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PROGRAMMING NOTE: The Fortuna Police Logs are Back Up and Running, and the University Police Logs Have Been Added
Hank Sims / March 26, 2025, 11:14 a.m. / Housekeeping
Eureka Police Actively Investigating a Series of Armed Carjackings
LoCO Staff / March 26, 2025, 10:23 a.m. / Crime
Let’s Practice Tsunami Evacuations Today! If You’re in the Coastal Zone, Your Phone May Buzz at 11 a.m. To Let You Know it is Time to Walk To Safety
Hank Sims / March 26, 2025, 8 a.m. / Non-Emergencies
Applying for CalFresh Food Aid Is Complicated. California Colleges Are Trying to Make It Easier
Amy Elisabeth Moore / March 26, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… more likely to drop CalFresh in the month when their recertification is due. Between 2022 and 2023, Chico State researchers surveyed 1,340 public college students throughout California who qualify …
OBITUARY: Doris Davy, 1923-2025
LoCO Staff / March 26, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… their first house in 1944 for $1,600. Doris and John raised their five children in Loleta, and resided there for more than 60 years, until moving to Fortuna in 2002. She was a longtime member of St. Patrick …
PRESENTING: The New Executive Director of the Humboldt County Association of Governments
LoCO Staff / March 25, 2025, 2:13 p.m. / Local Government
Cal Poly Humboldt’s Interim President Responds to Lawsuit, Federal Investigation Over Civil Rights Protections at the University
LoCO Staff / March 25, 2025, noon / Cal Poly Humboldt
Fourth Street Market Deli Back in Effect After Follow-Up Visit From Health Inspector
LoCO Staff / March 25, 2025, 11:45 a.m. / Health
Big Offshore Wind Conference Coming to Humboldt in May
LoCO Staff / March 25, 2025, 10:52 a.m. / Energy
Rural California Schools and Roads Lose Millions in Federal Funding After Latest Cuts
Carolyn Jones / March 25, 2025, 7:21 a.m. / Sacramento
… County, for example, got $4.3 million in 2023. Trinity got $3.5 million. Los Angeles County, home to the Angeles National Forest, got $1.4 million. Counties typically give half the money to schools …
OBITUARY: John Eric Muno, 1946-2025
LoCO Staff / March 25, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Michelle Dawn Hendricks Pollace, 1961-2025
LoCO Staff / March 25, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Darrald Ray Mitchell Jr., 1948-2025
LoCO Staff / March 25, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Ila Osburn, 1952-2025
LoCO Staff / March 25, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
These Future Farmers From Eureka Damn Near Out-Talked Everyone at the Regional Speaking Competition, and Now They’re Headed to a Showdown at State
LoCO Staff / March 24, 2025, 3:14 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
… on April 1st. Out of the group that competed at the Regional event, five students are moving on to represent Eureka FFA at the state level, the most students we’ve had in over a decade. These students are …
Humboldt Area Foundation Names New CEO
LoCO Staff / March 24, 2025, 2:06 p.m. / News
What’s Next for Dishgamu Humboldt? Learn More About Eureka’s Wiyot-Led Affordable Housing Projects at This Week’s Public Meeting
LoCO Staff / March 24, 2025, 11:07 a.m. / Housing , Local Government , Tribes
California Considers More Homeless Shelter Oversight After CalMatters Investigation
Lauren Hepler / March 24, 2025, 7:32 a.m. / Sacramento
… to do more to inform residents of their rights to file complaints. The oversight push comes amid a statewide boom in homeless shelters. California governments have spent at least $1 billion to more …
FRESH DROP: How Shopping at Farmers’ Markets Boosts Resiliency in Humboldt County’s Local Food System
LoCO Staff / March 23, 2025, 7 a.m. / Guest Opinion
… to the measure banning GMO crops from being grown in Humboldt and passing of amnesty city ordinances. So, what action can we all take to continue to build the community and economy we want to see?1. You …
(UPDATE) Humboldt Bay Fire Responding to Blaze at Surfside Burger Shack; Comedy Show Evacuated
Andrew Goff / March 23, 2025, midnight / Fire
THE ECONEWS REPORT: What is ‘Renewable Diesel’?
The EcoNews Report / March 22, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Who Was Kate Buchanan?
Gayle Karshner / March 22, 2025, 7:30 a.m. / History
… at the Eureka Presbyterian Church on March 1, 1997. The AAUW had honored Kate Buchanan as “A Woman Making a Difference in Humboldt County” for its Women in History project. ### My sister Kate …
OBITUARY: Valene June Farlow, 1935-2025
LoCO Staff / March 22, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Marian West Ziemer, 1950-2025
LoCO Staff / March 22, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… on January 1, 1978. With their union, Marian became a loving step mother to Tanya and Aimee. Marian and Bob lived in a small yurt while building the house. Marian’s love for animals flourished as they built …
ALLEGED ASSHOLE IN CUFFS! 31-Year-Old Oklahoma Resident Arrested on Multiple Felony Counts for Making ‘Terrorist Threats’ to Local Schools
LoCO Staff / March 21, 2025, 5:02 p.m. / Crime
Extradition Arrest Warrant Issued for Out-of-State Asshole Who Keeps Threatening Local Schools
Isabella Vanderheiden / March 21, 2025, 3:57 p.m. / Crime
Cockroaches Have Set Up Shop in Arcata’s Fourth Street Market, Humboldt County Division of Environmental Health Alleges
Hank Sims / March 21, 2025, 2:43 p.m. / Health
The Costco Gas Station in Eureka is Now Open Longer Every Day
Ryan Burns / March 21, 2025, 2:12 p.m. / Business
Parents Can’t Figure Out How California Schools Are Doing. Newsom’s Plan to Fix That Stalls
Adam Echelman / March 21, 2025, 8:56 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Brad Thorton, 1949-2025
LoCO Staff / March 21, 2025, 7:11 a.m. / Obits