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OBITUARY: Dayton M. Titus, 1927-2023
LoCO Staff / Sept. 15, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… -in-law, Cecilia Titus; and many nieces, nephews, and friends.Please join us for a Celebration of Dayton’s Life on Sunday, October 1, 2023, from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. at The Barn by Fernbridge, 26 Goble Lane, Ferndale …
OBITUARY: Marshall J. McGuire, 1936-2023
LoCO Staff / Sept. 15, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… .Celebrations of Life will be held at Faith Center in Eureka on September 23, 2023 at 2 p.m. and Mikado, Mich., Community of Christ Church, on October 21, 2023 at 1 p.m. with internment at Mikado Township Cemetery …
OBITUARY: Mary Monica McMahon, 1937-2023
LoCO Staff / Sept. 15, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Mary Monica McMahon, 1937-2023 Mary Monica McMahonNov. 12, 1937 - Sept. 1, 2023Mary McMahon was born on November 12, 1937, in Ft. Bragg, and passed away on September 1 …
Local Animal Rescue Group Sees Influx of Sea Lions Suffering From Potentially Fatal Bacteria Infection
Ryan Burns / Sept. 14, 2023, 2:11 p.m. / Wildlife
Harbor District Executive Director Larry Oetker to Retire at the End of This Year; Board of Commissioners to Consider Employment Agreement With a Successor, Chris Mikkelsen, During Tonight’s Meeting
Isabella Vanderheiden / Sept. 14, 2023, 2:08 p.m. / Local Government
… is slated to approve an employment agreement with the district’s Deputy Executive Director Chris Mikkelsen. If approved, Mikkelsen would take the helm at the Harbor District on Dec. 1, one month before …
Sara Bareilles Coming to the Big Screen! Film of ‘Waitress: The Musical’ on Broadway Will Release in Theaters This December
Stephanie McGeary / Sept. 14, 2023, 1:16 p.m. / Celebrity , Music , Theater
Cal Poly Humboldt Students to Study Feasibility of McKinleyville Incorporation
LoCO Staff / Sept. 14, 2023, 12:45 p.m. / Education
California Lawmakers Failed to Fix the Insurance Market. So What Comes Next?
Alexei Koseff / Sept. 14, 2023, 7:31 a.m. / Sacramento
Lawmakers Strike $106 Million Deal for Hydrogen Cars, Trucks
Alejandro Lazo / Sept. 14, 2023, 7:25 a.m. / Sacramento
… though hardly anyone drives fuel cell vehicles powered by hydrogen: Californians own only about 12,000 of them, about 1% of the 1.1 million zero-emission vehicles on the road today. Only two hydrogen …
Tuition Hike of 34% Across Five Years Coming to California State University
Mikhail Zinshteyn / Sept. 13, 2023, 4:06 p.m. / Sacramento
… fall. For in-state undergraduates, that’ll be an uptick of $342, rising to $6,084 per year. After five years, annual undergraduate tuition will be $1,940 higher than it was in the 2023-24 school year …
Cal Poly Humboldt Will Offer a Bachelor’s Degree Program to Pelican Bay Inmates
LoCO Staff / Sept. 13, 2023, 1:20 p.m. / Education
… in any type of education program.Project Rebound is a testament to that. “We have less than a 1% recidivism rate for students who finish their degree with us,” says Wallin-Sato. “Education is medicine …
State Dismisses Lawsuit Against the County and Paz Dominguez; Auditor-Controller Cheryl Dillingham Says Her Office is Catching Up on Fiscal Reporting
Ryan Burns / Sept. 13, 2023, 12:20 p.m. / Local Government
… . And [other county] departments have been very cooperative and helpful.”Dillingham stepped into the role of auditor-controller on July 1 of last year, a few weeks after her landslide election victory but fully …
From Films to Counseling — How California Is Spending $90 Million to Fight Hate
Felicia Mello / Sept. 13, 2023, 8 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Sebren Green Sr., 1940-2023
LoCO Staff / Sept. 13, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
TODAY in SUPES: Board Chair Steve Madrone Apologizes for Cutting Off Public Commenter for Making Bigoted Statements During Last Month’s Meeting, and More!
Isabella Vanderheiden / Sept. 12, 2023, 4:55 p.m. / Local Government
EPD: Today’s Lockdown at Eureka High Was Due to a Man With a Very Realistic Looking BB Gun
LoCO Staff / Sept. 12, 2023, 4:30 p.m. / Non-Crime
(PHOTOS) The Historic Hōkūleʻa, a Living Symbol of Polynesian Culture and Heritage, Will be Docked in Eureka for the Next Couple of Days
Hank Sims / Sept. 12, 2023, 2:03 p.m. / :)
(UPDATING) Eureka High on Hard Lockdown as Police Investigate Off-Campus Incident
Hank Sims / Sept. 12, 2023, 10:37 a.m. / Crime
To Sweep Homeless Camps, California Cities Say They Offer Shelter. What That Really Means Is Up for Debate
Jeanne Kuang / Sept. 12, 2023, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… . There are about 1,800 city-funded shelter beds in San Diego and about 600 others that are not funded by the city. “We cannot enforce our way through homelessness; it’s not the proper way to address homelessness …
A Plan to Guarantee Community College Transfer to California’s Public Universities Died. Now It’s Back
Mikhail Zinshteyn / Sept. 12, 2023, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… pathways, and the system is working on its own transfer guarantee. It’s a striking and rapid turn of events for a measure that a Senate committee killed Sept. 1. The original version …
OBITUARY: Billy Joe Robinson Sr., 1975-2023
LoCO Staff / Sept. 12, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Mattole (Walter Charles Sharp III), 1934-2023
LoCO Staff / Sept. 12, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Barbara Stratton Peters, 1949-2023
LoCO Staff / Sept. 12, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Kathy Rosemary Bishop (Horn), 1949-2023
LoCO Staff / Sept. 12, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
(PHOTOS) This Black Bear Looks Upset About Not Getting Invited to the Medieval Festival of Courage
LoCO Staff / Sept. 11, 2023, 5:13 p.m. / Hardly News , Wildlife
Humboldt Bay Firefighters Simulate Climbing 110 Stories to Honor 9/11 First Responders
LoCO Staff / Sept. 11, 2023, 1:14 p.m. / Community
… terrorist attacks, we reflect on the first responders, victims, and the families of those whose lives were lost. 8 EMS personnel, 60 police officers, 343 firefighters, 1 fire patrolman, and 2997 civilians …
Last-Minute Deal: Wage Hike for Fast Food Workers, No Ballot Measure in 2024
Jeanne Kuang and Alexei Koseff / Sept. 11, 2023, 11:43 a.m. / Sacramento
Which Bills Will Gavin Newsom Sign Into New California Laws?
CalMatters staff / Sept. 11, 2023, 7:50 a.m. / Sacramento
… hand-counting of votes, except in very narrow circumstances — in regular elections with 1,000 registered voters or fewer eligible to vote, and special elections with 5,000 voters or fewer. Other than …
OBITUARY: Lee Berning, 1930-2023
LoCO Staff / Sept. 11, 2023, 7:20 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Lee Berning, 1930-2023 Leola A. “Lee” Berning passed peacefully into eternity on September 1, 2023. She was surrounded by her children throughout her final journey home …