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Suspected Myrtletown Car Burglar Tussles With Deputies Before Being Taken Into Custody
LoCO Staff / Oct. 13, 2021, 1:30 p.m. / Crime
… Facility on fresh charges of attempting to remove a peace officer’s firearm (PC 148(d)) and resisting a peace officer (PC 148(a)(1)), in addition to his warrant charges of assault (PC 240) and battery (PC …
Humboldt State’s Food Sovereignty Lab, ‘Rou Dalagurr,’ Will Uplift Indigenous Food and Culture
Jacquelyn Opalach / Oct. 13, 2021, 12:06 p.m. / Food , Our Culture
With an Alarming Spike in Congenital Syphilis Cases in Humboldt, DHHS Urges Community to Get Tested
Stephanie McGeary / Oct. 13, 2021, 11:36 a.m. / Health Care
… to the CDC, 1,870 cases of congenital syphilis were reported in 2019 — including 94 stillbirths and 34 infant deaths — a 477% increase relative to 2012. Aside from the horrible outcomes, what’s troubling …
COVID Lungs: Transplants Are Last Resort for Many California Patients
Ana B. Ibarra / Oct. 13, 2021, 7:20 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Emery Randal Johnson, 1962-2021
LoCO Staff / Oct. 13, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Nicole Leigh Ammon, 1970-2021
LoCO Staff / Oct. 13, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… Connell and Donald Shields and aunt Yvonne McConnell. Funeral services will be held at The First Baptist Church Saturday Oct 16, 2021 at 1 p.m. Viewing Friday evening. Graveside services will follow at the Hupa Tribal …
OBITUARY: Darrell E. Siggins, 1953-2021
LoCO Staff / Oct. 13, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… -casket visitation, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sanders Funeral Home, 1835 E St, Eureka. His service to follow at 2 p.m., at Ocean View Cemetery. PLEASE WEAR A MASK.In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation …
OBITUARY: Lloyd Lane Roland, 1953-2021
LoCO Staff / Oct. 13, 2021, 6:55 a.m. / Obits
Are Immigrants Getting Left Out of California’s Rent Relief?
Manuela Tobias / Oct. 13, 2021, 6:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… in English and Spanish — into Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean and Tagalog. The California Department of Housing and Community Development says it has spent more than $1 million on ads trying to reach Asian …
Supervisors Vote to Create Policy Requiring Weekly COVID-19 Testing of All Unvaxxed County Employees
Ryan Burns / Oct. 12, 2021, 5:37 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt , Local Government
… . Assistant Director Michelle Stephens said that about 700 of the department's 1,100 employees are already required to be vaccinated or get tested weekly, per the state health officer's order, issued in August …
Eureka Man Found Guilty of Stabbing His Uncle
LoCO Staff / Oct. 12, 2021, 3:53 p.m. / Courts
… of a deadly weapon (PC §12022(b)(1)) and personal infliction of great bodily injury (PC §12022.7). The trial stemmed from events in January 2020. During the week-long trial, Mr. Roman’s uncle testified …
Newsom’s Vetoes: Why Did Governor Block California Bills?
Laurel Rosenhall / Oct. 12, 2021, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… an additional $3.3 billion for colleges and universities, including $1.5 billion in increases for student grants and work study opportunities. “Expanding access to financial aid has been a priority for my …
OBITUARY: Joshua James ‘Josh’ Dodson, 1983-2021
LoCO Staff / Oct. 12, 2021, 6:57 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Nikki Lynn Moxon, 1961-2021
LoCO Staff / Oct. 12, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Ed Brady, 1948-2021
LoCO Staff / Oct. 12, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… and friends. The family is having a small Catholic funeral on Saturday, October 23 at Our Lady of the Redwoods Church. We welcome everyone to attend the celebration of life on May 14, 2022 at 1 p …
OBITUARY: Wendy L. Woodward, 1952-2021
LoCO Staff / Oct. 12, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
(UPDATED WITH BETTER MAPS) The County’s Draft Redistricting Maps Have Been Released, and a Couple of Them Are Real Doozies
Hank Sims / Oct. 11, 2021, 2:44 p.m. / Local Government
One Dead, One in Critical Condition After Pair of Serious Unrelated Broadway Traffic Incidents That Occurred in Short Succession Friday Night
LoCO Staff / Oct. 11, 2021, 1:39 p.m. / Traffic
Cal Grant Expansion: Newsom Vetoes Game-Changer Bill for 150,000 College Students
Mikhail Zinshteyn / Oct. 11, 2021, 9:56 a.m. / Sacramento
… would have become eligible for the Cal Grant. Without it, they lose out on $1,648 a year while in community college and free tuition at a Cal State or UC. And though Cal State and UC students are also …
MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Trinidad? We Trini-Did It!
LoCO Staff / Oct. 11, 2021, 7:30 a.m. / Mondays With Michaele
Another Suspicious Death in the Blue Lake Outskirts Discovered Yesterday
LoCO Staff / Oct. 11, 2021, 7:21 a.m. / Crime
How Much Do Wildfires Really Cost California’s Economy?
Grace Gedye / Oct. 11, 2021, 7:16 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Mario Reveles, 1960-2021
LoCO Staff / Oct. 11, 2021, 6:53 a.m. / Obits
(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: Let’s Talk Psychedelics! Arcata City Councilmember Sarah Schaefer on the Council’s Recent Decriminalization of Entheogens
LoCO Staff / Oct. 10, 2021, 7:30 a.m. / Humboldt Holding Up
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Do You Throw the Switch?
Barry Evans / Oct. 10, 2021, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
ECONEWS REPORT: Broadway — Dangerous By Design?
The EcoNews Report / Oct. 9, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
OBITUARY: Richard Olson, 1939-2021
LoCO Staff / Oct. 9, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… Friday October 1, 2021, in his Eureka home with his family at his side. Rich and Linda were married in Daglum, North Dakota on December 4, 1960, and moved to Eureka, where they have resided ever since …
Board of Supervisors to Consider Vaccination Policy Options for County Employees
Ryan Burns / Oct. 8, 2021, 4:22 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt , Local Government
Two Arrested in Eureka After Agents Intercept Large Shipment of French MDMA, Says DTF
LoCO Staff / Oct. 8, 2021, 3:33 p.m. / Crime
