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TODAY in COURT: Hearing for Permanent Restraining Order Against Outgoing Arcata Councilmember Brett Watson Rescheduled for Valentine’s Day
Rhonda Parker / Dec. 12, 2022, 3:22 p.m. / Courts
Saturday Morning Clam Beach License Plate Burglary Foiled With Arrest, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Dec. 12, 2022, 12:55 p.m. / Crime
… to be in possession of approximately 1.6 grams of methamphetamine.Martin was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of tampering with a vehicle (VC 10852), possession of a controlled substance …
HEY, KIDS! The Discovery Museum Will Unveil Some New Exhibits Tomorrow And You’re Invited!
LoCO Staff / Dec. 12, 2022, 12:21 p.m. / Community
… at 1:00pm.The unveiling will provide a unique look at the new exhibits. The first exhibit, “Simple Machines”, features a pulley mechanism which teaches about redirection of force and torque …
King Salmon Burglary Suspect Caught in the Act and Also in Possession of Fentanyl, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Dec. 12, 2022, 12:03 p.m. / Crime
… King Salmon Burglary Suspect Caught in the Act and Also in Possession of Fentanyl, Sheriff's Office Says Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Dec. 11, 2022, at about 1 …
Eureka Man Arrested For Allegedly Pepper Spraying Elderly Family Member
LoCO Staff / Dec. 12, 2022, 11:18 a.m. / Crime
… .Rankin was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of false imprisonment (PC 236), battery (PC 242), use of tear gas (PC 22810(g)) and elder abuse (PC 368(b)(1)).Anyone with information about …
Ballot Blockade: California Industries Rely on Referenda to Stop Laws
Ben Christopher and Jeanne Kuang / Dec. 12, 2022, 7:23 a.m. / Sacramento
… by the International Franchise Association and national business groups announced it had collected enough signatures to qualify a referendum for the 2024 ballot. If at least 623,212 of the 1 million-plus submitted …
Study: Paid Family Leave in California Keeps Women in Jobs
Grace Gedye / Dec. 12, 2022, 7:16 a.m. / Sacramento
… family leave, less than half of 1% of men in the study reported leaving their job to care for a family member or their home, Rossin-Slater said. “Just very few men do that, and so perhaps then it's …
STARK HOUSE SUNDAY SERIAL: The Gang Meeting is Set for Eight O’Clock, But are the Dames of Clean Break Queering Their Play?
LoCO Staff / Dec. 11, 2022, 7:05 a.m. / Sunday Serial
… CO feature? Find the beginning by clicking here.] CLEAN BREAKbyLionel White CHAPTER TWO 1 He’s changed, she thought.Stretching out her slender, naked arm, she reached over to the night …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Santa Baby
Barry Evans / Dec. 11, 2022, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… in 343 AD (thus preceding my dad’s death, exactly 33 years ago, by 1,626 years). Saint Nicholas morphed into St Nick into Kris Kringle into Sinterklaas into Father Christmas, he of fat belly, white beard …
The Doctor, the Dealer, the Cop, the Addicts and the Dead: A Tour Through Humboldt’s Fentanyl Epidemic
Deidre Pike / Dec. 10, 2022, 8:33 a.m. / News
OBITUARY: Starla Kay Lozensky, 1974-2022
LoCO Staff / Dec. 10, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Jerry Oscar III, 1950-2022
LoCO Staff / Dec. 10, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Renate Scheithauer, 1922-2022
LoCO Staff / Dec. 10, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… -day Adventist Church on December 18 at 1 p.m.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Renate Scheithauer's loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries …
Millions of State Dollars Headed to Humboldt for New Walking and Biking Projects
Ryan Burns / Dec. 9, 2022, 3:40 p.m. / Transportation
… Commission is kicking down a cool $1 billion to fund 93 new walking and biking projects in some of the state's “disadvantaged communities.” Humboldt County communities qualify as such …
Drug Task Force Raid on Wabash Finds Big Trove of Stolen Weapons, Agents Say; One Arrested
LoCO Staff / Dec. 9, 2022, 3:33 p.m. / Crime
… with stolen ammunition, and miscellaneous stolen property. Woods.As a result of the search, Solomon Woods was taken into custody on the following charges:PC 29800(a)(1)- Possession of a firearm …
THIS WEEK in COUNCIL: Eureka Signs Off on $515k Funding Request for New Police Vehicles, Rebrands 20/30 Park, Approves New Rules for Sewer Laterals and More!
