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QUARANTINE CASTAWAY: Vacationing McKinleyville Woman Stuck in the Philippines for Months Due to COVID-19 Hopes to Fly Home Next Week
John Ross Ferrara / June 17, 2020, 3:30 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… .” This week, Wagner was among those chosen to purchase a ticket for a government-chartered sweeper flight to Manila on Friday, where she hopes she’ll be able to buy an additional $1,000 plane ticket and fly …
CHP Investigating Last Week’s Traffic Incident Involving a Driver That Nearly Hit Several Protesters and a Horse in McKinleyville
LoCO Staff / June 17, 2020, 3:15 p.m. / Traffic
Slattery Named Interim Eureka City Manager; Community Services Director Will Serve as City’s Top Staffer Until February 2021
LoCO Staff / June 17, 2020, 1:21 p.m. / Local Government
… of Eureka. His term will begin July 1, 2020 and Interim City Manager Slattery will serve the City through February 2021. Miles Slattery graduated from Humboldt State University with a BS in Fisheries Biology …
ARCATA CITY COUNCIL: Budget Cuts Due to COVID-19, Special Tax Measure on Tonight’s Agenda
Stephanie McGeary / June 17, 2020, 1:02 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt , Local Government
… . File photo.The City of Arcata is planning to reduce its yearly budget by over $1.3 million — which may include layoffs and cutting hours for some city staff — due to the economic impacts of the COVID …
(PHOTOS) Were Your Tusk Carvings and/or Spawn Action Figures Stolen Recently? The Humboldt Drug Task Force Has Good News for You
LoCO Staff / June 17, 2020, 12:41 p.m. / Crime
… &S 11370.1 (possession of narcotics while armed), PC 459/461 (burglary), PC 496 (possession of stolen property), PC 29800 (felon in possession of a firearm), and PC 12022.1 (committing felony while on bail …
TODAY in COURT: Last of Manila Murder Plot Defendants Scheduled for August Trial; Hearing Delayed for Eureka Attorney Accused of Drug Trafficking
Rhonda Parker / June 17, 2020, 11:26 a.m. / Courts
Wildberries Marketplace Notifies Customers That One of Its Employees Has Tested Positive for the COVID-19 Virus
Hank Sims / June 17, 2020, 8:32 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
A Collision of Epidemics: Coronavirus Disrupts Addiction Treatment
Rachel Becker / June 17, 2020, 7:23 a.m. / Sacramento
… has proposed chipping in $1 billion for counties but $600 million is contingent on receiving federal money. Cabrera estimated that only $230 million would trickle down to behavioral health programs …
OBITUARY: Jeffrey W. Schoettgen, 1955-2020
LoCO Staff / June 17, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Gianpaolo Venturi, 1940-2020
LoCO Staff / June 17, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
TODAY in SUPES: Conflicting Community Views on COVID-19 Health Protection Measures Rise to the Surface
Ryan Burns / June 16, 2020, 5 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt , Local Government
… by an about $730,000, according to a staff report.In the end, the board wound up taking no action on the matter, which means that the CPI increase from last year will stand and another — of 1.1 percent …
EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: City Budget Discussion, Waterfront RV Park on Tonight’s Agenda
Stephanie McGeary / June 16, 2020, 1:31 p.m. / Local Government
COURT ROUNDUP: Mck Woman to Plead Guilty to Manslaughter; Hoopa Man’s Murder Trial Set to Begin; More Updates
Rhonda Parker / June 16, 2020, 12:25 p.m. / Courts
Low-Level Offenders Will Soon be Able, Once Again, to Work Off Their Sentences by Doing Deeds for the Community Through the Work Alternative Program
LoCO Staff / June 16, 2020, 11:30 a.m. / Crime
Want to Tune In to Today’s Board of Supes Meeting? Here’s How
Hank Sims / June 16, 2020, 8:48 a.m. / Government
… Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meeting, which begins at 9, am can be viewed via Zoom.Please click the link below to join the meeting:https://zoom.us/j/97732248324?pwd=Y2lTRmFkQ0lmd2JKa3FENUJ1dzR5dz09 …
Newsom: California Stabilizing Coronavirus, but Don’t Get Excited
Ana B. Ibarra / June 16, 2020, 7:27 a.m. / Sacramento
… tested. Hospitalization rates, another critical component in assessing the state’s ability to reopen, have been fairly stable: In the last 14 days the state has recorded a 1.5% increase in the number …
‘Things Have Gotten Ugly’ — Pandemic Pushback Drives Health Directors to Quit
Barbara Feder Ostrov / June 16, 2020, 7:10 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Allen Clarence McCovey, 1941-2020
LoCO Staff / June 16, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… (Johnson's) at 1 p.m. with burial following at the Wautec Cemetery. Due to COVID-19 restrictions within the Yurok Reservation, family is encouraging distancing and face masks.###The obituary above …
OBITUARY: Ida Adelia Newell, 1922-2020
LoCO Staff / June 16, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Hollis H. McCoy, 1940-2020
LoCO Staff / June 16, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
Next Reopening Phase Starts Friday: Certified Hotels, Motels, Nail Salons, Massage Studios and More Can Start Reopening Friday
LoCO Staff / June 15, 2020, 5:57 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Proposed County Budget Cuts General Fund Spending by Four Percent to Account for COVID-19-Related Revenue Declines
Ryan Burns / June 15, 2020, 5:11 p.m. / Local Government
(AUDIO) Local Whale Expert Records Calls of Rare Transient Orcas Visiting Humboldt Waters
John Ross Ferrara / June 15, 2020, 4:45 p.m. / Ocean , Wildlife
Two Jail Staff Members Assaulted Over the Weekend, Says Sheriff’s Office; Overall Inmate Attacks on Jail Personnel Way Up This Year
LoCO Staff / June 15, 2020, 3:17 p.m. / Crime
… . The deputy returned to work on June 14. Carlson has been charged with additional charges of battery on a custodial officer (PC 243.1), felony resisting (PC 69) and violation of probation (PC 1203 …
Sheriff’s Office Investigating Knifepoint Robbery at Blue Lake Gas Station
LoCO Staff / June 15, 2020, 11:06 a.m. / Crime
(PHOTOS) Barn Fire Startles Blue Lake
LoCO Staff / June 15, 2020, 7:09 a.m. / Fire
MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Smooth Sailin’ with Sonny
LoCO Staff / June 15, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Mondays With Michaele
Body of Missing Kayaker Found Near Camel Rock, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / June 14, 2020, 5:25 p.m. / News
Electrical Fire Causes $125,000 in Damages to Cutten Apartment Building, HBF Says
LoCO Staff / June 14, 2020, 5 p.m. / Fire
… Electrical Fire Causes $125,000 in Damages to Cutten Apartment Building, HBF Says Humboldt Bay Fire press release:Today at 1:15 p.m., Humboldt Bay Fire was dispatched to a reported residential …
