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Humboldt Emergency Services Manager Ryan Derby Takes His Talents to Sacramento
LoCO Staff / Oct. 9, 2025, 9:02 a.m. / Local Government
Newsom Signs First-In-Nation Law to Ban Ultraprocessed Food in School Lunches
Kristen Hwang / Oct. 9, 2025, 7:39 a.m. / Sacramento
… schools serve nearly 1 billion meals to kids each year. “Our first priority is to protect kids in California schools, but we also came to realize that there is huge market power here,” said …
California Voters Could See Faster Election Results Under New State Law
Nadia Lathan / Oct. 9, 2025, 7:36 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Darren Albert Toland, 1970-2025
LoCO Staff / Oct. 9, 2025, 7:31 a.m. / Obits
… , Saturday, November 22, 2025, 3 p.m., Eureka Elks Lodge, Herrick Ave. A Masonic burial will precede at the Humboldt Masonic Lodge No. 79., 1 pm. Darren was steadfast down to his ultimate end, may we …
‘DANGEROUS’: Report Highlights Safety Hazards and Potential Solutions for Eureka’s 4th and 5th Streets
Ryan Burns / Oct. 8, 2025, 4:02 p.m. / Traffic
… (VIDEO) Ferndale Local Guy Fieri Tells '60 Minutes' About the Brazen $1 Million Heist of His Santo Brand Tequila ###Ferndale's most famous former child pretzel salesman, Food Network …
Foster Clean Power: New Solar Energy and Battery Storage Project Launched Near Arcata
LoCO Staff / Oct. 8, 2025, 9:29 a.m. / Energy
California Sheriffs and DAs Are Getting a Rare Political Perk — 6-Year Terms
Nigel Duara / Oct. 8, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Ricky Wright, 1939-2025
LoCO Staff / Oct. 8, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
(PHOTOS AND VIDEO) Large Pro-Palestine March on Cal Poly Humboldt’s Campus Goes Peacefully
Dezmond Remington / Oct. 7, 2025, 4:39 p.m. / Activism
… version of this article quoted Dschida as saying the U.S. has provided $1 billion in aid to the Israeli government …
They’ve Canceled That Big Prescribed Burn Near Redway For Now, But Calfire Will Go North to Burn Up Some of Cuneo Creek Instead
LoCO Staff / Oct. 7, 2025, 2:46 p.m. / Non-Emergencies
TODAY in SUPES: Board Narrowly Approves Resolution Against Offshore Drilling and Mining
Ryan Burns / Oct. 7, 2025, 1:47 p.m. / Local Government
… have to have some people coming together to do it.”The board wound up approving the resolution by a vote of 3-1-1, with Bohn dissenting and Bushnell abstaining.Coastal Sign OrdinanceIn another vote …
Trump Administration Appears to Claw Back $88 Million Grant for Local Tribal Energy Resilience Project
LoCO Staff / Oct. 7, 2025, 9:44 a.m. / Energy
Regulators Know PG&E, Edison Are Slow to Hook Up Solar. Why Are There No Penalties?
Malena Carollo / Oct. 7, 2025, 7:26 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Roger Hardaway, 1939-2025
LoCO Staff / Oct. 7, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… level Wharfinger Building from 1-3 p.m. Many of their kids, grandkids and great-grandkids will be present. Please come and share your favorite memories of Roger or Ila, enjoy our slideshow of their life …
OBITUARY: Timothy (Tim) Brent Mendoza, 1957-2025
LoCO Staff / Oct. 7, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Avery Gallacci, 1956-2025
LoCO Staff / Oct. 7, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Beverly Ann Dame, 1940-2025
LoCO Staff / Oct. 7, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Humboldt’s Crabbing Fleet Faces New Regulations, Decreased Funding and the Rise of Whale-Safe Pop-Up Gear
Ryan Burns / Oct. 6, 2025, 4:05 p.m. / News
… driven by the Elon Musk-led Department Of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the cuts, which could total more than $1 billion, target specific programs including the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery …
Ballots for the Prop. 50 Special Election Mailed Out Today; Polls Show the Gerrymander Initiative in the Lead
Hank Sims / Oct. 6, 2025, 1:28 p.m. / Elections
… , and from far more sources. Calmatters currently estimates that nearly 1/3 of the $151 million dollars in the pro- camp's war chest was raised from small donations, while opponents raised only $8 …
New Research Suggests That Trespass Grows Scar the Land for Longer Than You Might Have Thought
LoCO Staff / Oct. 6, 2025, 10:17 a.m. / Environment
Big Prescribed Burn Planned for the Redway Area This Week, and It’ll Likely Affect Highway Traffic
LoCO Staff / Oct. 6, 2025, 8:30 a.m. / Non-Emergencies
California Braces for ‘Devastating’ Expected Cuts to Federal Homeless Housing Funds
Marisa Kendall / Oct. 6, 2025, 7:33 a.m. / Sacramento
… housing will shrink from $3.3 billion down to about $1.1 billion, Politico reported. That would be a major strategy shift. For years, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has prioritized …
Newsom Says He’ll Sue After Trump Sends California Guard to Portland Over Protests
Mikhail Zinshteyn / Oct. 6, 2025, 7:28 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Joe M. Avelar, 1938-2025
LoCO Staff / Oct. 6, 2025, 7:10 a.m. / Obits
WEEK WITHOUT DRIVING: What Did We Learn This Week?
Colin Fiske / Oct. 5, 2025, 7:30 a.m. / Transportation
OBITUARY: John Wiebe, 1930-2025
LoCO Staff / Oct. 5, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Are Your Easter Lilies Poisoning the Smith River?
The EcoNews Report / Oct. 4, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
WEEK WITHOUT DRIVING: I Have the Best Commute in Humboldt County
Matt Simmons / Oct. 4, 2025, 8 a.m. / Transportation
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Fixing the Earth With Music and Dance
Jerry Moore / Oct. 4, 2025, 7:55 a.m. / History
