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OBITUARY: Mary Ethel Cudney, 1932-2021
LoCO Staff / Feb. 5, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Watch: What to Know About Recalling California’s Governor
LoCO Staff / Feb. 5, 2021, 6:40 a.m. / Sacramento
Arcata City Council Passes Vacation Rental Ordinance, Reduces Permit Cap to 100 Units
Stephanie McGeary / Feb. 4, 2021, 3:53 p.m. / Local Government
… on vacation rentals and caps the number of these rentals allowed in the city at 100. The vote was 3-1, with Councilmember Sarah Shaefer dissenting. Mayor Sofia Pereira recused herself because she rents an Air …
(UPDATE) Evacuations in Scotia as Law Enforcement Investigates Possible Explosive Device
LoCO Staff / Feb. 4, 2021, 2:16 p.m. / News
… to Hoby’s Market or South Scotia near the Lumber Mill. Residents on 1st and 4th St should stay inside while law enforcement works.Scotia School has been placed on a soft lockdown. Parents picking up …
Two Men Shot in the Leg Near Broadway Gas Station Early This Morning; Police Seeking Suspects
LoCO Staff / Feb. 4, 2021, 12:29 p.m. / Crime
… Police Department were on an unrelated detail near 1st and Commercial Streets when they heard 7-8 gunshots coming from an unknown location to the south. As officers began checking the area, an employee …
Teenager Who Pleaded Guilty to Fatal Myrtletown DUI Crash Sentenced to One Year in Jail, Probation, Community Service
Rhonda Parker / Feb. 4, 2021, 12:11 p.m. / Courts
Rep. Huffman Blasts Corporate Owners of KIEM and KVIQ Over Recent Services Outages, Introduces Legislation to Prevent Such Things Happening in the Future
LoCO Staff / Feb. 4, 2021, 10:16 a.m. / D.C.
Beware, Football Drinkers! Eureka Police Will Step Up Enforcement During ‘The Big Game’ Sunday, and if You Drink and Drive You Will Surely Be Arrested
LoCO Staff / Feb. 4, 2021, 9:53 a.m. / Crime
YOUNG AND FREE: New Nonprofit Looks to Showcase Resilience with Harambee Liberation Month Events
Jennifer Fumiko Cahill / Feb. 4, 2021, 8:34 a.m. / Culture
… events. Masks and social distancing required for all in-person events.McKinleyville High School BSU Monday-Friday Feb. 1-5 https://mckinleyvillehighschool.nohum.org/Scroll down to News …
COVID Advisory Group Rejects Higher Vaccine Priority for Disabled Californians and Those With Chronic Conditions
Barbara Feder Ostrov / Feb. 4, 2021, 8:06 a.m. / Sacramento
Ferndale Liquors Customer Wins $5 Million on Lottery Scratcher
Andrew Goff / Feb. 3, 2021, 8:02 p.m. / :)
Eureka City Council Adopts Camping Ordinance That It’s Been Talking About for Months
Stephanie McGeary / Feb. 3, 2021, 4:54 p.m. / Local Government
… eviction | File photo###After another long discussion during Tuesday night's meeting, the Eureka City Council voted — 4-1, with Councilmember Leslie Castellano dissenting — to adopt an ordinance …
Get Pumped For LoCO’s SINGING IN SOLITUDE LOVE SONG CONTEST (or: How You Can Win a Romantic Night Somewhere Other Than Your Own Bed)!
LoCO Staff / Feb. 3, 2021, 4:20 p.m. / Housekeeping
VACCINATION TOWN HALL: Rep. Jared Huffman, Dr. Ian Hoffman, Assm. Jim Wood and Others Answer Your Vaccination Questions
LoCO Staff / Feb. 3, 2021, 4:06 p.m. / D.C.
New Grant Will Fund Series of Workshops on Local Native American Agriculture at Blue Lake Rancheria’s Daluviwi’ Community Garden
LoCO Staff / Feb. 3, 2021, 1:54 p.m. / Education
Local Artist Hiway 101 Collaborates With Famed Rapper Tech N9ne for New Music Video
John Ross Ferrara / Feb. 3, 2021, noon / Music
How EDD and Bank of America Make Millions on California Unemployment
Lauren Hepler / Feb. 3, 2021, 11:50 a.m. / Sacramento
… for $1,000 in January — enough to pay for her son’s medication and the car they were living in — and the family recently moved into a rented room while she fights for the rest of the missing money …
Yet Another Weed Bust at One of Those Storage Unit Places Near Rohnerville Airport
LoCO Staff / Feb. 3, 2021, 9:28 a.m. / Crime
… SceneLaw Enforcement Raid Near Fortuna Expected to Net Over 1,000 Marijuana PlantsSecond Day of Airport Road Storage Unit Raids Uncover Over 1,000 Plants, Illegal Wiring###Press release from the Humboldt …
OBITUARY: Kimberly Kay Clifton-Matthews, 1968-2021
LoCO Staff / Feb. 3, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Robert Bruce Franz, 1943-2021
LoCO Staff / Feb. 3, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Farmworkers Say Employers, Cal/Osha Don’t Enforce COVID-19 Safety Regulations
Kate Cimini / Feb. 2, 2021, 7:20 p.m. / Sacramento
Arcata City Council to Again Discuss a Vacation Rental Ordinance, Plus Hear an Update on the City’s Strategic Arts Plan
Stephanie McGeary / Feb. 2, 2021, 5:45 p.m. / Local Government
Two Job Performance Polls Give Gavin Newsom Bad News…and Worse News
Ben Christopher / Feb. 2, 2021, 5:20 p.m. / Sacramento
California Isn’t Fully Tracking Serious Workplace COVID-19 Cases in Fresno. Here’s Why
LoCO Staff / Feb. 2, 2021, 5:20 p.m. / Sacramento
… actually contracted in the workplace. That represents a tiny fraction of the nearly 89,000 people who have tested positive for the disease in Fresno County, and less than 4% of over 1,000 people who have …
Man Arrested for Attempted Murder Following Today’s Standoff in Westhaven
LoCO Staff / Feb. 2, 2021, 4:47 p.m. / Crime
… County Correctional Facility on charges of attempted murder (PC 664/187), assault with a firearm on a person (PC 245(a)(2)), possession of a firearm within 10 years of conviction (PC 29805(A)(1 …
Local Woman Sentenced for Embezzling More Than $1M From Her Elderly Employer
LoCO Staff / Feb. 2, 2021, 4:09 p.m. / Courts
… Local Woman Sentenced for Embezzling More Than $1M From Her Elderly Employer Press release from the Humboldt County District Attorney's Office: On February 1, 2021, Judge Christopher Wilson …
County Supes Approve Civil Penalties on ‘Yee Haw’ Communal Living Property Near Trinidad
Ryan Burns / Feb. 2, 2021, 3:49 p.m. / Local Government
… .” ###After deliberating and hearing from the public, including Garth himself, the Board of Supervisors voted 4-1, with Fifth District Supervisor Steve Madrone dissenting, to approve a civil penalty of more …
TODAY in COURT: Fortuna Sex Crimes Suspect, Subject Arrested in King Salmon Standoff Both Plead Not Guitly
Rhonda Parker / Feb. 2, 2021, 3:32 p.m. / Courts
… TODAY in COURT: Fortuna Sex Crimes Suspect, Subject Arrested in King Salmon Standoff Both Plead Not Guitly Bail was set at $1.5 million today for a former teaching assistant charged with sexually …
When Elephants Fly: A Minor California Republican Exodus After U.S. Capitol Riot
Ben Christopher / Feb. 2, 2021, 1 p.m. / Sacramento