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OBITUARY: Albert Franklin Hailstone Jr., 1942-2021
LoCO Staff / Sept. 27, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: John David Olson, 1956-2021
LoCO Staff / Sept. 27, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Delos ‘Dj’ Lance Mcgaughey Jr., 1970-2021
LoCO Staff / Sept. 27, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Delos 'Dj' Lance Mcgaughey Jr., 1970-2021 “Your wings were ready, but our hearts were not”“You're simply the best”Oct 1,1970- August 29 …
(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: St. Joe’s Medical Staff Members Austin Allison and James Ladika On Life in the Hospital During COVID
LoCO Staff / Sept. 26, 2021, 9:30 a.m. / Humboldt Holding Up
OBITUARY: Danny Alan Sousa, 1955-2021
LoCO Staff / Sept. 26, 2021, 8:02 a.m. / Obits
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Rat-Proof Containers
Barry Evans / Sept. 26, 2021, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
FLOWING AGAIN! South Fork of the Eel Reconnects to the Main River After Recent Rainfall
Stephanie McGeary / Sept. 25, 2021, 11 a.m. / Environment
OBITUARY: José “Joe” Manuel Pires Sancho, 1937-2021
LoCO Staff / Sept. 25, 2021, 8:19 a.m. / Obits
… , 1937 in São Brás de Alportel, Algarve, Portugal to Rafael & Lucinda Sancho. He lived in Portugal until 1959 he served nearly three years in the Portuguese military — 1 year in Portugal in 1958 …
OBITUARY: Samanatha Kristen Machado, 1984-2021
LoCO Staff / Sept. 25, 2021, 7:59 a.m. / Obits
… and Pamela Hickey. A graveside service will be on October 8 at 1 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park. Following the service will be a celebration of life gathering at the Jefferson Community Center. Honorary pall …
OBITUARY: Steven John, 1947-2021
LoCO Staff / Sept. 25, 2021, 7:54 a.m. / Obits
Podcast: Examining Vallejo’s Participatory Budgeting Experiment 10 Years Later
Courtney Fong / Sept. 24, 2021, 8 p.m. / Sacramento
New State Law Advances Offshore Wind Energy Development in Humboldt County, RCEA Says
LoCO Staff / Sept. 24, 2021, 3:22 p.m. / Energy , Government
… and power 1.6 million California homes. “This legislation and the support it received underscores the wisdom of RCEA engaging early to work toward the responsible development of our local offshore …
A Study Looking at Humboldt’s Mental Health Services is in Motion, and Your Input is Welcome
Jacquelyn Opalach / Sept. 24, 2021, 2:57 p.m. / Mental Health
(WATCH) 29-Year-Old Mom With COVID, Struggling to Breathe, Posts Videos From Hospital Bed, Urges Community to Get Vaccinated
Ryan Burns / Sept. 24, 2021, 12:50 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… . I live in Weott. Grew up in Scotia.LoCO: How many kids do you have? How old are they?Urbina: Four. Two 13 yr olds, a 7 year old and 1 baby. [The] baby is 1 year 6 months.LoCO: What's your status …
Contractor’s Deal on California Rent Relief Gets More Lucrative
Manuela Tobias / Sept. 24, 2021, 7:42 a.m. / Sacramento
… for administering $2.6 billion in rent relief, up from $1.15 billion when the program kicked off in March. The increase follows the doubling of federal rental relief funds for California to $5.2 billion …
OBITUARY: Michael Stephen Mast, 1946-2021
LoCO Staff / Sept. 24, 2021, 7:15 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Iona May Ross, 1924-2021
LoCO Staff / Sept. 24, 2021, 7:01 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Robert Lewis Fisher, 1970-2021
LoCO Staff / Sept. 24, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Marlene Louise Snell, 1939-2021
LoCO Staff / Sept. 24, 2021, 6:51 a.m. / Obits
Lightning Could Spark More California Fires as World Warms
Julie Cart / Sept. 24, 2021, 6:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… on Aug. 20, 2020. The fire destroyed 1,491 structures and claimed the lives of five people. Photo by Anda Chu, Bay Area News Group Lightning is created by static electricity in clouds, as ice droplets …
As UC Makes Room for More Californians, Can It Afford to Lose Out-Of-State Students?
Mikhail Zinshteyn / Sept. 24, 2021, 6:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… reason for that: Far more in-state students come from low-income settings. Nearly half are in households that earn less than $60,000. Of the nearly $1 billion the UC spends on gift aid including grants …
Regional Coalition Looking to Take Over Potter Valley Project Hits Snag as FERC Denies Request for Extra Time
Ryan Burns / Sept. 23, 2021, 4:14 p.m. / Energy , Government
… Regional Coalition Looking to Take Over Potter Valley Project Hits Snag as FERC Denies Request for Extra Time Map of the Potter Valley Project. | Created by Shannon1, Creative …
SoHum Nurse Named ‘Healthcare Hero’
LoCO Staff / Sept. 23, 2021, 3:21 p.m. / Health
VEGAS, BABY! Cheap, Twice-Weekly Direct Flights Between Humboldt and Las Vegas Begin Nov. 18
LoCO Staff / Sept. 23, 2021, 7:27 a.m. / Airport
California’s Extra Sick Leave for COVID-19 Is Ending, but Is It Too Soon?
Sameea Kamal / Sept. 23, 2021, 7:15 a.m. / Sacramento
… can receive as much as $511 a day, or a maximum of $5,110 total, with hours accrued retroactive to Jan. 1. Employers who provide the additional leave receive a federal tax credit equal to the worker …
OBITUARY: Randy Thrash, 1955-2021
LoCO Staff / Sept. 23, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Louise B. (Devlin) Waxham, 1929-2021
LoCO Staff / Sept. 23, 2021, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
New Generation of Disabled UC Students Revives Activism
Janelle Marie Salanga / Sept. 23, 2021, 5:40 a.m. / Sacramento
What’s the Role of Unions in the 21st Century?
LoCO Staff / Sept. 23, 2021, 5:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… , the state’s unionization rate rose, not because there were more union jobs, but because there were fewer jobs overall. In California, the membership rate rose to 16.2% in 2020 from 15.1% in 2019 …
Riverside’s New Youth Center Offers Robotics, Coding, Web Design
Genesis Chavez-Caro / Sept. 22, 2021, 6:50 p.m. / Sacramento
