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Eureka Woman Dies in Head-On Motorcycle Collision With Dodge Nitro in Cutten
LoCO Staff / Sept. 18, 2020, 4:13 p.m. / News
Second Teenager Arraigned on Murder Charge, Held on $1M Bail for July 20 Slaying of Hoopa Man
Rhonda Parker / Sept. 18, 2020, 3:49 p.m. / Courts
… Second Teenager Arraigned on Murder Charge, Held on $1M Bail for July 20 Slaying of Hoopa Man A second teenage suspect in the July 20 slaying of a Hoopa man was arraigned today on charges of murder …
Humboldt Law Enforcement Addresses Social Media Rumors About Human Trafficking in Grocery Store Parking Lots
Andrew Goff / Sept. 18, 2020, 1:06 p.m. / News
… release: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has been made aware of “1F, 1C” being written on vehicles through viral social media posts from all across the country, and most recently …
Grieving Relatives Speak in Court Before Man Who Killed Their Loved One in Orick is Sentenced to 20 Years to Life
Rhonda Parker / Sept. 18, 2020, 12:25 p.m. / Courts
Arcata City Council Wants ‘Maximum Control’ Over 5G Technology, Directs Staff to Pursue Aesthetic Regulations
Stephanie McGeary / Sept. 18, 2020, 10:40 a.m. / Local Government
OBITUARY: Stevan Todd Couch, 1959-2020
LoCO Staff / Sept. 18, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Susanne Angela Koch McCurdy, 1949-2020
LoCO Staff / Sept. 18, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
Second Teenager Arrested in Connection With Alleged Hoopa Murder
Rhonda Parker / Sept. 17, 2020, 2:10 p.m. / Courts
Arcata Council on 5G
Stephanie McGeary / Sept. 17, 2020, 12:37 p.m. / Local Government
One Shot After Six-Person Civil Dispute at Home on Highway 36, Sheriff’s Office Says; No Arrests Made Yet
LoCO Staff / Sept. 17, 2020, 12:33 p.m. / Crime
FIRE ROUNDUP: Red-Salmon Fire Tops 100,000 Acres; Highway 199 Still Closed Between Del Norte County and Oregon
Hank Sims / Sept. 17, 2020, 11:09 a.m. / Fire
Evacuation Orders Lifted for All Humboldt County Areas Affected by Fire; Parts of Southern Humboldt Still Under ‘Warning’ Status
LoCO Staff / Sept. 17, 2020, 10:16 a.m. / Crime
Teenager Will Stand Trial for Roadside Murder on Highway 96, Judge Rules
Rhonda Parker / Sept. 17, 2020, 7:14 a.m. / Courts
… is not a finding of guilt” but simply a determination that the crimes charged were probably committed and that he was the person who probably committed them. His arraignment is scheduled for Oct. 1. According …
McK School Board Race: Four Candidates Debate Reopening, Equity, Prop. 15 and More
Jacquelyn Opalach / Sept. 17, 2020, 7 a.m. / Elections
OBITUARY: Karen Grace Jacobsen, 1944-2020
LoCO Staff / Sept. 17, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
Eureka City Council Approves Letter Opposing the Reauthorization of HACHR’S Syringe Exchange Program
Stephanie McGeary / Sept. 16, 2020, 5:41 p.m. / Local Government
… Eureka City Council Approves Letter Opposing the Reauthorization of HACHR'S Syringe Exchange Program At an almost five-hour-long meeting Tuesday night, the Eureka City Council voted 4-1 …
Deputy Heath Officer Josh Ennis Addresses Media Questions on COVID Masking and Smoky Conditions, Visitation at Assisted Living Facilities and More
LoCO Staff / Sept. 16, 2020, 4:31 p.m. / Coastal Currents
… . # # # 1. Tamara de Łempicka - “Autoportrait (Tamara in a Green Bugatti)” (1929)Polish-born Art Deco artist Tamara de Łempicka was commissioned to paint this zoomy self-portrait for the cover of an issue …
That Orangish Stuff Sloshing Around the Shoreline Near Big Lagoon is Likely Non-Toxic Phytoplankton, Local Biologists Say
John Ross Ferrara / Sept. 16, 2020, 3:45 p.m. / Ocean
Humboldt County is Changing the Way it Interacts With Mentally Ill People in the Criminal Justice System
Ryan Burns / Sept. 16, 2020, 2:29 p.m. / Crime , Health Care , Local Government
… . But this year the county did apply for funding, and in June the California Department of State Hospitals awarded DHHS nearly $1 million — $979,800, to be exact — to implement the Pre-Trial Felony …
EUREKA BANK ROBBERY: EPD Seeking Believed Armed and Dangerous Suspects in Midday Henderson Center Heist
LoCO Staff / Sept. 16, 2020, 12:59 p.m. / Crime
Positive COVID Test at In-Person Redwood Prep Elementary School Moves One Classroom to Distance Learning
Hank Sims / Sept. 16, 2020, 12:19 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Arcata City Council to Discuss Regulation of 5G Transmitters in the City, Receive Update on Police Reform and Consider Endorsing Measure F
Stephanie McGeary / Sept. 16, 2020, 12:05 p.m. / Local Government
… classification charges until July 1, 2022,” the staff report states. You can view the agreement between Redwood Curtain and the City here. ###The Arcata City Council will discuss these items and more at its …
SMOKE REPORT: Conditions Looking Good on the Coast; Relief Possibly Coming for Inland Areas With Chance of Rain Later in the Week
LoCO Staff / Sept. 16, 2020, 10:36 a.m. / Environment
A Pandemic Winter: COVID has Limited Homeless Shelter Capacity, a Concern as Inclement Weather Approaches
Thadeus Greenson / Sept. 16, 2020, 10 a.m. / Homelessness
… providers.The biennial point in time count found last year that more than 1,400 people in Humboldt County had experienced unsheltered homelessness on the night of Jan. 22, which would put Humboldt County …
Eureka Man Will Answer For Murder Charges in 2018 Skateboard Attack on Good Samaritan
Rhonda Parker / Sept. 16, 2020, 9:11 a.m. / Courts
… Napa and Marin counties, testified Bertain died from a ruptured spleen. Bertain’s abdominal cavity contained a mass of clotted blood “about the size of a soccer ball,” Cohen said, along with nearly 1 …
OBITUARY: Tawny Deann James, 1988-2020
LoCO Staff / Sept. 16, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Nancy Lee Smith, 1940-2020
LoCO Staff / Sept. 16, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… ;amp; Evelyn Smith, sister-in-law Dorene Fowler, and son-in-law Thomas Michael Shively.Services will include a viewing and rosary at Sacred Heart Church Sept 21st at 1 p.m. Private family interment following …
OBITUARY: Carol A. Huddleston, 1945-2020
LoCO Staff / Sept. 16, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Carol A. Huddleston, 1945-2020 Carol Huddleston, 75, stepped into her heavenly home on September 1, 2020 after battling with dementia and other physical ailments …
OBITUARY: Bonnie Kendel Olesen, 1942-2020
LoCO Staff / Sept. 16, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
