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Dangerous Cliffs, Collapsed Parking Lots: How a Relentless Winter Changed Our Coastal Landscapes
Ryan Burns / April 4, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
OBITUARY: Naomi Neil ‘Neil’ Ogimachi, 1925-2024
LoCO Staff / April 4, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
SPEAKING OF TIKTOK: Eureka Police Department Urges Our Dumb-Ass Youth to Resist the Call of the #DoorKickChallenge
LoCO Staff / April 3, 2024, 4:35 p.m. / Crime
Despite Some Uncertainty and Pushback, Eureka City Council OKs Funding for Overlay Zone at Jacobs Campus
Isabella Vanderheiden / April 3, 2024, 3:36 p.m. / Local Government
… ’s regular meeting, the Eureka City Council voted 4-1, with Councilmember Renee Contreras-DeLoach dissenting, to direct staff to develop a “Mixed Neighborhood” overlay zone that would “add special requirements …
The Great Redwood Trail Agency Has Unveiled Its Draft Master Plan, and it Has Some Big Dreams for Alderpoint, Among Other Things
Hank Sims / April 3, 2024, 3:35 p.m. / Tourism
Stinky, Phallic ‘Corpse Flower’ Blooms in Cal Poly Humboldt Greenhouse For the First Time in Three Years
Ryan Burns / April 3, 2024, 12:14 p.m. / Cal Poly Humboldt , Plants
California’s Most Controversial Housing Law Could Get a Makeover
Ben Christopher / April 3, 2024, 7:12 a.m. / Sacramento
Progressive Democrats Propose a Different Path on Crime
Yue Stella Yu / April 3, 2024, 6:52 a.m. / Sacramento
Large Earthquake Shakes Taiwan; No Tsunami Threat to Humboldt
Andrew Goff / April 2, 2024, 6:21 p.m. / News
Thinking About an E-Bike? The Redwood Coast Energy Authority Has a New Voucher Program That Can Knock Down the Price a Bit
LoCO Staff / April 2, 2024, 4:35 p.m. / Transportation
… customers can receive a $500 - $700 voucher, and eligible adaptive E- Bike riders may receive a $1,000 voucher. Using E-Bikes instead of cars to go to work, visit friends and run errands can help reduce …
Everyone Hates Eureka’s Potholes and the City is Preparing to Fill ‘Em
Isabella Vanderheiden / April 2, 2024, 2:09 p.m. / Infrastructure , Local Government
… proximity so we can have all of the hot mix and equipment in one place.”In the years following the passage of Measure H, the voter-approved 1.25 percent sales tax for road repairs, the city has spent over $2 …
Homeowner Detains Late-Night Burglary Suspect at Trinidad House While Deputies Arrive, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / April 2, 2024, 2 p.m. / Crime
(UPDATE: FOUND) Sheriff’s Office Seeks Help Locating Missing Woman, Last Seen in Alderpoint, Who May be Living ‘Transient Lifestyle’
LoCO Staff / April 2, 2024, 12:50 p.m. / Crime
Two Boys Arrested in Eureka for Calling in Bomb Threat to Their School
LoCO Staff / April 2, 2024, 12:35 p.m. / News
Zane Middle School on Lockdown, Says EPD
Andrew Goff / April 2, 2024, 9:36 a.m. / News
Tracy Man Killed in Solo Vehicle Crash Near Fernbridge
LoCO Staff / April 2, 2024, 9:21 a.m. / Traffic
Foster Kids Miss Out on Sports and Music. A New California Plan Aims to Help Them Catch Up
Ana B. Ibarra / April 2, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… pay rates by Jan. 1, although the changes would not roll out until 2026. Aside from the money for activities, the proposal includes a new scale for payments to foster families and money earmarked …
OBITUARY: Evelyn Paine, 1929-2024
LoCO Staff / April 2, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Nicol Eileen Roby, 1985-2024
LoCO Staff / April 2, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… . There will be a celebration of life on May 3, 2024 at 1011 Waterfront Dr. at 1 p.m.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Nicci Roby's loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries …
Starting Today, Berry Summit Vista Point Will Be Closed to Highway 299 Travelers Until Summer
LoCO Staff / April 1, 2024, 4:17 p.m. / Traffic
… , informational kiosks, and decorative garbage cans. Expected to be completed by early summer, the $759,000 effort was made possible by Governor Gavin Newsom’s Clean California Initiative – a sweeping, $1 …
Wondering About the Circus Tent Near Carlson Park in Valley West? Playhouse Arts and the North Coast Environmental Center Are Using it to Help Unhoused People Make Art Out of Garbage
Stephanie McGeary / April 1, 2024, 12:31 p.m. / Art , Community
A NO-CAR PLAZA! Starting Later This Month, the Arcata Plaza Will Close to Cars During the Saturday Farmers’ Markets
LoCO Staff / April 1, 2024, 11 a.m. / Traffic
GUEST OPINION: Why I’m Open to Offshore Wind, by an Environmental Attorney Who is Often Against Things
Matt Simmons / April 1, 2024, 9:48 a.m. / Opinion
‘Getting Significantly Worse’: California Community Colleges Are Losing Millions to Financial Aid Fraud
Adam Echelman / April 1, 2024, 7:05 a.m. / Sacramento
… they sent to the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. Colleges also report they’ve given nearly $1.5 million in state and local aid to these scammers. The chancellor’s office began requiring …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Travel, Then and Now
Barry Evans / March 31, 2024, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… the satisfaction of using Michelin 1:100,000 paper maps: stick to the yellow roads (the ubiquitous paved back roads) and you’ll be fine. Today, of course, Google will plot your route, after you’ve told it (her …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: How Do Fish Get Counted, and Why Does Genetic Diversity Matter?
LoCO Staff / March 30, 2024, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Shocking Scenes in the Surgery! Following Verbal Set-To Over Zonked-Out Patient, Fisticuffs Fly Between Physicians Falk
“Louella Parsnips” / March 30, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
… many calamities — in the form of yearly and semi-yearly certificates.1 Dr. Charles C. Falk. Photos via the Humboldt Historian.Charles C. Falk, the older brother, was the president …
OBITUARY: Gloria DeZordo, 1926-2024
LoCO Staff / March 30, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Kenneth ‘Ken’ Glen Stuart Robertson, 1958-2024
LoCO Staff / March 30, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
After Meeting With Local Tribes, Congressman Huffman Doubles Down on Offshore Wind
Isabella Vanderheiden / March 29, 2024, 4:36 p.m. / Infrastructure , Offshore Wind
