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Sheriff’s Office Investigating Suspicious Death Near Herrick Overpass Early This Morning
LoCO Staff / Sept. 1, 2021, 12:12 p.m. / Crime
… Sheriff's Office Investigating Suspicious Death Near Herrick Overpass Early This Morning Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Sept. 1, 2021, at approximately 6:56 a …
Sheriff’s Office Asks Community Members Not to Interfere With Firefighting Operations Around Willow Creek After Cannabis Growers Group Rounds Up Firefighting Posse
John Ross Ferrara / Sept. 1, 2021, noon / Fire
Knob Fire Grows to 1,000 Acres; Evacuation Orders, Warnings Still in Effect
LoCO Staff / Sept. 1, 2021, 11:15 a.m. / Fire
… Knob Fire Grows to 1,000 Acres; Evacuation Orders, Warnings Still in Effect The Knob Fire. | HCSOPress release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: Evacuation warnings and orders remain …
St. Joe’s Announces New Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Clinic for COVID Patients
LoCO Staff / Sept. 1, 2021, 9:32 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
LAND USE and YOU: Suburbia Doesn’t Have to Sprawl! Meet the Conservation Subdivision, Which Balances New Housing With Preservation
Brian Heaton / Sept. 1, 2021, 7:20 a.m. / Land Use and You
Not Enough Subs: California Schools Face Severe Teacher Shortage
Joe Hong / Sept. 1, 2021, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. “But the need is utterly critical.” At San Bernardino City Unified, the number of substitutes at the district’s disposal shrank from 1,000 before the pandemic to 700 …
OBITUARY: Jean Hill, 1923-2021
LoCO Staff / Sept. 1, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Evelyn Fewell, 1929-2021
LoCO Staff / Sept. 1, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Julie Loomis, 1970-2021
LoCO Staff / Sept. 1, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Newsom’s Stimulus Left Out Many Retirees, Veterans and Disabled Californians. Will They Vote to Recall Him?
Jackie Botts / Sept. 1, 2021, 5:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… with her daughter and three of her grandchildren. She said she lives on $1,197 a month in disability benefits and $395 in widow’s insurance. Usually a Democrat, Cummins has lost faith in Newsom. Unconvinced …
UPDATE: Knob Fire Evacuation Zone Expanded
LoCO Staff / Aug. 31, 2021, 5 p.m. / Fire
… , approximately 1,200 customers are without power as of 4 p.m. August 31. See outage map: https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/outages/map/Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies continue to patrol the mandatory evacuation …
Famous Sex Pundit Dan Savage Gives Shoutout to Eureka’s Gazebo-ner on Latest Episode of ‘Savage Lovecast’
Stephanie McGeary / Aug. 31, 2021, 3:08 p.m. / :) , Eureka Rising , Our Culture
McCash Fire Grows to 38,900 Acres; Monument Fire Now 170,945 Acres, Still 29 Percent Contained
John Ross Ferrara / Aug. 31, 2021, 12:15 p.m. / Fire
… in the Klamath National Forest has grown to 38,906 acres and remains 1 percent contained.A team of 443 firefighters is actively working to contain the fire, including three crews, 13 engines, five dozers seven …
EVACUATION UPDATE: Knob Fire Grows to 800 Acres
LoCO Staff / Aug. 31, 2021, 11:25 a.m. / Fire
… is approximately 800 acres and 0% contained. According to the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, approximately 1,100 customers are without power as of 8 a.m. August 31. See outage map: https …
One Arrested On Weapons, Drug Charges After Investigation of Unpermitted Eureka Warehouse Grow and Hash Lab, Drug Task Force Says
LoCO Staff / Aug. 31, 2021, 10:13 a.m. / Crime
… a controlled substance H&S 11358 Cultivation of marijuana H&S 11377 Felony possession of methamphetamine PC 33215 Possession of a short-barreled rifle PC 29800(a)(1) Felon …
¿Son Los Votantes Jóvenes La Clave Para Que Gavin Newsom Sobreviva a La Revocatoria?
Matthew Reagan / Aug. 31, 2021, 9:30 a.m. / Sacramento
Recall Fact and Fiction: What You Need to Know About the Election Fraud Rumors You’re Seeing
Sameea Kamal / Aug. 31, 2021, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… to be tallied on Election Night.” In 2020, a study published by the nonpartisan California Voter Foundation found that 1.4% of all the vote-by-mail ballots cast in the March primary were rejected. A closer …
OBITUARY: Sally Tanner, 1926-2021
LoCO Staff / Aug. 31, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… , September 1 in Ferndale. Masks are required and attendees are also required to be vaccinated. For details about the memorial celebration, please contact Karen Pingitore at (707) 407-5668.###The obituary above …
OBITUARY: Paul Eugene Weber, 1965-2021
LoCO Staff / Aug. 31, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Samuel Spies, 1989-2021
LoCO Staff / Aug. 31, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Devastating Fires Could Damage Lake Tahoe’s Iconic Blue Waters
Rachel Becker / Aug. 31, 2021, 6:10 a.m. / Sacramento
What Could the End of Single-Family Zoning Mean for California’s Affordable Housing Crisis?
Manuela Tobias / Aug. 31, 2021, 6:10 a.m. / Sacramento
Farmworkers May Be Able to Vote at Home in Union Elections
Grace Gedye / Aug. 31, 2021, 6:10 a.m. / Sacramento
Federal Judge Rules For Caltrans in Lawsuit Over Road-Widening Project Through Richardson Grove
Ryan Burns / Aug. 30, 2021, 5:55 p.m. / Environment , Transportation
… .”A cursory recap: The case concerns a proposed Caltrans project that would widen a curvy, 1.1-mile stretch of highway through Richardson Grove, allowing it to accommodate extra-long (if industry-standard) semi …
Natalie Arroyo Officially Launches Humboldt County Supervisor Campaign
Ryan Burns / Aug. 30, 2021, 3:25 p.m. / Politics
TODAY in COURT: Another Delay in Case of Woman Accused of Reckless Driving For Plowing Through McK Black Lives Matter Protesters
Rhonda Parker / Aug. 30, 2021, 3:08 p.m. / Courts
… . Moutrie said that among other issues, a prosecution witness may not be available next week. Trial is now set for Nov. 1, with a trial confirmation hearing on Oct. 18. On June 11, 2020, Perkins drove her …
Monument Fire Grows to 164,746 Acres; Rappeller Crew Ferries Equipment Across 140-Foot Canyon After Smoky Conditions Prevent Airlift
John Ross Ferrara / Aug. 30, 2021, 11:30 a.m. / Fire
… , the team rigged 1,600 feet of rope across the Trinity River at the site of an old, defunct footbridge north of Burnt Ranch.”To get the ropes across, we had to set up another set of ropes to rappel down …
51-Year-Old Eureka Man Arrested After Trafficking Investigation, Drug Task Force Says
LoCO Staff / Aug. 30, 2021, 11:01 a.m. / Crime
… ).Melton was booked at the Humboldt County Jail for the following charges: H&S 11378 Possession of methamphetamine for sale H&S 11366.5 Operating or maintaining a drug house PC 12022.1 …
