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HSU Saw the Highest Number of Reported Rapes In More Than a Decade During the COVID Lockdown, Report Shows
John Ross Ferrara / Sept. 8, 2021, 2 p.m. / HSU
Newsom’s Call Now: California Legislature Passes These Top 2021 Bills
CalMatters staff / Sept. 8, 2021, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… on the second parcel — as long as it’s at least 1,200 square feet and outside fire hazard zones or historic districts. Owners would have to stay in their homes for at least three years after splitting …
OBITUARY: Claudia Goodman, 1943-2021
LoCO Staff / Sept. 8, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Claudia Goodman, 1943-2021 Claudia Goodman passed away at home in the loving arms of her husband and children on September 1, 2021.Born in Glendale, California …
OBITUARY: (Vivian) Lucille Bennett Stephens, 1923-2021
LoCO Staff / Sept. 8, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Richard Melvin Ashburn, 1936-2021
LoCO Staff / Sept. 8, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Quarantining Students Could Get More Instruction With Proposed Independent Study Changes
Joe Hong / Sept. 8, 2021, 6:20 a.m. / Sacramento
… these students as present and collect their attendance-based funding. Districts would be able to claim this funding starting on Day 1 of a student’s quarantine, as long as they provide independent study …
Are There Enough “mad Moms” in California to Recall Gov. Newsom From Office?
Laurel Rosenhall / Sept. 8, 2021, 5:40 a.m. / Sacramento
… of the 1.7 million signatures that triggered California’s historic Sept. 14 election — only the second time in state history that voters will decide whether to oust a governor. Recall supporters say …
California Can Keep Thirstiest Crops, State Ag Chief Tells ‘State of Mind’ Podcast
Nigel Duara / Sept. 7, 2021, 5:30 p.m. / Sacramento
Missing Hiker With Injured Dog Found During Search and Rescue Effort on Lost Coast Trail
LoCO Staff / Sept. 7, 2021, 5:23 p.m. / News
… become lost while hiking and are unable to find your way out, the best thing to do is to stay where you are and call 9-1-1.To learn how you can become a member of the Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Posse …
Local Parents Create Facebook Group to Track In-School COVID Cases and Circulate Petition Asking Public Health to Publish Those Numbers
Jacquelyn Opalach / Sept. 7, 2021, 4:53 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt , Education
One Arrested After Allegedly Firing Weapon During Prolonged McK Road Rage Incident, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Sept. 7, 2021, 3 p.m. / Crime
FIRE UPDATE: Firefighters Near Full Containment on Knob Fire; Monument Fire Now 41 Percent Contained
LoCO Staff / Sept. 7, 2021, 12:10 p.m. / Fire
… traffic and residents on the following schedule: Monday through Sunday, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., an escort vehicle leads traffic through the closure every 1.5 hours. Overnight, from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., the road …
McCash Fire Held to Same Acreage, Now 15 Percent Contained
LoCO Staff / Sept. 7, 2021, 9:55 a.m. / Fire
… also applies to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or drones. To find information about the TFR, visit https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_1_0033.html.Smoke: For air quality information …
Why Is Larry Elder Focusing So Much on Reaching Out to Latino and Asian Voters?
Ben Christopher / Sept. 7, 2021, 7:19 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Rita Wheeler Moore, 1958-2021
LoCO Staff / Sept. 7, 2021, 7:03 a.m. / Obits
… , as well as many nieces and nephews.There will be an informal Memorial Gathering honoring Rita at Redwood Park in Arcata, CA on September 11, 2021 from 1 until 4 p.m. Please stop by, see friends, share …
(UPDATE: FOUND): Elderly Man Missing From Assisted Living Facility on Myrtle Avenue
LoCO Staff / Sept. 6, 2021, 9:03 p.m. / Emergencies
Abandoned Campfire Suspected as Cause of Labor Day Vegetation Fire at Table Bluff, Calfire Says
LoCO Staff / Sept. 6, 2021, 7:20 p.m. / Fire
Monument Fire Grows to 183,371 Acres; Knob Fire Held at 82 Percent Containment
LoCO Staff / Sept. 6, 2021, 11:20 a.m. / Fire
… traffic and residents on the following schedule: Monday through Sunday, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., an escort vehicle leads traffic through the closure every 1.5 hours. Exception: On Monday, September 6 …
McCash Fire Surpasses 57,000 Acres, Now 13 Percent Contained
LoCO Staff / Sept. 6, 2021, 9:25 a.m. / Fire
… https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_1_0033.html. Remember, a TFR also applies to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or drones.Smoke: Smoke from the McCash Fire and neighboring fires in northern California is impacting local …
What One Thing Do Republican Recall Candidates Blame for California’s Housing Crisis?
Manuela Tobias / Sept. 6, 2021, 7:40 a.m. / Sacramento
… developments never reach the point of litigation. In a 2016 review of CEQA lawsuits filed between 2013 and 2015, researchers for the environmental nonprofit Rose Foundation concluded that fewer than 1 …
MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Still Cruisin’
LoCO Staff / Sept. 6, 2021, 5:55 a.m. / Mondays With Michaele
Sequoia Park Zoo’s Beloved Domesticated Cat ‘Chester’ Dies; Zoo Asks Community to Share Photos for a Memorial Slideshow
John Ross Ferrara / Sept. 5, 2021, 4:30 p.m. / Animals
FIRE UPDATE: Knob Fire 82 Percent Contained; Monument Fire Now 179,276 Acres
John Ross Ferrara / Sept. 5, 2021, noon / Fire
McCash Fire Grows to 54,385 Acres, Now 7 Percent Contained
LoCO Staff / Sept. 5, 2021, 9:55 a.m. / Fire
… . If you fly, we must ground all aircraft due to the dangers unauthorized drones pose to firefighting aircraft. To find information about the TFR, visit https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_1 …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Covid Appeal
Barry Evans / Sept. 5, 2021, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Walking in the Footsteps of Roosevelt and Muir
LoCO Staff / Sept. 4, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
OBITUARY: George William Burtchett, 1929-2021
LoCO Staff / Sept. 4, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… Clurg and Nolan McClurg; step-grandson Dustan (Mercedes) Fulbright and step-granddaughter Brandi Nicol-Fulbright; and 32 great-grandchildren.A Celebration of Life service will be held on September 30, at 1 p …
OBITUARY: Kathryn Gay Fusi, 1924-2021
LoCO Staff / Sept. 4, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits