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(PHOTOS) Firefighters Rescue Arcata Community Forest Hiker
LoCO Staff / July 11, 2020, 12:47 p.m. / News
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Treesits and Forest Defense in 2020
The EcoNews Report / July 11, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
BARRIERS TO CARE: Why Humboldt’s Latinx Population is Being Hit Disproportionately Hard by COVID-19
Iridian Casarez / July 10, 2020, 4:51 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
The Bomb Squad Was Called Out to a Eureka Corner Last Night After Someone Was Reported as Attempting to Ignite a Possible ‘Bottle Rocket’
LoCO Staff / July 10, 2020, 3:44 p.m. / Crime
Want to Serve on Eureka or Arcata City Council? Multiple Seats Opening, Nomination Period Starts Next Week
Stephanie McGeary / July 10, 2020, 3:15 p.m. / Local Government
Humboldt County Correctional Deputy Tests Positive For COVID-19; Inmates Being Tested, Cleaning Underway at Jail, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / July 10, 2020, noon / Crime
Two Injured in Last Night’s Six-Vehicle Crash at the Indianola Cutoff; CHP Seeking Driver of Black BMW That Fled the Scene
LoCO Staff / July 10, 2020, 9:47 a.m. / Traffic
Progressive California Still Lets Local Police Investigate When One of Their Own Uses Deadly Force
Raheem Hosseini / July 10, 2020, 7:05 a.m. / Sacramento
… Brian Marvel, president of Peace Officers Research Association of California, which contributed $1.6 million during the 2017-18 election cycle, including $1,500 toward Becerra’s reelection, said his group …
As Wildfire Season Looms, California Adds 900 Firefighters to Its Crews
Rachel Becker / July 10, 2020, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Willa M. Speers, 1926-2020
LoCO Staff / July 10, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Lawrence Albert Zuber, 1953-2020
LoCO Staff / July 10, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Riley Warren Twiss Jr., 1973-2020
LoCO Staff / July 10, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
(VIDEO) Sheriff Honsal Says Prison Inmates Due to be Released in Humboldt Pose Contagion Risk to Community
Ryan Burns / July 9, 2020, 4:49 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt , Crime
… calls are about the same and calls to assist the public are up by 26 percent. Fireworks calls were up a whopping 361 percent over last year, he says. (1:18) Has social distancing posed …
Governor Newsom Names Yurok Education Director to State Board of Education
LoCO Staff / July 9, 2020, 4:02 p.m. / Education
Civil Grand Jury Finds ‘Failures’ and ‘Ineptitudes’ But No Direct Evidence of Racial Bias in Review of Josiah Lawson Homicide Investigation
Ryan Burns / July 9, 2020, 3:43 p.m. / Local Government , News
Bomb Squad Discovers Suspicious Humboldt Hill Packages Contained ‘Vinyl Records’
LoCO Staff / July 9, 2020, 3:10 p.m. / Crime
HCSO Explosives Team Investigating Suspicious Packages on Humboldt Hill Road
John Ross Ferrara / July 9, 2020, 1:40 p.m. / Crime
Northern California Congressmen Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Eradicate Illegal Cannabis Grows on Public Lands
LoCO Staff / July 9, 2020, 12:43 p.m. / Politics
Three Pounds of Heroin Discovered, One Arrested During Eureka Police Bust
LoCO Staff / July 9, 2020, 12:14 p.m. / Crime
In Today’s ‘COVID Minute,’ Humboldt County’s Health Officer Gently Explains Why Gatherings are a Bad Idea
LoCO Staff / July 9, 2020, 10:19 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Big Bet: Why the Country’s Largest Pension Fund Is Getting Into Banking
Ben Christopher / July 9, 2020, 7:19 a.m. / Sacramento
A Grim Tally: Newsom Puts Brave Face on California’s COVID-19 Surge
Barbara Feder Ostrov and Ana B. Ibarra / July 9, 2020, 7:08 a.m. / Sacramento
… than 10 million people, such as Los Angeles, and those with just over 1,000, like Alpine County to the north. Epidemiological models for California suggest that COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations …
OBITUARY: Rita Joan Miller Sicard, 1931-2020
LoCO Staff / July 9, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Earl Vernon Villier, 1929-2020
LoCO Staff / July 9, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
HELICOPTERS!!! Six Apache Helicopters are Currently Gassing Up at ACV and Will Be Taking Off Again Soon, Humboldt County Airport Spokesperson Says
John Ross Ferrara / July 8, 2020, 5:50 p.m. / Helicopters
(VIDEO) Frankovich Addresses Testing Holdup, High Infection Rate Among Latinos and Safety Plans for Returning Prison Inmates
Ryan Burns / July 8, 2020, 5:31 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Having Received Word of Upcoming Weddings, Joint Information Center Reminds Everyone That Large Gatherings Outside the Home are Still Not Permitted
LoCO Staff / July 8, 2020, 4:52 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
The Eureka City Council Wants Developers to Build Affordable Housing on Three City-Owned Parking Lots
Stephanie McGeary / July 8, 2020, 4:05 p.m. / Local Government
(UPDATE: ROBBER NAMED) District Attorney Won’t Prosecute Gas Station Worker in Recent Blue Lake Shooting; Investigation Shows He Acted in Self-Defense, Fleming Says
LoCO Staff / July 8, 2020, 3:24 p.m. / Crime
… , investigators have determined Nelson Jr. to have acted in self-defense. Nelson Jr. will be released from the Humboldt County Correctional Facility pursuant to PC 849(b)(1).Additionally, through further …
Humboldt County Businesses Received Millions in Federal Paycheck Protection Program Loans, Resulting in Tens of Thousands of Saved Jobs
Freddy Brewster / July 8, 2020, 2:36 p.m. / Community
… Humboldt County Businesses Received Millions in Federal Paycheck Protection Program Loans, Resulting in Tens of Thousands of Saved Jobs Eureka Natural Foods was one of some 1 …
