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OBITUARY: Robert Dean McConkey, 1944-2025
LoCO Staff / Oct. 4, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… Conkey at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Cypress, California.A celebration of life service to celebrate Robert Dean McConkey’s life will be held on Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 1:00pm – 4:00pm at The Eureka Elk’s Lodge …
OBITUARY: Ruth Morris, 1941-2025
LoCO Staff / Oct. 4, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Arcata Names New Chief of Police
Dezmond Remington / Oct. 3, 2025, 3:41 p.m. / Government
LoCO SPORTS! Would You Believe That Every Last One of Those High-Flying Redwood Coast Gymnasts Qualified for State?
LoCO Staff / Oct. 3, 2025, 3:19 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
… Dieker’s 4th place on beam (8.9), Laura Barkdull’s 9.0 on floor, Cara West’s 8.85 on vault, and Abigail Clair’s 8.525 on floor. At Level 4, Myiah Punch led the team in the Junior B division with a 35.1 all …
Van Duzen River Grange to Showcase Humboldt’s ‘Beauty and Abundant Agriculture’ at 150th Annual State Grange Convention Next Week
Isabella Vanderheiden / Oct. 3, 2025, 2:32 p.m. / Community Services
Planning Commission Approves Some New Signs at the McKinleyville U-Haul, But Rejects Others
Hank Sims / Oct. 3, 2025, 1:55 p.m. / Local Government
… Kinleyville U-Haul’s Request for 22 New Exterior Signs May Finally Be Decided Tonight###Last night the Humboldt County Planning Commission, on a vote of 3 to 1, allowed the U-Haul mega-center in Mc …
Newsom Just Vetoed a Bill to Regulate License Plate Readers — Even as Fresh Evidence of Misuse Emerges
Khari Johnson and Mohamed Al Elew / Oct. 3, 2025, 12:20 p.m. / Sacramento
Wanted Colorado Woman Taken Into Custody After Firing Weapon Inside Trinidad Home, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Oct. 3, 2025, 10:04 a.m. / Crime
WEEK WITHOUT DRIVING: This Year I Learned That Little Kids Love to Take the Bus
Caroline Griffith / Oct. 3, 2025, 7:34 a.m. / Transportation
California Lawmakers Keep Dodging Tough Bills by Not Voting. Here Are the Worst Offenders
Ryan Sabalow / Oct. 3, 2025, 7:33 a.m. / Sacramento
… than 1% of the time. “There’s no third button,” Ávila Farías said in an interview. “I feel that people sent me to Sacramento to make hard decisions, and I have to answer to the voters, and laying off …
The Campaign Over Gavin Newsom’s Maps Is One of California Most Expensive, Ever
Jeremia Kimelman / Oct. 3, 2025, 7:29 a.m. / Sacramento
… the independent redistricting commission; $1 million: Kevin McCarthy, former Republican Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, who transferred the money from his campaign account, far less the $100 …
OBITUARY: Kelli Ann Welch, 1962-2025
LoCO Staff / Oct. 3, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Need Help Affording Child Care? There’s a Little-Known Local Grant Program That Can Cover Some Costs
LoCO Staff / Oct. 2, 2025, 2:47 p.m. / Parenting
… additional support through the Humboldt Child Care Stabilization Fund Parent Subsidy.The program provides one-time payments of $600 for part-time care and $1,200 for full-time care for parents with children …
Man Arrested for Storming Arcata City Council Dais Arrested Again This Morning After Early Morning Standoff on University Property
LoCO Staff / Oct. 2, 2025, 2:18 p.m. / Crime
… —Vandalism (malicious destruction or defacement of property)PC 69—Resisting an Executive Officer (using force or intimidation to prevent an officer from carrying out duties)PC 148—Resisting ArrestPC 12022.1 …
Arcata City Council OKs $300,000 Contract to Start Work on the Reconnecting Arcata Project (AKA the ‘Arcata Cap’)
Dezmond Remington / Oct. 2, 2025, 2:07 p.m. / Infrastructure
… on the Reconnecting Arcata project still passed 4-1. The project, a complex, ambitious plan to facilitate pedestrian and cycling travel over Arcata’s freeways, has been in limbo since it was announced last year. Though …
Shelter Cove Man Arrested for Criminal Threats After Short Standoff Yesterday
LoCO Staff / Oct. 2, 2025, 8:24 a.m. / Crime
… Shelter Cove Man Arrested for Criminal Threats After Short Standoff Yesterday Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff\'s Office: On October 1, 2025, at approximately 1:15 p …
WEEK WITHOUT DRIVING: Let Me Tell You How a Carless Person Navigates Humboldt Full-Time
Oona Smith / Oct. 2, 2025, 8:17 a.m. / Transportation
Charlie Kirk Fallout Hits California Schools, Where 20 Teachers Face Discipline Over Posts
Carolyn Jones / Oct. 2, 2025, 7:47 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Robert Walter Applewhite, 1956-2025
LoCO Staff / Oct. 2, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
EPD Arrests 19-Year-Old on Weapons, Narcotics Charges
LoCO Staff / Oct. 1, 2025, 4:29 p.m. / Crime
… EPD Arrests 19-Year-Old on Weapons, Narcotics Charges Eureka Police Department release:On October 1, 2025, at approximately 9:23 a.m., a Eureka Police Department Patrol Officer conducted a traffic …
County Health and Human Services Lists Programs for Youth, Elderly That Are Unfunded as of Today as a Result of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
LoCO Staff / Oct. 1, 2025, 4:11 p.m. / Health
… the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services: Effective Oct. 1, $250,000 of federal funds will be eliminated from Humboldt County Public Health’s CalFresh Healthy Living budget which funds …
THE CHANGING OF THE MEREDITHS: Six Rivers Brewery Owner Meredith Maier Named Arcata Chamber of Commerce Executive Director
LoCO Staff / Oct. 1, 2025, 10:27 a.m. / Business
BIG WAVES! The First of the Big Winter Swells is Landing Upon Our Shores as We Speak, So Pay Heed to the Ocean
LoCO Staff / Oct. 1, 2025, 10:26 a.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
Fortuna Trespassing Complaint Leads to Two Arrests, Recovery of Numerous Stolen Firearms
LoCO Staff / Oct. 1, 2025, 9:46 a.m. / Crime
… – BurglaryP.C. 182(a)(1) – Conspiracy to commit a crimeJohnson was booked on the following charges:P.C. 459 – BurglaryP.C. 182(a)(1) – Conspiracy to commit a crimeP.C. 29800 – Felon in possession of firearms …
VOTER GUIDE: Everything You Need to Know About Proposition 50 and the November 4 Special Election
CalMatters staff / Oct. 1, 2025, 7:41 a.m. / Sacramento
WEEK WITHOUT DRIVING: I Can Do This For a Week, Probably, But Longer Than That is Highly Unlikely
Meredith Matthews / Oct. 1, 2025, 7:30 a.m. / Transportation
OBITUARY: Terence Hugh Liles, 1936-2025
LoCO Staff / Oct. 1, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Six Months Since Nordic Aquafarms’ Last Public Update, Deep Uncertainty Surrounds Peninsula Fish Factory Project
Ryan Burns / Sept. 30, 2025, 3 p.m. / Business
Fortuna Mobile Home Rent Moratorium Passes
Dezmond Remington / Sept. 30, 2025, 2:47 p.m. / Activism
RAIN YEAR RECAP: Humboldt County Was Very Wet Once Again
Hank Sims / Sept. 30, 2025, 12:34 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
