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… the scope of the county's cannabis cultivation tax, a three-judge panel affirmed Thursday in California's 1st District Court of Appeals.The case involves amendments to Measure S, the county's …
Rangers Seek Two People in Connection With Car Burglary at Redwood National and State Parks
LoCO Staff / March 12, 2021, 3:52 p.m. / Crime
HUMBOLDT COVID FASHION WEEK: Psych Yourself Up for LoCO’s Next Dumb Contest! Strut Your Stuff and Win! Win! Win!
LoCO Staff / March 12, 2021, 3 p.m. / Housekeeping
Poniendo a Sus Hijos Antes Que Los Campos
Manuela Tobias / March 12, 2021, 2:30 p.m. / Sacramento
OP-ED: Salmon Need Cold Water to Live, and Trees Can Help
Holly Cox / March 12, 2021, 2:06 p.m. / Guest Opinion
Sheriff’s Office Makes Arrest After Odd Incident Inside Motel Room in Orick
LoCO Staff / March 12, 2021, 8:48 a.m. / Crime
… Correctional Facility on charges of exhibiting a deadly weapon other than a firearm (PC 417(a)(1)), criminal threats (PC 422), probation violation (PC 1203.2(a)) and vandalism (PC 594(b)(1)).Anyone …
California to Hit Critical Milestone for Reopening Today
Ana B. Ibarra and Rachel Becker / March 12, 2021, 7:42 a.m. / Sacramento
… and air pollution. State officials on Thursday were inching toward that 2 million goal, reaching 1,971,784 by late afternoon. The trigger point is likely to be reached sometime today. So what does all …
In Email, Public Health Director Tells Presiding Judge She’s Disappointed Courts Circumvented the Vaccine Process
Ryan Burns / March 12, 2021, 7:15 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… should be designated to be in Tier 1B for vaccination priority at the earliest possible time. Both Los Angeles and San Diego—the two largest judicial systems in the state—have prioritized Court staff …
OBITUARY: Herman Jackson Grooms, 1929-2021
LoCO Staff / March 12, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Justin Tyler Fontaine, 1985-2020
LoCO Staff / March 12, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Putting Her Children Before the Fields
Manuela Tobias / March 12, 2021, 5:20 a.m. / Sacramento
More Vaccine Questions, More Vaccine Answers With Humboldt County Vaccine Task Force Member Lindsey Mendez
LoCO Staff / March 11, 2021, 5:47 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… in California? How big of a benefit is it to expand eligibility to a younger age? I understand that Alaska at this time has expanded their population and the state of California is looking at April 1st …
A Very Restrained Version of Arts! Arcata Returns This Week
Andrew Goff / March 11, 2021, 4:56 p.m. / Art
Fifty or More Employees of Humboldt County Superior Court Jumped the COVID Vaccine Line
Ryan Burns / March 11, 2021, 3:51 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… .The state is currently in the midst of Phase 1B of its vaccine distribution plan. This phase includes people age 65 and older as well as employees in education and childcare, agriculture/food and emergency …
Stuck 21-Year-Old Rescued From Rocks Near King Salmon
LoCO Staff / March 11, 2021, 3:37 p.m. / News
(PHOTOS) The Ol’ Heroin in the Cocoa Trick. Eureka Police Arrest One After Serving Warrant at Motel
LoCO Staff / March 11, 2021, 3:11 p.m. / Crime
… that 33-year-old Joshua Bennett of Eureka was selling narcotics from his room.Bennett and two other occupants were detained inside of the motel room. During the search, detectives located approximately 3 1 …
College of the Redwoods Plans to Resume Many In-Person Classes This Fall
LoCO Staff / March 11, 2021, 2:30 p.m. / Education
… experience.”The college, working with the public health department, was able to offer vaccinations to all employees in early March and expects most support staff to return full time to campus on June 1st …
Robbery Suspect Ordered to Wear Two Masks in Booking Photo After Telling Deputies He Was Recently Exposed to COVID-19
John Ross Ferrara / March 11, 2021, 11:15 a.m. / Crime
Zero to Fierce Festival Goes Virtual, Shows the ‘Arts Are Alive and Well’
Stephanie McGeary / March 11, 2021, 10:42 a.m. / Art , Community , Event
Suspected McKinleyville Meth Dealer Arrested
LoCO Staff / March 11, 2021, 10:11 a.m. / Crime
… :H&S 11370.1 Possession of controlled substances while armedH&S 11378 Possession of methamphetamine for saleH&S 11366 Operating or maintaining a drug housePC 29800(a)(1) Felon in possession …
Affidavit From Utah Cop Offers Details of Police Investigation Into Last Month’s Triple Homicide at the Bear River Rancheria
Rhonda Parker / March 11, 2021, 7:30 a.m. / Courts
… ’s Investigator Scott Hicks. Sanchez-Johnson, who turned 19 on March 1, remains jailed in Tooele County, Utah, and is fighting extradition to California. His mother’s boyfriend Von Eric Keener, who was in Sanchez …
OBITUARY: Debra Elaine Sherman Albers, 1966-2021
LoCO Staff / March 11, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Betty Maciel, 1929-2021
LoCO Staff / March 11, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… . Many thanks to hospice and Katina as they made her final days comfortable. Betty was loved by all and will be deeply missed. FYI. She loved her #1 grandson David (Dustin) the most…###The obituary …
OBITUARY: Sigrid Kathe Kinyoun, 1930-2021
LoCO Staff / March 11, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Sigrid Kathe Kinyoun, 1930-2021 Sigrid Kathe Kinyoun went to be with her Heavenly Father on March 1st, 2021. She was two weeks shy of the young age of 91.& …
I Was Looking for Statistics on Campus Police Stops. Then I Became One.
Julian Mendoza / March 11, 2021, 5:50 a.m. / Sacramento
… and report it to the Department of Justice, but it’s being phased in slowly; Cal State police departments are not required to start tracking this data until Jan 1, 2022, and those results won’t be reported …
UC, Cal State Police Much Less Diverse Than Students They Serve
Omar Rashad and Katherine Swartz / March 10, 2021, 7:50 p.m. / Sacramento
COVID-19 Pandemic Is Speeding Up Rush to Automate Some Jobs
Laurence Du Sault / March 10, 2021, 7 p.m. / Sacramento
‘Revolutionary’ Federal Stimulus Bill Could Cut California Child Poverty by Half
Jackie Botts / March 10, 2021, 5:11 p.m. / Sacramento
… ‘Revolutionary’ Federal Stimulus Bill Could Cut California Child Poverty by Half Photo by Blogging Guide on Unsplash.###As President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion virus relief …
Mother Seeking New Life in America Dies in Deadly Crash Near US-Mexico Border
Kate Cimini / March 10, 2021, 5 p.m. / Sacramento