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Child Care in California Hasn’t Rebounded — Why Many Workers Aren’t Coming Back
Grace Gedye / Oct. 29, 2021, 6:10 a.m. / Sacramento
… for the Education of Young Children in early summer found that nearly half of the 1,200 respondents in California said they would have had to close were it not for the aid. But the federal funds, said Montoya …
Fresno County Judge Nixes Westlands Water District’s Federal Contract for Trinity River Water; Hoopa Valley Tribe Celebrates
LoCO Staff / Oct. 28, 2021, 5:10 p.m. / Fish
Arcata Police Department Staffing Crisis: Force Could Soon Reach Unprecedented Lows, Chief Says
John Ross Ferrara / Oct. 28, 2021, 3:20 p.m. / Local Government
EPD Texting Investigation is Finalized, Though Not Yet Cleared for Release; Watson’s Retirement ‘Absolutely Not’ Related to Findings, Chief and City Manager Say
Ryan Burns / Oct. 28, 2021, 2:48 p.m. / Local Government
Redistricting Committee Kiboshes Radical Eureka Split; Votes Thumbs Down on All Supervisor Maps Drawn So Far
Hank Sims / Oct. 28, 2021, 1:58 p.m. / Local Government
… of their months of considering the question: 1. Provide data that breaks down the Native American population, which had been missing in the committee’s mapping attempts. 2. Try to put Glendale and Blue Lake …
K-9 Unit ‘Yahtzee’ Finds Warrant Subject Hiding in Closet During Drug Task Force Raid on Alliance Road Apartment This Morning, Agents Say; Two Arrested, ‘Quantities’ of Meth Found
LoCO Staff / Oct. 28, 2021, 1:18 p.m. / Crime
What’s at Stake for California and Newsom at Climate Conference?
Rachel Becker / Oct. 28, 2021, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… pledged to contribute $100 billion per year by 2020, they appear to have fallen short. “Paris set the destination — limiting warming well below 2 degrees, aiming for 1.5 degrees — Glasgow must …
OBITUARY: David Alan Prendergast, 1948-2021
LoCO Staff / Oct. 28, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Pandemic Rules Add Stress for Campus RAs
LoCO Staff / Oct. 28, 2021, 6:30 a.m. / Sacramento
Local Football Legend Dave ‘Harpdog’ Harper Reportedly Dies From COVID-19 Complications
John Ross Ferrara / Oct. 27, 2021, 5:35 p.m. / LoCO Sports! , News
Deputy Deploys Taser During Arrest of Man Suspected in Fields Landing Domestic Violence Incident
LoCO Staff / Oct. 27, 2021, 2:22 p.m. / Crime
… Correctional Facility on charges of inflicting corporal injury on a spouse/cohabitant (PC 273.5(A)), resisting a peace officer (PC 148(A)(1)) and driving on a suspended license (VC 14601.1(A)), in addition …
Highway 299 Near the Humboldt/Trinity County Line is Going to Be Tricky to Get Through Starting Next Week
LoCO Staff / Oct. 27, 2021, 12:03 p.m. / Traffic
… .Effective Monday, November 1, State Route 299 will be closed 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m Monday through Saturday from post mile 14.8 (Cedar Flat) to post mile 31 (east of Big Bar). During this closure period …
Alton Man Under Investigation for Narcotics, Firearm Trafficking Arrested
LoCO Staff / Oct. 27, 2021, 11:11 a.m. / Crime
… County Jail where he was booked for the following charges:11370.1 H&S Possession of a controlled substance while armed11378 H&S Possession of methamphetamine for sale11366 H …
McKinleyville Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Shooting a Man in the Groin, Then Kidnapping His Own Wife
Rhonda Parker / Oct. 27, 2021, 11 a.m. / Courts
WATSON ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT: Eureka Police Chief to Leave Position at the End of Next Month
LoCO Staff / Oct. 27, 2021, 10:29 a.m. / News
… present with my amazing family, travel, teach, and finish my graduate degree.My over 16 1⁄2 years serving the Eureka community has been a great privilege and the highlight of a long career in public service …
Search for Missing Hupa Mother Continues as Intertribal, Interagency Team Expands Efforts
LoCO Staff / Oct. 27, 2021, 10:28 a.m. / Missing
Huffman’s Congressional Freethought Caucus Calls on FTC to Investigate Deceptive Health Care Sharing Ministry Practices
LoCO Staff / Oct. 27, 2021, 10:12 a.m. / Government , Health Care
Pocos Trabajadores De Escasos Recursos Pueden Votar Sobre Los Sindicatos. ¿Puede California Cambiar Eso?
