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… on Thursday:It is with profound sadness that we announce the closure of Humboldt Patient Resource Center Inc. on June 1st, 2023. The untimely and unexpected passing of the owner has presented us …
Civil Liberties Groups Demand Sheriff’s Office, Other Agencies Stop Sharing License Plate Data With Cops in Anti-Abortion States
Ryan Burns / June 2, 2023, 3:38 p.m. / Government
Get Your Swimming Trunks and Sunscreen! Freshwater Park’s Iconic Swimming Hole is Coming Back This Summer
Isabella Vanderheiden / June 2, 2023, 2:53 p.m. / Drought , Environment , Fish
… approach, a threshold minimal flow needed to be flowing downstream during dam installation will be 1.5 CFS,” according to the project's description. “This means that flows need to be at least 3.0 CFS …
[VIDEO] Sheriff’s Office Releases Security and Body Cam Footage of April Deputy-Involved Shooting in Eureka
LoCO Staff / June 2, 2023, 2:18 p.m. / Crime
CONVERSATIONS: Get Your Lightsabers Ready, Star Wars Nerds! The Forest Moon Festival is Coming to the Region This Weekend and Film Commissioner Cassandra Hesseltine is Here to Tell Us All About it
LoCO Staff / June 2, 2023, 10:23 a.m. / :)
Taking a Pass on College? California Apprenticeships Offer Another Path
Andrea Madison / June 2, 2023, 7:49 a.m. / Sacramento
Welfare: As US Tightens Work Rules, California Considers Loosening Them
Jeanne Kuang / June 2, 2023, 7:40 a.m. / Sacramento
… than about $1,300 a month. Usually when someone gets into the program, that person is already deep in poverty, given California’s high cost of living, Sullivan said, and many come with significant trauma …
OBITUARY: Larry Charles Bacchetti, 1938-2023
LoCO Staff / June 2, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… night operation. By 1984 he was promoted to pressroom operations manager, a position he held until his retirement on Jan. 1, 2000. In 1985 Larry & Mary purchased property in Mattole Valley. Larry …
OBITUARY: Eric Douglas (‘Rick’) Tyson, 1959-2023
LoCO Staff / June 2, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… of life, followed by a Veterans Honors Ceremony provided by The Mad River Community Veterans Honor Guard, at 175 Wilson Lane, Carlotta, off of Highway 36, on Friday, July 28, 2023 at 1 p.m. I would like …
OBITUARY: Herbert Orvis (Tex) Box, 1934-2023
LoCO Staff / June 2, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… side our mom, Arlene, at Sunset Memorial Park on Thursday June 1, 2023. Burial arrangements were handled by Paul's Funeral Chapel. The family would like to thank everyone for prayers and well …
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | June 1, 2023
LoCO Staff / June 1, 2023, 4:20 p.m. / Humboldt Today
… HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | June 1, 2023 NEWS: The details of Eureka's new draft budget for 2023-2024, grumbling about Gav's state of the state roadshow …
VROOM VROOM! This RC Car Nerd is Working With the City of Eureka to Build an Outdoor Off-Road RC Track
Stephanie McGeary / June 1, 2023, 12:57 p.m. / Event , Our Culture
… off the ground, the City is hosting a fundraising event on July 9 at the Eureka Municipal Auditorium. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will feature two indoor racing tracks – one for 1 …
Eureka Can Look Forward to a $1.4 Million Budget Surplus Balanced Budget in the Upcoming Fiscal Year, Staff Says
Isabella Vanderheiden / June 1, 2023, 9:53 a.m. / Local Government
… Eureka Can Look Forward to a $1.4 Million Budget Surplus Balanced Budget in the Upcoming Fiscal Year, Staff Says Screenshot of Tuesday's special Eureka Council meeting …
CONVERSATIONS: There Will be a Big Town Hall Meeting on Homelessness in Eureka This Sunday, and Mayor Kim Bergel and Mental Health Clinician Jacob Rosen are Here to Tell Us About It
LoCO Staff / June 1, 2023, 7:21 a.m. / Homelessness
… mental health clinician Jacob Rosen recently met with the Outpost's John Kennedy O'Connor to talk about what they hope the meeting will accomplish.The Town Hall meeting takes place from 1 p.m. to 4 …
How Much More Gavin Newsom’s Tour Cost Taxpayers
Sameea Kamal / June 1, 2023, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
California Bill Aims to Rein in High Security Deposits
Alejandra Reyes-Velarde / June 1, 2023, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Wayne Francis King, 1936-2023
LoCO Staff / June 1, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: David Lloyd Jager, 1955-2023
LoCO Staff / June 1, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Marla Kay Smoker, 1944-2023
LoCO Staff / June 1, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | May 31, 2023
LoCO Staff / May 31, 2023, 4:34 p.m. / Humboldt Today
Huffman’s a No on the Debt Ceiling Deal, Citing Damage to Environmental Protection and Reduced Assistance for Struggling Americans
LoCO Staff / May 31, 2023, 2:04 p.m. / D.C.
Gov. Newsom, Legislators May Soon End Education Grant Worth $2,500
Mikhail Zinshteyn / May 31, 2023, 12:52 p.m. / Sacramento
… .5 billion budget hole, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed in May to completely scupper the relief grant program in the 2023-24 budget year, which starts July 1. That would return an estimated $480 million …
CONVERSATIONS: Get Out on the Bay for ‘National Learn to Row Day,’ and Follow in the Footsteps of Cal Poly Humboldt’s Champions!
LoCO Staff / May 31, 2023, 8:49 a.m. / LoCO Sports!
… CONVERSATIONS: Get Out on the Bay for 'National Learn to Row Day,' and Follow in the Footsteps of Cal Poly Humboldt's Champions! Inspired by the Cal Poly Humboldt crew's recent #1 …
GUEST OPINION: President Biden and Speaker McCarthy, US Taxpayers Shouldn’t Pay Big Agribusiness’ Water Bills
LoCO Staff / May 31, 2023, 8:16 a.m. / Opinion
Tax on Short-Term Rentals Like Airbnb Could Fund California Affordable Housing
Alexei Koseff / May 31, 2023, 7:52 a.m. / Sacramento
… , Northridge; and the University of Southern California pegged the number at an annual increase of $9 in monthly rent and $1,800 in home prices in the median neighborhood. That is often driven by large …
State Farm Won’t Sell New Home Insurance in California. Can the State Shore Up the Market?
Ben Christopher and Grace Gedye / May 31, 2023, 7:48 a.m. / Sacramento
… , the crisis may have already arrived. This week, Florida’s insurance commissioner authorized a $1.25 billion line of credit to that state’s insurer of last resort — now the single largest insurer …
Potential Budget Cut Puts Community College Students at Risk by Further Delaying Building Maintenance
Adam Echelman / May 31, 2023, 7:41 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Martina Scarfia, 1998-2023
LoCO Staff / May 31, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Missing Woman Who Prompted Nationwide Scare Found Safe in Eureka, Police Say; Allegedly Abusive Boyfriend Arrested on Outstanding Warrant
LoCO Staff / May 30, 2023, 9:19 p.m. / News