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Rosewood Man Arrested After Physically Assaulting Female Roommate, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / May 17, 2021, 10:35 a.m. / Crime
Bear River Triple Murder Suspect Returned to Humboldt County Jail, Will be Arraigned This Week
Rhonda Parker / May 17, 2021, 8:17 a.m. / Courts
… is on the jail’s “must go” list for arraignment on Wednesday. Sanchez-Johnson, who turned 19 on March 1, is charged with murdering three people Feb. 10 in a home on the Bear River Rancheria. He allegedly shot …
MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Donuts For All!
LoCO Staff / May 17, 2021, 7:15 a.m. / Mondays With Michaele
What California Lawmakers Could Do to Boost Homeownership for Black Families
Manuela Tobias / May 17, 2021, 5:40 a.m. / Sacramento
… . In Los Angeles, one study found Black and Mexican households hold only 1% of the wealth of whites households. One significant way to narrow this gap, many California lawmakers agree, is by making …
Newsom Proposes $7 Billion Expansion in Broadband Internet
Jackie Botts / May 17, 2021, 5:40 a.m. / Sacramento
(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: Former Arcata City Councilmember and Historic Preservation Enthusiast Alex Stillman On Her City’s Past, Present and Future
LoCO Staff / May 16, 2021, 7:50 a.m. / Humboldt Holding Up
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Outdoor Masks (Again!)
Barry Evans / May 16, 2021, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… .So, is that “less than 10 percent” like, nine percent? Five percent? In fact, the actual number of outdoor transmissions is far less — probably more like 0.1 percent, based on this paper published …
Fatal Collision in Fortuna Friday Night; FPD Seeking Witnesses
LoCO Staff / May 15, 2021, 2:07 p.m. / Traffic
ECONEWS REPORT: From Pulp Mill to Salmon Farm? Examining Nordic AquaFarms’ Proposed Fish Factory
LoCO Staff / May 15, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
OBITUARY: John Kennedy McGuire, 1928-2021
LoCO Staff / May 15, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Entrepreneurs Unveil Plans to Convert Former Sierra Pacific Mill Into a Cannabis Compound With Eight Acres of Cultivation
Ryan Burns / May 14, 2021, 4:35 p.m. / Cannabis
Newsom Won’t Require COVID Vaccines for Prison Staff
Byrhonda Lyons / May 14, 2021, 4:20 p.m. / Sacramento
More Eureka Road Construction Announced For Next Week
LoCO Staff / May 14, 2021, 4 p.m. / Traffic
NOTE to the VAXXED: Please Stay Masked Up During Those Customarily Mask-Up Situations While We Review the CDC’s New Rules, Asks Your State Department of Public Health
LoCO Staff / May 14, 2021, 1:38 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Newsom Proposes $433 Million to Transform Humboldt State Into California’s Third Polytechnic
Hank Sims / May 14, 2021, 11:44 a.m. / Education
County Administrative Officer Amy Nilsen Submits Letter of Resignation
Ryan Burns / May 14, 2021, 11:05 a.m. / Local Government
There Are Three Overturned Big Rigs Around Humboldt County This Morning
Hank Sims / May 14, 2021, 11:01 a.m. / Traffic
… , or if you're planning to take 299 eastbound from Arcata, perhaps you should take note.1. Just before 9 a.m., a logging truck collided with a delivery van on Highway 36 just east of Bridgeville. The driver …
Three Things to Know About Gavin Newsom’s Spending Spree
Laurel Rosenhall / May 14, 2021, 7:33 a.m. / Sacramento
… school in Monterey County; $1.5 billion cleaning up blight, he said as TV news crews filmed him hoisting an old mattress off the side of a Los Angeles freeway. The announcements — capitalizing …
Humboldt County Residents May Be Eligible for Tax Refund on Their Grow
LoCO Staff / May 13, 2021, 5 p.m. / Cannabis
… Excise Tax passed by voters stated that “… each person engaged in legally authorized commercial marijuana cultivation within the unincorporated area of Humboldt County shall pay an annual tax of $1 per …
THAT BLOWS: Redwood Sky Walk Soft Opening Delayed Due to Wind Concerns
Andrew Goff / May 13, 2021, 4:20 p.m. / Cavy Babies
… :Sequoia Park Zoo Officially Launches ‘Redwood Canopy Walk,’ Which is Expected to Open in 2020; Local Tourism Orgs Kick in $1.7 Million for ConstructionNow With a ‘More Adventurous’ Design, Sequoia Park …
Suspected SoHum Heroin and Meth Dealer Arrested at His Trashy Compound
LoCO Staff / May 13, 2021, 3:22 p.m. / Crime
New Bicycle-Powered Business Offers Compost Pickup for Arcata Residents; Will Host ‘Bike Party’ on the Plaza to Celebrate Grand Opening
Stephanie McGeary / May 13, 2021, 2:14 p.m. / Business , Environment
New Report: Drought to Hit Rural Latino Communities Hardest
Rachel Becker / May 13, 2021, 2:10 p.m. / Sacramento
… . This week, Newsom proposed $5.1 billion to respond to the drought and bolster water resilience over the next four years, including $27 million for drinking water emergencies during drought. “Fortunately …
Oregon Man Missing for Two Months Sought by Humboldt Sheriff’s Office
Andrew Goff / May 13, 2021, 11:23 a.m. / Missing
Hoopa Valley Tribe Excoriates Biden Administration For Continuing to Defend Trump-Era Changes to Trinity River Environmental Restoration
LoCO Staff / May 13, 2021, 11:01 a.m. / Environment
… of memoranda from the Bureau of Reclamation, the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Solicitor’s Office to conclude, against all facts 1 and law, that the CVPIA’s environmental restoration, including Trinity …
REMEMBER! Humboldt Will Transition to Peak Electricity Pricing in June, and There’ll be an Online Seminar if You Want to Know What That Means
LoCO Staff / May 13, 2021, 9:45 a.m. / Energy
… . File photo: Andrew Goff.###Press release from the Redwood Community Action Agency: Beginning June 1, 2021, Pacific Gas and Electric Company will begin transitioning ratepayers in Humboldt County to new …
OBITUARY: Ken ‘Rotch’ Rothschiller, 1947-2021
LoCO Staff / May 13, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Sidney Eileen Randle, 1932-2021
LoCO Staff / May 13, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Antonio DeAnda Sand, 1975-2021
LoCO Staff / May 13, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
