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Power Restored, Mad River Hospital Thanks First Responders and Utility Workers for Crash Response
LoCO Staff / Aug. 29, 2023, 1:32 p.m. / News
‘Where the Heart Lies’: A Film Student and Friend of Hunter Lewis Will be Shooting a Movie in Humboldt About the Tragic and Touching Story of a Treasure Hunt Gone Wrong
Stephanie McGeary / Aug. 29, 2023, 12:29 p.m. / Film
Interested in the Arcata Police Department’s Purchase and Use of Military-Grade Gear? There’s a Meeting for That Tonight
Hank Sims / Aug. 29, 2023, 12:10 p.m. / Local Government
As Culture Wars Escalate, California Officials Push Back on School Board Policies
Carolyn Jones and Alexei Koseff / Aug. 29, 2023, 7:38 a.m. / Sacramento
… students and their parents.” At a boisterous meeting July 20, the Chino Valley Unified board voted 4-1 to pass the policy requiring school staff to notify parents within three days of discovering …
OBITUARY: Andrew ‘A.J.’ Lawler, 1989-2023
LoCO Staff / Aug. 29, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… .J. Lawler at https://gofund.me/aee1e444. These contributions will go towards A.J.'s services. Please join us in remembering and celebrating the life of Andrew “A.J.” Lawler …
OBITUARY: Kendra Leann Silva, 1990-2023
LoCO Staff / Aug. 29, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Mike McGuire Will be the Next Leader of the California Senate, Under New Deal Announced Today
LoCO Staff / Aug. 28, 2023, 7:36 p.m. / Sacramento
Backers of Eureka’s Pro-Parking ‘Housing for All’ Initiative Say They’ve Gathered and Submitted Enough Signatures to Get It On the Ballot
LoCO Staff / Aug. 28, 2023, 4:45 p.m. / Local Government
… proponents of the City of Eureka Housing for All and Downtown Vitality Initiative, today turned in initiative petitions containing 2,811 signatures to the City of Eureka Clerk’s office. Ten percent, or 1 …
Car Smashes Into Power Box in Arcata, Knocking Out Electricity to Mad River Hospital
Ryan Burns / Aug. 28, 2023, 11:55 a.m. / News
Ferndale’s Foggy Bottoms Boys Say Local Business Owner Lobbed Anti-Gay Slurs at Their Employees, Destroyed Property During Chili Cook-Off at Humboldt County Fair
Ryan Burns / Aug. 28, 2023, 11:09 a.m. / News
The Fortuna Teenager Who Accidentally Shot Himself Last Night is Doing OK, Police Say
LoCO Staff / Aug. 28, 2023, 10:01 a.m. / Non-Crime
Families Have High Hopes for Gavin Newsom’s CARE Courts. Providers Want to Lower Expectations
Jeanne Kuang / Aug. 28, 2023, 7:25 a.m. / Sacramento
… ’s not clear whether they qualify for the program. San Diego County estimates it will get 1,000 petitions in the first year and establish court-ordered treatment plans for 250 people; the remainder likely …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Jesus’ Second Coming and DJT
Barry Evans / Aug. 27, 2023, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Remembering the Wonderful Arcata Elementary Teachers of the 1880s, and the Horrible Ones, Along With My Schoolchums and the Scrapes We Got Into
Charles Blodgett Hopkins / Aug. 26, 2023, 7:30 a.m. / History
… second teacher, my first in California, was an old maid by the name of Miss Quick (see Endnote #1). Everybody, young and old, far and near, in this community had gone to school to Miss Quick. Some liked …
OBITUARY: Reid Marshall Aiton Sr., 1941-2023
LoCO Staff / Aug. 26, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… , for Family & Friends, Everyone is WelcomeWill be held at Camp Bauer, Korbel (GPS plus code: V2HX+JH Korbel, California) Saturday, September 9, 2023 Starts at 1:30 p.m.For additional information …
