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Expanding Cal Grant Would Help a Quarter Million Older Students — and Cost Hundreds of Millions More Dollars
Mikhail Zinshteyn / April 23, 2021, 7:09 a.m. / Sacramento
… is long overdue. The $1,656 a year a Cal Grant gives community college students would have been meaningful for Kodur. When he was attending Reedley College in Fresno County in 2014-15, Kodur tried …
More Than 2 Million Missing Stimulus Checks
Nigel Duara / April 23, 2021, 7:05 a.m. / Sacramento
… are missing their stimulus checks, they had one goal: help residents file tax returns so they can claim the latest round of $1,400 stimulus payments. There are 8.8 million Californians receiving state …
OBITUARY: Jean Register Turner, 1928-2021
LoCO Staff / April 23, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Driver of Semi-Truck Strikes Pedestrian on Broadway in Eureka, Causing Serious Injuries
LoCO Staff / April 22, 2021, 4:58 p.m. / News
CSU Will Likely Require All Students, Staff and Faculty to be Vaccinated Before Using Campus Facilities, Humboldt State Announces
LoCO Staff / April 22, 2021, 1:31 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
(PHOTOS/VIDEO) At the Cannabis Lounge: Papa and Barkley Social Set to Open in Eureka Next Month
Andrew Goff / April 22, 2021, noon / Cannabis
Man Assaulted and Robbed After Falling Asleep in His Vehicle in McKinleyville, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / April 22, 2021, 9:37 a.m. / Crime
… . The suspects stole personal belongings from the victim and then reportedly fled the area in a white SUV. The suspects are described as follows:Suspect #1: A white male adult, approximately 5 …
Eureka Man Arrested, Suspected of Trafficking Fentanyl Into Humboldt From Bay Area
LoCO Staff / April 22, 2021, 8:27 a.m. / Crime
… agents located approx. 1.5 ounces of Fentanyl and a replica handgun in the vehicle. Jones was currently out of jail on bail for a previous arrest. Jones was arrested and booked at the Humboldt County Jail …
Washington Man Arrested for Allegedly Driving Boat Under the Influence in Humboldt Bay Marina After Crashing Into Another Vessel, Piling
John Ross Ferrara / April 22, 2021, 7:55 a.m. / Crime
State’s ‘MyTurn’ Website Bypassed for Most Vaccine Appointments
Barbara Feder Ostrov / April 22, 2021, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
Bonta Vows as California’s Top Cop He’d Be Tougher on Policing
Robert Lewis / April 22, 2021, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… the Assembly hearing. That Assembly committee moved his nomination forward on an 8-1 vote; two Republicans voted with the Democrat majority, and one — Megan Dahle from Bieber — opposed him. The Senate …
OBITUARY: Taos Proctor, 1981-2021
LoCO Staff / April 22, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
The City of Arcata Wonders: Should Papa Murphy’s and Chester’s Chicken Really be Considered ‘Formula Restaurants’?
Stephanie McGeary / April 21, 2021, 3:51 p.m. / Food , Local Government
King Salmon Stabbing Suspect Booked for Attempted Murder; One Child Airlifted to Out-of-Area Hospital Due to Severity of Injury
LoCO Staff / April 21, 2021, 2:14 p.m. / Crime
… to this morning’s stabbing investigation. Leen was booked into the facility on charges of attempted murder (PC 664/187(a)), assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm (PC 245(a)(1))& …
Governor Declares Drought Emergency in Northwest Counties
Rachel Becker / April 21, 2021, 1:02 p.m. / Sacramento
… to declare a drought emergency on Tuesday. And the Redwood Valley County Water District that serves 1,200 residential and 200 agricultural customers just north of Ukiah has asked residents to use no more than …
Klamath Basin Tribes, Conservationists and Fishermen Ask Biden Administration for $250M in Drought Relief
LoCO Staff / April 21, 2021, 11:13 a.m. / Environment , Government
(UPDATING) Two Boys, 11 and 7 Years of Age, Injured in King Salmon Knife Attack
Hank Sims / April 21, 2021, 9:17 a.m. / Crime
TODAY in SUPES: Cautious Optimism on Local COVID Conditions, Plus the Latest Measure Z Awards and a Bracing Dose of Pension Funding Policy Talk
Ryan Burns / April 20, 2021, 4:57 p.m. / Local Government
Loleta Triple Murder Suspect’s Utah Court Hearing Postponed Due to His ‘Disruptive’ Behavior; Extradition Fight Continues
Rhonda Parker / April 20, 2021, 4:56 p.m. / Courts
MORE ART COMIN’: Here’s Where They’re Planning Murals for the 2021 Eureka Street Art Festival
Andrew Goff / April 20, 2021, 2:56 p.m. / Art
POP Unit Finds Firearm on Felon Working at Sandwich Shop in the Eureka Mall; Drugs, Stolen Property Found at His Rio Dell Home, Police Say
LoCO Staff / April 20, 2021, 1:55 p.m. / Crime
64-Year-Old Eureka Woman Found Lying in Roadway After Hit-and-Run; EPD Seeking Suspect Vehicle
LoCO Staff / April 20, 2021, 11:48 a.m. / Crime
Sheriff’s Office Investigating Shooting on North Bank Road Last Night; Victim Had Gunshot Wound to the Leg
LoCO Staff / April 20, 2021, 9:49 a.m. / Crime
OBITUARY: Peter Lucas Fennell, 1953-2021
LoCO Staff / April 20, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
In COVID Era, Housing Authority Letters Omit Key Tenant Protection Info
Amy Martyn / April 20, 2021, 5:40 a.m. / Sacramento
… cleaner one day a week after losing hours due to the pandemic, and earns about $300 a month. The housing authority stalled on reviewing her case, Garcia said, allowing the $1,300 in rent to accumulate each …
PG&E Illegally Clear-Cut Grove of Redwoods Near Redwood Acres, County Says
John Ross Ferrara / April 19, 2021, 5:45 p.m. / Local Government
Would You Like to Be Eureka’s Next Adult or Youth Poet Laureate?
Andrew Goff / April 19, 2021, 3:46 p.m. / Art
… facilitate poetry exchanges with other youth poet laureates when possible.To be eligible, poets must live or have a writing studio within the city limits of Eureka, California, or within 1 mile of Eureka …
Register Now: The Post-Covid Future of Work
CalMatters staff / April 19, 2021, 2 p.m. / Sacramento
… development. The Post-COVID Future of WorkDate: Tuesday, May 11Time: 12-1:30 PST Register for the event here Given the disparate impact from the pandemic on women, frontline workers and other …
(UPDATE: CONTAINED) Calfire Battling Two April Wildfires in the Bald Hills Area
LoCO Staff / April 19, 2021, 1:09 p.m. / Fire
… Containment: 50% Fire Control Resources Committed: 1 Helicopter, 5 Fire Engines, 2 Fire Crews, 1 Bulldozer, 4 Water Tenders Additional Information: Forward progress has been stopped on one fire with 0 …
