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After Court Ruling on Unpaid Traffic Tickets, State Lifts Suspensions of Half a Million Driver’s Licenses
Robert Lewis / Jan. 29, 2021, 7:40 a.m. / Sacramento
… administrator, Hoshino, recommends more substantial changes from lawmakers. But he also worries about how California will make up the revenue for vital services if the fees are slashed. The state collected $1 …
THAT CAMPING ORDINANCE, AGAIN: Eureka City Council to Once Again Tackle its Camping Ban Ordinance, Plus Receive an Update From Its Marketing Firm
Hank Sims / Jan. 29, 2021, 7:10 a.m. / Local Government
At Roundtable Last Week, Humboldt Educators Discussed Why We’re Failing Native Kids and Detailed Some Changes That are Coming
Jacquelyn Opalach / Jan. 29, 2021, 7:05 a.m. / Education
OBITUARY: Wayne Frances Dennison, 1956-2021
LoCO Staff / Jan. 29, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Keyontae Lamar Taylor, 1990-2021
LoCO Staff / Jan. 29, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Janet Jones, 1955-2021
LoCO Staff / Jan. 29, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
California Extends Eviction Moratorium Through June
Nigel Duara / Jan. 28, 2021, 7:40 p.m. / Sacramento
Local Nonprofit Will Plant Free Fruit Trees in Your Yard, As Long as You Promise to Share The Fruit
Stephanie McGeary / Jan. 28, 2021, 6 p.m. / Community , Food
Variants and Vaccines: Humboldt County Health Officer Takes Media Questions On This Week of the Pandemic
LoCO Staff / Jan. 28, 2021, 4:44 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
California Extends Eviction Moratorium Through June
Nigel Duara / Jan. 28, 2021, 4 p.m. / Sacramento
ANOTHER HOLD-UP: Coast Central Credit Union at Bayshore Mall Robbed Again Yesterday Afternoon
Hank Sims / Jan. 28, 2021, 2:05 p.m. / Crime
Defense Attorney Asks Judge to Throw Out Charges Against One of Two Teenagers Accused in Roadside Murder Near Hoopa
Rhonda Parker / Jan. 28, 2021, 11:06 a.m. / Courts
… 96, Judge RulesSecond Teenager Arrested in Connection With Alleged Hoopa MurderSecond Teenager Arraigned on Murder Charge, Held on $1M Bail for July 20 Slaying of Hoopa ManHoopa Teenager Arraigned …
OBITUARY: Tyson Lee Partee, 2000-2020
LoCO Staff / Jan. 28, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… ” Birney, Norma and Loyd “Gommie and Pop” Partee, William “Bill” Vanvoltenburg, Arnold Carterby, and Michael Ghera. A celebration of Tyson’s life will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2021 from 1-6 p …
Humboldt Bay Entrance Channel Reopened After Fishing Boat Wrecked on the South Jetty Sunday
John Ross Ferrara / Jan. 27, 2021, 4:40 p.m. / Emergencies , Ocean
Man Who Allegedly Fought With Eureka Police After Attempted Carjacking Will Stand Trial on Charges
Rhonda Parker / Jan. 27, 2021, 4:30 p.m. / Courts
85-Year-Old Garberville Man Found Shot Dead on Bell Springs Road Yesterday; Case Still Under Investigation
LoCO Staff / Jan. 27, 2021, 4:03 p.m. / Crime
Sheriff’s Deputies Navigate Past Downed Trees and Power Lines to Rescue Stranded Motorists
LoCO Staff / Jan. 27, 2021, 1:43 p.m. / News
… .Mattole Road at Bull Creek is currently closed due to fallen trees and power lines across the roadway. [UPDATE: As of 1/27/21 at 2:30 p.m. Mattole Road has been re-opened.] For current road conditions, visit …
PARKING PARTY OVER: EPD Announces the Return of Parking Enforcement
LoCO Staff / Jan. 27, 2021, 11:12 a.m. / Traffic
… enforcement activity beginning Monday, February 1, 2021.Two recently hired Parking Enforcement Officers are completing their in-house training program and will begin with foot patrols of the downtown/Old Town …
CSU Promises to Keep Tuition Flat for 2021 School Year
Mikhail Zinshteyn / Jan. 27, 2021, 7:12 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Fred Allen Moon Sr., 1939-2021
LoCO Staff / Jan. 27, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Luther Earl ‘Pete’ Vaughn, 1944-2020
LoCO Staff / Jan. 27, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Recalling a California Governor, Explained
Laurel Rosenhall / Jan. 27, 2021, 6:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… . That number must be 12% of voters in the last election for the office, and must include voters in at least five counties. The magic number for Newsom’s would-be recallers: 1,495,709 valid signatures. Key …
Victims Behind Bars: Trafficking Survivors Still Struggle Despite State Laws
Byrhonda Lyons / Jan. 27, 2021, 5:40 a.m. / Sacramento
… , it starts to get confusing,” she said. In 2015, the Human Trafficking Hotline recorded 817 sex trafficking cases in California. By 2019, California cases rose to 1,118. Minors were involved in 21% of all …
Bank of America Says It Lost ‘Hundreds of Millions’ on California’s Unemployment Fiasco
Lauren Hepler / Jan. 26, 2021, 6 p.m. / Sacramento
TODAY in SUPES: COVID Vaccine Rollout Woes, Suddenlink’s Local TV Blackout and More Fiscal Headaches
Ryan Burns / Jan. 26, 2021, 5:26 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt , Local Government
… ;variable and very limited,” with only 1,000-2,000 first doses arriving weekly “despite promises we will get more.” (Both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines require two doses, administered weeks …
County Says It’s Unclear About How State’s New Vaccination Guidelines Will Affect Local Efforts
LoCO Staff / Jan. 26, 2021, 4:49 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… prioritization, the state will shift to age-based eligibility after vaccinations have been scheduled for those in Phase 1B Tier 1—people 75 and older and those at risk of workplace exposure in the education, child …
Educators, Food Workers Join California’s Priority List for Vaccines
Barbara Feder Ostrov / Jan. 26, 2021, 2:48 p.m. / Sacramento
California Public Schools Suffer Record Enrollment Drop
Ricardo Cano / Jan. 26, 2021, 10 a.m. / Sacramento
… school system of more than 1,000 school districts and its 6 million students. Education advocates say the enrollment drop is likely due to various factors, such as families withholding enrolling …
Hoopa Attempted Murder Suspect Arrested After Being Spotted in Eureka
LoCO Staff / Jan. 26, 2021, 9:30 a.m. / Crime
… into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of attempted murder (PC 664/187(A)), felon in possession of a firearm (PC 29800(A)(1)), exhibiting a firearm (PC 417(A)(2)) and parole revocation (PC 3000 …
