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(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: Eureka City Councilmember Natalie Arroyo on Those Parking Lot Housing Plans, the Investigation into EPD Officers’ Hateful Texts and Her Service as a Coastie
LoCO Staff / July 11, 2021, 7:15 a.m. / Humboldt Holding Up
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Psychedelics Redux?
Barry Evans / July 11, 2021, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
ECONEWS REPORT: Clam Beach Pollution Mystery Solved?
The EcoNews Report / July 10, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
Two Big Cell Towers Proposed for Arcata Bottoms, Including One Disguised as a Rustic Water Tower
Stephanie McGeary / July 9, 2021, 4:38 p.m. / Infrastructure
… will hold a public hearing on combined cell tower proposals at its next meeting on July 15 at 6 p.m., after the hearing was postponed from its original July 1 date. The agenda has not yet been posted, but you …
California Burns Early Into Peak Wildfire Season
Courtney Fong / July 9, 2021, 4:10 p.m. / Sacramento
Caitlyn Jenner Speaks, but Not for Long
Laurel Rosenhall / July 9, 2021, 3:10 p.m. / Sacramento
… . Recall candidates are trying to get out their message with odd publicity stunts (like an 8-foot ball of garbage and a 1,000-pound bear), a few serious policy proposals, and attempts, like Jenner’s, to draw …
As County’s Fiscal Fiascoes Mount, Feds Impose Tax Liens, Contractors Plead for Their Money and Department Heads Sound the Alarm
Ryan Burns / July 9, 2021, 3:01 p.m. / Local Government
… to be interviewed under any other circumstances effectively stymied the investigation, which was eventually abandoned.Last month the Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 in closed session, with Fifth District Supervisor …
Supreme Court Decision Could Mean Increase in Labor Trafficking of Farmworkers
Kate Cimini / July 9, 2021, 2:50 p.m. / Sacramento
… , California is one of the most prominent sites of human trafficking in the U.S. In 2018, of the nearly 11,000 cases reported nationally, more than 1,600 came from California. About 150 of those cases were …
Enviro Groups Urge State Regulators to Tighten the Screws on Eureka’s Sewage Operations
LoCO Staff / July 9, 2021, 1:39 p.m. / Infrastructure
A Janitor Dies Protecting a Tenant From Her Attacker. He’s Celebrated for His Labor Activism.
Jacqueline Garcia / July 9, 2021, 12:50 p.m. / Sacramento
… Angeles’ Mid-Wilshire neighborhood. “He got up and stared at me for a moment and then he left,” said Dora Molina of the last time she laid eyes on her husband. Around 1:15 pm Mejia called Molina …
A BRIGHT LIGHT: At the Launch of Humboldt’s New Electric Microgrid, a Vision of the Future
Jacquelyn Opalach / July 9, 2021, 7:21 a.m. / Energy
… this field of posts here, we couldn't fit 5 million people in this 11.1 acres that the micro grid will be occupying, and that's what's exciting to me, is the amount of people this is going …
OBITUARY: Randy King, 1954-2021
LoCO Staff / July 9, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… in Hoopa at 1 p.m.The family is eternally grateful to the many friends that came to help care for Randy. Their company helped ease his day along. He was very happy to see them. Special thanks to Dr. Kent …
OBITUARY: Brian Robert Lewis, 1993-2021
LoCO Staff / July 9, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Tamera Sanders, 1992-2021
LoCO Staff / July 9, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Michael Wayne Bigham, 1955-2021
LoCO Staff / July 9, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… ! A celebration of life is being held on Saturday, July 10 starting at 1 p.m. at 1866 Singley Hill Road, Loleta. His remains will be distributed in Humboldt County.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of …
Eureka Man Arrested at Broadway Motel on Firearms, Narcotics Charges
LoCO Staff / July 8, 2021, 5:01 p.m. / Crime
(PHOTOS) The Foot of the Samoa Bridge is Much Bluer Today
Andrew Goff / July 8, 2021, 4:20 p.m. / Community
(UPDATE) SILVER ALERT: 81-Year-Old Man With Alzheimer’s Missing From Mad River Hospital Found
LoCO Staff / July 8, 2021, 3:28 p.m. / Emergencies
Newsom Urges All Californians to Cut Water Use by 15%
Rachel Becker / July 8, 2021, 3:02 p.m. / Sacramento
… enough water to supply 1.7 million average households for one year, according to state officials. Speaking from windy Lopez Lake in San Luis Obispo County, Newsom stressed that the reductions …
Arcata City Council Decides to Resume In-Person Meetings July 22, Elects New Mayor and Vice Mayor, Approves Statement Supporting LGBTQ Community
Stephanie McGeary / July 8, 2021, 1:16 p.m. / Local Government
DISHGAMU HUMBOLDT: A Groundbreaking, Wiyot-Led Effort to Heal and Rebuild While Putting Land Back in Native Hands
Thadeus Greenson / July 8, 2021, 1:11 p.m. / Community
… Cooperation Humboldt off the ground with Tamara McFarland. The pair committed to pay 1 percent of the nonprofit’s gross income annually to the Wiyot Tribe as an honor tax. When the nonprofit was ready to begin …
Charmaine Lawson Settles Lawsuit Against City of Arcata; Terms Include $25,000 Contribution to Scholarship Fund, New City Mural and Additional, Undisclosed Terms
LoCO Staff / July 8, 2021, 8:55 a.m. / Local Government
Probation Search on Alleged Myrtle Avenue Drug House Yields Quantities of Heroin, Meth, Shrooms and More; One Arrested
LoCO Staff / July 8, 2021, 7:19 a.m. / Crime
… . Buchkoski was on active Humboldt County probation for 11370.1 H&S (possession of a controlled substance while armed). The HCDTF had been investigating Buchkoski for trafficking large quantities …
OBITUARY: Freda Ann Robinson, 1942-2021
LoCO Staff / July 8, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
After Someone Cut Down a City-Owned Tree Decorated With Pride Flags, Arcata Council Will Consider Statement Supporting LGBTQ Community
Stephanie McGeary / July 7, 2021, 3:24 p.m. / Local Government , News
(PHOTOS) Spot Fires Break Out Along Samoa Road; Traffic Being Controlled Through the Area
LoCO Staff / July 7, 2021, 2:58 p.m. / Fire
Sheriff’s Office ID’s Suspect, Serves Search Warrant in Connection With Peacock Killer Investigation
Suspect in Hikshari Trail Murder Must Stand Trial, Judge Rules
Rhonda Parker / July 7, 2021, 1:56 p.m. / Courts
Suspect Tries to Escape From Custody by Running From His Court Hearing, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / July 7, 2021, 1:48 p.m. / Crime
… the waiting area. Following a brief struggle, Calderon was taken into custody and transported back to the Correctional Facility.Calderon was booked on additional charges of attempt to escape jail (PC 4532(a)(1 …
Orick Homicide Suspect Turns Self In
LoCO Staff / July 7, 2021, 11:23 a.m. / Crime