Fortuna Woman Who Threatened to Kill Numerous Elected Officials Appears in Court for Restraining Order Proceeding
Isabella Vanderheiden / Aug. 25, 2023, 4:20 p.m. / Courts
As Fernbridge Repairs Continue, Caltrans to Host Another Workshop to Discuss the Future of Access to Ferndale
LoCO Staff / Aug. 25, 2023, 3:19 p.m. / Transportation
… on transportation ideas generated by the community. Light refreshments will be provided.###In the meantime, over on its Facebook page, Caltrans District 1 offered the following update on repairs …
(PHOTOS) RECOGNIZE THEM? Local Hopes to Return Photo Album Found on the Road in Eureka to Its Owner
Andrew Goff / Aug. 25, 2023, 11 a.m. / Community Services
OBITUARY: Dixie Garrett, 1936-2023
LoCO Staff / Aug. 25, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Eureka Police Follow Trail of Blood to Site of Downtown Stabbing; Woman Arrested for Attempted Murder
LoCO Staff / Aug. 24, 2023, 2:20 p.m. / Crime
FREE RED PANDAS FOR HEROES: Sequoia Park Zoo Offering Complimentary Admission to Firefighters
LoCO Staff / Aug. 24, 2023, 2:08 p.m. / Cavy Babies
Bye-Bye, ‘K-L Couplet’: Arcata City Council Removes Controversial Proposal to Make K and L Street One-Way During First Joint Study Session on Tuesday
Stephanie McGeary / Aug. 24, 2023, 1 p.m. / Local Government
… and signed by more than 260 1,100 community members. Many of those community members showed up to voice their support for the linear park on Tuesday, including the very first speaker (or …
(UPDATE — DELAYED!) Caltrans Says: Highway 199 Will be Opened Twice a Day For Controlled, One-Way Traffic, Starting Monday Wednesday
LoCO Staff / Aug. 24, 2023, 10:26 a.m. / Traffic
Why a Colorado Ambulance Company Wants to Limit California Taxes
Alexei Koseff / Aug. 24, 2023, 7:40 a.m. / Sacramento
… the company wants to stop fire departments from charging paramedics for the fire engines that respond to medical calls alongside them — fees that Sorrick said can add more than $1,000 to a patient …
Alderpoint Man Convicted of Murder in 2022 Shooting Prompted by Dog Dispute
LoCO Staff / Aug. 23, 2023, 5:11 p.m. / Courts
(PHOTOS) ‘1 More Time!’ Rex Bohn Launches Campaign for Fourth Term on Humboldt’s Board of Supervisors
Ryan Burns / Aug. 23, 2023, 4:35 p.m. / Elections
… (PHOTOS) '1 More Time!' Rex Bohn Launches Campaign for Fourth Term on Humboldt's Board of Supervisors Rex Bohn, Humboldt County's longest-serving current supervisor, launched his re …
73-Year-Old Punched by Panhandler Outside Willow Creek Gas Station, Says HCSO
LoCO Staff / Aug. 23, 2023, 2:47 p.m. / Crime
… Lane near Village Way. He was taken into custody without incident.Fullerton was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of elder abuse (PC 368(b)(1)) and violation of probation …
Sheriff’s Office Says it Would Like to Meet the People Who Shot Up the Fort Seward PG&E Substation Near Alderpoint, Causing $200,000 Worth of Damage
LoCO Staff / Aug. 23, 2023, 2:20 p.m. / Crime
County of Humboldt, Developers Sign Memorandum of Agreement in a ‘Momentous Step Forward’ for Offshore Wind Development on the North Coast
LoCO Staff / Aug. 23, 2023, 11:29 a.m. / Offshore Wind
OBITUARY: Kimberly Kramer, 1962-2023
LoCO Staff / Aug. 23, 2023, 10:21 a.m. / Obits
… Salas. She also leaves behind five, soon to be six, grandsons, who she doted on for the last seven years: Hudson Arendt (7), Noah Arendt (5), Aiden Green (3), Ryder Arendt (2), Brooks Green (1), and baby …