Grace Gedye and Jesse Bedayn / Oct. 27, 2021, 8:20 a.m. / Sacramento
… es especialmente baja en el sector privado, que representa el 84% de la fuerza laboral estatal. Hoy, 1 de cada 10 trabajadores del sector privado pertenece a un sindicato, en comparación con 1 de cada …
Sailboat Explodes at the Eureka Marina, Sending Three to the Hospital With Serious Injuries
LoCO Staff / Oct. 27, 2021, 7:30 a.m. / Fire
… /26/2021 @ 2327hrs Humboldt Bay Fire responded to a Boat Fire/Explosion w/ multiple injuries @ #1 Marina Way at the Eureka Public Marina. 1 Battalion Chief, 1 Truck and 3 Engines responded. The first arriving unit …
SUB SHORTAGE: Hoping to Keep Programs and Classrooms Alive, School Districts in Humboldt Are Increasing Pay, Offering Full-Time Positions in a Far-And-Wide Search for Substitute Teachers
Jacquelyn Opalach / Oct. 27, 2021, 7:15 a.m. / Education
OBITUARY: Delores ‘Gayle’ (Hardin) Fisher, 1931-2021
LoCO Staff / Oct. 27, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… that Mathew “Moss” Fisher agreed, and they were married on January 1, 1951.Moss and Gayle celebrated their anniversary every year by hosting a Gin Fizz New Year’s Day party at their home. It was always quite …
OBITUARY: William L. (Bill) Shapeero, 1930-2021
LoCO Staff / Oct. 27, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… it in their classrooms when they were in about 3rd grade. He also told that story to his children as they were growing up. On September 1, 2020 Bill left his home of 42 years in Wolverton Gulch and moved into an apartment …
OBITUARY: Robert Lee Matlock, 1970-2021
LoCO Staff / Oct. 27, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Calvin Leon Benton, 1932-2021
LoCO Staff / Oct. 27, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Few Working Poor Get to Vote on Unions. Can California Change That?
Grace Gedye and Jesse Bedayn / Oct. 27, 2021, 5:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… . Today, 1 in 10 private-sector workers belong to a union, compared to 1 in 2 in the public sector. && Yet these private-sector workers are most in need of a voice. Numerous …
GUILTY: Teenage Suspect in Bear River Triple Murder Pleads to Three Murder Charges, Will Be Sentenced in January
Rhonda Parker / Oct. 26, 2021, 6:08 p.m. / Courts
TODAY in SUPES: Board Votes to Return to In-Person Meetings Starting in the New Year, Denies Request to Allow Controversial Cannabis Grow Near Blue Lake
Ryan Burns / Oct. 26, 2021, 5:05 p.m. / Local Government
Child Escapes, but Family Dog Dies in Eureka RV Fire This Morning
LoCO Staff / Oct. 26, 2021, 5:02 p.m. / Fire
… was dispatched to a Recreational Vehicle on Fire with a 4-year-old child trapped at 2600 Sixth St in Eureka (Shoreline RV Park). 4 Engines and 1 Battalion Chief responded. Engine 8114 from Station 4, located …
Man Passed Out in Idling Vehicle Had Drugs, Counterfeit Cash and Loaded Firearms Inside, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Oct. 26, 2021, 3:14 p.m. / Crime
… of the Myrtletown area on October 19.During a search of Baltzley’s vehicle, deputies located over 12 grams of methamphetamine, approximately 1.8 grams of heroin and three counterfeit $100 bills. Additionally …
DIY SUGAR BEAR: Here’s How to Get a Permit Online to Cut Down Your Own Christmas Tree in Six Rivers National Forest
LoCO Staff / Oct. 26, 2021, 2:30 p.m. / News
… -person transactions at offices that remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Online sale of Six Rivers’ Christmas tree permits begins on November 1.“We are excited to have the opportunity to have our Christmas tree …