Isabella Vanderheiden / Dec. 9, 2022, 12:20 p.m. / Local Government
… 're not going somewhere where they will fall into the wrong hands.”The gun buyback program will take place on Sunday, December 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Wharfinger Building, 1 Marina Way …
OBITUARY: Leslie Ann Sampson, 1949-2022
LoCO Staff / Dec. 9, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
WINTER WEATHER ALERT: Snowfall and Heavy Winds Descend Upon Humboldt
LoCO Staff / Dec. 8, 2022, 3:23 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
… 9-1-1. Then,Stay in the vehicle.If you leave your vehicle, you will become disoriented quickly in wind-driven snow and cold.Run the motor about 10 minutes each hour for heat.While running the motor …
(UPDATE) ‘It’s Beyond Frustrating’: Yurok Vice-Chair Calls Out Provisional Winners of Offshore Wind Bid for Failing to Engage With the Tribe Ahead of This Week’s Auction
Isabella Vanderheiden / Dec. 8, 2022, 1:12 p.m. / Energy , Offshore Wind , Tribes
Trial of Arcata Rancher Ray Christie Delayed Yet Again, as the Accused’s Medical Problems Worsen
Rhonda Parker / Dec. 8, 2022, 12:02 p.m. / Courts
More Street Medicine Teams Tackle the Homeless Health Care Crisis
Kristen Hwang / Dec. 8, 2022, 8:19 a.m. / Sacramento
… . Schmitt is paying a friend $700 a month to stay in his apartment, but hidden among the trees and rolling hills is her abandoned encampment, along with dozens of others. Schmitt gets $1,000 a month from …
OBITUARY: Paul Bryon Shaner, 1958-2022
LoCO Staff / Dec. 8, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Ted Albert Walters, 1939-2022
LoCO Staff / Dec. 8, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
SOLD! BOEM Names California North Floating and RWE Offshore Wind Holdings as Provisional Winners of Two Offshore Wind Leases Off the Humboldt Coast
Isabella Vanderheiden / Dec. 7, 2022, 1:53 p.m. / Energy , Offshore Wind
… lease sale this year and the first ever for the Pacific region. Today’s sale drew competitive high bids from 5 companies totaling $757.1 million, well exceeding the first lease sales that were held …
Will Tonight’s Arcata City Council Meeting Happen? It Depends on Whether or Not Brett Watson Shows
Stephanie McGeary / Dec. 7, 2022, 11:44 a.m. / Local Government
BY THE NUMBERS: California’s Mild 2022 Wildfire Season
Julie Cart / Dec. 7, 2022, 9 a.m. / Sacramento
… in comparison to record-breaking 2020, when more than 4.3 million acres were ablaze in California. The state still threw everything at the wildfires it faced this year, hiring 1,350 additional personnel …
TODAY in SUPES: Should Humboldt Become a Charter County? Plus, Fishermen Aim to Navigate Wind Energy Development, SoHum Looks for Financial Help
Ryan Burns / Dec. 6, 2022, 4:52 p.m. / Local Government
The Final Results of the November 6 Election Are In, and The Results Are What You Now Expect Them to Be
Hank Sims / Dec. 6, 2022, 4:28 p.m. / Elections
Are You DONE With That GUN? The Eureka Police Department Will Buy it From You at the Wharfinger on Dec. 18!
LoCO Staff / Dec. 6, 2022, 2:40 p.m. / Local Government
… p.m. at the Wharfinger Building, 1 Marina Way, Eureka. During the gun buyback event, individuals can anonymously turn in firearms in exchange for Visa gift cards. $50 for rifles and shotguns and $100 …
BIG FOOD DRIVE THURSDAY! Sen. Mike McGuire, KHUM and Food for People to Gather Food for the Needy for Seventh Year Running
LoCO Staff / Dec. 6, 2022, 1 p.m. / :)