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GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: God and the Super Bowl
Barry Evans / Feb. 6, 2022, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… by the Public Religion Research Institute, a nonpartisan think tank.In January 2017 (the latest one I could find), the Institute presented, to a random sample of 1,013 adults 18 years of age or older living …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Talking TOUGH With the HUFF!
LoCO Staff / Feb. 5, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment
RODRIGUEZ TRIAL: Medical Examiner, Other Evidence Specialists Testify to Manner of Victims’ Deaths
Rhonda Parker / Feb. 5, 2022, 7:35 a.m. / Courts
THE CANNABIS CONVERSATION: Cannabis as Medicine
Jesse Duncan / Feb. 5, 2022, 7:30 a.m. / Cannabis
OBITUARY: Leland Roy Madsen, 1938-2021
LoCO Staff / Feb. 5, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… in Fortuna on Saturday, February 26, at 1 p.m.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Leland Madsen’s loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County residents …
California’s No-Bid Contract With Kaiser Triggers Concerns
Ana B. Ibarra / Feb. 4, 2022, 6:10 p.m. / Sacramento
… at least $1.9 million from the Party sector since he was elected to the legislature. That represents …
Struggling Businesses and Starving Artists! If You’re in Eureka and the Pandemic Has Thumped You Hard, You Might Want to Apply For One of These City Grants
LoCO Staff / Feb. 4, 2022, 11:37 a.m. / Business
… ,000 to provide rent relief grants up to $7,500 for small businesses, to pay unpaid and pending rent from January 1st through April 30th. To be eligible for this program, businesses must meet the following …
Drug Task Force, POP Conduct Undercover Street Buy Sweeps in Old Town and SoHum
LoCO Staff / Feb. 4, 2022, 9:28 a.m. / Crime
Garberville Traffic Stop Results in Arrest, Confiscation of Mobile Drug Emporium, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Feb. 4, 2022, 9:12 a.m. / Crime
… was found to be in possession of approximately 1.4 grams of suspected fentanyl, over 49 grams of heroin, over 19 grams of methamphetamine and numerous prescription pills.Beaty was arrested and booked …
California Crime Story: The Numbers, Explained
Nigel Duara / Feb. 4, 2022, 8:05 a.m. / Sacramento
… highest level in California in at least a decade. Statewide, 1,606 people were killed by guns in the first year of pandemic lockdowns, the most recent year for which data is available. It wasn …
OBITUARY: Irene Georgette Steinhardt, 1924-2022
LoCO Staff / Feb. 4, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: David Kenneth Williams, 1952-2021
LoCO Staff / Feb. 4, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
(UPDATED) ‘Extremely Bad News’: Caltrans Sanctions County, Freezes New Project Funding Because of Overdue Audit Report
Ryan Burns / Feb. 3, 2022, 4:05 p.m. / Government
Arcata Mother Struck By Vehicle While Pushing Infant in Stroller Across Designated Crosswalk, Dies in Hospital, APD Says
John Ross Ferrara / Feb. 3, 2022, 3:30 p.m. / News
(UPDATE: SECOND SUSPECT IN CUSTODY) Sheriff’s Office Arrests One, Seeks Another in Connection With Burglary at Glendale Murphy’s
LoCO Staff / Feb. 3, 2022, 11:40 a.m. / Crime
… into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of burglary (PC 459/461(b))), vandalism (PC 594(b)(1)), conspiracy to commit a crime (PC 182(a)(1)) and possession …
Sheriff’s Office Arrests Man (Again) in Connection With Fatal Fentanyl Overdose in Weitchpec
LoCO Staff / Feb. 3, 2022, 11:08 a.m. / Crime
… into custody shortly after.Williamson was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on fresh charges of resisting a peace officer (PC 148(a)(1)), in addition to warrant charges of voluntary …
Arcata City Councilmember Announces Resignation, Citing Family Medical Issues, Poor Local Healthcare Options
Andrew Goff / Feb. 3, 2022, 10:45 a.m. / Government
Don’t Worry About That Big Plume of Smoke on the South Spit: It’s a Prescribed Burn by the Bureau of Land Management
LoCO Staff / Feb. 3, 2022, 9:52 a.m. / Fire
Arcata Man Arrested For Homicide Following Altercation Near Northtown Foot Bridge Last Night
LoCO Staff / Feb. 3, 2022, 7:10 a.m. / Crime
OBITUARY: Joan Emilie Schirle, 1944-2022
LoCO Staff / Feb. 3, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… Chinchiolo Joan Schirle died on February 1, 2022 at 4:10 p.m.. at her home in Blue Lake. She was an acclaimed independent actor, director, playwright, teacher, and deviser and was the Founding Artistic …
OBITUARY: Diane Renee Moran, 1944-2022
LoCO Staff / Feb. 3, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… , August Martella, Tristan, Tucker, and Lucy Brown, and Carter Pietrok, and numerous godchildren. A celebration of life will be held on Sunday February 20, 2022 at 1 p.m. at the Ferndale Veterans Memorial …
Targeted Universalism: A Solution for Inequality? 
Jesse Bedayn / Feb. 3, 2022, 6:10 a.m. / Sacramento
YESTERDAY in SUPES: After Bushnell Recuses Herself, Board Considers Tax Relief Options for Struggling Cannabis Growers But Postpones Decision
Ryan Burns / Feb. 2, 2022, 3:13 p.m. / Cannabis , Local Government
… to establish a program that would reduce, suspend or waive the 2021 and 2022 tax bills from Measure S, the county's voter-approved cultivation tax, which charges growers between $1.08 and $3.26 per square …
Eureka Council Unanimously OK’s Latest Parking-to-Housing Plan’s First Steps; Special Meeting on Downtown ‘EaRTH Center’ Project Next Week
Stephanie McGeary / Feb. 2, 2022, 1:24 p.m. / Local Government
Eureka Man With ‘Boogaloo Boys’ Ties Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
Andrew Goff / Feb. 2, 2022, 11:45 a.m. / News
RODRIGUEZ TRIAL: More Witnesses Testify to Suspect’s Actions in Wake of Double Murder; Language Barrier Causes Complications
Rhonda Parker / Feb. 2, 2022, 8:01 a.m. / Courts
The People Behind California’s Plan to End Chronic Homelessness
Manuela Tobias / Feb. 2, 2022, 7:40 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Clara Irene (Humphreys) Schneider, 1921-2022
LoCO Staff / Feb. 2, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Ellen Dawkins, 1953-2022
LoCO Staff / Feb. 2, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Debie Yates-Edeline, 1953-2021
LoCO Staff / Feb. 2, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
