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Dealer From the Largest Seizure in Humboldt Drug Task Force History Pleads Guilty, Could Face 18 Years in County Jail
…Given the defendant’s record and his major role in Humboldt County drug dealing as indicated by the large quantities seized by DTF, the District Attorney will seek to maximize Lomelli Osuna…
Freshwater Woman Arrested for Domestic Violence Physically Assaults Correctional Staff, Sheriff’s Office Says
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Dec. 13, 2022, at about 10:27 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence on the 1100…
A New Council and Attendant Housekeeping at Special Arcata City Council Meeting Tomorrow
File photo.'Tis the season for swearings-in! Arcata gets its new councilmember, Kimberley White, at a special meeting of the City Council Thursday, following conclusive wins by White and incumbent councilmember…
‘Catastrophic Staffing Shortage’ Hits California’s Rural Police First, and Hardest
A bridge going over the creek leading to the rural community of Paynes Creek on Dec. 9, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela for CalMatters.Under a low, heavy sky threatening sleet or…
OBITUARY: Timothy Wayne Hales, 1946-2022
…The children grew up in the cabin that Tim built there, with lofts for bedrooms and a growing redwood forest around them, in the mountains near the South Fork of the Eel…
Wiyot Tribe Objects to Planned Cannabis Project on Old SPI Mill Site, Which Sits Atop the Ruins of a Wiyot Village
Wiyot Tribal Chair Ted Hernandez addresses the Board of Supervisors as property owner Jeff Meyer looks on. | Screenshot.# # #PREVIOUSLY: Entrepreneurs Unveil Plans to Convert Former Sierra Pacific Mill Into a Cannabis Compound…
Traffic Safety, Alternative Housing? Eureka Residents Will Consider Several Community-Improving Project Proposals for Each of the City’s Wards During Upcoming Participatory Budget Meeting
Outpost file photo of Betty Chinn's Blue Angel Village.###For the last two months, a group of 25 community members has worked with the City of Eureka to determine how the…
CITIZEN SCIENTISTS NEEDED! The National Weather Service Wants YOU to Measure the Rainfall
Press release from the National Weather Service office on Woodley Island: Do you ever wonder how much rainfall you received from a recent thunderstorm? How about snowfall during a winter storm? If…
Is California’s Drought Over? Water Providers Still Predict Shortages Next Year
…Jeffrey Mount, a senior fellow with the Public Policy Institute of California, said California’s overall water consumption has remained the same since the 1980s even though the population grew from 30…
OBITUARY: Elena Marie David, 1942-2022
…Over the 40 years she worked at Bank of America, she held many roles, but her favorite role was helping the community and all those she met through working at the bank…
OBITUARY: Lillian Cornelia Vasquez, 1956-2022
Lillian Cornelia Vasquez passed away peacefully in her sleep in the late afternoon of November 15 at the Hospice House in Eureka. She was 65 years old. She was born in Los…
OBITUARY: Paul Talayco Johnson, 1953-2022
…He began studying Tai Chi, martial arts and healing arts under Gabriel Chin in Ann Arbor in the 1970s. In the 1990s, he moved to California, where he became a teacher and…
Cal Poly Humboldt’s Rugby Team Kicked Every Ass
…The Cal Poly Humboldt men's rugby team will bring home the 2022 National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) Small College National Championship trophy for the first time in school history.On Sunday, the…
TODAY in COURT: Hearing for Permanent Restraining Order Against Outgoing Arcata Councilmember Brett Watson Rescheduled for Valentine’s Day
…The hearing was set for this afternoon, but Canning granted the city’s request to postpone it because one of the scheduled witnesses couldn’t attend. In the meantime Watson remains under…
Saturday Morning Clam Beach License Plate Burglary Foiled With Arrest, Sheriff’s Office Says
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Dec. 10, 2022, at about 10:33 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the Clam Beach area for…
HEY, KIDS! The Discovery Museum Will Unveil Some New Exhibits Tomorrow And You’re Invited!
Faith Carter, age 7, enjoys exploring the Redwood Discovery MuseumRedwood Discovery Museum release: New, interactive exhibits designed to engage and educate the children of Humboldt County will premiere at the Redwood Discovery…
King Salmon Burglary Suspect Caught in the Act and Also in Possession of Fentanyl, Sheriff’s Office Says
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Dec. 11, 2022, at about 1:12 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a business on Halibut Avenue…
Eureka Man Arrested For Allegedly Pepper Spraying Elderly Family Member
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Dec. 11, 2022, at about 3:04 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence on the 200…
Tribal Disagreement, Organic Waste and a Film Commission Update on Tuesday's Supervisors Agenda. Plus: the Debut of Gennie, the LoCO's New Agenda-Summarizing Robot!
What will the Board of Supervisors discuss tomorrow? In keeping with the traditional December vibes, it's a pretty light agenda this week. You have the Humboldt/Del Norte Film Commission giving…
Ballot Blockade: California Industries Rely on Referenda to Stop Laws
…The 2024 ballot is shaping up to be more of the same. First, there’s the effort by the fast food industry. On Friday, the Secretary of State’s office directed county…
Study: Paid Family Leave in California Keeps Women in Jobs
…Although the number of Californians, especially women, using paid leave for reasons beyond new babies has soared in the past two decades, still roughly six times more use paid family leave to…
STARK HOUSE SUNDAY SERIAL: The Gang Meeting is Set for Eight O’Clock, But are the Dames of Clean Break Queering Their Play?
[Just discovering this LoCO feature? Find the beginning by clicking here.] CLEAN BREAKbyLionel White CHAPTER TWO 1 He’s changed, she thought.Stretching out her slender, naked arm, she reached over to…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Santa Baby
Today, December 6, is dedicated by Catholics and Eastern Orthodox adherents to Saint Nicholas, who died, according to the early Church Fathers, on this date in 343 AD (thus preceding my dad…
The Doctor, the Dealer, the Cop, the Addicts and the Dead: A Tour Through Humboldt’s Fentanyl Epidemic
…The amount that contributed to the death of Moon-Sylvia, the Weitchpec grandmother, was equivalent to a few grains of salt. But the pills, the fake pills. If you stop reading this…
OBITUARY: Starla Kay Lozensky, 1974-2022
Starla Kay Lozensky (Star) was born on January 22, 1974, in Crescent City and passed away unexpectedly from natural causes on November 11, 2022, at her home in Carlotta, at the young…
OBITUARY: Jerry Oscar III, 1950-2022
…Jerry was a proud Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria Tribal member and spent much of his life residing on the Rancheria in Fortuna. One of Jerry’s favorite pastimes was…
OBITUARY: Renate Scheithauer, 1922-2022
…A memorial service will be held at the Eureka Seventh-day Adventist Church on December 18 at 1 p.m.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Renate Scheithauer's loved…
Millions of State Dollars Headed to Humboldt for New Walking and Biking Projects
…The projects make up more than half of the 2023 Active Transportation Program, with an additional $700 million to be awarded in the spring. Much of the funding comes from a one…
Drug Task Force Raid on Wabash Finds Big Trove of Stolen Weapons, Agents Say; One Arrested
…in Eureka.A Humboldt County Superior Court search warrant was obtained for the residence, and with the assistance of the Eureka Police Department and the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, the search…
THIS WEEK in COUNCIL: Eureka Signs Off on $515k Funding Request for New Police Vehicles, Rebrands 20/30 Park, Approves New Rules for Sewer Laterals and More!
Screenshot of Tuesday’s Eureka City Council meeting.###As the end of the year draws near, the Eureka City Council is gearing up for some pretty big adjustments — namely saying goodbye to…