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Lawmakers Propose Sweeping Relief to Missed Rent Payments
Matt Levin / May 13, 2020, 7:31 a.m. / Sacramento
Gov. Newsom: Coronavirus Testing Way Up, but State’s Nursing Homes Still Lagging
Barbara Feder Ostrov / May 13, 2020, 7:23 a.m. / Sacramento
… announced that the state had passed a “milestone” of 1 million tests – now averaging about 35,000 a day. It needs almost double that to meet its next goal. But Newsom and his top health official later …
(VIDEO) Sheriff Honsal Discusses Online Certification Process for Reopening Businesses in Today’s Response to Media Questions
Stephanie McGeary / May 12, 2020, 5:43 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… difficult situations members of local law enforcement have had to deal with specifically related to COVID? (1:10) One of the most difficult situations law enforcement has to deal with, in general, is domestic …
Three New Confirmed Cases Announced Today, Including Another at Alder Bay
LoCO Staff / May 12, 2020, 5:08 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… by all other sources (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, California Department of Public Health and commercial labs):1,318 The Public Health Laboratory currently has a capacity …
Local Man Shot by Eureka Police Downtown in 2016 Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Assault, Exhibiting a Weapon at a Peace Officer, Resisting
LoCO Staff / May 12, 2020, 4 p.m. / Courts
(UPDATE) Thousands Attended a Mother’s Day Rodeo in Shasta County. Now Plans to Reopen Businesses There Could be Delayed.
Andrew Goff / May 12, 2020, 4 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
HSU to Request a Hybrid Approach to Online Learning, Allowing for ‘Limited Face-to-Face Instruction,’ In Response to CSU Chancellor’s Announcement
LoCO Staff / May 12, 2020, 2:55 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt , HSU
All CSUs, Including Humboldt State, Will Be Reduced to Mostly Online Classes This Fall in Response to COVID-19, According to Reports
John Ross Ferrara / May 12, 2020, 2:25 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt , HSU
(UPDATED) The Planning Commission Approved a $1.5M Trail Through Manila, But Critics Say They May Appeal
Ryan Burns / May 12, 2020, 12:19 p.m. / Trails
… (UPDATED) The Planning Commission Approved a $1.5M Trail Through Manila, But Critics Say They May Appeal An aerial view of Manila. | Photo from a Humboldt County Planning …
County Corrects COVID-19 Stats: Eight Cases Are Currently Active
LoCO Staff / May 12, 2020, 10:11 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
3D Printers Used to Make Hundreds of Plastic Face Shields for Healthcare Providers at HSU’s Student Health Center
LoCO Staff / May 12, 2020, 9:20 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt , HSU
Local Nonprofit Helps Out Struggling Single Moms During the COVID-19 Crisis
Stephanie McGeary / May 12, 2020, 7 a.m. / Community , COVID-19 and Humboldt , Family
… to provide single mothers with care bags including toilet paper, feminine products, baby wipes and masks, which are handed out at the Faith Center parking lot on Thursdays from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. For mother …
OBITUARY: Harold Owens Hough, 1929-2020
LoCO Staff / May 12, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Thomas Beeman Eastman, 1943-2020
LoCO Staff / May 12, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Clark Gerald (‘Gunny Sack’) Stevens, 1950-2020
LoCO Staff / May 12, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: John Paul Collings, 1934-2020
LoCO Staff / May 12, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: John Paul Collings, 1934-2020 John Paul Collings was born in Princeton, Missouri on December 16, 1934, to John and Mary Collings and passed away on May 1, 2020 …
Four New Cases Reported Today, Including Two at Eureka’s Alder Bay Assisted Living Facility
LoCO Staff / May 11, 2020, 5:04 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… Investigation: 2Total number of people tested by Public Health Laboratory: 2,046Total number of people tested by all other sources: 1,177 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, California Department …
Humboldt County’s Public Heath Officer Takes Lots Questions on the Current State of COVID-19 Testing in Humboldt County
Hank Sims / May 11, 2020, 4:14 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… for treatment, etc? We don’t comment on specifics. We’ve had no deaths related to COVID. (8:10) In May, the Humboldt County Public Health Lab has reported it has supplies on hand to process an average of 1 …
17,108 Cannabis Plants Eradicated at Unpermitted SoHum Grow Site
LoCO Staff / May 11, 2020, 3:55 p.m. / Crime
HSU Employees Suffer Layoffs, Furloughs as Auxiliary Programs Face ‘Difficult Budgetary Shortfalls,’ Administration Says
John Ross Ferrara / May 11, 2020, 2:45 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt , HSU
… said. “Recent appeals to raise funds to help students facing immediate challenges have raised more than $40,000. In addition, more than $1 million has been given for scholarships in the current …
HELLO, MR. DRONE! Meet the New PG&E Flybot That’s Going to be Inspecting Transmission Lines Here in Humboldt for the Foreseeable Future
LoCO Staff / May 11, 2020, 2:35 p.m. / Infrastructure
HSU to Hold Virtual Graduation Ceremonies for Class of 2020
LoCO Staff / May 11, 2020, 12:30 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt , HSU
… ;amp; Social Sciences—10:00 a.m. •College of Natural Resources & Sciences—1:00 p.m. •College of Professional Studies—4:00 p.m.HSU is hoping to be able to hold an in-person Commencement ceremony …
Neighbor Tip Leads to Burglary-in-Progress Arrest in McKinleyville, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / May 11, 2020, 10:36 a.m. / Crime
… (PC 148(a)(1)) and violation of probation (PC 1203.2(a)(2)).Crook Jr. was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of felony burglary (PC 459/461(a)) and possession …
Sheriff’s Marijuana Enforcement Team Takes Down Unpermitted 878-Plant Grow in Redway
LoCO Staff / May 11, 2020, 9:03 a.m. / Crime
OBITUARY: Jeff Peacock, 1945-2020
LoCO Staff / May 11, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Raymond Cesaretti, 1929-2020
LoCO Staff / May 11, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Jacqueline Dale Lightner, 1947-2020
LoCO Staff / May 11, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Donald Wesley Richardson, 1948-2020
LoCO Staff / May 11, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Donald Wesley Richardson, 1948-2020 Donald Wesley RichardsonBorn October 18, 1948. Died May 1, 2020 Don was born in Scotia to Claude and Peggy (Rogers) Richardson …
MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Masked Rotarians to the Rescue!
LoCO Staff / May 11, 2020, 6 a.m. / Mondays With Michaele
(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: Pastor Bethany Cseh Talks Leading Church Remotely, Keeping Faith Through COVID
LoCO Staff / May 10, 2020, 8 a.m. / Humboldt Holding Up