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OBITUARY: Rothwell Paul Broyles, 1926-2020
LoCO Staff / Oct. 30, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Wendell O. Anderton, 1937-2020
LoCO Staff / Oct. 30, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Kenneth Mark Murphy Sr., 1950-2020
LoCO Staff / Oct. 30, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Witness Describes Execution-Style Murder of a Man and Dog in a Bathtub During Ryan Tanner Prelim Hearing
Ryan Burns / Oct. 29, 2020, 5:38 p.m. / Courts
Humboldt County Health Officer Discusses Schools Reopening, Outdoor Events, Celebrating Halloween, Elections and More
LoCO Staff / Oct. 29, 2020, 4:53 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Suspected DUI Driver Arrested After Crashing Into County Coroner’s Vehicle With Deceased Person On Board
John Ross Ferrara / Oct. 29, 2020, 4:35 p.m. / Crime
South Dakota Kidnapping Suspect Arrested In McKinleyville; Victims — an Infant and a Toddler — Found Safe
LoCO Staff / Oct. 29, 2020, 4:13 p.m. / Crime
… South Dakota Kidnapping Suspect Arrested In McKinleyville; Victims — an Infant and a Toddler — Found Safe Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Oct. 29, 2020, at about 1 …
Two Brothers Arrested After Peruvian Customs Agents Intercept Large Quantities of Oxy Headed For Eureka, Drug Task Force Says
LoCO Staff / Oct. 29, 2020, 3:56 p.m. / Crime
… warrant at a residence in the 1200 block of Allard Ave. in Eureka and Agents detained Major Neil Gutierrez Flores (41 years old from Peru). Inside his residence agents located approx. 1/4 pound …
VOTE! Humboldt County In-Person Voter Assistance Centers to Open Saturday
LoCO Staff / Oct. 29, 2020, 2:26 p.m. / Elections
… Assistance Centers will be open from 8AM until 4PM on Saturday October 31, Sunday November 1, and Monday November 2. On Election Day, November 3, they will open at 7AM and close at 8PM …
Suspect Arrested for Bayshore Mall Parking Lot Robbery, EPD Says
John Ross Ferrara / Oct. 29, 2020, 1:45 p.m. / Crime
McK Middle School Spanish Instructor Named as One of Five ‘California Teachers of the Year’
LoCO Staff / Oct. 29, 2020, 1:28 p.m. / Education
BOO! The City of Eureka Has Some COVID-Safe Halloween Activities Ready for Your Tots
LoCO Staff / Oct. 29, 2020, 12:14 p.m. / News
RIO DELL MURDER TRIAL: Prosecution Shows Jurors Texts Sent by Suspect After the Shooting
Rhonda Parker / Oct. 28, 2020, 5:30 p.m. / Courts
Eureka Council Candidates Haul in More Money, But Will it Translate to Votes?
Ryan Burns / Oct. 28, 2020, 4:46 p.m. / Elections
… . Moulton's campaign brought in $3,385 this period, easily outpacing Jäger-Wentworth's $1,026 thanks to strong support from labor unions. However, she still trails Jäger-Wentworth in total amount …
‘ERASURE’: A Blistering Report Highlights Disparate Education Outcomes for Native Students, Charts a Course Forward
Thadeus Greenson / Oct. 28, 2020, 4:06 p.m. / Education
… ” to afterschool and mentorship programs.In health and education circles, more attention is being paid to adverse childhood experiences (“Reaching for Resilience,” Oct. 1). Known as ACEs, these 10 childhood …
12,857 Cannabis Plants, 1,828 Pounds of Bud Destroyed by Humboldt Sheriff’s Office at Unlicensed Parcels in Eureka and Larabee Valley
LoCO Staff / Oct. 28, 2020, 3:36 p.m. / Crime
… 12,857 Cannabis Plants, 1,828 Pounds of Bud Destroyed by Humboldt Sheriff's Office at Unlicensed Parcels in Eureka and Larabee Valley HCSOPress release from the Humboldt …
Eureka May Propose New Roads Through Wetlands to Improve Broadway Corridor; Opponents Say Plans Aren’t Feasible
Stephanie McGeary / Oct. 28, 2020, 2:27 p.m. / Infrastructure , Local Government
McKinleyville Stabbing Last Night Appears to Have Followed Road Rage Incident, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Oct. 28, 2020, 1:59 p.m. / Crime
RIO DELL MURDER TRIAL: Young Mother Testifies She Was Brought Along on Ride That Ended With One Dead Against Her Will
Rhonda Parker / Oct. 28, 2020, 8:17 a.m. / Courts
Is It Too Late to Mail in Your Ballot? Here’s Why You Don’t Need to Panic
Ben Christopher / Oct. 28, 2020, 8 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Jason ‘Jaybird’ Leon Lang, 1954-2020
LoCO Staff / Oct. 28, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Carl Edward Bowling, 1937-2020
LoCO Staff / Oct. 28, 2020, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
TODAY in SUPES: Reopening County Offices Mid-COVID and Permit-Stacking Cannabis Grows
Ryan Burns / Oct. 27, 2020, 5:07 p.m. / Local Government
… by a vote of 4-1 with Madrone dissenting.###Next, the board sought to address some complications that have arisen with the county's cannabis regulations. Specifically, Planning and Building Director John …
Eureka Police Seeking Suspect in Broadway Business Copper Wiring Heist
LoCO Staff / Oct. 27, 2020, 2:44 p.m. / Crime
Amid Pandemic, Fighting San Francisco’s First-In-The-Nation ‘Overpaid CEO Tax’ May Be Least of Big Business’s Worries
Laurence Du Sault / Oct. 27, 2020, 2:08 p.m. / Sacramento
… and would apply to companies making more than $1.7 million a year. If approved by a simple majority in November, the city estimates the tax would raise between $60 million and $140 million for the general …
Cash Blitz: Who’s Spending the Most to Influence Your Vote for California’s Legislature?
LoCO Staff / Oct. 27, 2020, 1:30 p.m. / Sacramento
… — both of whom face stiff challenges from Democrats hoping to win these purple districts. Oil and gas interests and utilities have also spent more than $1.1 million to help Republican Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh …
ACLU: Humboldt County Education System Failing to Serve Native American Students
LoCO Staff / Oct. 27, 2020, 11:46 a.m. / Education
RIO DELL MURDER TRIAL: Prosecution Witness Testifies That Suspect Dumped Car at Their Home, Issued Veiled Threats
Rhonda Parker / Oct. 27, 2020, 9:01 a.m. / Courts
… about a supposed million-dollar marijuana deal between Osenbaugh and her husband and Coleman. Osenbaugh acknowledged Coleman was given a 1-pound sample to show prospective buyers, but he returned …
A New State Law Could Allow Small-Scale Outdoor Cannabis Farmers to Adopt the French Wine Concept of Terroir
Ryan Burns / Oct. 27, 2020, 7:05 a.m. / Cannabis
… deadline to implement regulations for cannabis appellations is Jan. 1, 2021. Barber hopes that regulators in Sacramento will recognize and respect the “causal link” he sees between environment …
State to Allow Visitors Inside Nursing Homes in Most California Counties
Barbara Feder Ostrov / Oct. 27, 2020, 7 a.m. / Sacramento