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College Coronavirus Testing Varies by System, Campus
LoCO Staff / Sept. 10, 2020, 5:50 a.m. / Sacramento
… have fewer than 1,000 students living on campus this fall, according to a CalMatters review of CSU housing plans. That may help the campuses get away with not having across-the-board testing, said …
Arcata Police Department Make Late-Night Illegal Fireworks Bust Near LK Wood Boulevard
LoCO Staff / Sept. 9, 2020, 7:12 p.m. / Crime
KSLG’s Black Voices Humboldt PSAs Spotlight Racist Experiences
Silvia Alfonso / Sept. 9, 2020, 6 p.m. /
NEW EVACUATION WARNING: Everyone East of the Highway as Far North as Myers Flat is Now Urged to Be Ready to Go
LoCO Staff / Sept. 9, 2020, 5:50 p.m. / Emergencies
City of Rio Dell Opens Free Water Station For Fire Evacuees
LoCO Staff / Sept. 9, 2020, 4:28 p.m. / Emergencies
Sheriff and Emergency Services Manager Offer Preparation and Evacuation Advice in Video Update
Ryan Burns / Sept. 9, 2020, 4:24 p.m. / Fire
In Today’s Media Availability, Humboldt County’s Health Officer Addresses Wildfire and COVID, Testing, Mass Gatherings and the Upcoming Holidays
LoCO Staff / Sept. 9, 2020, 4:18 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Garberville Residents Told to be Ready to Evacuate, Along With Another Wide Swath of SoHum
LoCO Staff / Sept. 9, 2020, 2:32 p.m. / Emergencies
EVACUATION ORDER: All Communities Along Alderpoint Road Ordered to Evacuate Immediately
LoCO Staff / Sept. 9, 2020, 1:05 p.m. / Emergencies
… to the Mendocino/Trinity County Line. #HopkinsFire is progressing NW from the south. All residents in this area should evacuate now. SEPT 9 12:53 pm (1/2) pic.twitter.com/zH7CwvVwhE— Humboldt Co OES (@Hum …
A 50-Person Gathering in SoHum Has Led to 22 COVID-19 Cases So Far, Joint Information Center Says
LoCO Staff / Sept. 9, 2020, 12:27 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Red Salmon Complex Explodes to 71,610 Acres; Strong Winds Push Hopkins Fire Burning in Yolla Bollies Toward Humboldt County
John Ross Ferrara / Sept. 9, 2020, noon / Fire
U.S. Forest Service Temporarily Closes All National Forests in California Due to Wildfires
LoCO Staff / Sept. 9, 2020, 11:54 a.m. / Fire
Redwood Acres in Eureka and Mateel Community Center in Redway Prepared to Take in Fire Evacuees
Ryan Burns / Sept. 9, 2020, 11:26 a.m. / Fire
Brush Fire Erupts on Manila’s ‘Dog Ranch’; Numerous Agencies on Scene
LoCO Staff / Sept. 9, 2020, 11:21 a.m. / Fire
AIR QUALITY UPDATE: Unhealthy Conditions in SoHum and Hoopa Valley as Smoke Blankets Humboldt
LoCO Staff / Sept. 9, 2020, 10:44 a.m. / Fire
(PHOTOS) Humboldt Rises to Feeble Dawn as Smoke Chokes Coastal Skies
Hank Sims / Sept. 9, 2020, 8:10 a.m. / Emergencies
Evacuation Warning Issued for Alderpoint Area; Humboldt OES Urges Residents to Be Ready to Go
LoCO Staff / Sept. 9, 2020, 7:27 a.m. / Emergencies
Nordic Aquafarms Hosting Public Zoom Meeting Wednesday to Answer Questions, Present Study Results for Proposed Land-Based Fish Farm on Samoa Peninsula
LoCO Staff / Sept. 9, 2020, 7:05 a.m. / Business
… 0455 6466 One tap mobile: 1-669-900-6833###PREVIOUSLY:Massive New Fish Farm in the Works for Samoa Peninsula; Harbor District Expected to Bless Project Helmed by Norwegian Firm at Special Meeting Monday …
‘I Was Looking for Someone Like Me’
Jocelyn Wiener / Sept. 9, 2020, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… process an opt-in model for counties. The state would need to pay an estimated $1 million to $2 million to create the statewide certification standard, she said, but otherwise the bill shifts financial …
Early Morning Apartment Fire on Harris Street Leaves One Family Displaced; Damages Estimated at $200,000
LoCO Staff / Sept. 9, 2020, 6:47 a.m. / Fire
OBITUARY: Les Scher, 1946-2020
LoCO Staff / Sept. 9, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: David J. Somerville, 1926-2020
LoCO Staff / Sept. 9, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
Sheriff’s Office Investigating Attempted Homicide in Hoopa Area After 29-Year-Old Woman Found With Gunshot Wound This Morning, Deputies Say
LoCO Staff / Sept. 8, 2020, 4:54 p.m. / Crime
Smoke Creating Unhealthy Conditions Inland and Even Along the Coast for Sensitive Groups
Ryan Burns / Sept. 8, 2020, 3:36 p.m. / Fire
[CORRECTED] VIDEO From Above Shows Smoke from the Oak Fire the August Complex
Ryan Burns / Sept. 8, 2020, 1:47 p.m. / Fire
Residents Near Ruth Lake Ordered to Evacuate Due to West-Traveling Hopkins Fire
LoCO Staff / Sept. 8, 2020, 1:18 p.m. / Fire
FIRE UPDATE: Highway 101 Still Closed in Mendo; Red Salmon Complex Jumps to 48,000 Acres Overnight
LoCO Staff / Sept. 8, 2020, noon / Fire
… of Willits as firefighters continue to battle the Oak Fire burning near the Brooktrails area of Mendocino County. The #Oakfire runs through 1,000 acres of timber north of Willits, Monday afternoon. Some …
PG&E’s Humboldt Power Plant is Successfully Operating in ‘Island’ Mode, Saving Thousands From Public Safety Power Shutoffs
Ryan Burns / Sept. 8, 2020, 11:06 a.m. / PSPS-BS
Newsom Weighs Aid for Undocumented Californians Weathering Pandemic With No Safety Net
Jackie Botts / Sept. 8, 2020, 7:20 a.m. / Sacramento
… for months in the spring, Mariana, who cleans houses, and her husband Gerardo, who is a door-to-door salesman, paid their landlord just $300 of their $1,200 rent for a one-bedroom apartment they crowd …
‘Dangerous’ New Wildfire Burning North of Willits Prompts Mass Evacuations, Shuts Down Highway 101
John Ross Ferrara / Sept. 7, 2020, 5:30 p.m. / Fire
… have been issued for thousands of Mendocino County residents in the Brooktrails area due to a 1,000-acre wildfire actively burning west of Highway 101. The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office reports …
