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TODAY in SUPES: County Proclaims Drought Emergency But Backs Away From Curbing Cannabis Cultivation
Ryan Burns / July 20, 2021, 5:44 p.m. / Local Government
(VIDEO) Super Bowl Champion Alex Cappa Visits White House, Hangs With President Biden
John Ross Ferrara / July 20, 2021, 4:40 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
… .twitter.com/1SRGRcx8yH— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) July 20, 2021 …
Eureka City Council Poised to Finalize Permitting for Betty Chinn Trailer Village Near Hikshari Trail; Project Could Be Completed Soon, Unless Someone Files an Appeal
Stephanie McGeary / July 20, 2021, 4:20 p.m. / Local Government
(UPDATE: FOUND) Sheriff’s Office Seeking 20-Year-Old At-Risk Eureka Woman
Andrew Goff / July 20, 2021, 3:58 p.m. / Crime
… 17 at approximately 1 p.m. She last contacted a family member by phone at 4 p.m. that day.Vrbas is described as a white female adult, approximately 5 feet 1 inch tall, 140 pounds, with brown medium …
Arcata Man Arrested On Attempted Murder Charges for Stabbing His Roommate, Police Say
John Ross Ferrara / July 20, 2021, 2 p.m. / Crime
(UPDATE) Missing Ferndale Horse Found in a Thicket
John Ross Ferrara / July 20, 2021, 9:55 a.m. / Animals
Four Inmates at the Humboldt County Jail Overdosed on Fentanyl Over the Weekend, Says Sheriff’s Office; All Were Saved by Emergency Doses of Narcan
LoCO Staff / July 20, 2021, 8:18 a.m. / Crime
… Administration, a lethal dose of fentanyl consists of two milligrams, equal in size to a few grains of salt. As of July 1, 2021, the Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has responded to 15 fentanyl overdose deaths …
Thieves Are Stealing California’s Scarce Water. Where’s It Going? Illegal Marijuana Farms
Julie Cart / July 20, 2021, 7:25 a.m. / Sacramento
… track water diversion and theft from California’s rivers and streams, cannot begin to keep up with the epidemic of stolen water. Nor is the agency’s $1,000 a day fine for water theft proving …
Six Things to Know About the Newsom Recall Candidates’ Tax Returns
Laurel Rosenhall and Sameea Kamal / July 20, 2021, 7:10 a.m. / Sacramento
… businessman John Cox has poured $5 million into his second run for governor, but he and his wife Sarah Hall Cox reported a taxable income of zero in 2019. Even though Cox reported receiving more than $1 …
OBITUARY: Dorvin Valgene Phillips, 1935-2021
LoCO Staff / July 20, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… Sonja Sue Phillips, and Frances Leonora Brewer (Howard).A memorial service is being held on July 24 at Eureka First Presbyterian Church at 1 p.m. There is a second memorial service being held on September …
OBITUARY: Jamison Sequoia Sullivan, 2021-2021
LoCO Staff / July 20, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… that required open heart surgery on July 1, 2021. His heart defect was different than the doctors had seen before. A couple days prior to Jamison’s passing, his mom talked to him and touched …
OBITUARY: Howard Edwin Biggs Jr., 1933-2021
LoCO Staff / July 20, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… had many assignments including McChord AFB in Tacoma,Washington where he was the Flight Surgeon for the 318th Fighter Interceptor Squadron and joined an elite group in flying beyond Mach 1, the speed …
How California Schools Are Fighting Ransomware Attacks
Zayna Syed / July 20, 2021, 5:40 a.m. / Sacramento
… : Sierra College had some systems shut down during finals week, Newhall School District’s 10 elementary schools went a week without online school during the pandemic, and UC San Francisco paid a $1 …
County Supervisors to Consider Declaring Drought Emergency, Curtailing Cannabis Cultivation
Ryan Burns / July 19, 2021, 2:55 p.m. /
Woman Arrested in Myrtletown After Leaving Infant in Vehicle to Go Drink Alcohol, Says Sheriff’s Office
LoCO Staff / July 19, 2021, 11:51 a.m. / Crime
… , deputies learned that Sheets had left the infant in the vehicle and entered the business to consume alcohol. The infant was left unattended in the vehicle for approximately 1-2 hours.Sheets was arrested …
Throwing Knives, 14 Grams of Meth Seized During Traffic-Stop Arrest in McKinleyville, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / July 19, 2021, 11:25 a.m. / Crime
… , at about 1:47 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies on patrol in the area of U.S. 101 and Central Avenue near McKinleyville observed a vehicle traveling with a suspended registration …
Were You Hoping to Get Vaccinated at the Fortuna Redwood AutoXpo? You Can!
