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FIRE UPDATE: Night Shift Firefighting Suspended as Containment Increases and Spread Slows
LoCO Staff / Sept. 6, 2022, 8:03 a.m. / Emergencies
… County Sheriff, and Humboldt County Sheriff. The Six Rivers Lightning Complex is currently 41, 406 acres with 79% containment and 1,229 personnel assigned to the incident. (Ammon – 11,465 acres; Campbell …
Lawmakers Approve Groundbreaking Internet Privacy Law for Kids
Grace Gedye / Sept. 6, 2022, 7:29 a.m. / Sacramento
A Drunk 16-Year-Old Threatened to Shoot Up Private Party at the Veteran’s Memorial Building Last Night, Fortuna Police Say
LoCO Staff / Sept. 4, 2022, 8:05 a.m. / Crime
Man Found Dead in Pigeon Point House Fire Yesterday Evening
LoCO Staff / Sept. 4, 2022, 7:49 a.m. / Fire
… to a reported Structure Fire at the 5100 block of Woodland Way. Humboldt Bay Fire responded with 3 Engines, 1 Truck and 1 Battalion Chief. Photo: Humboldt Bay Fire The first arriving unit …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Fine Tuning: God/Multiverse/Huh?
Barry Evans / Sept. 4, 2022, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Klamath River Woes, But Progress on Dam Removal
LoCO Staff / Sept. 3, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Klamath River Woes, But Progress on Dam Removal The Klamath Basin. Background layer attributed to DEMIS Mapserver, map created by Shannon1, CC BY-SA 4.0, via …
FIRE UPDATE: Six Rivers Complex Grows to 40,995 Acres, 64 Percent Containment
LoCO Staff / Sept. 3, 2022, 9:39 a.m. / Emergencies
… % containment and 1,521 personnel assigned to the incident.CURRENT SITUATIONWildland firefighters will continue efforts to increase containment on the remaining two fires of the Six Rivers Lightning Complex …
THE CANNABIS COVERSATION: Appellations
Jesse Duncan / Sept. 3, 2022, 7:30 a.m. / Cannabis
A NURSE WRITES: No One’s Telling You What You Have to Do About COVID Anymore, but Here’s What You Can Do
Michelle Lewis-Lusso / Sept. 3, 2022, 7 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
OBITUARY: Eugene ‘Neal’ Sligh, 1937-2022
LoCO Staff / Sept. 3, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Shane Lyndon Toroni, 1965-2022
LoCO Staff / Sept. 3, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Marilyn L. (Paxton) Robertson, 1933-2022
LoCO Staff / Sept. 3, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Marilyn L. (Paxton) Robertson, 1933-2022 Marilyn L. (Paxton) Robertson of Eureka passed peacefully on September 1, 2022, age 89.Marilyn was born February 13, 1933 in San …
After Rebukes and Apologies for Bongio’s ‘Disrespectful’ Comments, Planning Commission Defers Decision on Mega-Home Permits
Ryan Burns / Sept. 2, 2022, 3:55 p.m. / Local Government , Tribes
A Small Group of Prolific Public Commenters Dominated This Week’s Candidate Briefing for Eureka City Council Hopefuls, Derailing the Forum to Grill City Staff on Hot-Button Issues
Isabella Vanderheiden / Sept. 2, 2022, 2:57 p.m. / Elections , Local Government
FIRE UPDATE: It’s Going to Be Very Smoky Around Willow Creek Today
LoCO Staff / Sept. 2, 2022, 9:19 a.m. / Emergencies
… with 64% containment and 1,573 personnel assigned to the incident. CURRENT SITUATION The Campbell and Ammon fires are the last two uncontained fires after a lighting event occurred in the early morning …
Pounds of Heroin, Meth Taken Out of Home on Eureka’s P Street Following Bust of 30-Year-Old Mexican Citizen, Drug Task Force Says
LoCO Staff / Sept. 2, 2022, 8:54 a.m. / Crime
