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EPD Releases Details on This Morning’s Fatal Collision; Everyone Involved is Cooperating, Police Say
LoCO Staff / Sept. 27, 2024, 1:17 p.m. / Traffic
… revealed that a male was crossing W. Harris Street on his mobility scooter outside of a crosswalk and away from the intersection of W. Harris and Elizabeth Streets. Vehicle 1 was traveling east in the left …
Conflicted Board of Redwood Coast Energy Authority Declines to Accept ‘Free’ Nuclear Power From Diablo Canyon
Ryan Burns / Sept. 27, 2024, 12:31 p.m. / Energy , Local Government
… as anticipated. And so, in 2022, at the urging of Gov. Gavin Newsom, the state legislature approved a $1.4 billion loan to PG&E to help maintain the reliability of California's power grid by keeping …
The Sheriff’s Office is Getting a $30,000 Heat-Vision Camera to Help With Aquatic Rescue Operations
Dezmond Remington / Sept. 27, 2024, 11:25 a.m. / Local Government
… , a FLIR device helps law enforcement identify issues with increased efficiency.” About $1.3 million in total grant money from the Boating Safety program was split between various sheriff’s offices around …
How Do You Like These New Green and Gold, Cal Poly Humboldt-Branded Crosswalks?
Dezmond Remington / Sept. 27, 2024, 9:57 a.m. / Infrastructure
BREAKING: Eureka Police Responding to Fatal Traffic Collision on West Harris Street
Ryan Burns / Sept. 27, 2024, 9:16 a.m. / Traffic
… BREAKING: Eureka Police Responding to Fatal Traffic Collision on West Harris Street Photo by Andrew Goff.###UPDATE, 1 p.m.: EPD Releases Details on This Morning's …
Economists Like Newsom’s Plan to Help Control Gas Prices. Refiners Don’t.
Malena Carollo / Sept. 27, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
Gavin Newsom Is Vetoing 1 of Every 5 Bills. Here’s Why
Jenna Peterson / Sept. 27, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… Gavin Newsom Is Vetoing 1 of Every 5 Bills. Here’s Why Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses the media during a press conference unveiling his 2024-25 January budget proposal …
California Will Apologize for Slavery as Part of Reparations Push
Wendy Fry / Sept. 26, 2024, 4:54 p.m. / Sacramento
Want to Observe the Election Process? You Are Very Welcome to Do So, Says the County Elections Office, and There are Lots of Opportunities, Starting Tomorrow!
LoCO Staff / Sept. 26, 2024, 10:30 a.m. / Local Government
… ballot processing and counting will take place at the Humboldt County Office of Elections, located at 2426 Sixth St. in Eureka. This process is also open for public observation. 1% Manual Tally …
K-12 Funding Is Guaranteed in California’s Budget. School Boards Say Newsom Jeopardized It
Carolyn Jones / Sept. 26, 2024, 8:14 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Jared Michael Ourique, 1984-2024
LoCO Staff / Sept. 26, 2024, 7:56 a.m. / Obits
… Oliver Ourique: 388924Jared will be missed by many. Please join us to remember him on Sunday, October 13, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Van Duzen River Grange, located at 5250 Hwy 36, Carlotta, CA 95528.###The …
Gavin Newsom Has Not Solved California’s Housing Crisis. Three Lessons for Kamala Harris
Alexei Koseff / Sept. 26, 2024, 7:39 a.m. / Sacramento
… . The country built about 1.45 million new homes last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The strategy carries some political risk. Newsom set an ambitious housing goal as a candidate for governor …
OBITUARY: Sandy Lee Heddinger, 1943-2024
LoCO Staff / Sept. 26, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
YEAR in REVIEW: It Was a Pretty Wet Year. And We Don’t Know Whether Next Year Will be Wet or Dry
Hank Sims / Sept. 25, 2024, 1:34 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
… ’re talking about the “water year,” of course – that period from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30 that meteorologists and other scientists use to talk about rainfall here in the U.S. of A. Look at the LoCO weather report …
LoCO INTERVIEW: Scott Bauer, Eureka’s Fourth Ward City Council Representative, on His Re-Election Campaign and the Importance of Community Resilience
Isabella Vanderheiden / Sept. 25, 2024, 12:43 p.m. / Elections , Local Government
Cal State Campuses Brace for ‘Severe Consequences’ as Budget Gap Looms
Mikhail Zinshteyn / Sept. 25, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… ’s got to face up to that.” He and others stressed that the system has been in a state of fiscal distress for several years. Last year the trustees indicated that Cal State spends $1.5 billion less than …
Only 1 in 5 California Community College Students Makes It to a University, Audit Says
Adam Echelman / Sept. 25, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… Only 1 in 5 California Community College Students Makes It to a University, Audit Says The commencement ceremony at Southwestern College in Chula Vista on May 24, 2024. Photo …
OBITUARY: Sandra Joan Katri, 1944-2024
LoCO Staff / Sept. 25, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Shelly Honig, 1942-2024
LoCO Staff / Sept. 25, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
(VIDEO) Sector Humboldt Bay Does it Again! Watch Coasties Pluck an Appendicitis-Stricken 8-Year-Old and His Family Off a Cruise Ship Cruising 20 Miles West of Humboldt Shores
LoCO Staff / Sept. 24, 2024, 7:26 p.m. / Emergencies
TODAY in SUPES: County Looks to Rein in Yee Haw, the Trinidad-Area Commune With a Long History of Health and Safety Code Violations
Ryan Burns / Sept. 24, 2024, 4:54 p.m. / Local Government
A Collection of LoCO POLLS, Some of Which Relate to Eureka’s Controversial MEASURE F (But Some of Which Feature Baby Hippo Sensation MOO DENG)
Andrew Goff / Sept. 24, 2024, 4:20 p.m. / Our Culture
State Kicks Humboldt Some Cash to Destroy Boats Abandoned in its Harbors
Dezmond Remington / Sept. 24, 2024, 1:59 p.m. / Infrastructure
Measure F Proponents Say: If the Choice Were Between Arts and Culture in Old Town On the One Hand or New Housing There On the Other, a Majority of Eurekans in Our Survey Would Prefer Arts and Culture
LoCO Staff / Sept. 24, 2024, 12:56 p.m. / Elections
Later Friday Night Lights: How a New California Law Shields Student Athletes From Heat
Deborah Brennan / Sept. 24, 2024, 10:20 a.m. / Sacramento
… and competition at higher wet bulb temperatures. The heat thresholds vary by geographic zones. Coastal areas are in Zone 1, with restrictions at lower temperatures than schools in Zone 2, which is slightly inland …
OBITUARY: Wayne Hooper, 1932-2024
LoCO Staff / Sept. 24, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Mary Julia Micheli Rovai, 1929-2024
LoCO Staff / Sept. 24, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Betty Jean Medley, 1937-2024
LoCO Staff / Sept. 24, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: William Robert Warf, 1955-2024
LoCO Staff / Sept. 24, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Jimmy Edward Huffman Jr., 1962-2024
LoCO Staff / Sept. 24, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… Womens' Club at 1531 J Street Eureka on October 20 at 1 p.m. Please bring stories and/or pictures you have of him to share if you would like.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Jimmy …