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Convicted Felon Arrested With Fentanyl and a Folding Firearm the Size and Shape of a Credit Card, Humboldt County Drug Task Force Says
LoCO Staff / Aug. 2, 2023, 1:43 p.m. / Crime
… -serialized “Lifecard” .22 magnum handgun. | Photos via HCDTF.###PREVIOUSLY: Drug Task Force Arrests Three at Fortuna Motel###Press release from the Humboldt County Drug Task Force: LovfaldOn August 1st, 2023 …
Don’t Call It ‘Toilet to Tap’ — California Plans to Turn Sewage Into Drinking Water
Rachel Becker / Aug. 2, 2023, 1:23 p.m. / Sacramento
… agency, known as Valley Water, is planning a $1.2 billion project in Palo Alto to produce about 10 million gallons a day of water for groundwater recharge, but Struve said she hopes the plant also …
COP ACCESSORIES! Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Announces It is Offering More Fashion Options to Its Deputies
LoCO Staff / Aug. 2, 2023, 7:46 a.m. / Our Culture
Some of California’s Best-Paid Public Employees Say They’re Ready to Strike
Kristen Hwang / Aug. 2, 2023, 7:44 a.m. / Sacramento
… , although it could lead to a strike. Negotiations began in March, and the union’s contract expired July 1. The state and its physicians remain “very far apart,” Bussey said. The California Department …
OBITUARY: Norma Olson Matney, 1956-2023
LoCO Staff / Aug. 2, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Richard (Alan) Burns, 1955-2023
LoCO Staff / Aug. 2, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Jean C Vanderklis, 1942-2023
LoCO Staff / Aug. 2, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Marjorie Ellen Gaunt, 1921-2023
LoCO Staff / Aug. 2, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
(PHOTO) Here’s What the Government Says an Offshore Wind Project Would Look Like From Humboldt’s Shores
Andrew Goff / Aug. 1, 2023, 2:22 p.m. / Infrastructure , Offshore Wind
Harbor District Officials Extend Comment Period for Environmental Review of Humboldt Bay Port Development Project
Isabella Vanderheiden / Aug. 1, 2023, 1:54 p.m. / Energy , Infrastructure , Offshore Wind
Today is Your Last Chance to Apply for a Pass to Access Your Crops and/or Livestock During a Wildfire
LoCO Staff / Aug. 1, 2023, 1:37 p.m. / Emergencies
Two Young Children Removed From Fortuna Home During Meth Bust
LoCO Staff / Aug. 1, 2023, 12:42 p.m. / Crime
… who were removed from the residence and placed in a safe area.Once the scene was secure, Agents began searching the residence. In the garage area Agents located approximately 1.2 pounds …
WELCOME, NONI AND TULE: Sequoia Park Zoo’s Orphaned Black Bears Emerge Into Their New Play Space
Andrew Goff / Aug. 1, 2023, 10:26 a.m. / Cavy Babies
Medical Cannabis Paved the Way for Legalization in California. Now Patients Feel Left Behind
Alexei Koseff / Aug. 1, 2023, 8:47 a.m. / Sacramento
… cells called granulomas. With an $1,100 monthly disability payment her only income, Metcalf said she cannot afford dispensary prices and relies on friends and Braden’s pop-ups for cannabis. “It ain …
OBITUARY: Leon Warmuth, 1933-2023
LoCO Staff / Aug. 1, 2023, 8:30 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Keith Hess, 1966-2023
LoCO Staff / Aug. 1, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
More Grant $$$! Rotary Club of Eureka Offering $100K for One Community Project That Benefits Residents
LoCO Staff / July 31, 2023, 3:51 p.m. / Community Services
… are held and invested by the Humboldt Area Foundation and Wild Rivers Community Foundation. The annual proceeds are awarded as grants each year.Visit the Rotary Club of Eureka website at www.rotary1 …
Humboldt County Will Soon Transition to Voter’s Choice-Style Elections, and the County Wants Your Input
LoCO Staff / July 31, 2023, 3:13 p.m. / Elections , Local Government
Coast Central Credit Union Offering Grants of $3,000-$25,000 to Local Organizations
LoCO Staff / July 31, 2023, 2:42 p.m. / Community
Man Throws Camp Chairs During Fight at Swimmer’s Delight Campground, Injuring Two Women, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / July 31, 2023, 11:31 a.m. / Crime
… Correctional Facility on charges of battery with serious bodily injury (PC 243(d)), assault by force likely to produce great bodily injury (PC 245(a)(4)) and causing injury to an elder adult (PC 368(b)(1 …
California Needs Thousands of Nurses, but Leaders Can’t Agree on How to Fill Jobs
Kristen Hwang / July 31, 2023, 9 a.m. / Sacramento
… that they turn away students.” About 14,000 new students enrolled in nursing programs during the 2020-21 school year, according to the Board of Registered Nursing’s annual school report. That’s about 1 …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: The Forking Paths of the Multiverse
Barry Evans / July 30, 2023, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
THE ECONEWS REPORT: What’s a Walkable Community?
LoCO Staff / July 29, 2023, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Son of Abolitionist John Brown Ran a Very Successful Humboldt County Sheep Ranch
Harriet Tracy DeLong / July 29, 2023, 7:30 a.m. / History
… , Nellie was probably about 2 1/2 years old at the time.) She remembers the two-mile walk to school and the lady who came out from town to give her violin lessons. Salmon Brown had operated a flourishing …
OBITUARY: Kim Eugene Lucas, 1950-2023
LoCO Staff / July 29, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Richard (Alan) Burns, 1955-2023
LoCO Staff / July 29, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Gwenn Lynnore Cloepfil, 1931-2023
LoCO Staff / July 29, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
(VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Ray Olson is Joined by Local Authors Barry Evans and Jerry Rohde for a Tour of the Historic Table Bluff Cemetery
Stephanie McGeary / July 28, 2023, 12:09 p.m. / Humboldt Outdoors
Vietnam War-Era Explosive Found in Bushes on Scotia Walking Trail
LoCO Staff / July 28, 2023, 10:33 a.m. / Crime
OBITUARY: Julie Marie Rundell, 1958-2023
LoCO Staff / July 28, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits