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FIRE UPDATE: Six Rivers Fires Near 17,000 Acres, With 15 Percent Containment;
LoCO Staff / Aug. 14, 2022, 10:31 a.m. / Emergencies
… 16,924 acres with 15% containment. 1,810 personnel are assigned to the incident. USFS, CAIIMT 11 and CAL FIRE continue to work closely together in a unified command with a full suppression strategy …
Arcata Teen Flown Out of Area After Suffering ‘Major’ Injuries in Highway 101 Head-On Collision; Driver of Other Vehicle Suspected of DUI
LoCO Staff / Aug. 14, 2022, 8:13 a.m. / Traffic
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Them Old Book Banning Blues
Barry Evans / Aug. 14, 2022, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… stemming from the mind is rarely enough, and that physicality completes love. (Of course, reading it now, it comes over as an anachronism: the few British institutions that survived WW1 didn’t make it past …
FIRE UPDATE: Six Rivers Lightning Complex Now 15,232 Acres, 12 Percent Contained
LoCO Staff / Aug. 13, 2022, 1:31 p.m. / Emergencies
… .CURRENT CONDITIONSThe Lightning Complex Fire is currently 15,232 acres with 12% containment. There are 1,641 personnel assigned to the incident. USFS, CAIIMT 11 and CAL FIRE continue to work together in a unified command …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Exploring California’s Coasts, With Obi Kaufmann
The EcoNews Report / Aug. 13, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment
OBITUARY: Cory Anthony Cassevah, 1999-2022
LoCO Staff / Aug. 13, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Cory Anthony Cassevah, 1999-2022 Cory Anthony CassevahAugust 7, 1999- August 1, 2022Cory Anthony Cassevah, 22, died in his sleep on Monday August 1.Born to Sedona Bowser …
OBITUARY: Donn Martello, 1951-2022
LoCO Staff / Aug. 13, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
ARCATA CITY COUNCIL RACE: Five Candidates Have Officially Qualified for the Ballot; Two More Waiting to Have Signatures Verified
Stephanie McGeary / Aug. 12, 2022, 5:43 p.m. / Elections
Dangerous Levels of Cyanobacteria Identified in Big Lagoon
LoCO Staff / Aug. 12, 2022, 5:23 p.m. / Public Safety
EUREKA COUNCIL RACES SET! Castellano to Run Unopposed; Head-to-Head Races in Third, Fifth Wards; Another Week for Mayoral Nomations
Hank Sims / Aug. 12, 2022, 4:53 p.m. / Elections
Harris Street Closed in Front of Redwood Acres After Speeding Motorist Almost Hits Firefighter
LoCO Staff / Aug. 12, 2022, 3:51 p.m. / Fire
Humboldt Bay Marathon to Draw Hundreds to Eureka This Weekend; Elite Runner Plans to Shatter Course Record
Stephanie McGeary / Aug. 12, 2022, 3:19 p.m. / Community , LoCO Sports!
… of the Hikshari’ Trail and, finally, back to Madaket Plaza. Those running the half marathon (13.1 miles) will complete the course once and those doing the full marathon (26.2 miles) will complete the course twice …
State Fines Unlicensed Cannabis Grower More Than $300K for Runoff That Threatens Mad River Water Quality
LoCO Staff / Aug. 12, 2022, 12:03 p.m. / Cannabis
… ) of the Clean Water Act due to elevated sedimentation/siltation and turbidity. The enforcement order directed the cultivator to submit a workplan to correct the road on their property by July 1, 2021 …
FIRE UPDATE: 14,000 Acres Burned in Six Rivers Complex as of Today
LoCO Staff / Aug. 12, 2022, 11:17 a.m. / Emergencies
… , California Highway Patrol, Trinity County Sheriff and Humboldt County Sheriff. CURRENT CONDITIONS The Lightning Complex Fire is currently 13,968 acres with 0% containment. There are 1,400 personnel assigned …
Humboldt County to Offer Monkeypox Vaccines to People at High Risk
LoCO Staff / Aug. 12, 2022, 10:35 a.m. / Health
… , including the U.S., Canada and the U.K., as well as other parts of Europe and Australia. To date, there are more than 10,750 cases of monkeypox in the country, including nearly 1,900 cases …
Decision Day: Which Bills Did California Lawmakers Kill?
