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Attempted Robbery Foiled By Feisty Gas Station Employee, Eureka Police Department Says
LoCO Staff / Feb. 25, 2021, 3:30 p.m. / Crime
Judge Tosses Torture Charges Against Suspect in Hoopa Roadside Killing Case; Murder, Conspiracy Charges Remain
Rhonda Parker / Feb. 25, 2021, 11:34 a.m. / Courts
… 96, Judge RulesSecond Teenager Arrested in Connection With Alleged Hoopa MurderSecond Teenager Arraigned on Murder Charge, Held on $1M Bail for July 20 Slaying of Hoopa ManHoopa Teenager Arraigned …
Humboldt’s Baby Phoenix Reunited With Emergency Personnel Who Saved His Life on Christmas Eve
LoCO Staff / Feb. 25, 2021, 11:06 a.m. / Community
… of the folks who had a hand in saving his life on Christmas Eve, 2020. Pictured from left to right: Eureka Police and Fire Dispatcher Laura Altic who took the 9-1-1 call; HBF Fire Captain …
Will California’s Desert Be Transformed Into Lithium Valley?
Julie Cart / Feb. 25, 2021, 8:12 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Teresa ‘Mo’ Wold, 1962-2021
LoCO Staff / Feb. 25, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Delores (Dee) Marie (Masten) Clark, 1932-2021
LoCO Staff / Feb. 25, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… with $1 necklaces and friendship bracelets. She always took great pride in her creation’s necklaces, earrings, dream catchers and pottery and always had them displayed just perfectly. There wasn’t anything …
OBITUARY: Dennis Leslie Grate, 1937-2021
LoCO Staff / Feb. 25, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Harold Lowery, 1956-2020
LoCO Staff / Feb. 25, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Humboldt State Athletes to Resume Practice, Travel for Exhibition Games, University Says
LoCO Staff / Feb. 24, 2021, 5 p.m. / HSU , LoCO Sports!
California’s Unemployment Crisis, Explained
Lauren Hepler / Feb. 24, 2021, 4 p.m. / Sacramento
… the L.A. rapper who bragged about his alleged unemployment scams on YouTube, the 1-year-old getting paid for lost acting wages and the estimated $1 billion paid out to incarcerated people ineligible …
With Flower Business Struggling, Sun Valley Plans 23 Acres of Cannabis Cultivation in Arcata Bottoms
Ryan Burns / Feb. 24, 2021, 3:55 p.m. / Cannabis , Local Government
… , published in December, call for 193 temperature-controlled hoop house-style greenhouses spread over 1 million square feet (22.96 acres), plus office/administration buildings, a propagation facility …
PREPARE TO STOP: New Eureka Traffic Signal Will Make With the Red, Yellow, Green Starting Next Week
LoCO Staff / Feb. 24, 2021, 3:10 p.m. / Traffic
Audit Slams State Air Board for ‘Overstating’ Greenhouse Gas Cuts
Rachel Becker / Feb. 24, 2021, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… for zero-emission and plug-in hybrid cars range from $1,000 to $4,500 per vehicle. California lawmakers have doled out more than $2 billion of cap and trade income to fund the clean transportation …
OBITUARY: Awok Eugene ‘Gene’ Glenn Brundin, 1944-2021
LoCO Staff / Feb. 24, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Milton Duane Conn, 1927-2021
LoCO Staff / Feb. 24, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: David Allen DeVoy, 1949-2021
LoCO Staff / Feb. 24, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
California Students in Richer Areas Far More Likely to Be Back in Classrooms
Ricardo Cano and Jeremia Kimelman / Feb. 24, 2021, 5:40 a.m. / Sacramento
… are offering hybrid or in-person instruction to their students at far greater proportions, according to analysis of 1,672 private schools. More than 70% of elementary students attending state private schools …
TODAY in SUPES: Board Approves ‘Audit Committee’ in Hopes of Solving the Ongoing ‘Dysfunction’ Surrounding Financial Transactions
Ryan Burns / Feb. 23, 2021, 4:11 p.m. / Local Government
… accountant, to the Humboldt County Planning Commission, and with a vote of 4-1, with First District Supervisor Rex Bohn dissenting, they appointed two people to at-large positions on the Measure Z Citizens …
What’s Your Vision for Arcata or Eureka? Cities Invite You to Share Your Thoughts at Virtual ‘Visioning’ Meetings
Stephanie McGeary / Feb. 23, 2021, 3:06 p.m. / Local Government
… ’s part, the City will hold a “Strategic Visioning Workshop” during a special city council meeting on Friday, Feb. 26 at 1:00 p.m. This is the fourth and final session of this workshop series …
RED TIER REOPENINGS: County Lists New Business Sectors That Can Open Or Expand, and Asks Citizens to Please Stay Vigilant
LoCO Staff / Feb. 23, 2021, 1:42 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Who Gets a California Stimulus Check? When?
Jackie Botts / Feb. 23, 2021, 12:36 p.m. / Sacramento
Santa Clara County Is Model for Plan to Give $1,000 a Month to California Foster Youth
Laurence Du Sault / Feb. 23, 2021, 12:20 p.m. / Sacramento
… Santa Clara County Is Model for Plan to Give $1,000 a Month to California Foster Youth ###CALmatters.org is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics. …
Tulare County Sheriff Wants to Clear a Homeless Camp. Those Living There Are Pushing Back
Manuela Tobias / Feb. 23, 2021, 12:20 p.m. / Sacramento
REDDENED: State Lowers Humboldt County COVID Tier to ‘Substantial’; New Business Activity Will Be Allowed, More Schools Can Reopen
Hank Sims / Feb. 23, 2021, 12:01 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
UPDATE: Highway 101 to Remain Open Overnight at last Chance Grade
John Ross Ferrara / Feb. 23, 2021, 10 a.m. / Traffic
Eureka Woman Arrested in Connection With Elk River Burglary Investigation; Additional Suspect Sought
LoCO Staff / Feb. 23, 2021, 8:50 a.m. / Crime
… to an Elk River burglary last month has been taken into custody.On Jan. 31, 2021, at about 1 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 9000 block of Elk River Road near Eureka …
Waiting for Apartments Where the Pavement Ends
Nigel Duara / Feb. 23, 2021, 8:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… between 2011-2019, and 40,000 units allocated between 2021-2029, with 17,000 of those units designated for very low- and low-income housing. To build those units, the county zoned more than 1,000 parcels …
OBITUARY: Patricia Jean O’Rourke Gibbens 1955-2021
LoCO Staff / Feb. 23, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Leda Seghetti Rossi, 1921-2021
LoCO Staff / Feb. 23, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Proposed ‘Samoa Beach Academy’ Gets Thumbs Down from Northern Humboldt Staff; School Board Will Make Final Decision on Charter High School at Meeting Next Week
Jacquelyn Opalach / Feb. 22, 2021, 5:01 p.m. / Education
