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Though Critical to the Economy, California’s Young Workers Toil in Low-Wage Work
Alejandra Reyes-Velarde / Nov. 9, 2023, 7:21 a.m. / Sacramento
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OBITUARY: Dottie Lee, 1947-2023
LoCO Staff / Nov. 9, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
County Supes Vote to Put Measure on March Ballots That, If Passed, Would Create a Department of Finance, Combining Two Elected Offices Into One Appointed Position
Ryan Burns / Nov. 8, 2023, 4:43 p.m. / Local Government
… Board of Supervisors. | Screenshot.###Well into the ninth hour of Tuesday's protracted Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meeting, the supes voted 3-1, with First District Supervisor Rex Bohn absent …
DHHS Social Services Branch Has ‘Major Outbreak’ of COVID; Wait Times Longer Than Usual
Stephanie McGeary / Nov. 8, 2023, 4:06 p.m. / Public Safety
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 …
Eureka’s Police and Fire Department Plead With Local Drivers to Please Be Better, and They Offer Some Helpful Tips on How to Do That
LoCO Staff / Nov. 8, 2023, 3:28 p.m. / Emergencies
(VIDEO) Protesters Gather Outside Huffman’s Office, Demand a Ceasefire in Gaza and Free Palestine
Ryan Burns / Nov. 8, 2023, 3:18 p.m. / D.C.
Would Your Youth-Serving Organization Like Some of the Money Seized From Suspected Drug Traffickers? If You Apply By the End of the Year, the County’s Top Law Enforcement Officials May Give You Some
LoCO Staff / Nov. 8, 2023, 1:39 p.m. / News
Driver and Passenger of Car in Yesterday’s Henderson Center Wreck are 15 Years Old, EPD Says
LoCO Staff / Nov. 8, 2023, 10:41 a.m. / Traffic
Facing Subpoena Threat, Arkley Belatedly Cooperates With Senate Judiciary Committee’s Supreme Court Ethics Investigation
LoCO Staff / Nov. 8, 2023, 9:39 a.m. / D.C.
OBITUARY: Second Street Whale, 2023-2023
Andrew Goff / Nov. 8, 2023, 9 a.m. / Art
MUSHROOM TIPS! With the Mushroom Fair Approaching, the President of Humboldt Bay Mycological Society Shares Some Advice for Fungi Foraging
Stephanie McGeary / Nov. 8, 2023, 7:30 a.m. / Nature
‘Prompt Action’ on Fire Insurance Has Yet to Help California Homeowners
Levi Sumagaysay / Nov. 8, 2023, 7:19 a.m. / Sacramento
… their fire insurance premium balloon to the point that they’ve decided they will have to do without it. Bobbi Smithline said their premium this year tripled to almost $6,000 from $1,800 in 2020. They were …
OBITUARY: Charles (Charlie) Robert Myers, 1938-2023
LoCO Staff / Nov. 8, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Daniel H. Pedrotti, 1939-2023
LoCO Staff / Nov. 8, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Rose Marie French, 1938-2023
LoCO Staff / Nov. 8, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
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 …
EPD Releases Information on Today’s Fatal Crash on I Street, Asks Witnesses to Come Forward
LoCO Staff / Nov. 7, 2023, 6:43 p.m. / Traffic
And Yet Another Crash in Eureka Has Closed One Lane of Broadway
Hank Sims / Nov. 7, 2023, 3:25 p.m. / Traffic
Another Two-Car Collision on Henderson Sends Three to the Hospital
Hank Sims / Nov. 7, 2023, 3:10 p.m. / Traffic
Pressured by Upcoming Ballot Measure, County Supervisors Look to Improve Existing Cannabis Regs
Ryan Burns / Nov. 7, 2023, 2:29 p.m. / Cannabis , Local Government
… from 3,500 to 1,400 permits. That mark is slightly below the current number of permits plus pending applications (1,578), though Ford said it’s reasonable to expect some attrition given the current state …
Fatal Crash Near Henderson Center Closes I Street
Hank Sims / Nov. 7, 2023, 12:53 p.m. / Traffic
Woman Whose Body Was Found Near Trinidad 43 Years Ago Identified Using Forensic DNA Testing
LoCO Staff / Nov. 7, 2023, 9:43 a.m. / Crime
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 …
Unknown Assailants Shoot Up U-Haul Near Loleta, Injuring Driver, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Nov. 7, 2023, 7:58 a.m. / Crime
California Wants Every High School Senior to Apply for Student Financial Aid. Will a Federal Delay Slow Efforts?
Haydee Barahona and Li Khan / Nov. 7, 2023, 7:34 a.m. / Sacramento
… saw a 74% completion rate in 2023, a 9% increase in FAFSA and a 1% increase in CADAA, ranking the state first in the nation for financial aid application growth in the past academic year. California …
OBITUARY: Carol Sue Knodel, 1946-2023
LoCO Staff / Nov. 7, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Driving in Old Town Eureka is Going to Be a Bit Intense This Week
Andrew Goff / Nov. 6, 2023, 3:09 p.m. / Traffic
… . Details belowCity of Eureka release: Upcoming Eureka Road Construction Work2nd Street from C Street to H Street3rd Street from C Street to G StreetD, E, G, and H Streets, from 1st …
COMPROMISE! Eureka Agrees to Place PETA’s One-of-a-Kind ‘Fish Empathy Quilt’ in City Hall for One Month and the Fisherman Statue Can Stay
LoCO Staff / Nov. 6, 2023, 10:08 a.m. / Animals
One Third of Homeless Veterans Live in California. Here’s Newsom’s New Approach to Help Them
Shreya Agrawal / Nov. 6, 2023, 7:55 a.m. / Sacramento
… to house about 2,400 people, but only 1,575 veterans live in them. The 300-unit veterans home in Barstow was so underutilized in 2020 that Newsom moved to close it as he braced for a pandemic recession …
