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OBITUARY: David Allen Bellairs, 1960-2021
LoCO Staff / Aug. 28, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… -daughter Nathalee, and his step-son Nate. His memorial service will be held on September 1st at Ocean View Cemetery at 2 p.m. There will be a viewing at Paul’s Chapel in Arcata on the 30th of September from 4 p …
Local Writer and Teacher Brings ‘A Hub for Humboldt Writing’ to Arcata’s Sunny Brae Center
Stephanie McGeary / Aug. 27, 2021, 12:26 p.m. / Community
With Recall Looming, Newsom Gets Some Help From Friends in Legislature
Laurel Rosenhall and Sameea Kamal / Aug. 27, 2021, 7:02 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Michele Edrianne Philburn-McCardie, 1932-2021
LoCO Staff / Aug. 27, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… as a Kindergarten Teacher and then as a Social Worker in Boston Mass and Buffalo New York, as she worked diligently while putting her 1st husband James Collins through Medical School. Together they moved …
OBITUARY: Wanda Janet Rocha, 1936-2021
LoCO Staff / Aug. 27, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Gray Davis: California Recalls Should Be Reformed, No Matter Newsom’s Fate
Emily Hoeven / Aug. 27, 2021, 5:40 a.m. / Sacramento
Humboldt’s First Fully Vaccinated COVID Fatality Lived With 30% Lung Capacity. With Confidence in Vaccine Efficacy, His Daughter Hopes More People in Humboldt Will Get Vaccinated, Too
Jacquelyn Opalach / Aug. 26, 2021, 5:15 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… lung condition, Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, that Larry had been fighting since 1993 and that increasingly impacted him with age, Manfredonia told the Outpost. As someone with a pre-existing condition …
(VIDEO) Mountain Lion Spotted Thursday Morning in Eureka
Andrew Goff / Aug. 26, 2021, 3:30 p.m. / Wildlife
FIRE UPDATE: Highway 299 Reopened to One-Way Traffic Control; McFarland Fire 84 Percent Contained
John Ross Ferrara / Aug. 26, 2021, 2:40 p.m. / Fire
… hours starting at 7 a.m. Pilot cars will leave east and west points at 7 a.m., 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. The road will be closed after the last escorted group of the day until 7 a.m. for everyone …
NOAA Predicts 70 Percent Chance of Rainy La Niña Weather Across the Pacific Northwest This Fall, Winter
John Ross Ferrara / Aug. 26, 2021, 11:50 a.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
Nurse Shortages in California Reaching Crisis Point
Kristen Hwang / Aug. 26, 2021, 8:06 a.m. / Sacramento
… providers — to pay up to $1 billion over six months to help hospitals meet nursing and other clinical staff shortages. Department officials did not respond to multiple requests about the number …
OBITUARY: Velva Elaine Angell, 1929-2021
LoCO Staff / Aug. 26, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… ), 11 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild.Velva was preceded in death by her beloved husband Bud Angell, her son Bruce Angell, her brother Henry Clay Cooper as well as her three sisters …
OBITUARY: Daniel Wesley Lucas Sr., 1959-2021
LoCO Staff / Aug. 26, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… called home the morning of August 1, 2021 due to complications from end stage COPD. Daniel was the sixth of eight children, the youngest of five boys. Dan served in the United States Navy on the USS …
Could This Plan Ease Transfer Woes for California Community College Students?
