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Coast Guard Rescues Six From Disabled Sailboat 80 Miles West of Crescent City
LoCO Staff / June 20, 2021, 2:40 p.m. / Emergencies
(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: Reasons to Hope? A Discussion on Humboldt’s Big Money Projects With RREDC’s Gregg Foster
LoCO Staff / June 20, 2021, 8:45 a.m. / Humboldt Holding Up
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Ready for Your Longest Day Factoids?
Barry Evans / June 20, 2021, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… between sunrise and sunset is at its maximum: 15 hours 7 minutes. (Sunrise in Eureka today: 5.45 am, sunset: 8.52 pm.) It’s downhill from here.In 2020, a penny costs 1.76 cents to make; a nickel costs 7 …
ECONEWS REPORT: Is Your Fish Safe to Eat?
The EcoNews Report / June 19, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
OBITUARY: Juanita Modisett-Claybon, 1954-2021
LoCO Staff / June 19, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Arcata City Council Will Hold Special Meeting Next Week to Decide How to Fill Vacant Position, Adopt Budget for Upcoming Fiscal Year
Stephanie McGeary / June 18, 2021, 4:05 p.m. / Local Government
… such as freezing six staff positions, including two police officers, plus one over hire police officer; two maintenance workers/crew leaders (1 in streets and 1 in parks); one community development specialist; one …
(UPDATING) Wildfire in Samoa Sends Smoke Into Eureka; New Navy Base Road Closed at Samoa
Hank Sims / June 18, 2021, 2:25 p.m. / Fire
Arcata Man Who Murdered Brother Last Year Was Legally Insane at the Time, Prosecutors Agree, and Will be Sentenced to a State Hospital
Rhonda Parker / June 18, 2021, 12:44 p.m. / Courts
OUT of SIGHT! The City of Eureka Wants to Help Beautify Opera Alley by Moving Dumpsters Into a Mural-Covered Enclosure
Stephanie McGeary / June 18, 2021, 12:14 p.m. / Community Services , Eureka Rising
Employers! Here’s the New Rules as of Right Now Regarding Workers and Vaccination Status
LoCO Staff / June 18, 2021, 10:41 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Gavin Newsom Under COVID: The Governor Dishes on His Pandemic Life
Emily Hoeven / June 18, 2021, 7:06 a.m. / Sacramento
… with. Obsessed. We’re just like, at one in the morning, we’re like, “One more.” “No.” “One more.” “All right, let’s do one more.” And it’s 1:43 and we’re like, “I can’t believe we’re doing this.” “I …
Klamath Trinity Spring Chinook Salmon Added to California Endangered Species List
LoCO Staff / June 17, 2021, 3:18 p.m. / Wildlife
Wiyot Tribe Declares State of Emergency Due to Drought and Low Flows on Local Rivers, Their ‘Sacred Cultural Resources’
LoCO Staff / June 17, 2021, 12:38 p.m. / Drought
Los Cheques De Estímulo Y Desempleo Ayudan a Que El Cobro De Deudas De Manutención De Los Hijos Alcance Un Nuevo Récord
Kate Cimini / June 17, 2021, noon / Sacramento
… cheque de estímulo de $1,200, habría mudado a su familia fuera de la casa de Modesto que, según el pediatra, es responsable de la intoxicación por plomo de su hijo de 7 años. El padre soltero de Los …
The County is Upgrading its Communications Infrastructure, the Better to Serve Your Policing and Emergency Services Needs
LoCO Staff / June 17, 2021, 10:48 a.m. / Infrastructure
Will California Investment in New Job Training Programs Pay Off?
Sameea Kamal / June 17, 2021, 8:03 a.m. / Sacramento
… , approved by voters in 2012 to create “clean energy” jobs and give $1.7 billion over five years to K-12 schools for energy efficiency upgrades. A 2013 analysis by the state’s employment department found …
OBITUARY: Roland Joseph Pearce, 1921-2021
LoCO Staff / June 17, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Joseph Lawrence Bessette, 1955-2021
LoCO Staff / June 17, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… of life on Saturday, July 24 at 1 p.m. at 6525 Humboldt Hill Road in Eureka. Memorial donations may be made in Joe’s name to the Eureka Golf Course in support of Junior Golf.###The obituary above …
Summer School Options: California Hits Record Enrollment, but Is It Enough?
Joe Hong / June 17, 2021, 6 a.m. / Sacramento
… for $1 billion in additional funding for summer and after-school programs each year for the next five years for districts with high concentrations of low-income students, English Learners and foster …
Stimulus, Unemployment Checks Help Child Support Debt Collection Hit New High
Kate Cimini / June 17, 2021, 5:50 a.m. / Sacramento
… Stimulus, Unemployment Checks Help Child Support Debt Collection Hit New High If Billy McCasland had gotten his $1,200 stimulus check, he would have moved his family out of the Modesto house …
Eureka City Council Releases Three City-Owned Parking Lots for Affordable Housing Developments; Adopts Budget for the Upcoming Fiscal Year
Stephanie McGeary / June 16, 2021, 4:05 p.m. / Local Government
… for other sites to potentially replace them. The council’s approval allows city staff to put out a request for proposals (RFP) for development of three sites, which will be officially released on July 1 …
Looking for the Safest Local Seafood to Eat, Mercury-Wise? Baykeeper Has an Updated Chart for That
Hank Sims / June 16, 2021, 3:38 p.m. / Environment
How Some College Counselors Are Fighting Back Against Pandemic-Induced Enrollment Decline
Charlotte West and Angel Fabre / June 16, 2021, 12:30 p.m. / Sacramento
… Mateo Unified to 13.1% in Fresno Unified. Districts with a higher share of low-income students or students enrolling at community college saw bigger drops. That translates into thousands of California …
… received more than 1,400 alarm calls; 800 of those incidents were found to be false alarms,” Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal said. “False alarms impact our ability to respond …
Is California Still Facing an Eviction Tsunami When the Moratorium Ends?
Nigel Duara / June 16, 2021, 7:44 a.m. / Sacramento
As Drought Intensifies, State Warns Users to Stop Pumping Water From Major Rivers
Rachel Becker / June 16, 2021, 7:32 a.m. / Sacramento
… with claims to the water dating after 1914, and those who keep pumping could face a cease and desist order and fines of up to $1,000 a day, according to the notices from the State Water Resources Control Board …
OBITUARY: Karen Roberta Kinser, 1961-2021
LoCO Staff / June 16, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: John R. Fletcher, 1925-2021
LoCO Staff / June 16, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Jeffrey Mark Hill, 1961-2021
LoCO Staff / June 16, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