… that Valenzuela-Pardo rented at the house. Agents located approx. 1 pound of methamphetamine, 1 pound of heroin, and 8 grams of cocaine in the bedroom. Agents also located a digital scale, packaging materials …
State Lawmakers Reject Bill to Curb Farms’ Water Pumping
Rachel Becker / Sept. 2, 2022, 8:12 a.m. / Sacramento
… on any changes in law that might be helpful to putting the state on a path to navigating our hotter, drier future,” Stack said. More than 97% of the state is experiencing severe drought, and nearly 1 …
Misfire: Behind the California Concealed Carry Bill’s Big Fail
Ben Christopher / Sept. 2, 2022, 8:03 a.m. / Sacramento
… overconfidence and eagerness. They tacked an “urgency clause” onto the bill, so it would take effect as soon as it was signed by the governor, rather than waiting until Jan. 1. That decision raised the threshold …
OBITUARY: Calvin Olbert Hamblin, 1930-2022
LoCO Staff / Sept. 2, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Eva Belle Smith, 1949-2022
LoCO Staff / Sept. 2, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Eureka Police Ask for Public’s Help to Locate Missing Woman
LoCO Staff / Sept. 1, 2022, 5:01 p.m. / Emergency
HUMBOLDT BAYWATCH: Egrets? I’ve Had a Few
Hank Sims / Sept. 1, 2022, 4:38 p.m. / Wildlife
… and justify all three varieties of egret that are known to infest our territory. Let's listen in!AUDIO:”Humboldt Bay Watch,” Sept. 1, 2022.Wasn't that interesting? Well, keep …
Despite Silence From Tribes, Mega-Home Builder Optimistic Ahead of Tonight’s Continued Planning Commission Hearing to Address Permit Violation Fallout
Ryan Burns / Sept. 1, 2022, 2:39 p.m. / Local Government , Tribes
California Legislature Approves Climate Change Steps, but One Ambitious One Fails
Nadia Lopez / Sept. 1, 2022, 12:16 p.m. / Sacramento
… , a $1.4 billion loan to do so. The plant is a carbonfree source of energy, although nuclear power opponents are concerned about accidents and nuclear waste issues. Carbon removal and capture strategies …
Former County Correctional Officer Gets Nine Years for Shooting Man in McKinleyville Bar
Rhonda Parker / Sept. 1, 2022, 11:24 a.m. / Courts
Who Will Get the Former Jacobs Campus? Bidders for Blighted Site in Highland Park Are the City of Eureka and the California Highway Patrol, With a Decision Coming Soon
Isabella Vanderheiden / Sept. 1, 2022, 10:43 a.m. / Community , Housing
… , dated Aug. 2, Slattery writes that the property has been appraised at $200,000 per acre “and the offer the city is willing to submit is $1,650,000 for the 8.25 acres.” He notes that the “appraisal …
Yurok Tribe Construction Corp. Buys Bigfoot Golf and Country Club in Willow Creek and Has Renovation Plans
LoCO Staff / Sept. 1, 2022, 10:37 a.m. / Tribes
FIRE UPDATE: With Nearly 40,000 Acres Burned in Total, Containment on the Troublesome Campbell Fire Increases
LoCO Staff / Sept. 1, 2022, 8:59 a.m. / Fire
… ,274 acres with 64% containment and 1,815 personnel assigned to the incident.CURRENT SITUATIONWith thick smoke laying over the fire, vertical lift was limited and fire activity remained below the anticipated …
Vaccines for Teens Without Parental Consent? Not This Year, as Bill Is Pulled
Elizabeth Aguilera / Sept. 1, 2022, 8:14 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: To-Tehl Elliott Henry Surber, 2012-2022
LoCO Staff / Sept. 1, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… of the incredible care provided helped him live longer than his life expectancy. Visitation will be held at Paul’s Chapel in Arcata on Friday, September 2, 2022 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and a wake will be held …