Mikhail Zinshteyn / Aug. 26, 2021, 5:50 a.m. / Sacramento
… college system employed one counselor for every 563 students on average in 2017. At some colleges, the figure was closer to 1,500 students per counselor. A group of faculty for the three systems …
County Moves Payroll Back Under Auditor-Controller’s Office Despite Serious Concerns Voiced by Employees
Ryan Burns / Aug. 25, 2021, 3:37 p.m. / Local Government
… on Tuesday voted 4-1 to move it back despite serious concerns expressed by a number of fiscal staffers, middle managers and department heads. In a thoroughly prepared, almost 40-minute-long Power …
Monument Fire Has ‘Lots of Potential’ to Spread as Weather Conditions Worsen, Firefighters Say; McFarland Fire 73 Percent Contained
John Ross Ferrara / Aug. 25, 2021, 11:15 a.m. / Fire
… The Monument Fire burning along Highway 299 in Trinity County between Burnt Ranch and Weaverville is now 154,344 acres in size and remains 20 percent contained.A team of 1,915 firefighters is currently working …
Quarantined: A New Law Is Disrupting California School Reopenings
Joe Hong / Aug. 25, 2021, 10:52 a.m. / Sacramento
Escaping Outreach: Former Members of Eureka Church Say It’s a Cult With a History of Hiding Sexual Abuse
Ryan Burns / Aug. 25, 2021, 7:15 a.m. / Our Culture
… — just Algebra 1. … In the morning you’re doing math and language, basic subjects. We never really got much science or literature. Then after lunch all we would do is sing until 3 or 3:30. Sometimes we …
OBITUARY: Dwight Galen Griffith, 1990-2021
LoCO Staff / Aug. 25, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Lura Ann Winzler, 1932-2021
LoCO Staff / Aug. 25, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Who Is Kevin Paffrath and What Would He Do as Governor?
Ben Christopher / Aug. 25, 2021, 6:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… , with more than 400 million views, advising his 1.7 million subscribers how to strike it rich in real estate. He speaks of state-reshaping policies that sit far outside typical political promises. He calls …
Critically Ill Patients Are Being Transferred Out of County Due to COVID Cases, Staffing Shortages at Local Hospitals
Ryan Burns / Aug. 24, 2021, 3:49 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… to promote the vaccine. Another falsely claimed that 1,200 people have died from the vaccine and testing is not effective. A third caller expressed frustration with such unfounded statements. " …
(UPDATE) The City of Eureka Has Removed the Mysterious Dildo Atop the Old Town Gazebo
Andrew Goff / Aug. 24, 2021, noon / Art
FIRE UPDATE: Monument Fire Inches Toward Hayfork; Northern Edge of McFarland Fire Sees No Growth for Four Straight Days
John Ross Ferrara / Aug. 24, 2021, noon / Fire
… burning along Highway 299 in Trinity County between Burnt Ranch and Weaverville is now 152,125 acres in size and 20 percent contained.A team of 1,798 firefighters is currently working on the fire, including …
Suspect in Multiple Arcata-Area Burglaries Arrested After Being Found Sleeping at a Gas Station in Blue Lake
LoCO Staff / Aug. 24, 2021, 11:04 a.m. / Crime
… of a firearm (PC 29800(a)(1)), possession of a narcotic controlled substance (HS 11350(a)) and driving on a suspended/revoked license (VC 14601.1(a)).Anyone with information about this case or is believed …
Humboldt Unsolved Cases Database Includes HCSO’s Backlog of Missing Persons and Suspected Homicides
Andrew Goff / Aug. 24, 2021, 10:30 a.m. / Crime
… : On January 1, 2018, at about 5 a.m., deputies were dispatched to Gerald Phelps Hospital in Garberville for a gunshot victim. The victim, Saul Pacheco, succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. Name …
Man Wanted for Allegedly Scamming Elderly McK Woman, and is Also Wanted For Allegedly Scamming Other Elderly People Across the West
LoCO Staff / Aug. 24, 2021, 8:49 a.m. / Crime
OBITUARY: Aryliss June Pratt, 1972-2021
LoCO Staff / Aug. 24, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Janice Mae Farrell Scott, 1941-2021
LoCO Staff / Aug. 24, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… Union St, Eureka, at 1 p.m. on Monday, August 23. Interment will be at Ocean View Cemetery.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Jan Scott's loved ones. The Lost Coast …
How Sports Arenas Became the Poster Child of California’s Housing Crisis
Erika Paz / Aug. 24, 2021, 6:20 a.m. / Sacramento
… County. Housing advocates point to sports arenas as proof that market forces won’t deliver enough housing where at least 1.8 million units are needed by 2025. They contend the public is being …