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Do You Know This Person, With Whom the Eureka Police Would Like to Have a Conversation?
LoCO Staff / June 27, 2024, 5:03 p.m. / Crime
… ’s doorbell at midnight/1am. The Eureka Police Department is asking for help in identifying the prowler. Video is attached. If you have any information regarding this person, please contact Carly Michael …
Eureka Planning Commission Approves Contentious Five-Plex Development on Buhne Despite Neighbor’s Concerns
Isabella Vanderheiden / June 27, 2024, 3:45 p.m. / Local Government
Mariijuana Enforcement Team Busts Unlicensed Operation Off Avenue of the Giants, Agents Say
LoCO Staff / June 27, 2024, 3:31 p.m. / Crime
Is There a New and Mysterious Contender for Eureka City Council’s Ward Two Seat? In Facebook Post, Local Realtor Calls for Help Finding a House to Buy Specifically in that Area ‘ASAP’
Jacquelyn Opalach / June 27, 2024, 2:43 p.m. / Elections
… , people may vote for anyone, regardless of their address. (Arcata does this.) In the 2020 election, 1,253 people voted in the Ward Two city council race. No one has officially announced a campaign …
Zoellner’s Claims for Damages Against City of Arcata Shot Down in Court (Again)
Gillen Tener Martin / June 27, 2024, 12:47 p.m. / Courts
… at Campus Prayer ServiceZoellner Pleads Not Guilty to Arcata Stabbing Murder; Bail Set at $1 MillionUnited by Tragedy, HSU Community Celebrates the Life and Mourns the Death of David Josiah Lawson‘It Should …
Grand Jury Analysis Shows That County Government Has a Hell of a Time Trying to Hire Qualified Employees and Offers Some Simple Suggestions
LoCO Staff / June 27, 2024, 11:07 a.m. / Local Government
A ‘Lifeline’ for California’s Rural Schools Is About to Expire. Why Is It Stalled in Congress?
Carolyn Jones / June 27, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… . More than 700 counties nationwide, including 39 in California, receive funds. Last year, the amounts varied from $4.1 million in Siskiyou County to $30,000 in San Luis Obispo County. Even Los Angeles …
OBITUARY: Evalyn M. Decker, 1930-2024
LoCO Staff / June 27, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Injured Solo Hiker Airlifted to Safety After Being Discovered by Teen Backpackers and Their Camp Counselors on the Lost Coast Trail
Jacquelyn Opalach / June 26, 2024, 5:12 p.m. / Emergency
YESTERDAY IN SUPES: Board OKs Another $3.5 Million for New Garberville Vets Hall Despite Ongoing Financial Woes; HCSO Settles Contract Dispute with Blue Lake
Isabella Vanderheiden / June 26, 2024, 3:10 p.m. / Local Government
… 's Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meeting.###Following two hours of tense deliberation and emotional public commentary from local veterans, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 …
League of Women Voters Chimes in on Lack of Transparency in Eureka City Schools Property Transfer
Gillen Tener Martin / June 26, 2024, 12:23 p.m. / Education
… released on June 12, 2024.The League of Women Voters of Humboldt County strongly agrees with the Grand Jury’s summary (page 1): “The Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury concludes that the Eureka City Schools …
Grand Jury Takes Deep Dive on Humboldt County’s Mental Health Crisis Street Teams
LoCO Staff / June 26, 2024, 11:11 a.m. / Local Government
‘Excruciatingly Slow’: Delays in Workers’ Comp Payments Harm Firefighters, Frustrate Therapists
Julie Cart / June 26, 2024, 8:11 a.m. / Sacramento
The Effort to Bring Back Affirmative Action in Limited Form Is Dead
Mikhail Zinshteyn / June 26, 2024, 8:03 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Shannon Randoll Filgas, 1978-2024
LoCO Staff / June 26, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Erma Hale Backman, 1941-2024
LoCO Staff / June 26, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
TODAY IN SUPES: Board Approves Contract with Reality TV Show ‘On Patrol: Live,’ on the Theory That It Could Boost Recruitment for Local Law Enforcement
Isabella Vanderheiden / June 25, 2024, 4:31 p.m. / Local Government
Eureka City Council Approves Ballot Language for ‘Housing for All’ Initiative, After a Couple of More Edits From Ballot Proponents
Jacquelyn Opalach / June 25, 2024, 2:11 p.m. / Local Government
(VIDEO) BE INSPIRED! Eurekans Work Together to Hose Down Flaming Garbage Truck
Andrew Goff / June 25, 2024, 12:25 p.m. / News
BURN TIME OVER! Calfire to Suspend Outdoor Burn Permits on July 1
LoCO Staff / June 25, 2024, 11:38 a.m. / Fire
… BURN TIME OVER! Calfire to Suspend Outdoor Burn Permits on July 1 Press release from Calfire: After another wet winter and above average snowpack, warming temperatures and winds …
(VIDEO) Gavin Newsom Warns That Dark Forces Are Threatening California in Pre-Recorded State of the State Address
Alexei Koseff / June 25, 2024, 10:41 a.m. / Sacramento
Eureka Man Arrested for Transporting Over Two Pounds of a Cocaine/Fentanyl Mix to Humboldt From Los Angeles, Says Drug Task Force
LoCO Staff / June 25, 2024, 10:12 a.m. / Crime
How Election Conspiracy Theories Tore Apart This Northern California County
Jessica Huseman / June 25, 2024, 7:20 a.m. / Sacramento
… declined to address the contradiction. “The thing with Patrick, I think,” said District 1 Supervisor Kevin Crye, who supports Jones and credits him with his own entry to politics, “is that sometimes he …
OBITUARY: Doris Jean (Maloney) Donahue, 1960-2024
LoCO Staff / June 25, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
GRAND JURY SAYS: With Limited Funds and Skyrocketing Buildings, the Arcata Fire District is in Serious Trouble
LoCO Staff / June 24, 2024, 2:11 p.m. / Local Government
Arson Suspected in Early Morning Eureka Apartment Fire, Humboldt Bay Fire Says
LoCO Staff / June 24, 2024, 10:07 a.m. / Fire
… in a vacant apartment of a six-unit apartment complex at 607 Summer St. 1 Ladder truck, 3 Fire Engines, and one Battalion Chief responded to the incident. Upon arrival Truck 8181’s crew found a two …
What You Need to Know About the California Budget Deal
Alexei Koseff / June 24, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… is expected to vote on through a series of bills next week ahead of the July 1 start of the new fiscal year — does claw back the funding intended for Medi-Cal provider rates. It pushes back the health care wage …
OBITUARY: Elizabeth Belle Steyn, 1977-2024
LoCO Staff / June 24, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… and dishes to share on August 3rd, 2024, from 11 to 1 at Rohner Park, Fortuna. In lieu of flowers or other gifts, please make a donation to your favorite animal shelter in Elizabeth's name. ###The …
OBITUARY: Mark Greenleaf, 1951-2024
LoCO Staff / June 24, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Alton ‘Whit’ Lewis, 1937-2024
LoCO Staff / June 24, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
