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OBITUARY: Jack C. Thompson, 1940-2021
LoCO Staff / July 30, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
COVID Vaccinations Lag for People on Medi-Cal
Ana B. Ibarra / July 30, 2021, 5:40 a.m. / Sacramento
… -Cal recipients and the county’s total population. The rural county is home to about 1,100 people, so even a few unvaccinated people can make a big difference. Dr. Rick Johnson, the state’s public health officer …
MISSING: EPD Seeking Woman Last Seen in Eureka in April
LoCO Staff / July 29, 2021, 4:14 p.m. / Missing
THE REMASKENING: Humboldt County Facilities Will Again Require Masks Starting Friday
Andrew Goff / July 29, 2021, 2:01 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
(PHOTOS) Fishing Boat Capsizes Near North Jetty; Two Treated for Cold Water Exposure
LoCO Staff / July 29, 2021, 11:43 a.m. / Crime
Small Tsunami Waves Measured Along the Humboldt Coast After 8.2 Earthquake Hit Alaska’s Aleutian Islands Last Night
John Ross Ferrara / July 29, 2021, 11:35 a.m. / Earthquake
All Hail Arcata’s New Councilmember! Meredith Matthews Unanimously Selected by Council During Wednesday Night Candidate Forum
Stephanie McGeary / July 29, 2021, 11:25 a.m. / Local Government
… is asking for the public's help in identifying the man.In a Facebook post, animal shelter staff say the man pulled into the McKinleyville shelter's parking lot around 1:35 p.m. (The timestamp …
Lawmakers Aim to Boost Student Voting Power on UC, Community College Boards
Matthew Reagan / July 29, 2021, 7:25 a.m. / Sacramento
Recall Money Wars: What Do Newsom’s Million-Dollar Donors Want?
Ben Christopher / July 29, 2021, 7:12 a.m. / Sacramento
… anti-recall committee found that organized labor threw Newsom the largest financial lifeline — roughly 45% of the total, including $1.8 million from the teachers union and $1.75 million from …
OBITUARY: Paul Gregory McNally, 1953-2021
LoCO Staff / July 29, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Virginia Gale Yeager, 1963-2021
LoCO Staff / July 29, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Verity June (Falgout) Gladden, 1957-2021
LoCO Staff / July 29, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
California’s 2020 Fire Siege: Wildfires by the Numbers
Julie Cart / July 29, 2021, 5:40 a.m. / Sacramento
… to California roads. Huge clouds of dangerous fine particles, called pm 2.5, also are spewed by wildfires. The volume of fine particles spewed by California’s wildfires last year was nearly 1.2 million …
Payday Loans Dropped During Pandemic, but Californians Are ‘Not Out of the Woods’
Erika Paz / July 29, 2021, 5:40 a.m. / Sacramento
… year, but some experts say it might be too early to celebrate. A new report found that in 2020, California saw a 40% decline in payday loans taken out compared to 2019, a drop equivalent to $1.1 …
In Response to Spiking COVID Cases, State Joins CDC in Urging People to Resume Masking in Public Indoor Settings
Ryan Burns / July 28, 2021, 1:29 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
‘Is Something Around the Corner?’ Small Businesses Reopen to Find New Challenges
Grace Gedye / July 28, 2021, 7:07 a.m. / Sacramento
Newsom Recall: GOP Challengers See Parents as ‘Consumers’
Joe Hong / July 28, 2021, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: James V. Carter, 1944-2021
LoCO Staff / July 28, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Kelly Eugene Berry, 1962-2021
LoCO Staff / July 28, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
New CDC Advice: Most Vaccinated Californians Should Wear Masks Indoors
Barbara Feder Ostrov / July 27, 2021, 6:10 p.m. / Sacramento
… , that are not included are: Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz, San Benito, Glenn, Tehama, Lassen, Modoc, Sierra, Alpine, Mono, Inyo and Tulare. About 1.7 million people live in those counties. The announcement …
Who Will Be the Next Arcata City Councilmember? Better Know the Seven Applicants Who Will be Grilled During Wednesday’s Public Forum
Stephanie McGeary / July 27, 2021, 5:36 p.m. / Local Government
… Street. The tentative schedule is as follows:1. Questions for Candidates from the Council (6:00-7:30)2. Questions for Candidates from the Public (7:30-8:00)3. Questions for Individual Candidates (8 …
Will Growers Sue — Again — to Stop California’s Delta Water Ban?
Rachel Becker / July 27, 2021, 5:10 p.m. / Sacramento
… pumping could face fines of up to $1,000 per day of violation, according to the proposed regulation. The notices issued last month warned that the Delta watershed’s supply was “insufficient” and “not …
Humboldt Correctional Deputy Seriously Injured by Combative Inmate Wielding Sharpened Pencil, Says HCSO
Andrew Goff / July 27, 2021, 3:17 p.m. / Crime
… with injury on a custodial officer (PC 243(c)(1)), battery on a peace officer (PC 243(c)(2)), battery with serious bodily injury (PC 243(d)), causing great bodily injury in commission of a felony (PC 12022 …
Fifty-Seven-Year-Old Man is Humboldt’s Latest Drowning Victim After Getting Swept Under by the Current in the Eel Near Holmes Flat
LoCO Staff / July 27, 2021, 9:32 a.m. / News
OBITUARY: Dianna Hope Melton, 1949-2021
LoCO Staff / July 27, 2021, 7:01 a.m. / Obits
… and friends are invited to attend a celebration of life for Dianna Melton “Mema” on Saturday, August 14, 2021 from 1 to 3 p.m. at 1748 Thelma Street in Fortuna.###The obituary above was submitted …
Podcast: A Closer Look at the Competing Interests of California’s Housing Crisis
CalMatters staff / July 26, 2021, 5 p.m. / Sacramento
Rancher Ray Christie’s Attorney Asks For Yet Another New Trial On Top of His Client’s Already Impending Retrial
Rhonda Parker / July 26, 2021, 3:21 p.m. / Courts
MISSING: Sheriff’s Office Seeking Northern Humboldt Man Who Disappeared After Borrowing Friend’s Car
LoCO Staff / July 26, 2021, 2:41 p.m. / Crime
… on July 11 at about 1 a.m. when he borrowed a friend’s vehicle to drive home. Wright failed to return the vehicle at the agreed upon time. The vehicle was later found unoccupied at Wright’s residence …
California Orders Vaccine or Testing for Health Care Workers, State Employees
Ana B. Ibarra / July 26, 2021, 11:54 a.m. / Sacramento
… cannot yet be vaccinated.About 5.3% of all COVID-19 tests are coming back positive as of today; about six weeks ago, the state reopened its economy with a positivity rate under 1%.Conversations around …
