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OBITUARY: Deborah ‘Debbie’ Ann Lewis Roberts, 1954-2024
…Enveloped in the sweetness of the golden honey… The name Deborah in Hebrew translates to "bee".. …As found in the Bible in the book of Judges..Spent most of my life "busy…
POLL! Which Humboldt Incumbent is Most Likely to Be Unseated in Tuesday's Election?
…But before the votes are tallied tomorrow, we thought we'd give the political nerd section of the LoCO audience one last chance to play local pundit. So, for today's dumb…
19-Year-Old Woman Ejected From Vehicle, Sustains Life-Threatening Injuries in Solo Crash North of Eureka
Press release from the Eureka Police Department:On March 2, 2024, at approximately 9:20 p.m., Eureka Police Department (EPD) officers, along with Humboldt Bay Fire (HBF) personnel, were dispatched to…
Driver Who Plowed Through Eureka Nail Salon Over the Weekend Arrested for DUI
Eureka Police Department press release:On Saturday, March 2, 2024, at approximately 10:48 am, Eureka Police Officers were dispatched to the report of vehicle into a building at the corner of…
YOU VOTE YET? If Not, Here Are Your Options for Doing Your Civic Duty Today and Tomorrow
###Tomorrow is Election Day! Super Tuesday, no less! With the Republican Party holding nominating contests in 15 states and Democrats doing so in 15 states plus the territory of American Samoa, more…
Rio Dell Man Arrested for Allegedly Stalking Scotia Business Owner
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On March 1, 2024, at about 8:50 p.m., deputies from Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 100 block of…
Teenager Arrested on Firearm Charges Following Traffic Stop in Bridgeville, Sheriff’s Office Says
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Feb. 29, 2024, at approximately 12:18 a.m., a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle…
Humboldt County Animal Shelter Cuts Adoption Fees as Storms Prompt Influx of Dogs, Putting Facility Over Capacity
Just some of the many dogs currently available for foster placement or adoption at the Humboldt County Animal Shelter. | Images via Facebook, used with permission.###Dogs hate thunder, and winds are the…
THIS WEEK IN SUPES: New Rules for Short-Term Vacation Rentals, At-Large Planning Commission Vacancy, and More!
…If the proclamation is not extended, it could preclude the county from accessing critical funding. The item appears on the board's consent calendar and will likely be passed in a single…
Despite College Aspirations, Native American Students Find It Hard to Leave Home
…The daily school bus route stretches from the Colorado River to the Mexico border to the Gila Mountains looming dramatically to the north. The Quechan are one of a handful of related…
Rural California Schools Are Desperate for State Help, From Special Education to Construction
School buses outside the San Pasqual Unified School District in Winterhaven in Imperial County on Dec. 12, 2023. Photo by Kristian Carreon for CalMattersWhen Denise Massey’s daughter was 6 years old…
California’s Fast Food Workers Are Getting a Raise. But the Labor-Industry Truce Is Fraying
…In exchange, the industry agreed to stop fighting the issue at the ballot box and lawmakers backed off on even stricter regulations. But a month before the new wage — $20 an hour…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Seventh Heaven
I have gazed on the walls of impregnable Babylon, along which chariots may race, and on the Zeus by the banks of the Alphaeus. I have seen the Hanging Gardens and the…
Gas Bubble Disease Claims Thousands of Fall-Run Chinook Salmon Fry in Klamath River, CDFW Reports
…The additional stock of fall-run Chinook salmon remaining in the hatchery exceeds the annual production goal and will help offset losses experienced with the initial release of fry.
Vehicle Plows Through Eureka Nail Salon
Photos submitted by Logan Harriman.The Eureka Police Department is responding to a car crash at the corner of Wabash and Broadway in Eureka this morning. Just before 11 a.m., a…
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Hydrogen Buses Coming to Humboldt
…The long distances between rural communities are trouble for ordinary battery-powered electric buses, which don't have the range to make there-and-back trips. Hydrogen buses, however, are able to…
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: When Humboldt’s Votes Swung the Presidential Election and Enraged the Publisher of the Chicago Tribune
Woodrow Wilson and Charles Evan Hughes, with the old Humboldt County Courthouse between them. Courthouse photo via the Humboldt Historian.You have probably heard the story about the Presidential election of 1916…
POLL! Which Restaurant Makes Humboldt's Best Chinese Food?
Has Humboldt finally cracked the code to good Chinese food? For years, the lack of quality East Asian fare was a sore spot for local foodies, but a few newer kitchens have…
Snow Levels Expected to Fall Tonight in Humboldt
March is kicking off with a "Brr!" The National Weather Service's Eureka arm has been tracking this weekend's storm and predicts snow levels could fall as low as 500 feet…
Eureka Has Activated its Warming Center for Those Who Need to Get Out of the Weather
…Andrew Goff.Given the current hellacious storm pounding the city — and an alert from the National Weather Service — the city of Eureka has activated its emergency warming center. People who need it…
LOGGING SPORTS RETURN! Cal Poly Humboldt to Host 84th Annual American Western Forestry Clubs Conclave
A Cal Poly Humboldt student competes in the single buck contest at the 2022 Cal Conclave in San Luis Obispo. All images contributed by Cal Poly Humboldt Logging Sports Club.###For the…
EPD Now Investigating Recent Vehicle Arson as a Hate Crime
…The interior of the vehicle was completely destroyed, which led to the belief that the fire was started in the cab and spread to the outside of the vehicle. While examining the…
25 Years of Headwaters Forest!
…BLM, public domain.Press release from the Bureau of Land Management: The Bureau of Land Management and its partners are celebrating 25 years since the establishment of the Headwaters Forest Reserve on…
Housing Authority Looks to Upgrade Public Housing Facilities in Eureka
An aerial view of the "25-1" public housing project on Burrill Street, near the Eureka Winco. Image via Housing Authority of the City of Eureka (HACE)###The Housing Authority of the…
Getting Paid to Go to School? California’s Community Colleges Try It Out
…In the 2022-23 academic year, California gave community college students more than $700 million in state aid, according to data from the chancellor’s office. The same year, the federal government…
Newsom Hits the Road for Mental Health Measure as Poll Shows Declining Enthusiasm for Prop. 1
…They attribute the proposition’s decreased support in part to concerns over the state’s soaring deficit. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office projected in early February that the state deficit would…
OBITUARY: Calvin Harold Kernen, 1925-2024
…Any 17-year-old in high school got to drive the school bus if they were the farthest one out on the route. That way the person driving had the bus in…
A Black Business Owner’s Work Truck Was Firebombed and Spray-Painted With the N-Word in Eureka, Owner Says
…The only thing that was original was the leather seats."He's doubtful that his insurance will cover the full value of his truck and the damages to his business, and he…
POLL! At This Point, Could You Paint a Perfect Portrait of Rusty Hicks From Memory?
Are you kidding? His face is burned into my retinas! Also, I know that Rusty owns a different article of earth-toned Patagonia outerwear for every day of the month in the…
Your Dream of Sponsoring a 3-Foot-Long Eureka Slug Can Now Be Realized
…You will be recognized as a Slug Sponsor on our website, social media, in the program, and on the map of the slugs. Visit our website to sponsor a slug today: www…