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Why Can’t They be Fired Immediately? EPD Chief Watson Speaks to the State Law That Prevents Local Agencies From Simply Terminating Bad Cops
Ryan Burns / March 19, 2021, 3:20 p.m. / Local Government
In Weekly Address, Mayor Seaman Says City Has Hired Investigator From Outside the Area to Investigate EPD Texts
LoCO Staff / March 19, 2021, 2:18 p.m. / Local Government
State Says Only One Parent Can Attend Outdoor Youth Sporting Events. Sheriff Says Two is Fine By Him
LoCO Staff / March 19, 2021, 1:05 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Hoopa Valley Tribe Announces Mass Drive-Through Vaccine Clinic Open to All Residents of Inland Ancestral Lands of Hoopa, Yurok and Karuk Tribes
LoCO Staff / March 19, 2021, 11:30 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… Services Greg Moon, said. “We have 1,100 doses of Moderna vaccine to provide, which can significantly slow the spread and reduce the threat of COVID-19 in our communities. We are prepared to serve all K …
Rally Against Police Brutality and Bigotry at Courthouse This Evening
Hank Sims / March 19, 2021, 11:24 a.m. / Activism
Eureka Pedestrian Injured in Hit-and-Run Captured on Surveillance Video
Ryan Burns / March 19, 2021, 8:25 a.m. / Crime
Coastal Commission Phases Out Offroading at Southern California Dune Complex
Julie Cart / March 19, 2021, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… would be phased out at the park. Oceano Dunes is one of only nine state parks in California — and the only one on a beach — that allows motorized recreation. About 1.5 million people visit …
OBITUARY: Michael Ryan Risling, 1970-2021
LoCO Staff / March 19, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Verna Elva Grooms, 1933-2021
LoCO Staff / March 19, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-granddaughter. A graveside service will be held Monday, March 22, at Ocean View Cemetery at 1 p.m.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf …
OBITUARY: Billie Marie Griffith Brown, 1938-2021
LoCO Staff / March 19, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Arcata City Council Ponders Requiring ‘Hazard Pay’ for Grocery Store Workers During the Pandemic, Directs Staff to Do More Research
Stephanie McGeary / March 18, 2021, 4:42 p.m. / Local Government
Eureka Carjacking Victim’s Car Found at Wabash and California Yesterday; Suspect Taken Into Custody
LoCO Staff / March 18, 2021, 4:01 p.m. / Crime
Looking Forward to Humboldt Herd Immunity in Today’s Media Availability With Lindsey Mendez, Member of the Vaccine Task Force
LoCO Staff / March 18, 2021, 3:53 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Waiting for Humboldt’s Good Times to Roll Again
Paul DeMark / March 18, 2021, 9:50 a.m. / Music , Our Culture
… to take money to pay for the bands and their job. A band would play four sets from 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Popular bands would often play several encores before the clubs would kick …
Fresno Health Inspectors Tipped Off Foster Farms About State Inspection Amid Outbreak
Manuela Tobias / March 18, 2021, 9:40 a.m. / Sacramento
… , at times employing over 1,000 employees each. On Nov. 22, about 21 of 254 Cherry plant employees tested positive for COVID-19. Nine workers tested positive outside the plant, Foster Farms reported …
Indiana Sniff Dog Finds Half a Ton of Weed on McKinleyville Man, State Police Say
LoCO Staff / March 18, 2021, 7:44 a.m. / Crime
… boxes and 6 black garbage bags. The boxes were wrapped in black plastic wrap. Inside the boxes contained a total of 1,264 individually sealed bags, each weighing approximately 1.5 lbs …
Photo Essay: College, Interrupted
LoCO Staff / March 18, 2021, 6:40 a.m. / Sacramento
Asm. Wood Reacts to Despicable Group Chat Among Members of a Eureka Police Department Squad
LoCO Staff / March 17, 2021, 4:49 p.m. / News
Eureka Police Union: ‘Abhorrent’ Texts in Sac Bee Story ‘Do Not Reflect Character or Integrity’ of Most Officers
LoCO Staff / March 17, 2021, 4:24 p.m. / News
HSU Bookstore Moving Just Off Arcata Plaza; Pacific Outfitters’ Arcata Store ‘Succumbs’ to COVID-19
LoCO Staff / March 17, 2021, 4:20 p.m. / Community
… off the Plaza on G Street. The store is expected to open in its new location by July 1.The move is a big win for the University and the community. Its new location will provide numerous benefits …
Missing Oakland Woman Found By CHP After Spending the Night in Her Car Along a Snowy Trinity County Backroad
John Ross Ferrara / March 17, 2021, 4 p.m. / Emergencies
New Sushi Restaurant Coming to Downtown Arcata Promises to Offer ‘Something Different’
Stephanie McGeary / March 17, 2021, 3:42 p.m. / Business , Food
Officers Named in Sac Bee Article Placed on Administrative Leave; Chief Says Outside, Impartial Investigator Will be Brought In to Examine Hateful Group Texts
Hank Sims / March 17, 2021, 2:59 p.m. / Local Government
(VIDEO) Hulu Decided the World Needed Another Bigfoot Documentary! And This One Has a Weed Angle!
Andrew Goff / March 17, 2021, 1:33 p.m. / Our Culture
(VIDEO) Correctional Deputies Use Heimlich Maneuver to Help Choking Jail Inmate
LoCO Staff / March 17, 2021, 10:47 a.m. / News
Sac Bee Investigation Details Vile Group Chat Among Members of One EPD Squad
Hank Sims / March 17, 2021, 9:03 a.m. / Local Government
Rising Seas, Worsening Wildfires Endanger California Parks
Julie Cart / March 17, 2021, 7:54 a.m. / Sacramento
… to a new and sometimes unfriendly climate, and building resilience — the buzzword of the moment — into the state parks’ nearly 1.5 million acres. Sarah Newkirk, director of disaster resilience …
Small Landlords Left Struggling When Renters Stop Paying
Kate Cimini / March 17, 2021, 7:41 a.m. / Sacramento
Fewer Jobs, More Wine: California’s Deadly COVID Year in 9 Charts
LoCO Staff / March 17, 2021, 6:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… as jobless benefits. Help is on the way for some as the passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act provides more money for unemployment insurance, though the exact amount will depend …
Desk Spacing Arguments Rage as Big School Districts Plan April Reopening
Ricardo Cano / March 17, 2021, 6:30 a.m. / Sacramento