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TODAY IN SUPES: Board Appoints Two Residents – Mike Wilson and Carol Vander Meer – to Represent Humboldt on the Great Redwood Trail Agency’s Board
Isabella Vanderheiden / April 28, 2026, 3:04 p.m. / Local Government , Trails
Faced with Painful Budget Cuts, Fortuna Debates Selling the River Lodge and Closing the Depot Museum
Dezmond Remington / April 28, 2026, 12:52 p.m. / Local Government
… Faced with Painful Budget Cuts, Fortuna Debates Selling the River Lodge and Closing the Depot Museum The Fortuna River Lodge. Photo from city website.PREVIOUSLYFortuna’s $1 …
It Would Cost About $180 Million to Make Cal Poly Humboldt’s Facilities ADA Accessible, Latest Estimate Finds
Sage Alexander / April 28, 2026, 12:32 p.m. / Cal Poly Humboldt
Humboldt Hill Property Owner Faces Potential Fines, Misdemeanor Charges for Dirt Dumping and Stream Bed Alteration
Ryan Burns / April 28, 2026, 11:31 a.m. / Environment , Government
‘A Betrayal:’ California to Share Data on Immigrant Drivers Nationally
Khari Johnson and Wendy Fry / April 28, 2026, 7:24 a.m. / Sacramento
… not have legal authorization to live in the U.S. That breaks a promise the state made a decade ago when it began issuing licenses to unauthorized immigrants, advocates say, and it means more than 1 …
California’s Math Scores Are Abysmal. Is It Time to Screen Kindergartners for Basic Math Skills?
Carolyn Jones / April 28, 2026, 7:21 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Carolyn Chaffee Otis, 1940-2026
LoCO Staff / April 28, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Margie Ann Yates, 1930-2026
LoCO Staff / April 28, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… Byrne of Modesto and Judy Lee of Petaluma; nephew Steve Lowry of Santa Rosa; and their extended families. Please join us for a celebration of life on May 2, 2026 at 1 p.m. at the Fortuna United Methodist …
OBITUARY: Joan Bladow (Hahn-Hubbard), 1952-2026
LoCO Staff / April 28, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Ahead of Murder Case Retrial, District Attorney’s Office Offers Same Sentence to Combs in Plea Deal
Sage Alexander / April 27, 2026, 4:32 p.m. / Courts
The Sheriff’s Office Has Seized a Lot of Counterfeit $100 Bills Lately. Here’s How to Not Get Duped
LoCO Staff / April 27, 2026, 11:44 a.m. / Crime
Hoopa’s Youth are Getting a Swim Team — Likely the First of Its Kind on Tribal Land — and its Founders Hope It’ll Make a Splash
Dezmond Remington / April 27, 2026, 11:32 a.m. / LoCO Sports! , Tribes
… , there will likely also be an informal group for complete beginners. Tryouts are May 1 and 2; practice begins later in the month. The team is a member of Pacific Swimming, USA Swimming’s administrative subdivision …
God Help Us, We Are Actually Opening the Floor For Election Limericks Once Again
Hank Sims / April 27, 2026, 11:31 a.m. / Elections , Housekeeping
Plans to Fix Gaps in Newsom’s Mental Health Court Reopen Divisions Over Involuntary Care
Marisa Kendall / April 27, 2026, 7:59 a.m. / Sacramento
Who Wants to Be California’s Insurance Commissioner? Your Guide to the Candidates
Levi Sumagaysay / April 27, 2026, 7:43 a.m. / Sacramento
… friendly and affordable housing projects, and more. Insurers’ investments in the program have grown from tens of millions of dollars to more than $1 billion in 2023, according to the commissioner’s annual …
OBITUARY: Brian Eric Peterson, 1983-2026
LoCO Staff / April 27, 2026, 7:30 a.m. / Obits
… a Memorial Gathering on May 9, 2026 at 1 p.m. at Old Growth Cellars 1945 Hilfiker Lane, Eureka. Feel free to wear Giants or Aloha apparel and bring any stories and pictures you are willing to share. Brian' …
OBITUARY: Yusie Grinsell, 1965-2026
LoCO Staff / April 27, 2026, 7:18 a.m. / Obits
… ; her father, Soekandar; and six of her siblings: Umi, Mien, Toto, Anna, Titti, and Didit. A celebration of life will be held on her birthday, June 28, 2026, at 1 p.m. at the Moonstone Beach House …
OBITUARY: Douglas Gene Nitsch, 1929-2026
LoCO Staff / April 27, 2026, 7:13 a.m. / Obits
THE ECONEWS REPORT: How Can We Restore the Elk River?
LoCO Staff / April 25, 2026, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Four Waterfront Yarns
Wallace E. Martin / April 25, 2026, 7:30 a.m. / History
INTERVIEW: Foggy Bottoms Boys’ Thomas Nicholson Stratton, Whose Jersey Scoops Just Won the Inaugural StartUp Humboldt Competition With a Lactose-Free Ice Cream Project
Ryan Burns / April 24, 2026, 3:53 p.m. / Business , Community
Heads-Up, Nature-Goers! Much of the Beautiful Lacks Creek Recreation Area is Going to be Closed for Restoration Work This Summer, Off and On
LoCO Staff / April 24, 2026, 3:27 p.m. / Nature
… fire to remain resilient. The project will yield approximately 1.6 million board feet of timber across roughly 100 acres of forest health and fuels treatments. Clearing these areas will help make …
Eureka Police Searching for a Man Who Held Up a Convenience Store at Knife Point This Morning; Grant Elementary Briefly Placed on Lockdown
LoCO Staff / April 24, 2026, 2:11 p.m. / Crime
‘Stamp Out Hunger’ Food Drive is Set for May 9 – Watch For a Blue Bag in the Mail!
LoCO Staff / April 24, 2026, 1:59 p.m. / Food
Woman Escapes Alleged Kidnapper By Texting 911 From a Gas Station Bathroom, Sheriff’s Office Says; Suspect Arrested
LoCO Staff / April 24, 2026, 12:36 p.m. / Crime
Why is Shelter Cove Asking its Residents to Approve a Tax Increase? Just Look at Our Books, Says General Manager
Sage Alexander / April 24, 2026, 9:42 a.m. / Local Government
… Francisco - Shelter Cove, CC BY-SA 2.0The budget of Shelter Cove's Resort Improvement District No. 1 is in the red.The entity, on average, has spent about $40,000 a year more than revenue for the past 10 …
California Election Officials Face False Choice: Count Votes Quickly or Count Them Right
Maya C. Miller / April 24, 2026, 7:41 a.m. / Sacramento
California Republicans Call It the ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’. Here’s Who It’s Supposed to Help
Lynn La / April 24, 2026, 7:38 a.m. / Sacramento
Ferndale’s Valley Grocery is Closed; A Notice on the Door Threatens Eviction Over Past-Due Rent
Ryan Burns / April 23, 2026, 3:25 p.m. / Business
‘Save Our Store’! Petrolia Neighbors are Banding Together to Save Their Community Market (UPDATE: Which Maybe Doesn’t Need Saving?)
Isabella Vanderheiden / April 23, 2026, 11:58 a.m. / Community
… building, and renamed Petrolia Cash Grocery. The H&J building burned down in April 1992 after three major earthquakes rocked Cape Mendocino, damaging more than 1,100 buildings across the county …
