vanderheiden / Nov. 22, 2023, 10:32 a.m. / Airport
… in an email to the Outpost. “Customers can still book for Christmas and New Year's. All customers have been contacted and have been given their options for refunds, rescheduling to before the end date …
For California Leaders, Calls for Ceasefire in Gaza War Grow More Difficult to Ignore
Sameea Kamal / Nov. 22, 2023, 6:45 a.m. / Sacramento
… Hamas attack in Israel on Oct. 7, in which 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 taken hostage, California officials swooped into action. Gov. Gavin Newsom booked a last-minute flight to Israel …
Two Arrested in Eureka After Vehicle Search Uncovers Fentanyl and Meth, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Nov. 21, 2023, 4 p.m. / Crime
… and Garza were arrested and transported to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility.During the booking process at the correctional facility, Humboldt County correctional deputies discovered additional …
Fortuna Man Arrested For Attempted Homicide For Allegedly Trying to Set Ex-Girlfriend on Fire
LoCO Staff / Nov. 21, 2023, 3:44 p.m. / Crime
… by officers with the Fortuna Police Department and arrested on charges stemming from this incident. Smith was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of attempted homicide (PC 664/187(A …
Drug Task Force Arrests Suspected Traffickers, Seizes Narcotics and a Whole Mess of Guns
LoCO Staff / Nov. 15, 2023, 12:19 p.m. / Crime
… .BAILEY and HUSE were transported to the Humboldt County Jail where they were booked for the following charges:BAILEY:11370.1 HS: Possession of a firearm while possessing narcotics.PC30605: Possession of an assault …
The Pride Flag Is Gone. Library Books Are Under Review. It’s a New Era of Backlash Politics in California
Alexei Koseff / Nov. 15, 2023, 7:40 a.m. / Sacramento
… The Pride Flag Is Gone. Library Books Are Under Review. It’s a New Era of Backlash Politics in California Tony Strickland, mayor of Huntington Beach, right, speaks at a Veterans …
Two Arrested in Connection With Last Week’s Bayshore Mall Parking Lot Robbery
LoCO Staff / Nov. 10, 2023, 11:13 a.m. / Crime
… and Criminal Conspiracy and were booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility. This remains an active investigation and no additional details are available at this time.The Eureka Police Department …
Recognizing Fake News Now a Required Subject in California Schools
Carolyn Jones / Nov. 10, 2023, 7:16 a.m. / Sacramento
… education as soon as possible. The law goes into effect Jan. 1, 2024, as the state begins updating its curriculum frameworks, although teachers are encouraged to teach media literacy now. Berman’s law …
Drug Task Force Busts Up Alleged MDMA & Shrooms & LSD & Ketamine & Cocaine Operation Off Myrtle Avenue; Two Arrested
LoCO Staff / Nov. 8, 2023, 3:58 p.m. / Crime
… , agents began searching Oppen’s residence. In the garage area, agents located approximately 1.2 pounds of Ketamine, 8.8 ounces of MDMA (Methylenedioxy-Methamphetamine), 2.5 ounces of MDA (Methylendioxy …
OBITUARY: Charles (Charlie) Robert Myers, 1938-2023
LoCO Staff / Nov. 8, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… — and having a nightly bourbon with potato chips! Charlie was an avid reader and read many book reviews to decide which new books to buy. He was a passionate bibliophile, so attached to his books, that if he …
OBITUARY: Doris McConnell, 1931-2023
LoCO Staff / Nov. 8, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… in Fresno, where she was raised, went to college and became a teacher. Doris and Leo were wed on July 1, 1953. Doris began her teaching career in 1953. In 1957, their only child, Lauren McConnell, made her …
Willow Creek Knife-Wielder Arrested for Attempted Murder Last Week, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Nov. 7, 2023, 8:16 a.m. / Crime
… Mianecki was taken into custody and booked for attempted murder (PC 664/187(A)), brandishing a deadly weapon (PC 417(A)(1)), criminal threats (PC 422(A)), resisting arrest (PC 148(A)(1), and assault with a deadly …
OBITUARY: Barbara June Crumly Kelly, 1934-2023
LoCO Staff / Nov. 4, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… with a stack of books at hand educating herself about all things natural and political from climate change to pollinators. She continuously educated herself on the history of Humboldt County, as well as eagerly …
‘The Gray Bird Sings’: New Book Detailing the Life and Work of Betty Kwan Chinn Released Earlier This Week
Stephanie McGeary / Nov. 3, 2023, 3:48 p.m. / Literature
… ‘The Gray Bird Sings’: New Book Detailing the Life and Work of Betty Kwan Chinn Released Earlier This Week Chinn poses with a copy of 'The Gray Bird Sings' behind her work …
Three Arrested in Fortuna on Suspicion of Fentanyl Sales
LoCO Staff / Nov. 3, 2023, 2:53 p.m. / Crime
… booked for the following charge:11351 HS Possession of narcotics for the purpose of salesAnyone with information related to this investigation or other narcotics related crimes are encouraged to call …
How College Admissions Are Changing After the End of Affirmative Action
Carolyn Jones and Mikhail Zinshteyn / Nov. 3, 2023, 7:59 a.m. / Sacramento
… doing more and we needed to do this work and felt like now was a good time to make that turn,” said Adam Sapp, director of admissions at Pomona, in a phone interview. About a quarter of the college’s 1 …
Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation, Cal Poly Humboldt Documentary Chronicles Efforts to Preserve Tolowa Language
Jessica Cejnar Andrews / Nov. 2, 2023, 7:34 a.m. / Film
… were a handful who ended up continuing to live in Del Norte County.” During the 1850s, the Tolowa people endured massacres by white settlers. In his book, An American Genocide: The United States …
The Need for Student Services at Community Colleges Has Changed Dramatically Since the 1960s. Has State Law Kept Up?
Adam Echelman / Oct. 31, 2023, 7:41 a.m. / Sacramento
… of community college. The book commemorates the 75th anniversary of the founding of West Hills College in Coalinga, featuring black and white photos from the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s. Young men and women, most …
Unemployment Insurance: California’s ‘Urgent’ $20 Billion Problem
Levi Sumagaysay / Oct. 31, 2023, 7:33 a.m. / Sacramento
… , possibly through 2033. The state also borrowed from the federal government for unemployment benefits during the Great Recession; that debt cost the state $1.4 billion in interest payments from 2011 until …
Man Arrested With Weapons, Drugs After Allegedly Shooting Up Occupied Home on Golf Course Road in Bayside Saturday Morning, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Oct. 30, 2023, 2 p.m. / Crime
… , approximately 45 grams of suspected cocaine, and numerous prepackaged Alprazolam pills were also found in Zion’s possession.Zion was booked for assault with a semiautomatic firearm (PC 245(B)), shooting …
Suspected in Grand Theft and Out on Bail From Attempted Murder Charges, Fortuna Man Taken Into Custody After Short Pursuit When His Truck Breaks Down
LoCO Staff / Oct. 27, 2023, 2 p.m. / Crime
… . The Deputies attempted a traffic enforcement stop and the truck fled, prompting a short pursuit. Previousl Miller booking photo: The pursuit was discontinued when the truck began traveling …