LoCO Staff / July 19, 2021, 11 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: A Place For the Fallen
LoCO Staff / July 19, 2021, 7:30 a.m. / Mondays With Michaele
Newsom Promised Big on California Health Care. Where Do His Bold Plans Stand Now?
Ana B. Ibarra / July 19, 2021, 7:16 a.m. / Sacramento
… at their Livermore home. Eleanor, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was 1, has been doing her own finger pricks since she was 2 and wears an insulin pump on her arm to manage her blood sugar. The family …
Unpaid Utility Bills? California Will Pay Off $2 Billion Worth to Avoid Shutoffs
Jackie Botts / July 19, 2021, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… the pandemic. After opening an account in 2017, he began receiving unusually high electricity charges topping $1,000 — even during months when no one was living in the house because he was staying …
Will a Dialysis Giant’s Indictment Alter Its Big Political Spending in California?
Barbara Feder Ostrov / July 19, 2021, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… by agreeing not to poach the others’ employees. If convicted of the antitrust allegations, DaVita could face up to a $100 million fine per count, and Thiry would face 10 years in prison and a $1 million fine …
UC Tuition Hike: Regents to Vote on ‘Forever’ Increase
Mikhail Zinshteyn / July 19, 2021, 6:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… for whiplash: After receiving $1.3 billion in new money from lawmakers this year, the University of California now wants to raise tuition on each incoming undergraduate class. Every year. Indefinitely. Once …
Firefighters Responded to Gas Leak Caused by Car Crash, Unrelated House Fire and Multiple Other Incidents on Saturday Evening
LoCO Staff / July 18, 2021, 12:11 p.m. / Fire
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Did Richard Branson Really Fly to Space?
Barry Evans / July 18, 2021, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
Who’s Running in Newsom Recall? Politicians, Activists, Californians of All Stripes
Laurel Rosenhall and Sameea Kamal / July 17, 2021, 10:20 p.m. / Sacramento
… the target of a recall to accept unlimited sums of money — and his campaign committee has already received several donations of $1 million or more. Challengers can only accept as much as $32,400 from each …
ECONEWS REPORT: How Can Enviro Voters Increase their Power?
The EcoNews Report / July 17, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
… , Trinity and Del Norte Counties are in Zone A. The Citizen Redistricting Commission is hosting a special meeting for our zone on August 23 from 1-7 p.m. Go to this link to see the meeting agenda …
Calfire Police and Allied Agencies Arrest Man for Suspected Arson in Weitchpec
LoCO Staff / July 16, 2021, 7:23 p.m. / Crime
Podcast: Newsom Asks Californians to Cut Water Usage as Communities Suffer From Extreme Drought
Courtney Fong / July 16, 2021, 6:30 p.m. / Sacramento
Who Will be Arcata’s Next Councilperson? Former Councilmembers, Planning Commissioner, Chamber of Commerce Person in the Hunt for Appointment; Candidates Forum Scheduled for July 28
Hank Sims / July 16, 2021, 4:05 p.m. / Local Government
Miranda’s Rescue Opening New Thrift Store in Former Sidelines Bar Location on Arcata Plaza
Andrew Goff / July 16, 2021, 2:22 p.m. / Business