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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 …
Fortuna Resident Arrested For Possession, Transportation of Fentanyl and Meth After Trip to Sacramento, Drug Task Force Says
LoCO Staff / Aug. 23, 2023, 10:10 a.m. / Crime
… and his K9 partner Blitz conducted an open-air sniff on the vehicle. K9 Blitz alerted to the vehicle indicating drugs were present. Inside the vehicle Agents located FOURNIER, 1.5 pounds …
California Boards Want to Keep Pandemic Rules for Public Meetings. Critics Call It Bad for Democracy
Sameea Kamal / Aug. 23, 2023, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… -pandemic world: While COVID-19 public health rules have relaxed around in-person gatherings, remote work continues, even in state government. And as of July 1, some of the in-person requirements suspended during …
OBITUARY: Donald Eugene Brenard, 1956-2023
LoCO Staff / Aug. 23, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Albert R. Giddis, 1931-2023
LoCO Staff / Aug. 23, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Comedy
OBITUARY: Gary Duane Nelson, 1937-2023
LoCO Staff / Aug. 23, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
(UPDATED) Board of Supervisors Chair Steve Madrone Cut Off a Public Commenter for Using ‘Hate Speech.’ Is That Legal?
Ryan Burns / Aug. 22, 2023, 5:45 p.m. / Local Government
… Officer Elishia Hayes issued an all-staff email addressing this morning's incident. ”At the Board of Supervisor's [sic] meeting today a public commenter was evoking [sic] their 1st …
TODAY in SUPES: Board Approves Modifications to ‘Project Trellis’ to Address Issues Over Cannabis Equity Eligibility Criteria, Directs Staff to Work with State on Exceptions for Rural Communities
Isabella Vanderheiden / Aug. 22, 2023, 5:18 p.m. / Local Government
… ownership interest from 20 percent to 51 percent.Staff presented the Board of Supervisors with three recommendations: modify the existing program, execute the $1.2 million grant award from 2022 and apply …
MORE FIRE UPDATES: Your Tuesday Rundown on Wildfires Burning Near Hoopa, Orick and Orleans
Andrew Goff / Aug. 22, 2023, 11:32 a.m. / Fire
… Resource Company are collaborating with suppression efforts on the Lost Fire. Devil 12 acres contained and in patrol status. Glenn .1 acre contained and in patrol status …
SOUTH FORK FIRES: Crews Keeping an Eye on Possible 3-9 Fire Move Toward Hyampom; Community Meeting Tonight in Hayfork
LoCO Staff / Aug. 22, 2023, 10:36 a.m. / Fire
… Near Hoopa, Orick and OrleansPress release from the South Fork Complex Incident Management Team: Current Situation: People and Equipment: 3-9 Fire: 1,430 acres with 0% containment 522 personnel, crews …
