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Eureka City Schools Approves $4M Sale of Jacobs Campus for New CHP Headquarters
Ryan Burns / June 26, 2025, 12:23 p.m. / Local Government
One Arrested, Two At Large Following Early Morning Burglary in Arcata, APD Says
LoCO Staff / June 26, 2025, 11:05 a.m. / Crime
Third Search for Eureka Man Missing Since November Comes Up Empty
LoCO Staff / June 26, 2025, 10:02 a.m. / News
Caltrans Aims to Reopen Highway 36 to One-Way Traffic by Fourth of July Weekend
LoCO Staff / June 26, 2025, 9:11 a.m. / Traffic
… Caltrans Aims to Reopen Highway 36 to One-Way Traffic by Fourth of July Weekend What a mess! | Photos: Caltrans District 1###Highway 36 update from Caltrans:Efforts continue …
These 4 Million Acres of California Forests Could Lose Protection. Here’s What Trump’s ‘Roadless Rule’ Repeal Could Do
Rachel Becker / June 26, 2025, 8:24 a.m. / Sacramento
Newsom and Legislature Tangle With Construction Unions Over Minimum Wage
Ben Christopher / June 26, 2025, 8:11 a.m. / Sacramento
Are Humboldt’s Ma-le’l Dunes Still at Risk Despite Changes to Federal Land-Sale Bill?
Isabella Vanderheiden / June 25, 2025, 3:40 p.m. / Environment
… the updated version does not include public lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service, it still calls for the mandatory sale of up to 0.5 percent, estimated at 1.2 million acres, of Bureau of Land Management …
HOT, HOT, HOT! It’s Going to Be Scorchin’ Inland This Weekend
Andrew Goff / June 25, 2025, 12:48 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
Dogs Are No Longer Allowed at Eureka’s Friday Night Markets and Fourth of July Festival
LoCO Staff / June 25, 2025, 9:59 a.m. / Local Government
They Were Convicted of Killing With Their Cars. No One Told the California DMV.
Lauren Hepler and Robert Lewis / June 25, 2025, 6:30 a.m. / Sacramento
EPD Urges Caution After Recent Sexual Assault, Burglary Involving Delivery Driver in Eureka
LoCO Staff / June 24, 2025, 4:54 p.m. / Crime
INTERVIEW: Joe Davis on His Return as Hoopa Valley Tribal Chairman, One Year After Controversial Ouster
Isabella Vanderheiden / June 24, 2025, 3:44 p.m. / Local Government , Tribes
… a new education center in the works. The Bureau of Reclamation recently awarded the tribe $600,000 to expand and upgrade our irrigation system. We’ve also received $1 million to create …
There Will Be an Abnormally High Tide in Humboldt Bay Tonight; Flooding Not Out of the Question
Andrew Goff / June 24, 2025, 3:12 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
… 9 p.m. and 1 a.m. tonight. The current might be stronger, too. Now you know. …
Blue Lake City Council Nixes Agreement With Energy Developer for Controversial Battery Storage Facility
Ryan Burns / June 24, 2025, 3:01 p.m. / Local Government
… repurpose the existing transformer and substation. PowerTransitions proposed to pay for site clean-up and remediation, with an estimated price tag between $750,000 and $1.5 million.For the past four years …
OBITUARY: David Thomas (Tom) Ford, 1948-2025
LoCO Staff / June 24, 2025, 6:59 a.m. / Obits
… even after retiring from active duty. He served as the department’s EMT-1 program director, CPR instructor, babysitter course coordinator and more, training generations of emergency responders and fellow …
OBITUARY: Rita Orlandini, 1941-2025
LoCO Staff / June 24, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
(AUDIO) Humboldt Crabs Aficionado Brandon Dixon Talks Current Season on KHUM
Toby Tullis / June 24, 2025, 6:42 a.m. / On the Air
Dying Honey Bees Are Threatening California’s Economy. Can Central Valley Lawmakers Save Them?
Lynn La / June 24, 2025, 5:40 a.m. / Sacramento
… and March 2025, beekeepers lost 1.6 million colonies — an average of 62% of their colonies. This nationwide scarcity has also given rise to more beehive thefts. Besides the mites, honey bees …
Union Negotiates Pause to Newsom’s Return-To-Office Mandate for State Workers
Adam Ashton / June 24, 2025, 5:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… ’s order that they return to work four days a week for one year. It was supposed to take effect July 1. The Professional Engineers in California Government disclosed that agreement alongside a new …
Are You a Fortuna Resident in Need of Exceptional Quality Compost? If So, Have We Got Good News for You!
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2025, 10:28 a.m. / Hardly News , Local Government
… will be limited to 2½ cubic yards (roughly one full-size pickup truck load) of material per address per year. Small pickup trucks should hold 1½ cubic yards. Everyone will be required to sign a “Hold Harmless …
From ‘Save Our State’ to Sanctuary, California’s Immigration Views Have Shifted Dramatically
Ben Christopher / June 23, 2025, 7:07 a.m. / Sacramento
SPRINTING ACROSS AMERICA: Baltimore to New York (Twice) – Week Eight of Our Major League Baseball Tour Across the Continent
Tom Trepiak / June 22, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sprinting Across America
… , it was not anticipated to be a 1 a.m. concert.The game resumes after a rain delay of more than two hours. The Nats rally but fall short, 11-9. Fans have their own cheer for the home team. “N-A-T-S. Nats. Nats. Nats. Whoo …
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Summers Spent at Boehne’s Camp in Fort Seward, on the Banks of the Eel
Marie Melanson Bair / June 21, 2025, 7:30 a.m. / History
… ; children's cot, $1.50 and crib, $1… “…Commodious cabins with large detached kitchens…equipment includes beds, camp furniture, stoves, dishes, cooking utensils; also bedding and bed linen …
OBITUARY: Robert Edward Toler (Bob), 1937-2025
LoCO Staff / June 21, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Joseph William Oberti, 1940-2025
LoCO Staff / June 21, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
NEIGH NAY! State Board Rejects Last-Ditch Effort to Save Horse Racing in Ferndale
Isabella Vanderheiden / June 20, 2025, 4:33 p.m. / News
… a proposal from the Fresno County Fair to host seven days of horse racing between Sept. 19 and Oct. 1.California’s horse racing industry has struggled to stay afloat in recent years amid significant financial …
Caltrans Gives Detailed Update on Highway 36 Stabilization Efforts
LoCO Staff / June 20, 2025, 4:08 p.m. / Traffic
The State Wants to Secure an Exclusive Right to Buy the Vacant Jacobs Campus From Eureka City Schools for $4M
Ryan Burns / June 20, 2025, 3 p.m. / Education , Local Government
Trump Can Keep Troops in LA for Now, Appeals Court Rules
Mikhail Zinshteyn / June 20, 2025, 6:57 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Ronald T. Johnson, 1937-2025
LoCO Staff / June 20, 2025, 6:53 a.m. / Obits