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MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Creamery District Craziness Continues
LoCO Staff / Aug. 17, 2020, 7 a.m. / Mondays With Michaele
Hundreds of Students Descend Upon HSU for Fall Semester; Dorm Residents Expected to Self-Quarantine for 14 days, Receive Multiple COVID-19 Tests, HSU Says
LoCO Staff / Aug. 16, 2020, 1:30 p.m. / HSU
Red Salmon Complex Grows to 12,100 Acres, Remains 35 Percent Contained
LoCO Staff / Aug. 16, 2020, 9 a.m. / Fire
… burning in the Trinity Alps Wilderness on the Six Rivers and Shasta-Trinity National Forests. Strong work by all of the fire fighters who have responded. pic.twitter.com/1uRX7V4mOF— Pro Fire Fighters NV …
(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: Fortuna High School Teachers Discuss What the First Week of In-Person Classes Has Looked Like
LoCO Staff / Aug. 16, 2020, 8:43 a.m. / Humboldt Holding Up
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: COVID-19 — Where We’re At
Barry Evans / Aug. 16, 2020, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… . For comparison, Japan, with 40 percent of our population, has experienced less than 1 percent the number of our C-19 fatalities. They’re fortunate in that they don’t have our ’Murica-Land-of-the-Free mentality …
Free Mask Alert! Local Health Care Worker Giving Away Cloth Face Masks in Eureka to Those in Need
Stephanie McGeary / Aug. 15, 2020, 2:34 p.m. / Community , COVID-19 and Humboldt
EXTREME WEEKEND WEATHER: Possible Record Heat Today, Chance of Thunderstorms and Increased Fire Risk Inland On Sunday
Stephanie McGeary / Aug. 15, 2020, 12:06 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
(PHOTOS) Know Your 2020 Eureka Street Art Festival Artists
Andrew Goff / Aug. 15, 2020, 9:30 a.m. / Art
Lots of Meth and Hash and Evidence of Trafficking Found in Rio Dell Residence, Drug Task Force Says
LoCO Staff / Aug. 14, 2020, 6:51 p.m. / Crime
Dr. Frankovich Discusses Her Concerns About Humboldt State’s Reopening Plans
LoCO Staff / Aug. 14, 2020, 6:08 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
In Testy Email Exchange, County Health Officer Urges HSU President Not to Bring Students Back for Onsite Instruction
Ryan Burns / Aug. 14, 2020, 5:46 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt , Local Government
… .There are five emails included in the documents released today. Shortly after noon on Tuesday, Frankovich emailed Jackson asking if he had any time to talk that afternoon between 1 p.m and 3 p.m. At 6 …
FACT CHECK: Is the U.S. Postal Service Removing Collection Boxes in Eureka and Arcata? (HINT: Nope.)
Ryan Burns / Aug. 14, 2020, 4:36 p.m. / Government
(PHOTOS) The Winner’s of This Year’s Socially Distanced Sand Sculpture Festival Have Been Announced!
LoCO Staff / Aug. 14, 2020, 1:01 p.m. / Art
Meet Arcata City Council Candidate Emily Grace Goldstein
Stephanie McGeary / Aug. 14, 2020, 11:18 a.m. / Politics
Over 30,000 Unpermitted Cannabis Plants Destroyed in Three-Day Raid in the Blake Mountain Area, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Aug. 14, 2020, 9:37 a.m. / Crime
Former Humboldt Public Health Officer Talks About Her Plans for a Non-Profit Senior Care Community, Volunteering As COVID-19 Contact Tracer and How the County Has Handled the Pandemic
Stephanie McGeary / Aug. 14, 2020, 7:05 a.m. / Community , Health Care
As Trump Takes Aim at Postal Funding, Could He Undermine California’s All-Mail Election?
Ben Christopher / Aug. 14, 2020, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
Coronavirus Economic Fallout Sparks More Talk of Taxing California’s Richest
Laurence Du Sault / Aug. 14, 2020, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… . The bill comes days after another proposal to raise taxes on those earning more than $1 million was tabled for the year and is the fourth statewide or Bay Area measure aimed at raising taxes on the rich …
OBITUARY: Robert E. Renner, 1923-2020
LoCO Staff / Aug. 14, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
Trinidad Traffic Stop Results in Seizure of More Than 10,000 Xanny Bars, Half an Ounce of Meth, Drug Task Force Says
LoCO Staff / Aug. 13, 2020, 7 p.m. / Crime
Nurse Hava Phillips, Head of the County’s Contact Tracing Effort, Talks About How the Program Works
LoCO Staff / Aug. 13, 2020, 4:52 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Power Struggle Ensues Between HSU and University Center as President Tom Jackson Looks to Outsource Dining Services to For-Profit Company
Ryan Burns / Aug. 13, 2020, 3:44 p.m. / HSU
Uber, Lyft and Why California’s War Over Gig Work Is Just Beginning
Lauren Hepler / Aug. 13, 2020, 12:35 p.m. / Sacramento
Orick Man Pleads Guilty to Second-Degree Murder for Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend’s Boyfriend to Death
Rhonda Parker / Aug. 13, 2020, 12:04 p.m. / Courts
Hoopa Valley Tribe Sues Feds in Effort to Block Permanent Water Contracts With Central Valley Farmers
LoCO Staff / Aug. 13, 2020, 9:38 a.m. / D.C.
Red Salmon Complex Grows to 10,178 Acres, 35 Percent Contained
LoCO Staff / Aug. 13, 2020, 9:28 a.m. / Fire
… but could show more activity today as fuels dry and winds align with the terrain.There was a heat signature found near Prospect Peak on the Klamath National Forest approximately 1.5 miles from the east flank …
MORE HOTTER AGAIN: Excessive Heat Watch Issued for Tomorrow, Saturday as Humboldt’s Inland Areas Expected to Top 100 Degrees
Hank Sims / Aug. 13, 2020, 8:12 a.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
… on the Humboldt coast, but these should mix out quickly this morning. The marine layer is only around 1,500 feet deep on the profiler. Inland temperatures will generally top out in the upper 90s to around 100 …
OBITUARY: Linus Carl Lorenzen, 1927-2020
LoCO Staff / Aug. 13, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
HACHR Responds to City of Eureka Letter Opposing State Reauthorization
LoCO Staff / Aug. 12, 2020, 7:10 p.m. / Activism