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When Will We Move Into the Next Vaccination Phase? Humboldt’s Health Officer Takes Media Questions
LoCO Staff / Dec. 29, 2020, 3:17 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… point will these vaccines start being administered to non-healthcare workers?” Yeah, so we are currently in Phase 1a of the vaccination process which is, you all have heard by now …
State Reclassifies Humboldt as a ‘Red Tier’ COVID County, Which Could Loosen Economic Restrictions For the Time Being
Hank Sims / Dec. 29, 2020, 1:21 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Citing Threat from ‘Unhinged’ Colleagues, Huffman Introduces Bill to Prevent Congress Members from Carrying Guns on Capitol Grounds
Ryan Burns / Dec. 29, 2020, 12:43 p.m. / Government
New Laws in 1 Minute: California Widens Mental Health Conditions Insurers Must Cover
Nick Roberts and Jocelyn Wiener / Dec. 29, 2020, 7:58 a.m. / Sacramento
… New Laws in 1 Minute: California Widens Mental Health Conditions Insurers Must Cover If you break your leg or need heart surgery, your insurance covers it. But that hasn’t always been true …
OBITUARY: Bonnie Jean (Medley) Lindgren, 1928-2020
LoCO Staff / Dec. 29, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Michael Allen Walstrom, 1946-2020
LoCO Staff / Dec. 29, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Patrick David Hurley, 1959-2020
LoCO Staff / Dec. 29, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
California COVID Forecast Darkens After Holiday Celebrations
Ana B. Ibarra / Dec. 28, 2020, 6:10 p.m. / Sacramento
… for Californians in this last week of the year: Stretched hospital capacity As of today, California had tallied 24,824 deaths and about 2.1 million positive cases. For months, California managed to have fewer …
California’s Election Reform Ignores Obstacles for Diverse Voters
Michael Lozano / Dec. 28, 2020, 6:10 p.m. / Sacramento
Stop for ‘Minor Traffic Violation’ Leads to Arrest for Possession of Meth for Sale, EPD Says
LoCO Staff / Dec. 28, 2020, 4:41 p.m. / Crime
… : MeltonOn December 23, 2020, at about 1:30 p.m., a Detective with the Eureka Police Department’s Problem Oriented Policing Team (POP) conducted a traffic stop near H and Russ Streets for a minor traffic …
New Laws in 1 Minute: California Expands Paid Family Leave
Nick Roberts and Laurel Rosenhall / Dec. 28, 2020, 3:05 p.m. / Sacramento
… New Laws in 1 Minute: California Expands Paid Family Leave A small part of almost every paycheck in California goes into the state’s paid family leave program, which allows workers to receive …
Supervisor-Elect Michelle Bushnell Set to be Sworn in Alongside Re-elected Supes Bohn, Wilson
LoCO Staff / Dec. 28, 2020, 12:20 p.m. / Local Government
… was reelected in March for a fourth [third] term and will continue to represent the 1st District. Supervisor Wilson was also reelected in March for a second term and will continue to represent …
MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Ciao, 2020!
LoCO Staff / Dec. 28, 2020, 7 a.m. / Mondays With Michaele
OBITUARY: David E. Weber, 1938-2020
LoCO Staff / Dec. 28, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Wiley Eugene Gage, 1941-2020
LoCO Staff / Dec. 28, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
How Newport Beach Ended Up With 2 Affordable Housing Units in 8 Years
Nigel Duara / Dec. 28, 2020, 6:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… units of affordable housing, defined by the state as low- or very low-income. The state gave Lake Forest, a city of similar size and population, 1,097 units. The state allocated the city of Beverly …
Ferndale Anti-Hate Billboard Vandalized With Obscure Message
John Ross Ferrara / Dec. 27, 2020, 3:30 p.m. / Crime
Former Lumberjack Player/Coach Thrust Into Detroit Lions Head Coaching Role Due to NFL’s COVID-19 Protocol, Loses Game to Alex Cappa’s Buccaneers
John Ross Ferrara / Dec. 27, 2020, 10:30 a.m. / HSU , LoCO Sports!
… until he was 7, @Lions WRs Coach Robert Prince started his football career at @HSUJacks, where he lettered in football & track.His 1st coaching position also came at Humboldt State, serving as a G …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: The Seven-Year Switch
Barry Evans / Dec. 27, 2020, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… heartbeats per lifetime, pretty much across the board. Larger mammals have slow heartbeats and long lives; vice versa for small mammals. For instance, in order of size:Pygmy shrew: 1.02 billion total …
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: The Making of an American
James Tressler / Dec. 27, 2020, 7 a.m. / Letter From Istanbul
Ready to Get Rid of Your Christmas Tree? Here’s a List of Places Where You Can Drop it Off, And Some That Will Pick It Up
LoCO Staff / Dec. 26, 2020, 10:31 a.m. / Helpful Information
… -3285FortunaRecology Eel River’s Fortuna Transfer Station, 965 RiverwalkFortuna Fairgrounds, 1 Park Street Dec. 26th — Jan. 14th 725-5156Rio DellRio Dell City Hall, 675 Wildwood …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: 2020 Humboldt County Environmental Roundup
The EcoNews Report / Dec. 26, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
ETTERSBURG MURDER CASE: Judge Rules That Ryan Tanner Must Stand Trial For Murder
Rhonda Parker / Dec. 24, 2020, 8:36 a.m. / Courts
OBITUARY: Mary Jane Holly, 1930-2020
LoCO Staff / Dec. 24, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Christmas Shoppers Are Lining Up to Support Local Business This Year Despite COVID, Retailers Say
Stephanie McGeary / Dec. 23, 2020, 5:23 p.m. / Business
DHHS Calls Attorney General’s Pursuit of More Child Welfare Services Oversight a ‘Waste of Taxpayer Money’
LoCO Staff / Dec. 23, 2020, 5:08 p.m. / Local Government
… . Yet despite this, and despite spending more than $1.5 million in third party monitors and consultants and despite that the issues which gave rise to the Attorney General’s intervention have already been …
Low Turnout Doesn’t Always Mean Disengaged Voters. Here’s Why
Lewis Griswold / Dec. 23, 2020, 4:30 p.m. / Sacramento
… ,000 residents. The lowest turnout precinct in the county that has more than 1,000 registered voters is in El Centro. The precinct is composed of older neighborhoods, two mobile home parks, and a newer …
“We’ll Get That Paid”: Newsom and Padilla Vow to Fix Controversial Election Contract
Ben Christopher / Dec. 23, 2020, 4:30 p.m. / Sacramento
72-Year-Old Eureka Man Named as Victim of Sunday’s Fatal Highway 36 Crash
LoCO Staff / Dec. 23, 2020, 3:55 p.m. / Traffic
A Billion Dollars in Federal Relief Is Coming to California’s Community Colleges and Their Students
Mikhail Zinshteyn / Dec. 23, 2020, 3:30 p.m. / Sacramento
… relief package of $900 billion, California community colleges expect to receive $1 billion in sorely needed cash, money meant for direct student aid and to shore up colleges’ battered finances …