Ben Christopher / Aug. 12, 2022, 9:38 a.m. / Sacramento
… . The bill would have required the reports be published online for businesses with 1,000 employees or more by 2025 and 250 employees or more by 2027. The Chamber and other employer groups pushed back hard …
The Outpost’s John Ross Ferrara Has Logged Off
Hank Sims / Aug. 11, 2022, 5:30 p.m. / Housekeeping
Thursday’s Duplex Fire in Old Town Eureka Was Caused by Arson, Investigation Finds
LoCO Staff / Aug. 11, 2022, 5:12 p.m. / Fire
… . | Photo by Andrew GoffPREVIOUSLY: (VIDEO) Fire in Duplex on Old Town’s Second Street Prompting Large Response###Press release from Humboldt Bay Fire:On 8/11/2022 at 1:44 P.M. Humboldt Bay Fire …
ARCATA’S GATEWAY PLAN: Planning Commissioners Consider Citizen Group’s Request to Enhance Public Outreach, Mull Questions Ahead of Big Joint Study Session
Isabella Vanderheiden / Aug. 11, 2022, 4:48 p.m. / Local Government
(VIDEO) Fire in Duplex on Old Town’s Second Street Prompting Large Response
LoCO Staff / Aug. 11, 2022, 2:02 p.m. / Fire
… a couple of blocks from the library went up in flames.The first call came into Humboldt Bay Fire's dispatch center at about 1:45 p.m. Witnesses reported seeing flames and black smoke coming from …
Newsom Unveils Long-Term Strategy to Bolster California Water Supply
Rachel Becker / Aug. 11, 2022, 12:51 p.m. / Sacramento
Two Redding Residents Arrested Following Strong-Arm Robbery of Booze and Food at the Valley West Ray’s Food Place, Arcata Police Say
LoCO Staff / Aug. 11, 2022, 12:04 p.m. / Crime
TOMORROW: Emergency Food Distribution for People Affected by the Six Rivers Lightning Complex
LoCO Staff / Aug. 11, 2022, 8:38 a.m. / Emergencies
… for People.Press release from Food for People: This Friday, August 12th from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Food for People, in partnership with Pay It Forward Humboldt and the Red Cross, will host a free food …
Supervised Drug Injection Sites Could Soon Pop Up in California. How Will They Work?
Ana B. Ibarra / Aug. 11, 2022, 7:56 a.m. / Sacramento
… 57 would authorize these overdose prevention pilot programs in Oakland, San Francisco and Los Angeles, which would operate through Jan. 1, 2028. While former Gov. Jerry Brown rejected similar …
OBITUARY: Gale Stanley King, 1946-2022
LoCO Staff / Aug. 11, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Gale Stanley King, 1946-2022 Gale Stanley KingOctober 17, 1946 – Aug. 1, 2022 Gale was born in Richmond, California, where he had many adventures with his brother Dwayne …
State Releases Cash Hold on County’s Workforce Development Funds Thanks to Progress on Fiscal Reporting Backlog, Economic Development Director Says
Ryan Burns / Aug. 10, 2022, 5:04 p.m. / Local Government
CHP: Driver Arrested For DUI Following Yesterday’s Serious Pickup vs. Box Truck Collision in SoHum
LoCO Staff / Aug. 10, 2022, 3:48 p.m. / Traffic
Fairhaven Gets Free High-Speed Internet as Part of ‘California Digital Divide Innovation Challenge’
Stephanie McGeary / Aug. 10, 2022, 2:45 p.m. / Broadband
… , the Humboldt County Department of Education (HCOE) and the Samoa Peninsula Fire District – was completed as a part of the California Digital Divide Innovation Challenge, a competition with a $1 million prize …
Six Rivers Lightning Complex Threatens More Than 700 Humboldt Homes as It Nears 11,000 Acres, Remains 0 Percent Contained
John Ross Ferrara / Aug. 10, 2022, 1:40 p.m. / Emergencies , Fire
… continue around Willow Creek, Friday Ridge, Salyer and Trinity Village. Additional fire growth could impact communities and residences along Route 1.” The latest evacuation information is available …
Man Arrested in Eureka For Multiple ‘Unprovoked’ Assaults, Says HCSO
LoCO Staff / Aug. 10, 2022, 1:09 p.m. / Crime
