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She Lost Her Financial Aid While Homeless. A Bill on Newsom’s Desk Could Help Students Like Her
Adam Echelman / Sept. 28, 2023, 7:07 a.m. / Sacramento
… in California, it’s roughly 1 in 4 who fail to meet these requirements, and for certain groups, such as former foster youth, Black, and Native American students, the rates are even higher, according to a study …
California Gunmakers Fear Their ‘Expiration Date’ in a State That Doesn’t Want Them
Alexei Koseff / Sept. 28, 2023, 7:03 a.m. / Sacramento
… in such a challenging political and business climate, the gun manufacturing footprint in California is modest, even as sales remain robust. The FBI has already completed nearly 1 million background checks for prospective …
OBITUARY: Mel Berti, 1939-2023
LoCO Staff / Sept. 28, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Mel Berti, 1939-2023 MEL BERTI CELEBRATION OF LIFE OCTOBER 29, 2023 – 1 p.m. RIVERLODGE, 1800 RIVERWALK DR. FORTUNA, CA Melvin John Berti went to Eternal Life on July 23 …
OBITUARY: John ‘Barry’ Dalsant, 1943-2023
LoCO Staff / Sept. 28, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Eureka Homicide Suspect Destinee Rhamy Surrenders
LoCO Staff / Sept. 27, 2023, 5:15 p.m. / Crime
Sheriff’s Office Seeking Info About Del Norte County Man Believed to Have Worked at a Honeydew-Area Farm Last Month
LoCO Staff / Sept. 27, 2023, 4:27 p.m. / Crime
(PHOTOS) Introducing 4th Street Mercantile, Eureka’s New ‘Vendor Mall’ That Holds More Than 30 Shops Under One Roof
Stephanie McGeary / Sept. 27, 2023, 4:10 p.m. / Business
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Drive-By Shooting at Fire Camp
LoCO Staff / Sept. 27, 2023, 11:08 a.m. / Crime
TRAIL UPDATE: They’ve Put in a Lot of Work on the Trails Around Eureka So Maybe Get to Walkin’ on ‘Em, OK?
Rees Hughes / Sept. 27, 2023, 10:36 a.m. / Nature
… Forest (MCF) Trail Plan and its proposed network with 31 miles of multi-use roads, multi-use trails (including 1.5 miles of accessible trails), hiking trails, and mountain bike trails. Where do …
LISTEN: A Conversation With Humboldt County Poet David Holper on Untranslatable Words, and His New Book
LoCO Staff / Sept. 27, 2023, 10:09 a.m. / Literature
… Laureate for the City of Eureka David Holper will be reading from his latest book of poem Language Lessons: A Linguistic Hejira. The reading will be on Saturday, September 30th, 1-2 pm at 4007 Cedar Street …
California Community College Enrollment Is Up, but One Group of Students Lags Behind
Adam Echelman / Sept. 27, 2023, 7:39 a.m. / Sacramento
… behind. Amazon SMF1 facility in Sacramento on Sept. 25, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal for CalMatters At East Los Angeles College, logistics and technology professor Leo Medina said his classes, which …
OBITUARY: Jeffrey James Krohn, 1952-2023
LoCO Staff / Sept. 27, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… around, he was gone. You would find him at the thrift store, Boys and Girls Club clothing, or Goodwill seeking out treasured vintage clothes.He amassed a collection of vintage clothes of over 1,000 pieces …
Vehicle vs. Pedestrian Collision Impacting Broadway Traffic
LoCO Staff / Sept. 26, 2023, 8:53 p.m. / Traffic
Humboldt Supervisors Revoke Coastal Development Permit for Fields Landing Property Following Nearly 20 Years of Neighborhood Complaints
Isabella Vanderheiden / Sept. 26, 2023, 4:32 p.m. / Local Government
… ongoing issues with the county’s Code Enforcement Unit. The permit allowed for the demolition of an existing unpermitted 1,700-square-foot house and the construction of a 788-square-foot, two-story garage …
