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Blue Lake Rancheria Welcomes New Police Chief
LoCO Staff / July 19, 2023, 3:46 p.m. / Local Government
MEET the SEASIDE WEAVERS! This Eureka Couple Repurposes Used Crab Pot Rope, Giving it New Life as a Doormat or Basket
Stephanie McGeary / July 19, 2023, 1:41 p.m. / Business , Fish
Humboldt Supervisors Deny Extension to Temporary Moratorium on Short-Term Rentals
Isabella Vanderheiden / July 19, 2023, 11:23 a.m. / Local Government
… per week,” he said.While the exact number of short-term rentals in Humboldt County is unknown, Ford estimated during the board’s June 6 meeting that there are roughly 1,000 short-term rentals operating …
Smokers Fund California’s Early Childhood Programs. What Happens When They Quit?
Ana B. Ibarra / July 19, 2023, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Jesse Rey Trinidad Martinez, 1978-2023
LoCO Staff / July 19, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… is preceded in death by his father, Rey Martinez, grandmother, Carol Ervin and cousin Tawny Ervin. Funeral services for Jesse will be held on Saturday, June 22 at 1 p.m. at Paul’s Chapel in Arcata. Following …
Roundabouts Likely Coming to Fortuna at Kenmar and 12th Street Interchanges, But Not Anytime Soon
LoCO Staff / July 18, 2023, 4:26 p.m. / Local Government , Traffic
OPINION: An Arcata Councilmember Writes: If You’re Concerned About the Future of Arcata, Maybe You Should Remember What Happened With Craftsman’s Mall
Alex Stillman / July 18, 2023, 2:44 p.m. / Opinion
Six Years After Closing the Garberville Veterans Hall, Humboldt Supervisors Approve Contract to Design New Facility
Isabella Vanderheiden / July 18, 2023, 1:39 p.m. / Local Government
Redding Man Arrested After Barreling Down 101 Under the Influence and With a Loaded Gun, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / July 18, 2023, 9:56 a.m. / Crime
… .Thuney was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of felon in possession of a firearm (PC 29800(a)(1)), person prohibited in possession of ammunition (PC 30305), carrying a loaded …
Are You Serving Up Type O or Type A? If So, the Blood Bank Needs Your Contribution … STAT
LoCO Staff / July 18, 2023, 9:49 a.m. / Health
Excessive Drinking During the Pandemic Increased Death Rates From Alcoholic Liver Disease — Especially in Humboldt
Phillip Reese / July 18, 2023, 8:57 a.m. / Health
… the last decade. About 2,650 Californians in that age group died of the disease during the last three years, compared with 1,270 deaths from 2010 through 2012.“People are drinking at earlier levels,” Lee …
OBITUARY: Rosemary ‘Rose’ Ellen Hunter, 1942-2023
LoCO Staff / July 18, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Rosemary 'Rose' Ellen Hunter, 1942-2023 Rosemary “Rose” Ellen Hunter — 80, of Eureka — passed peacefully after a long illness Saturday July 1, 2023. The world …
OBITUARY: Eldon Whitehead, 1940-2023
LoCO Staff / July 18, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Eldon Whitehead, 1940-2023 Eldon Garvis Whitehead, age 83, passed away peacefully on July 9, 2023 due to heart failure. He was born January 1, 1940 in Memphis, Texas …
OBITUARY: Martin Guy Towns, 1961-2023
LoCO Staff / July 18, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Cal State Recently Was Forced to Deal With Several Sexual Harassment Allegations. It Fell Short on Numerous Fronts, Report Finds
Mikhail Zinshteyn / July 17, 2023, 4:47 p.m. / Sacramento
… misconduct claims. The California State Auditor is due to publish its findings tomorrow following a 2022 request from lawmakers. Cal State has paid Cozen $1,031,401.63 to date for its work, which …
Deputies Make Stolen Vehicle Arrest in Cutten
LoCO Staff / July 17, 2023, 1:48 p.m. / Crime
Deputies Find Suspected Burglar Hiding in Closet in Blue Lake; Vehicle Search Uncovers Stolen Property
LoCO Staff / July 17, 2023, 11:36 a.m. / Crime
Southern Oregon Wildfire Brings Smoky Skies to Coastal Humboldt, Del Norte Counties
Ryan Burns / July 17, 2023, 11:04 a.m. / Fire
Gavin Newsom’s Mental Health Plan Could Strip More Than $700 Million From Services, Report Says
Kristen Hwang / July 17, 2023, 7:27 a.m. / Sacramento
… in tandem with a $4.68 billion bond measure to add psychiatric treatment beds. It would change how the state allocates money under the Mental Health Services Act, which levies a 1% tax on income above $1 …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: It’s Just Neurons
Barry Evans / July 16, 2023, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
(MAP) Here’s Where They’re Planning New Murals for the 2023 Eureka Street Art Festival
Isabella Vanderheiden / July 15, 2023, 3:48 p.m. / Art
THE ECONEWS REPORT: What’s In Store for Offshore Port Development?
LoCO Staff / July 15, 2023, 10 a.m. / Environment , Offshore Wind
Man Arrested for Attempted Murder and Mayhem After Setting Another Man on Fire in Downtown Eureka, EPD Says
LoCO Staff / July 15, 2023, 9:03 a.m. / Crime
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Wild, Wild Mattole Valley of the Last Midcentury, and How it Forever Enchanted One Young Boy
Gerald Beck / July 15, 2023, 7:30 a.m. / History
OBITUARY: Carl Meyers, 1936-2023
LoCO Staff / July 15, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Local Group Announces Intent to Stop the City of Eureka’s Conversion of Downtown Parking Lots Into Housing With New Ballot Measure
Hank Sims / July 14, 2023, 4:41 p.m. / Government
… . Around August 1, the petition will begin circulating to collect registered voters’ signatures. …
… Recently Closed Dispensary Humboldt Patient Resource Center Owes Nearly $1M in State Taxes HPRC's former dispensary on Sixth Street in Arcata. | File photo.PREVIOUSLY: Local …
How Do We Make Our Communities More Walkable? Dan Burden Knows, and He’s Coming to Humboldt to Help Us Out
Stephanie McGeary / July 14, 2023, 2:08 p.m. / Community
… as the Gateway Area, after the town’s ambitious Gateway Area Plan, which aims to bring rezone the area to facilitate the development of high-density housing and mixed-used developments. Later that day, from 1 to 3 …
Humboldt Harbor District Officials Talk Port Development As Offshore Wind Efforts Ramp Up
Isabella Vanderheiden / July 14, 2023, 11:32 a.m. / Infrastructure , Local Government , Offshore Wind
California Democrats Resisted a Child Trafficking Bill — Until They Couldn’t
Nigel Duara and Anabel Sosa / July 14, 2023, 7 a.m. / Sacramento