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Arcata’s Mobile Home Repair Project is Underway
Dezmond Remington / March 20, 2025, 3:18 p.m. / Arcata
(AUDIO) Ike Sperling, Fourth Grade Spelling Bee Champ, Drops By KHUM to Celebrate the Big Win
Isabella Vanderheiden / March 20, 2025, 12:54 p.m. / :) , On the Air
(VIDEO) Teaser Trailer Just Dropped for the New DiCaprio Movie Partly Filmed in Humboldt and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Ryan Burns / March 20, 2025, 11:33 a.m. / MOVIED!
Alexandres Caught Up in Class Action Lawsuit a Year After Cruelty Allegations Surfaced; Defendants Include Certified Humane
Jessica Cejnar Andrews / March 20, 2025, 10:10 a.m. / Animals , Business , Courts
Gavin Newsom’s MAGA-curious Podcast Mystifies Listeners — and Sets Democratic Lawmakers on Edge
Alexei Koseff / March 20, 2025, 7:51 a.m. / Sacramento
… perplexed. Voter data expert Paul Mitchell surveyed 1,000 Californians before and after the first episode of the podcast dropped and found a tangle of conflicting responses. Asked to watch three snippets …
OBITUARY: Cynthia Ross, 1938-2025
LoCO Staff / March 20, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Vernon Lee ‘Bungee’ Broyles, 1952-2025
LoCO Staff / March 20, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Eureka City Council Tables Decision on Controversial Ordinance That Would Increase Penalties Against Unhoused Residents
Isabella Vanderheiden / March 19, 2025, 5:18 p.m. / Homelessness , Local Government
… ” by upgrading penalties from an infraction to a misdemeanor, which, upon conviction, could result in up to a year in jail or a fine up to $1,000. The proposed ordinance would allow the city to redirect offenders …
Here’s the Design For the Eureka South Gateway Monument
Andrew Goff / March 19, 2025, 1:16 p.m. / Community Services
… between the City of Eureka, Caltrans District 1, and architect Julian Berg, with input from a subcommittee of the City's Design Review Committee. The monument sign reflects Eureka’s architectural …
LOCKDOWNS UPDATE: Out-of-State Man Identified as Suspect Believed to Have Made Threatening Calls to Multiple Humboldt Schools and Businesses
LoCO Staff / March 19, 2025, 12:50 p.m. / Crime
… ;nbsp; # # # UPDATE: 1:30 p.m.: The Eureka Police Department chimes in with their own press release:The Eureka Police Department is aware of multiple threats being called into local schools and businesses …
Four-Month Undercover Investigation Yields Two Arrests, 258 Pounds of Weed, 2 Pounds of Cocaine, 8 Firearms and a Lot of Cash, Drug Task Force Says
LoCO Staff / March 19, 2025, 11:38 a.m. / Crime
… :11351 HS — Possession of narcotics for the purpose of sales 11352(A) HS — Trafficking narcotics11359(B)HS — Possession of marijuana for sale182(A)(1)PC — Conspiracy to commit a crime12022(A)(1)PC …
More and More Humboldt County Students Will Get Guaranteed Admission to Cal Poly Humboldt, Following New Partnership With Fortuna, Ferndale and Northern Humboldt High Schools
LoCO Staff / March 19, 2025, 10:21 a.m. / Education
(UPDATE, MORE LOCKDOWNS) Multiple Humboldt County Schools Placed on Lockdown Due to Threats
Andrew Goff / March 19, 2025, 9:11 a.m. / News
Students Call on California Colleges to Protect Campuses From Immigration Enforcement
Delilah Brumer / March 19, 2025, 8:58 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Rodney ‘Hot Rod’ Allen Donahue, 1958-2025
LoCO Staff / March 19, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… . on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at 6 p.m. Funeral service will be officiated by Harold Jones Sr. at the Assembly of God Church on Tish Tang Road, on Friday, March 21st, 2025, at 1 p.m. Burial will follow service …
OBITUARY: Vicki Lovae Grant-Hanif, 1958-2025
LoCO Staff / March 19, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… Mach 1 Mustang, affectionately called Bumblebee, through the years she always had one fast car or another. Vicki also loved to the fullest, her heart was big and her capacity to love was great. No one …
OBITUARY: Diana Harris Cooper, 1955-2024
LoCO Staff / March 19, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… survived by her sister, Marianna Allgauer of La Jolla.The rite of Christian Burial will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Saint Alban’s Episcopal Church at 1675 Chester Avenue, Arcata — (707 …
Arcata City Council to Approve Transfer of AMRTS Buses to HTA
Dezmond Remington / March 18, 2025, 5:06 p.m. / Transportation
… -effective way to make their services better is simply just to fold AMRTS completely into HTA. If passed, 12 vehicles will become HTA property on May 1, including eight buses. All of Arcata’s local, state …
(UPDATE) Eureka High School on Lockdown, Cites ‘Security Concern’
LoCO Staff / March 18, 2025, 2:38 p.m. / News
TODAY in SUPES: Cannabis Comes and Cannabis Goes; Plus: First 5 Humboldt is Struggling a Little Bit
Hank Sims / March 18, 2025, 12:16 p.m. / Local Government
Humboldt Inmate Tries to Flee Work Crew by Taking a Dip in Humboldt Bay
LoCO Staff / March 18, 2025, 11:48 a.m. / Crime
… for escaping a county jail (PC4532(b)(1)). The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank EPD for their assistance with this case. Anyone with information about this case or related …
Fortuna is Losing Its Police Chief
Andrew Goff / March 18, 2025, 11:11 a.m. / News
Section of Avenue of the Giants Closed Due to Slide
Andrew Goff / March 18, 2025, 10:24 a.m. / Traffic
California’s Medi-Cal Shortfall Hits $6.2 Billion With ‘Unprecedented’ Cost Increases
Ana B. Ibarra / March 18, 2025, 7:29 a.m. / Sacramento
… to apply for Medi-Cal starting Jan. 1, 2024. In January, Bass’ department estimated California would spending $2.7 billion beyond what it budgeted due to the cost of covering care and prescriptions for newly …
California Republicans Say They’re Making a Comeback. Can They Keep Trump at Arms Length?
Jeanne Kuang / March 18, 2025, 7:19 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Dwane E Bronson, 1937-2025
LoCO Staff / March 18, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Dwane E Bronson, 1937-2025 Dwane E Bronson, age 87 of Carlotta, died on February 28, 2025 at home with his beloved wife and his dogs. Dwane was born on June 1, 1937 …
OBITUARY: Lori Lynn Crook, 1962-2025
LoCO Staff / March 18, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
‘A Crushing Blow’: USDA Cancels Local Food Purchasing Programs That Serve Humboldt’s Schools, Tribes, Seniors and Food Bank While Supporting Ranchers and Farmers
Ryan Burns / March 17, 2025, 4:10 p.m. / Food , Government , Tribes
… during the pandemic — they brought more than $1 million in federal funding into Humboldt County, where it was reinvested to support local farmers, ranchers and fishermen while improving the diets …
(UPDATE) This Clip of a Giant-Ass Tree Rolling Down the Hill Onto Highway 36 Should Give You Good Indication of Why That Route is Very Closed
Andrew Goff / March 17, 2025, 11:26 a.m. / Traffic
… , March 17, Route 36 is FULLY CLOSED east of Swimmer's Delight near the Devil's Elbow picnic area (PM 15-16). The road will be closed from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. and open from noon to 1 p …
