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OBITUARY: Judith Kristine Little, 1948-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 3, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Judith Kristine Little, 1948-2024 Judith Kristine Little passed away under hospice care on November 1, 2024 after a long bout with C …
OBITUARY: Joan Lukenbill Shapeero, 1934-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 3, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Joe A. Brown, Jr., 1937-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 3, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: William Andrew Nickols, 1938-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 3, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… and their families, including 18 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.Family and friends are invited to attend a celebration of life on January 18 th at 1:30 p.m. at Azeala Hall in Mc …
Curious About How Yesterday’s EPD Sobriety Checkpoint Went?
Dezmond Remington / Jan. 2, 2025, 5:04 p.m. / Crime
Ridgewood Heights Residents Up in Arms Over Opening of New Residential Mental Health Treatment Facility
Ryan Burns / Jan. 2, 2025, 4:40 p.m. / Local Government , Mental Health
Welcome, Baby Madilyn! Meet YOUR First Humboldt County Baby of 2025!
LoCO Staff / Jan. 2, 2025, 3:28 p.m. / :)
… ’s first baby of the new year, Madilyn Xiong, born on January 1, 2025, at 1:03 PM. Parents E. Fong Chang (mom) and Tou Xiong (dad), residents of Eureka, joyfully welcomed their daughter, who weighed …
California Almost Legalized Psychedelics. Now, Supporters Are Looking for a Good Test Case
Ana B. Ibarra / Jan. 2, 2025, 7:49 a.m. / Sacramento
… , according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. In California, 449 veterans died by suicide in 2022, the most recent federal data show. By some estimates 1 in 5 U.S veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan …
OBITUARY: Heather Mae Lenardo, 1975-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 2, 2025, 7:40 a.m. / Obits
… Lodge in Eureka on February 1, 2025, from 2–4 p.m. All who knew and loved Heather are welcome to attend to honor her remarkable life and the legacy she leaves behind. Attendees are encouraged to wear …
OBITUARY: Leesa Ann Gleaton, 1957-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 2, 2025, 7:31 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Helen Frances Perkins, 1924-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 1, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Patsy Davis, 1936-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 1, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… War veteran) named Mack Davis. Mack was honorably discharged from the Army on May 1, 1952, and, with a “Why wait?” attitude that would persist throughout successive generations of the Davis family …
OBITUARY: Barbara Keehn, 1941-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 1, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Jesse Micah VandenPlas, 1978-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 1, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Nicholas Kaleo-O-Alii Liegl, 1983-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 1, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Weekend Shooting Incidents in Arcata, Hoopa and McKinleyville; Sheriff’s Office Investigating Possible Connections Between Them All
LoCO Staff / Dec. 31, 2024, 3:41 p.m. / Crime
Appeals Court Reverses Dismissal of Class Action Suit Challenging Humboldt County’s Cannabis Abatement Penalties, Sending the Case Back to District Court
Ryan Burns / Dec. 31, 2024, 12:43 p.m. / Courts , Government
New Law Inspired by Ex-Lawmaker’s DUI Adds to Alcohol Education in California Schools
Ryan Sabalow / Dec. 31, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
Wingstop Location Opens in Eureka, Inspires Overnight Campouts
Dezmond Remington / Dec. 30, 2024, 3:58 p.m. / Food
Eureka Police Will Conduct a DUI Checkpoint at an Undisclosed Location on New Year’s Day
LoCO Staff / Dec. 30, 2024, 12:55 p.m. / News
… Eureka Police Will Conduct a DUI Checkpoint at an Undisclosed Location on New Year's Day Press release from the Eureka Police Department:Eureka, Calif. – On January 1st, the Eureka Police …
After Three Hours of Negotiations, Distraught Woman Climbs Down from Atop Eureka’s Water Tower
LoCO Staff / Dec. 30, 2024, 11:29 a.m. / News
SAVE a LIFE: Northern California Community Blood Bank is Critically Low on Type O+
LoCO Staff / Dec. 30, 2024, 9:41 a.m. / Community Services
Three-Year-Old Ferndale Child Dies After Being Ejected From the Back of a Flatbed Pickup
LoCO Staff / Dec. 30, 2024, 9:13 a.m. / News
TOP 25 STORIES of 2024: Earthquakes, Foul Weather, Campus Occupations … and Leonardo DiCaprio!
Hank Sims / Dec. 30, 2024, 8:02 a.m. / Housekeeping
… and electoral effort to stop the conversion of city-owned parking lots into housing. He put at least $1.4 million into it, shattering records. And come the day, it fell flat on its face, losing 70-30 at the polls …
WEATHER ALERT: Atmospheric River Prompts Flood Watch for North Coast Communities
Isabella Vanderheiden / Dec. 28, 2024, 12:51 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Continuing Problem of Black Market Cannabis Trespass Grows
The EcoNews Report / Dec. 28, 2024, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Octagenarian Reverend Who Tried to Learn to Ride a Bicycle
Col. T.H. Monroe (usa ret’d) / Dec. 28, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
Citing Religious Freedom and Catholic Doctrine, St. Joseph Health Challenges State’s Emergency Abortion Care Lawsuit on a Variety of Legal Grounds
Ryan Burns / Dec. 27, 2024, 4:12 p.m. / Courts , Health Care
Arcata Volunteer Firefighters Sell Downtown Station to the Arcata Fire Protection District
LoCO Staff / Dec. 27, 2024, 10:05 a.m. / Government
… and occupying it with career firefighters since 2012. After Arcata experienced several devastating fires, on January 24, 1884, the Arcata Fire Company #1 was established. Between 1884 and 1923 fire suppression …
California Stiffened Penalties for Theft — and More Changes Are Coming
Cayla Mihalovich / Dec. 27, 2024, 8:51 a.m. / Sacramento
… laws go into effect on Jan. 1. Although Gov. Newsom didn’t put any money into fighting Prop. 36, he referred to the initiative as an “unfunded mandate” that will take California back to the War …