Sheriff’s Office Releases Name of CHP Officer Who Shot Unarmed Hoopa Man, Reiterates That the State Dept. of Justice is Leading the Investigation
LoCO Staff / Sept. 26, 2023, 4:08 p.m. / Crime
INTERVIEW: Gordon Clatworthy, First District Supervisor Candidate, Can’t Discuss His Rex Bohn Investigation While It Is Still Ongoing
Ryan Burns / Sept. 26, 2023, 3:17 p.m. / Politics
… and the like. The Outpost's first interview with Clatworthy, conducted on Sept. 1, was a bit of a mess, by his own admission. He hadn't slept well the night before and, after we'd finished …
BURN TIME! The National Parks Service Once Again Plans to Burn Up Some of the Bald Hills Next Month, Now That There’s Some Water on the Ground
LoCO Staff / Sept. 26, 2023, 1:26 p.m. / Fire
… , Upper Dolason, Lower Dolason, Child’s Hill, Lower Elk Camp, Pigpen, Tick Prairie, and South Boundary. The eight units combined are approximately 1,422 acres. For thousands …
SICK! After 23 Years Of Planning and Fundraising, the McKinleyville Skatepark is Finally Open and Ready for You to Skate There
Stephanie McGeary / Sept. 26, 2023, 12:49 p.m. / Community , Event , Party!!!
… to cost around $1 million, which was a lot more money than the collective had accrued. But the builder said that the money the collective did have would be enough to complete a small section of the park, so …
OBITUARY: Roberta F. Page, 1931-2023
LoCO Staff / Sept. 26, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Overnight Standoff with Gunfire on Campton Road Ended After Suspect Surrendered, Eureka Police Say
LoCO Staff / Sept. 25, 2023, 12:08 p.m. / Crime
Driver Arrested in Southern Humboldt After Alleged Road Rage Incident
LoCO Staff / Sept. 25, 2023, 11:48 a.m. / Crime
Should the Local Population of Pacific Fishers Be Listed Under the Endangered Species Act? The Fish and Wildlife Service is Seeking Feedback From Informed People
LoCO Staff / Sept. 25, 2023, 11:24 a.m. / Wildlife
… -R1-ES-2023-0123 or sent via U.S. mail to: Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-R1-ES-2023-0123, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803. We …
Man Who Likes to Burgle Stuff From Cars Arrested in McKinleyville, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Sept. 25, 2023, 10:41 a.m. / Crime
(UPDATE) Highway 101 Closed Near Standish Hickey Due to Semi Truck Crash
Hank Sims / Sept. 25, 2023, 7:42 a.m. / Traffic
After Hot Labor Summer, Will Gavin Newsom Sign Bill Giving Unemployment Benefits to Striking Workers?
Felicia Mello / Sept. 25, 2023, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… walked off the job in July, and 11,500 Writers Guild of America members, who went on strike May 2 but reached a tentative deal Sunday with the major Hollywood studios. Considering more than 1.7 million …
OBITUARY: Richard B. ‘Rusty’ Johnson, 1980-2023
LoCO Staff / Sept. 25, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Tony Gonsalves Branco Jr., 1941-2023
LoCO Staff / Sept. 25, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Garden of Earthly Delights
Barry Evans / Sept. 24, 2023, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
(VIDEO) The Critics, Fortuna’s Battle of the Bands-Winning Teen Rockers, Have a New Music Video Worth Your Attention
Andrew Goff / Sept. 23, 2023, 8 a.m. / Music
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The County’s Exhibition at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair Sounds Spectacular, but Putting it Together and Getting it Back Was Kind of a Pain in the Ass
Glen Nash / Sept. 23, 2023, 7:30 a.m. / History
… and the Humboldt County exhibit at the World's Columbian Exposition. The exposition was opened May 1, 1893, and closed October 30, 1893. It was located at Jackson Park on the shore of Lake Michigan. The plans …