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HACHR Says It Will Offer Syringe Exchange Services Just Outside Eureka City Limits Starting Wednesday
Andrew Goff / Dec. 15, 2020, 10:43 a.m. / News
… open hours —Monday 11-1 and Tuesday and Thursday 10-2— and will be serving our program participants a holiday meal on Christmas Eve, as usual.To locate a pick-up spot or schedule syringe services …
ETTERSBURG MURDER TRIAL: Girlfriend of the Accused Testifies That He Abused Her and Threatened Her With Death
Rhonda Parker / Dec. 15, 2020, 7:10 a.m. / Courts
Can California Protect COVID-19 Vaccine From Cheaters and Fraudsters?
Ana B. Ibarra / Dec. 15, 2020, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… the folks we’re supposed to get in Tier 1, now we can move to Tier 2,’ but it also might be a disincentive for people trying to get to the front of the line,” Larson said. California’s public health …
Why Didn’t You Vote? CalMatters Asks a Couple of HSU Students Why They Didn’t Participate in the Last Election
Freddy Brewster / Dec. 15, 2020, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Beverly Ann Canfield, 1947-2020
LoCO Staff / Dec. 15, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
My Vote Wasn’t Going to Affect the Outcome
Freddy Brewster / Dec. 14, 2020, 7:20 p.m. / Sacramento
(VIDEO) A Member of the County’s COVID Vaccine Team Explains Who Will Receive the First Doses
Ryan Burns / Dec. 14, 2020, 4:37 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
The Vaccine Has Arrived in Humboldt, and Here’s What’s Being Done With It
LoCO Staff / Dec. 14, 2020, 2:56 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… of the vaccine consistent with state guidelines.The national vaccination strategy developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention breaks vaccination planning down into three phases. Phase 1 vaccine …
Armed Man Leads EPD on Foot Chase Before Being Tasered and Arrested
LoCO Staff / Dec. 14, 2020, 12:56 p.m. / Crime
… clearance. Once medically cleared, Garcia was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility for the following fresh violations:PC 29800(a)(1)- Felon in Possession of a Firearm, PC 30305(a)(1 …
(VIDEO) Humboldt’s New Hip-Hop Video is All About the Weed … And Monetization
John Ross Ferrara / Dec. 14, 2020, 12:10 p.m. / Cannabis , Music
Traffic Safety, Budget Update, New Department Head and Implementing the Voters’ Will on the Agenda at Tuesday’s Eureka City Council Meeting
Hank Sims / Dec. 14, 2020, 11:41 a.m. / Local Government
… ” podcast, here and here.The council will also pass a new ordinance to implement Measure H, the citywide 1.25 percent special sales tax that voters approved by nearly a 2/3 margin in the November election …
Becerra: Amazon Not Cooperating With California’s COVID-19 Safety Investigation
Jackie Botts / Dec. 14, 2020, 11:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… , the state’s workplace safety agency cited two facilities in Southern California for failing to keep workers safe, which Amazon is appealing. After months of pressure, Amazon released on Oct. 1 data about …
Woman Assaulted, Robbed of Debit Card in McKinleyville Last Night; Sheriff’s Office Seeking Suspect
LoCO Staff / Dec. 14, 2020, 8:57 a.m. / Crime
MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: The Mayor Demands You Seek Out the Christmas Joy
LoCO Staff / Dec. 14, 2020, 7:15 a.m. / Mondays With Michaele
(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: HACHR Executive Director Discusses Recent Eureka City Council Decision, the Importance of Syringe Exchange Programs and Harm Reduction
LoCO Staff / Dec. 13, 2020, 7:05 a.m. / Humboldt Holding Up
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Irreversible Penalty
Barry Evans / Dec. 13, 2020, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… placed in the New York Times, May 1, 1989, which, according to defense lawyers for the Central Park Five, biased their trial. The developer, of course, was Donald Trump. Fortunately for everyone concerned …
Film Commission Announces Local Filming Will Pause Due to Rise in COVID Cases
LoCO Staff / Dec. 12, 2020, 3:28 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
(VIDEO) Garage Fire Breaks Out in McKinleyville Friday Night
LoCO Staff / Dec. 12, 2020, 10:25 a.m. / Fire
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Are Toxic Tires Killing Salmon?
The EcoNews Report / Dec. 12, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
Bajo Techo
Andrea Santana / Dec. 11, 2020, 3:40 p.m. / Sacramento
HOORAY! Humboldt Holiday Food Drive Collects Over $45,000 and 9,000 Pounds of Food for Food For People
LoCO Staff / Dec. 11, 2020, 3:12 p.m. / Community
Two Arrested, One at Large After Officers Spike-Strip Speeding Car at Richardson Grove and Find a Pound of Suspected Meth, CHP Says
LoCO Staff / Dec. 11, 2020, 1:56 p.m. / Crime
HACHR Blasts Eureka Council Majority in Wake of Last Night’s Decision; Vows to Keep Fighting; Says ‘The Time For Compromise is Over’
LoCO Staff / Dec. 11, 2020, 12:49 p.m. / News
… that HACHR has been uncooperative and non-compliant for the last 4 years. But the ordinance has only been in place since 2018, with the absence of quarterly reports only being an issue for 1 year, during …
High-Risk Inmates Aren’t Prioritized in State’s Early Releases
Byrhonda Lyons / Dec. 11, 2020, 12:20 p.m. / Sacramento
Eureka City Council Temporarily Bans Syringe Exchange Operated by HACHR
Stephanie McGeary / Dec. 11, 2020, 11:33 a.m. / Local Government
Fresno County Tracks COVID-19 Outbreaks at Workplaces. Why Keep It Secret?
Manuela Tobias / Dec. 11, 2020, 11:10 a.m. / Sacramento
… identical message in their work app inbox, according to dozens of screenshots Amazon employees have shared with The Bee. “We were recently notified that individuals who work at FAT1 has (sic) received …
COVID Tests Lagging: Slower Turnaround Times Creeping Back for Californians
Barbara Feder Ostrov / Dec. 11, 2020, 8:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… sites and hours and Californians flocked to get tested before Thanksgiving. The average turnaround time for test results has risen by 30% from the first week in November to the last week, or from 1 …
Midway Through Plagued First Term, Newsom’s Career Hits Make-Or-Break Point
Laurel Rosenhall / Dec. 11, 2020, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… struggled to get unemployment payments from a state agency plagued by problems, including accusations that it paid at least $1 billion to crime rings involving prison inmates. Most schools remain shuttered …
OBITUARY: Dona ‘Marie’ Hough, 1937-2020
LoCO Staff / Dec. 11, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… heaven with a shout…and the dead in Christ shall rise…” 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 There will be a private graveside service for family and a public memorial when COVID restrictions have eased.###The obituary …
OBITUARY: Donna ‘Bomba’ Elaine Willburn, 1947-2020
LoCO Staff / Dec. 11, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits