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(PHOTOS) BURL THEFT! Can You Help Park Rangers Identify These Wood-Nappin’ Bums?
Andrew Goff / April 21, 2022, 10:53 a.m. / Nature
Cal Poly Humboldt’s ‘Black to the Land’ Program Connects Black Students to Farm Life
LoCO Staff / April 21, 2022, 10:26 a.m. / Education
Teen Leads Law Enforcement on Wild Pursuit Through Arcata Before Arrest, Says HCSO
LoCO Staff / April 21, 2022, 10:02 a.m. / Crime
… Teen Leads Law Enforcement on Wild Pursuit Through Arcata Before Arrest, Says HCSO Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On April 21, 2022, at about 1:05 a …
Can a Conservative Break Through for California Attorney General?
Ben Christopher / April 21, 2022, 7:36 a.m. / Sacramento
… the “R” next to his name. He fared quite a bit better, but despite spending more than $1.5 million of his own money, he lost to the current commissioner, Democrat Ricardo Lara. Schnur, now a professor …
OBITUARY: Nancy Marie Portalupi, 1947-2022
LoCO Staff / April 21, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Dianne Lou Hollingshead (Wyman) (Izatt), 1937-2022
LoCO Staff / April 21, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… . Wade, the abortion rate skyrocketed across the country, reaching a high of 25 per 1,000 women of childbearing age, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Since that time, the rate …
It’s 420! And What Better Way to Celebrate Than By Legally Smoking Weed at Eureka’s First Indoor Cannabis Lounge?
Stephanie McGeary / April 20, 2022, 5:16 p.m. / Cannabis
TOO MANY DRIVE-THRUS? Eureka City Council Considers Whether or How to Limit the Number of Businesses You Can Drive Through
Isabella Vanderheiden / April 20, 2022, 5:11 p.m. / Local Government
… night. The three restaurant parcels at 1906 4th Street and 1905 5th StreetThe discussion item was brought forth as a future agenda item during the council’s March 1 meeting by Councilmember Leslie …
Paz Dominguez is Deleting Comments and Banning People From Her Campaign’s Social Media Pages. Is That Legal?
Ryan Burns / April 20, 2022, 3:44 p.m. / Government , Politics
Rio Dell Man Sentenced to Four Years After Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend, District Attorney’s Office Announces
LoCO Staff / April 20, 2022, 2:50 p.m. / Courts
IT’S NOT JUST YOU: Verizon Phone Service Woes Affecting Western United States
Andrew Goff / April 20, 2022, 1:50 p.m. / Infrastructure
LoCO ELECTIONS: Candidates for DA, Supervisor, Judge and Arcata City Council Answer Numerous Questions on Their Platforms and Experience
Hank Sims / April 20, 2022, 10:55 a.m. / Elections
… .”Superior Court Judge candidate Ben McLaughlin answers a pair of questions: One on his history of public service and another that the asker entitles “1/4 of our judiciary in the same house?” Mc …
Alleged Eureka Drug House That ‘Terrorized the Neighborhood’ Raided by Drug Task Force, Eureka POP Team; Three Arrested
LoCO Staff / April 20, 2022, 8:36 a.m. / Crime
Debt-Free College: California Is on the Verge of Spending $632 Million to Help 360,000 Students Lessen Their College Debt
Mikhail Zinshteyn / April 20, 2022, 7:10 a.m. / Sacramento
… impact on low- and middle-class students whose families generally earn less than $201,000. The exact amounts students receive will vary, but grants will range between $1,000 and just over $3,000 on average …
Stillbirths and the Law: Bill Would End Coroner Investigations of Lost Pregnancies
Nigel Duara / April 20, 2022, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
Some California School Districts Launch Transitional Kindergarten Without State Help
Elizabeth Aguilera / April 20, 2022, 6:10 a.m. / Sacramento
… the districts would receive if they took state funding. Last year, the state committed more than $1 billion in the current budget to begin phasing in the expansion of transitional kindergarten, eventually …
ELECTION LIMERICK ROUNDUP! This Feature Seems to be Running Out of Steam, and Maybe That’s For the Best
LoCO Staff / April 19, 2022, 4:41 p.m. / Elections
LIFE: As He Continues to Protest His Innocence, Convicted Rio Dell Murderer Demetrius Coleman Sentenced to Life in Prison With No Possibility of Parole
Rhonda Parker / April 19, 2022, 3:19 p.m. / Courts
Plea From Mother of Bear River Murderer Delayed; Can She be Charged as an Accomplice in Humboldt if She Didn’t Learn About the Crime Until They Reached Shasta?
Rhonda Parker / April 19, 2022, 2:23 p.m. / Courts
Eureka’s Jake Hanson Signs One-Year Deal With Packers After Playing Five Games in the NFL Last Year
John Ross Ferrara / April 19, 2022, 1:40 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
Advocates Say California Should Send $2,000 Per Child to Poorest Families
Jeanne Kuang / April 19, 2022, 7:18 a.m. / Sacramento
… that the expansion of the program expired in December, citing CBPP figures showing 1.7 million California children are at risk of falling back into poverty. It was one of several pandemic relief programs that came …
A Silicon Valley Lawmaker Wants to Protect Workers From Employer Spying
Lil Kalish / April 19, 2022, 6:59 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Ceva Renee’ McWhorter-King, 1958-2022
LoCO Staff / April 19, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… Tauji There will be a “Celebration of Life” for Ceva and a Reception to follow, For Friends and Family , April 23, 2022, at the River Lodge Conference Center, in Fortuna, from 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p …
OBITUARY: Lynn A. (Hubbard) Leydecker, 1944-2022
LoCO Staff / April 19, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Lynn A. (Hubbard) Leydecker, 1944-2022 Lynn Adele Leydecker received her angel wings on April 1, 2022, surrounded by friends and family. Her family would like to thank …
OBITUARY: Anthony John (A.J.) Machi, 1949-2022
LoCO Staff / April 19, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
What Would Nathan Hochman Do as California Attorney General?
Ben Christopher / April 19, 2022, 6:10 a.m. / Sacramento
(UPDATE) Humboldt-Bound Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Fresno After Windshield Breaks Midflight
Andrew Goff / April 18, 2022, 4:20 p.m. / News
TODAY in COURT: Fieldbrook Kneeland Murder Suspect Says He Wants to Hire His Own Lawyer
Rhonda Parker / April 18, 2022, 3:36 p.m. / Courts
… Medeiros, whose bail is set at $1 million. But Medeiros said he plans to contact and hire a lawyer, David Skilling, who was recommended to him. No one in the courtroom today was familiar with Skilling …
(UPDATE) Weather Service Issues Special Wind and “Pea-Sized Hail” Warning For the Next Hour or So
Andrew Goff / April 18, 2022, 2:42 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather