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California, Epicenter of the Nation’s Housing Crisis, Is Finally Getting a Housing Agency
Ben Christopher / July 11, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… legislation has already mandated the creation of a working group to propose a consolidated application. The findings of that group are due on July 1, 2026. That’s the same day the current BCSH is set …
Zohran Mamdani Jolted Progressives. Can California Candidates Replicate His Success?
Yue Stella Yu / July 11, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Edris ‘Lavada’ Glavich, 1932-2025
LoCO Staff / July 11, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Frank Arruda, Jr., 1930-2025
LoCO Staff / July 11, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
College of the Redwoods Announces Rodeo Partnership with the Humboldt County Fairgrounds
LoCO Staff / July 10, 2025, 4:44 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
… Fairgrounds starting August 1, 2025.“This is a milestone collaboration for our rodeo community,” said Interim Athletic Director Ryan Bisio. “We’re so thankful to the wonderful folks at the Ferndale Fairgrounds …
Amid Controversy, Trinidad City Council Narrowly Opts to Pursue a Study on an Alternate Water Supply
Ryan Burns / July 10, 2025, 4:26 p.m. / Local Government , Trinidad
GREETINGS, CRITTERS! Sequoia Park Zoo Welcomes Long-Awaited Black Bear, Spider Monkeys and Goats
LoCO Staff / July 10, 2025, 4:05 p.m. / Cavy Babies
ICE Agents are Raiding California’s Largest Cannabis Grow Operation Down in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties Today
Hank Sims / July 10, 2025, 3:24 p.m. / Cannabis
In Three Weeks, One Humboldt Native Will Attempt to Ride Horses Over 600 Miles Across Mongolia
Dezmond Remington / July 10, 2025, 1:49 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
COUNCIL ROUNDUP: Eureka Approves Increased Fees for Sewer Lateral Repairs; Bayside Village Welcomes Previously Unhoused Residents to Long-Awaited Transitional Housing
Isabella Vanderheiden / July 10, 2025, 1:35 p.m. / Infrastructure , Local Government
(UPDATE) Crews Responding to McKinleyville Community Forest Vegetation Fire
Andrew Goff / July 10, 2025, 11:21 a.m. / Fire
(VIDEO) FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Explodes to 3,615 Acres With No Containment
LoCO Staff / July 10, 2025, 10:50 a.m. / Fire
… Fire Containment: 0% Red Fire Acreage: 113 Red Fire Containment: 25% Operational Update: California Team 1 (CA-CIMT 1) is expected to assume command of the Orleans Complex by Saturday. • Butler Fire …
This Weekend: Hot
LoCO Staff / July 10, 2025, 8:01 a.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
Higher Premiums and Lost Coverage: How Trump’s Budget Will Change Health Care in California
Ana B. Ibarra and Kristen Hwang / July 10, 2025, 7:21 a.m. / Sacramento
… that are already struggling. Trump’s new budget reduces spending for Medicaid — called Medi-Cal in California — by $1 trillion over the next 10 years. These savings would happen in part because new …
OBITUARY: Suellen Stewart, 1937-2025
LoCO Staff / July 10, 2025, 7:08 a.m. / Obits
(VIDEO) LoCO Special Correspondent Tom Trepiak and His Wife Charmed a Minnesota Weatherman Last Night
Hank Sims / July 9, 2025, 5:01 p.m. / Local Celebs
… charm. The Minnesota Twins clobbered the higher-ranked Chicago Cubs last night, 8 runs to 1.Check back Sunday for Tom's next dispatch. We're nearing the end of the Sprint! Minneapolis' Target …
‘Tell Avelo to Go to Hell’: Eureka Residents Applaud City Council Decision to Boycott Airline Over ICE Deportation Flights
Isabella Vanderheiden / July 9, 2025, 2:24 p.m. / Local Government
FIRE UPDATE: Community Meeting in Orleans Tonight for Fast-Growing ‘Orleans Complex’ Fires
LoCO Staff / July 9, 2025, 11:45 a.m. / Fire
… direct and full suppression tactics to minimize the footprint of this fire. There are no structures threatened or evacuations. The fire is located approximately 1.5 miles north of Nickowitz Peak, 17 miles …
37-Year-Old Man Shot and Killed in Glendale Last Night; Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Suspects
LoCO Staff / July 9, 2025, 11:23 a.m. / Crime
Stobaugh’s Release Denied: Judge Reverses Previous Order, Saying Serial Rapist Remains a Threat to Public
Ryan Burns / July 9, 2025, 11:01 a.m. / Courts
The Transformation of Eureka’s C Street Into a Pedestrian and Bicycle Friendly Thoroughfare Begins Next Week
LoCO Staff / July 9, 2025, 10:41 a.m. / Traffic
Cal Fire Rolled Out an AI Chatbot. Don’t Ask It About Evacuation Orders
Malena Carollo / July 9, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
CHP to Equip All 7,600 Officers With Body Cams
Byrhonda Lyons / July 9, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… officers body cameras. Lawmakers landed on a one-year, $1 million pilot program. Officers recorded nearly 93,000 videos within that year, but the program was never expanded. In 2022, CalMatters’ story …
OBITUARY: David Eugene Albee, 1948-2025
LoCO Staff / July 9, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… , Dave was fortunate to play on one of Humboldt’s best football teams. During his junior year, the Lumberjacks went 10-1 and won the Camellia Bowl. He was always very proud of that. Dave completed …
OBITUARY: Rebecca Ruth Wilcox Laloli, 1954-2025
LoCO Staff / July 9, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Witnesses Testify That Sexually Violent Predator Richard Stobaugh Possessed Child Porn While Confined in State Hospital
Ryan Burns / July 8, 2025, 7:05 p.m. / Courts
… instrument that estimates the probability of reoffending among adult males with a history of sexual crimes.Murdock said Stobaugh's Static-99R score is a 1, but even if it was upgraded to a 2, that's …
Wiyot Tribe Wins $4 Million in Grants to Help Build Its Affordable Housing Projects in Eureka
LoCO Staff / July 8, 2025, 3:13 p.m. / Business
… in 1990, FHLBank San Francisco has partnered with its members to award $1.41 billion in AHP grants to help fund the development of preservation of nearly 155,000 units of affordable housing, helping …
After 31 Years with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, Captain Bryan Quenell is Set to Retire
LoCO Staff / July 8, 2025, 2:18 p.m. / News
Fish are Absolutely Loving This Recent Improvement to the Mad River Estuary, According to New Cal Poly-Led Study
LoCO Staff / July 8, 2025, 1:03 p.m. / Wildlife
WILDFIRE ROUNDUP: Butler Fire Quadruples in Size to 966 Acres, With No Containment; Minimal Growth Reported on Bridge and Red Fires
Isabella Vanderheiden / July 8, 2025, 10:58 a.m. / Fire
… on the Six Rivers National Forest Orleans Ranger District.The fire is approximately 28 acres and is located about 1.5 miles north of Nickowitz Peak near Blue Creek. Cause is under investigation …
