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(PHOTOS) Kiddos, Parents and Bandemonium Spread the Love at Pride-Themed Arcata Library Storytime
Jacquelyn Opalach / June 24, 2021, 11:45 a.m. / Community
‘A Resource for Imagination’: Eureka’s Synapsis Artist Collective Reinvents Itself at Historic Former Union Hall
Jacquelyn Opalach / June 24, 2021, 10:26 a.m. / Art , Community , Good People of Humboldt
OBITUARY: Thaine Lynn Bell Jr., 1945-2021
LoCO Staff / June 24, 2021, 7 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Ronald Gene Powell, 1936-2021
LoCO Staff / June 24, 2021, 7 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Jim Milton Hercher, 1931-2021
LoCO Staff / June 24, 2021, 7 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Jim Milton Hercher, 1931-2021 Jim was born July 1, 1931, and grew up in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, in a large extended German family. Playing sax and clarinet in High School …
Some Disabled Californians Feel Abandoned by Newsom’s Golden State Stimulus
Jackie Botts / June 24, 2021, 6:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… . But nowhere could Clendenin find mention of Social Security Disability Insurance, the other main federal program for people with disabilities, which sends her $1,056 a month. “I couldn’t believe that we were …
Excessive Heat Watch Issued for Humboldt’s Interior Valleys This Weekend
John Ross Ferrara / June 23, 2021, 5:05 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
… Advisory has been issued for the Humboldt Bay area between 9 p.m. tonight and 1 p.m. tomorrow.”High astronomical tides will likely lead to some coastal flooding in low-lying areas around Humboldt Bay …
The Fate of Sun Valley’s Weed Farm Appears to Hinge on Size and Smell
Ryan Burns / June 23, 2021, 3:25 p.m. / Cannabis
… ground among their divergent criteria for approval, an exhausted board voted 4-1, with First District Supervisor Rex Bohn dissenting, to continue the hearing to July 13.The fate of the project now appears …
Supreme Court Limits California Union Recruiting in Favor of Property Rights
Kate Cimini / June 23, 2021, 1:40 p.m. / Sacramento
Deputies Find Suspected Car Prowler Hiding in Some Bushes in Myrtletown
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2021, 1:03 p.m. / Crime
… of possession of a controlled substance (HS 11377(a)), felon in possession of tear gas (PC 22810(a)), possession of burglary tools (PC 466), resisting a peace officer (PC 148(a)(1)) and violation of probation (PC …
Podcast: California’s Tourism Industry May Take Years to Recover
CalMatters staff / June 23, 2021, 12:40 p.m. / Sacramento
Rio Dell Declares Drought Emergency, Activates Alternative Well System
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2021, 12:33 p.m. / Environment , Local Government
… the $1.8 million water source diversification project.The City’s wastewater system also recycles treated water back to the groundwater aquifer the wells are located in. An eighth of a mile downstream …
(PHOTOS) ACV ATM Stolen! Two Suspects Wanted After Early Morning Airport Smash-N-Grab
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2021, 12:12 p.m. / Crime
McKinleyville Woman Convicted of Vehicular Manslaughter While Intoxicated Receives Shortest Allowable Sentence
Rhonda Parker / June 23, 2021, 10:10 a.m. / Courts
… of 1,536 days or a little more than four years.The 47-year-old Deckert was walking along Central Avenue early in the morning when Bianco’s Toyota Rav 4 drifted off Central Avenue and struck him. Bianco …
Water Shortages: Why Some Californians Are Running Out in 2021 and Others Aren’t
Rachel Becker / June 23, 2021, 7:45 a.m. / Sacramento
… , has spent billions to store water, nearly doubling its reservoir capacity with the completion of the $1.9 billion reservoir at Diamond Valley Lake in 2000. Between stowing water in reservoirs …
OBITUARY: Richard Leon Rowland, 1932-2021
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2021, 7 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Doreen V. Landing, 1932-2021
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2021, 7 a.m. / Obits
… after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Doreen Landing was born November 1, 1932 in Verwood, Saskatchewan Canada to Theodore and Ina Wenaus. Doreen …
OBITUARY: Nita Cannady, 1954-2021
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2021, 7 a.m. / Obits
… ’s beautiful life. Please join us on Saturday, June 26, at the Turf Club inside the Ferndale fairgrounds from 1-5 p.m. We are celebrating with a potluck, service and a celebration of her life. Please come …
Photo Essay: Graduation, at Last
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2021, 6 a.m. / Sacramento
California Judges Don’t Reflect the State’s Diversity — How That Could Change
Byrhonda Lyons / June 23, 2021, 5:40 a.m. / Sacramento
… has come a long way from thinning and trimming cotton in the Imperial Valley for $1.25 an hour. Not that becoming a Superior Court judge was easy. Ulloa wasn’t appointed by a governor, although he …
Divided Board of Supervisors Punts Decision on Sun Valley Cannabis Farm to a Future Date
Ryan Burns / June 22, 2021, 5:34 p.m. / Cannabis , Local Government
(GRAPHIC) Doctor Provides Testimony Detailing Autopsy Performed on Victim in Hikshari Trail Murder
Rhonda Parker / June 22, 2021, 4:20 p.m. / Courts
King Salmon Burglary Suspect Busted After Getaway Vehicle Stalls Down the Street From the House He is Alleged to Have Burglarized
LoCO Staff / June 22, 2021, 3:27 p.m. / Crime
Body of Missing Humboldt County Woman Found Near Eureka Municipal Golf Course
LoCO Staff / June 22, 2021, 1:45 p.m. / News
OBITUARY: Flora Egidia O’Donald, 1930-2021
LoCO Staff / June 22, 2021, 1 p.m. / Obits
… of Divine Mercy and Mass. Graveside service at 1:00 p.m. at Oceanview Cemetery. Funeral arrangements by Gobles Mortuary. Donations may be made in Flora’s name to Hospice of Humboldt.###The obituary above …
The City of Eureka Wants YOU to Help Shape its Economic Development Plan
Stephanie McGeary / June 22, 2021, 11:52 a.m. / Economy , Local Government
… Access Phone Numbers: 1-669-900-6833 OR 1-408-638-0968 “I want to encourage everyone to join the virtual meeting on June 22. COVID-19 recovery is underway, tourism is coming back, and essential momentum …
Humboldt State University Police Department to Create New Unarmed Campus Patrol Position
John Ross Ferrara / June 22, 2021, 11:50 a.m. / HSU
Will California’s Eviction Moratorium Be Extended Beyond June 30?
Manuela Tobias / June 22, 2021, 11 a.m. / Sacramento
… the last round of eviction protections in late January, the state has distributed only about $50 million of its $1.4 billion pot, and received applications for only about half of that money. While …
Medi-Cal Expansion: Legislature’s Budget Would Remove Some Barriers for Low-Income Residents
Ana B. Ibarra / June 22, 2021, 10:15 a.m. / Sacramento
… the minimum age at 60, as proposed by Newsom, would add an estimated 89,000 new people to the Medi-Cal rolls by 2024-25 and cost about $1 billion annually. The Legislature’s budget starts the expansion at age …
