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OBITUARY: Robert L. McAfee, 1952-2022
LoCO Staff / April 5, 2022, 7 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Howard Penn, 1926-2022
LoCO Staff / April 5, 2022, 7 a.m. / Obits
… of Life will be held from 1pm-4pm following the graveside service at the Fortuna Volunteer Fire Department at 320 South Fortuna Blvd. Fortuna, CA. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions …
Environmental Groups Hint at Lawsuit, Demand More Mitigation Measures for North McKay Ranch Subdivision
Ryan Burns / April 4, 2022, 5:21 p.m. / Business , Environment , Local Government
County Supervisors Unanimously Censure Auditor-Controller for Abusive Conduct; Paz Dominguez Addresses Complaints in YouTube Video
Ryan Burns / April 4, 2022, 3:42 p.m. / Local Government
… our trust funds are properly taken care of.”The sheriff said he reached out to Paz Dominguez before March 1, asking her to address any issues she may have about his office with him directly before …
(VIDEO) Man Connected to Suspicious Death in Kneeland Evades Law Enforcement By Fleeing Into the Arcata Community Forest After Pursuit In Victim’s Car, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / April 4, 2022, 1:15 p.m. / Crime
Man Arrested After Deputies Find 20 Grams of Cocaine, 30 Pounds of Weed, Meth and Xanax During Blue Lake Area Traffic Stop, HCSO Says
LoCO Staff / April 4, 2022, 12:20 p.m. / Crime
… release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On April 1, 2022, at about 10:30 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies on patrol in the Glendale area, near Blue Lake, conducted a traffic stop …
Ulisses Rodriguez Sentenced to Life in Prison for the Murders of Jeremy Kuemmel and Tiffany Ellebrecht
Rhonda Parker / April 4, 2022, 9:21 a.m. / Courts
… . She said she could be here by 1:30 or 2 p.m., but ended up arriving after 3 p.m., keeping many people waiting for hours. The judge told her off for that.When the sentencing finally began, Sullivan said …
Why Is So Much Special Interest Money Flowing Into a California Special Election?
Ben Christopher / April 4, 2022, 6:10 a.m. / Sacramento
… ,000 in direct contributions. But even more, more than $1.2 million, has been spent by independent expenditure committees — groups typically funded by large corporations and unions that are not subject …
(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: Catching Up on the Arcata Gateway Plan With Senior Planner Delo Freitas
LoCO Staff / April 3, 2022, 9 a.m. / Humboldt Holding Up
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Fear of Flying and Other Probabilities
Barry Evans / April 3, 2022, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… people up against 365 days in a year.Here's how it works. (Skip what follows if you hate math.) In a group of 23 people, there are 253 one-on-one comparisons to make (22 + 21 + … + 1), that is, 253 …
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: At The Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks
James Tressler / April 3, 2022, 7 a.m. / Letter From Istanbul
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Understanding ‘Urbanism’
The EcoNews Report / April 2, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment
OBITUARY: Willis M. Webb Jr., 1929-2022
LoCO Staff / April 2, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: George (Bill) William Rogers, 1933-2022
LoCO Staff / April 2, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
County Planner Accuses Supervisor Michelle Bushnell of Misconduct in a Cannabis Meeting, Prompting Board to Revisit Its Code of Conduct
Ryan Burns / April 1, 2022, 4:37 p.m. / Local Government
… .”The complaint continues:The information I presented to the Director showed that the applicant had (1) cultivated an excess of approximately 2,159 square feet of Mixed Light cultivation [beyond the permitted …
Arcata Mayor Atkins-Salazar Can’t Participate in Gateway Plan Work, Says State’s Fair Political Practice Commission in Response to City’s Request for Guidance
LoCO Staff / April 1, 2022, 1:57 p.m. / Local Government
HUMBOLDT BAYWATCH: Those Gray Whales are Hanging out in Humboldt Right Now, and We Should Talk About Them
Hank Sims / April 1, 2022, 12:09 p.m. / Wildlife
Sierra Snowpack Worsens, Falls to Lowest Level in 7 Years
Rachel Becker / April 1, 2022, 10:40 a.m. / Sacramento
… its dwindling stores. It’s a dismal end to a water year that began with great promise, with early storms in October and December. By Jan. 1, the plush snowpack was 160% of average for that date …
OBITUARY: David Matthew Dillon, 1929-2022
LoCO Staff / April 1, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Rebecca (Becky) Lynn Davy. 1964-2022
LoCO Staff / April 1, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… 9, at 1 p.m. Donations in her name can be made to Hospice of Humboldt, the Loleta Volunteer Fire Dept, or a charity of your choice.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Becky Davy's …
California Farmworkers March to Ask Newsom to Sign Voting Bill
Melissa Montalvo / April 1, 2022, 6:10 a.m. / Sacramento
Now They’re Selling KIEM-TV to An All-Western Cable Channel That Used to Be Jim and Tammy Faye’s ‘PTL Television Network’
Hank Sims / March 31, 2022, 4:11 p.m. / Media
Eureka Residents Weigh in on Proposed Rules For the City’s Gulches and Greenways
Isabella Vanderheiden / March 31, 2022, 2:36 p.m. / Local Government
ROCK HUNT! Northcoast Children’s Services Invites You to Search for Hand-Painted Stones Hidden Around Humboldt and Del Norte
Stephanie McGeary / March 31, 2022, 2:10 p.m. / Art , Community , Family
Fortuna Police Department Releases Statement on the Passing of Chief Bill Dobberstein
Andrew Goff / March 31, 2022, 12:20 p.m. / News
Without SAT, ACT, What’s Next for Cal State Admissions?
Mikhail Zinshteyn / March 31, 2022, 7:16 a.m. / Sacramento
… low-income students at a disadvantage. Both the UC and Cal State system are now “test-blind” — a rarefied club of 86 academic institutions and systems nationwide. Another 1,825 other campuses don …
OBITUARY: Patricia Ann Welsh, 1936-2022
LoCO Staff / March 31, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Patricia Ann Welsh, 1936-2022 Patricia Ann Welsh was born on November 1, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Edward and Nan Maguire. She fondly remembered playing …
In the Interest of Public Safety, They’re Going to Chop Down Some Redway in the Coming Weeks
LoCO Staff / March 30, 2022, 2:35 p.m. / Fire
Eureka’s Uplift Program to Use $1 Million Grant to Find Housing and Emergency Shelters for Homeless, Expand Outreach and Health Services
Stephanie McGeary / March 30, 2022, 1:40 p.m. / Homelessness
… Eureka's Uplift Program to Use $1 Million Grant to Find Housing and Emergency Shelters for Homeless, Expand Outreach and Health Services The Community Access Project Eureka …
Sentencing Delayed for Man Who Bit Off Arcata Officer’s Thumb; Judge Decides to Wait For Out-of-State Mental Health Records
Rhonda Parker / March 30, 2022, 11:43 a.m. / Courts
… the thumb-biting incident occurred on Aug. 1, 2021. Officers, with great difficulty, were trying to take Malang into custody because they suspected he was high on methamphetamine. If Malang does have mental …