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OBITUARY: Patricia Ann Welsh, 1936-2022
LoCO Staff / March 31, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Patricia Ann Welsh, 1936-2022 Patricia Ann Welsh was born on November 1, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Edward and Nan Maguire. She fondly remembered playing …
In the Interest of Public Safety, They’re Going to Chop Down Some Redway in the Coming Weeks
LoCO Staff / March 30, 2022, 2:35 p.m. / Fire
Eureka’s Uplift Program to Use $1 Million Grant to Find Housing and Emergency Shelters for Homeless, Expand Outreach and Health Services
Stephanie McGeary / March 30, 2022, 1:40 p.m. / Homelessness
… Eureka's Uplift Program to Use $1 Million Grant to Find Housing and Emergency Shelters for Homeless, Expand Outreach and Health Services The Community Access Project Eureka …
Sentencing Delayed for Man Who Bit Off Arcata Officer’s Thumb; Judge Decides to Wait For Out-of-State Mental Health Records
Rhonda Parker / March 30, 2022, 11:43 a.m. / Courts
… the thumb-biting incident occurred on Aug. 1, 2021. Officers, with great difficulty, were trying to take Malang into custody because they suspected he was high on methamphetamine. If Malang does have mental …
Suspect Calls 911 to Attempt to Divert Deputies’ Attention From Their Mobile Meth Party, Says HCSO
LoCO Staff / March 30, 2022, 9:19 a.m. / Crime
… substance paraphernalia (HS 11364(a)), obstruction of justice (PC 148(a)(1)) and misuse of 911 (PC 653x(a)).Elliot was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges …
MEET ARTICLE 34: How Eureka’s Old Fight Against Subsidized Apartments Led to One of the Nation’s Strongest Anti-Affordable Housing Laws, and What Legislators are Doing to Repeal It
Isabella Vanderheiden / March 30, 2022, 7:23 a.m. / Housing
… -income housing units at its Nov. 1, 1949, meeting. Led by local attorney Ernest Mitchell, disgruntled residents then circulated a petition to force the repeal of the resolution. By February 1950 …
OBITUARY: George Gredassoff, 1941-2022
LoCO Staff / March 30, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Robert ‘Nick’ Mercado, 1930-2022
LoCO Staff / March 30, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
California Task Force: Reparations for Direct Descendants of Enslaved People Only
Lil Kalish / March 30, 2022, 6:10 a.m. / Sacramento
Vehicle Stolen During Humboldt Hill Burglary Recovered by Deputies; One Arrested
LoCO Staff / March 29, 2022, 4:20 p.m. / Crime
… (A)), driving with a suspended/revoked license (VC 14601.1(a)) and violation of probation (PC 1203.2(A)(2)).The female was determined to be uninvolved and was released at the scene pending further investigation …
Humboldtwide Sex Offender Compliance Sweep Results in Arrests, Citation, Issuance of Warrants
LoCO Staff / March 29, 2022, 9:42 a.m. / Crime
Investigating the Auditor-Controller’s Allegation That the County ‘Forged’ a Report to the State
Ryan Burns / March 29, 2022, 7:29 a.m. / Local Government
… operations, the county had paved the way for decades of financial mismanagement, leading to “confirmed cases of error and fraud.”A few days later, at the March 1 Board of Supervisors meeting, she …
VIDEO POSTCARD FROM ISTANBUL: Outside the Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks
Hank Sims / March 29, 2022, 7:16 a.m. / Letter From Istanbul
Will There Be Enough Teachers for California’s Ambitious Plans for Its Youngest Students?
Elizabeth Aguilera / March 29, 2022, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… , in the northeastern corner of the state, the three school districts serve a total of only 1,300 students. So combo classes with kindergarteners and even first-graders are the norm for 4-year-olds. “We don’t have big …
Cop Cash: California Law Enforcement Gives Big to Campaigns
Jeremia Kimelman / March 29, 2022, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… big this year in several high-profile races. So far in the 2022 election cycle, these groups have contributed more than $1 million to campaigns for the state Legislature and several statewide offices …
Newsom Imposes New California Water Restrictions, Leaves Details to Locals
Rachel Becker / March 29, 2022, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Leslie Norlene Lollich, 1959-2022
LoCO Staff / March 29, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Eugene Philip Horning, 1958-2022
LoCO Staff / March 29, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Louis Henry Walton, Jr., 1942-2021
LoCO Staff / March 29, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
(VIDEO) WHALE CALL! Watch a Humongous Beast of the Deep Blow its Blowhole at Local Kayakers
LoCO Staff / March 28, 2022, 4:10 p.m. / Wildlife
HUMBOLDT PHONE SCAM: Someone is Acting Like They’re a Sheriff’s Office Sergeant When They Absolutely Are Not!
LoCO Staff / March 28, 2022, 3:53 p.m. / Crime
… booked into our correctional facility. Additionally, no government agency will ask you to mail large sums of cash or pay with gift cards.Remember these tips to help protect yourself from fraud:1. Spot …
GOODBYE, JIC: Humboldt County Will Close Its COVID-19 Joint Information Center at the End of This Week
Andrew Goff / March 28, 2022, 3:27 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… (JIC) will close its doors at the end of the day Friday, April 1, after taking thousands of calls from county residents over the past two years. Starting Monday, April 4, callers can contact …
Man Arrested in Possession of Ammunition and Cannabis After Traffic Stop in McKinleyville
LoCO Staff / March 28, 2022, 3:12 p.m. / Crime
… Correctional Facility on charges of possession of cannabis (HS 11357(b)(2)), felon in possession of ammunition (PC 30305(a)) and possession of cannabis while driving (VC 23222(b)(1)).Anyone with information …
(VIDEO) Newly Signed Bengal Alex Cappa Tries Cincinnati’s Self-Proclaimed ‘Famous’ Chili Cheese Spaghetti for First Time
John Ross Ferrara / March 28, 2022, 2 p.m. / Food , LoCO Sports!
Two Targets of EPD Texting Investigation Suddenly Retire Effective Immediately, City Says
LoCO Staff / March 28, 2022, 12:57 p.m. / Local Government
Three People Arrested for Child Endangerment in Blue Lake After Driver, Child Found Sleeping in Fentanyl-Equipped Vehicle
LoCO Staff / March 28, 2022, 11:47 a.m. / Crime
Highway 299 Closed Near Lord Ellis Summit Due to Downed Powerline
LoCO Staff / March 28, 2022, 11:42 a.m. / Traffic
(UPDATE) CHP Identifies Bicyclist Killed in Last Week’s Herrick Avenue Collision
LoCO Staff / March 28, 2022, 11:30 a.m. / Traffic
Eureka Police Seeking Suspect Who Assaulted 70-Year-Old Victim in Parked Car Near Hikshari Trail
LoCO Staff / March 28, 2022, 11:21 a.m. / Crime
… Eureka Police Seeking Suspect Who Assaulted 70-Year-Old Victim in Parked Car Near Hikshari Trail Eureka Police Departnment press release: On Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at about 1:30 p …
CHP Issues Statement on the HAZMAT Truck Crash That Blocked Highway 101 at Bell Springs Road Saturday
LoCO Staff / March 28, 2022, 9:17 a.m. / Traffic