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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
OBITUARY: Dr. William Arthur Rush Jr, 1936-2023
LoCO Staff / July 14, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Harry Eugene (Gene) Davenport, 1942-2023
LoCO Staff / July 14, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Man Suffers Major Burns After Another Man Set Him on Fire in Downtown Eureka Yesterday Afternoon, Police Say; Suspect Still at Large
LoCO Staff / July 13, 2023, 4:41 p.m. / Crime
What Happened to the Big Changes to California Elections?
Sameea Kamal / July 13, 2023, 7:38 a.m. / Sacramento
… where there are more than 1,000 registered voters. After passing the Assembly, the bill has made it through the Senate committee process. Another bill aimed at election integrity is from Assemblymember …
OBITUARY: Kenneth ‘Michael’ Davis, 1997-2023
LoCO Staff / July 13, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Jay Mitchell, 1939-2023
LoCO Staff / July 13, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Elvi Niemi, 1923-2023
LoCO Staff / July 13, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Colley Blair Baird, 1951-2023
LoCO Staff / July 13, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… and Ross as if they were his own. They were married on July 1, 2000 and with their combined 6 kids became the “Baird Bunch” (even though no one called them that!).Colley and Phyllis traveled the world …
Jury Finds Eureka Man Guilty of Child Sexual Abuse With Two Victims
LoCO Staff / July 12, 2023, 5:05 p.m. / Courts
UPDATE: In a Shocking Development, Fortuna Police Have Determined That Carnies are Not Attempting to Kidnap Children After All
LoCO Staff / July 12, 2023, 3:23 p.m. / Non-Crime
U.S. Senators Ask Rob Arkley and Other Donors for Itemized Lists of Gifts to Supreme Court Justices
Ryan Burns / July 12, 2023, 1:40 p.m. / Courts , Government
87-Year-Old Woman Injured and Transported to ER After Being Hit by ‘The Choo Choo Train’ at Redwood Acres Fair on Opening Weekend
Stephanie McGeary / July 12, 2023, 1:15 p.m. / News
Humboldt Supervisors Approve Construction Agreement for Earthquake-Related Repairs to the Grandstands at the Ferndale Fairgrounds, Consider Expansion of Teleworking Policy, and More
Isabella Vanderheiden / July 12, 2023, 1:06 p.m. / Local Government
… Screenshot of Tuesday's Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meeting.###The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday gave its final stamp of approval to a $1 million funding request to pay …
Three Arrested in Fortuna As Drug Task Force Executes Fentanyl Trafficking Warrant at P Street Home
LoCO Staff / July 12, 2023, 11:35 a.m. / Crime
Cal State Has a New Chancellor. Her Challenges Include the System’s Massive Budget Gap and Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Mikhail Zinshteyn / July 12, 2023, 11:23 a.m. / Sacramento
… an event in 2016. Photo via California State University, FullertonA $1.5 billion budget shortfall, student outrage over planned annual 6% tuition hikes for at least five years, stubborn racial gaps …
Fortuna Police Investigating Alleged Carny Kidnapping Attempt
LoCO Staff / July 12, 2023, 11:13 a.m. / Crime
Drones, Satellites and AI: How California Fights Its Unpredictable Wildfires With Analytics
Julie Cart / July 12, 2023, 8:46 a.m. / Sacramento
… . No one had ever seen anything like it. The blaze defied predictions and ran unchecked for a month. The fire spread to San Mateo County, burned through 86,000 acres, destroyed almost 1,500 structures …
OBITUARY: James Richard Proctor, 1936-2023
LoCO Staff / July 12, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… ’s studies, and counseled individuals for 35 years until he passed on July 1, 2023, at age 86.Jim is preceded in death by his wife, Janice Proctor, and grandson, Brandon Van Sant. He is survived by his …
Drugs, Homemade Explosives, License Plate Taken From County Vehicle Found During Raid at Valley West Trailer Park, Drug Task Force Says
LoCO Staff / July 11, 2023, 4:20 p.m. / Crime
… County Correctional Facility where she was booked for the following charges: 11370.1(A): Possession of a controlled substance while armed with a loaded firearm PC 148(a)(1): Resisting, Delaying …
Harbor District to Host Public Meeting Kicking Off Environmental Review of Offshore Wind Heavy Lift Marine Terminal Project
Ryan Burns / July 11, 2023, 3:38 p.m. / Infrastructure , Local Government
… 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Eureka's Wharfinger Building, located at 1 Marina Way.What's a scoping meeting, you ask? Well, the Harbor District recently announced that, per the rules of the California …
Arcata Police Name 26- 24-Year-Old McK Man as Suspect in July 2 Valley West Homicide
LoCO Staff / July 11, 2023, 3:35 p.m. / Crime
… and dangerous. APD asks if you see Mattox, immediately call the Arcata Police at 707-822-2424 or call 9-1-1. This case is still under investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact Detective …
Grand Jury Dings County Supervisors, Top Administration for Chaotic Information Management
Hank Sims / July 11, 2023, 1:06 p.m. / Local Government
Fish and Wildlife Biologists Find Human Jawbone in the Mattole River; Deputies Currently in the Ettersburg Area Looking for Additional Remains, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / July 11, 2023, 11:12 a.m. / Crime
