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(UPDATE) HOW TO VOTE: Here’s How the Election is Going to Work in Humboldt County This Time Around
LoCO Staff / Aug. 18, 2020, 7:13 a.m. / Elections
Will California Change Policing?
Raheem Hosseini / Aug. 18, 2020, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… Jan. 1 if signed into law, months earlier. What that essentially means is the attorney general would have the job until he or she doesn’t.###CALmatters.org is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture …
California State Colleges Now Require Ethnic Studies
Mikhail Zinshteyn / Aug. 18, 2020, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Debra Ann Wilson, 1952-2020
LoCO Staff / Aug. 18, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… in Arcata, on Wednesday, August 19, from 3 to 7 p.m. A burial service will be held at Greenwood Cemetery in Arcata, Thursday, August 20th, at 1 p.m. with Pastor Jim Ray officiating. Due to COVID, a memorial …
HSU Student in Isolation After Testing Positive for COVID-19
LoCO Staff / Aug. 17, 2020, 4:45 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Drug Task Force K9 Helps Law Enforcement Find 3.75 Pounds of Meth at Alleged Fieldbrook Stash House
LoCO Staff / Aug. 17, 2020, 4:37 p.m. / Crime
‘Monuments of Colonialism’: With Klamath Dam Removal at an Impasse, Huffman Calls Congressional Forum
Thadeus Greenson / Aug. 17, 2020, 1:48 p.m. / D.C.
Man Found Shot Dead in Southern Humboldt After Deputies Receive Tip from Out-of-Town Attorney, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Aug. 17, 2020, 1:06 p.m. / Crime
Mask Fines Vary Widely Throughout California
Barbara Feder Ostrov / Aug. 17, 2020, 11:56 a.m. / Sacramento
… -Moyer, an attorney and Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Fellow at the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area. “I understand the importance of wearing a mask, but where the $1,000 going come …
PG&E Urges All Customers to Conserve Electricity For the Next Few Days, Due to the Hellish Heat Wave Affecting Most of the State
LoCO Staff / Aug. 17, 2020, 11:09 a.m. / Infrastructure
… center locator line at 1-877-474-3266 or visit pge.com/coolingcenters. PG&E does not anticipate initiating any Public Safety Power Shutoff events this week. Any power outages that occur …
Shot Fired During Late Night Disturbance on Humboldt Hill, Sheriff’s Office Says; One Arrested
LoCO Staff / Aug. 17, 2020, 10:45 a.m. / Crime
Red Salmon Complex Nearly 13,000 Acres, Still 35 Percent Contained
LoCO Staff / Aug. 17, 2020, 10:15 a.m. / Fire
… with the combined fires burning in the Trinity Alps Wilderness on the Six Rivers and Shasta-Trinity National Forests. Strong work by all of the fire fighters who have responded. pic.twitter.com/1uRX7V4mOF— Pro Fire …
Missing Person Last Seen by Family in 2017 Possibly in Eureka Area, Says Sheriff’s Office
LoCO Staff / Aug. 17, 2020, 9:32 a.m. / Missing
MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Creamery District Craziness Continues
LoCO Staff / Aug. 17, 2020, 7 a.m. / Mondays With Michaele
Hundreds of Students Descend Upon HSU for Fall Semester; Dorm Residents Expected to Self-Quarantine for 14 days, Receive Multiple COVID-19 Tests, HSU Says
LoCO Staff / Aug. 16, 2020, 1:30 p.m. / HSU
Red Salmon Complex Grows to 12,100 Acres, Remains 35 Percent Contained
LoCO Staff / Aug. 16, 2020, 9 a.m. / Fire
… burning in the Trinity Alps Wilderness on the Six Rivers and Shasta-Trinity National Forests. Strong work by all of the fire fighters who have responded. pic.twitter.com/1uRX7V4mOF— Pro Fire Fighters NV …
(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: Fortuna High School Teachers Discuss What the First Week of In-Person Classes Has Looked Like
LoCO Staff / Aug. 16, 2020, 8:43 a.m. / Humboldt Holding Up
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: COVID-19 — Where We’re At
Barry Evans / Aug. 16, 2020, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… . For comparison, Japan, with 40 percent of our population, has experienced less than 1 percent the number of our C-19 fatalities. They’re fortunate in that they don’t have our ’Murica-Land-of-the-Free mentality …
Free Mask Alert! Local Health Care Worker Giving Away Cloth Face Masks in Eureka to Those in Need
Stephanie McGeary / Aug. 15, 2020, 2:34 p.m. / Community , COVID-19 and Humboldt
EXTREME WEEKEND WEATHER: Possible Record Heat Today, Chance of Thunderstorms and Increased Fire Risk Inland On Sunday
Stephanie McGeary / Aug. 15, 2020, 12:06 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
(PHOTOS) Know Your 2020 Eureka Street Art Festival Artists
Andrew Goff / Aug. 15, 2020, 9:30 a.m. / Art
Lots of Meth and Hash and Evidence of Trafficking Found in Rio Dell Residence, Drug Task Force Says
LoCO Staff / Aug. 14, 2020, 6:51 p.m. / Crime
Dr. Frankovich Discusses Her Concerns About Humboldt State’s Reopening Plans
LoCO Staff / Aug. 14, 2020, 6:08 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
In Testy Email Exchange, County Health Officer Urges HSU President Not to Bring Students Back for Onsite Instruction
Ryan Burns / Aug. 14, 2020, 5:46 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt , Local Government
… .There are five emails included in the documents released today. Shortly after noon on Tuesday, Frankovich emailed Jackson asking if he had any time to talk that afternoon between 1 p.m and 3 p.m. At 6 …
FACT CHECK: Is the U.S. Postal Service Removing Collection Boxes in Eureka and Arcata? (HINT: Nope.)
Ryan Burns / Aug. 14, 2020, 4:36 p.m. / Government
(PHOTOS) The Winner’s of This Year’s Socially Distanced Sand Sculpture Festival Have Been Announced!
LoCO Staff / Aug. 14, 2020, 1:01 p.m. / Art
Meet Arcata City Council Candidate Emily Grace Goldstein
Stephanie McGeary / Aug. 14, 2020, 11:18 a.m. / Politics
Over 30,000 Unpermitted Cannabis Plants Destroyed in Three-Day Raid in the Blake Mountain Area, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Aug. 14, 2020, 9:37 a.m. / Crime
Former Humboldt Public Health Officer Talks About Her Plans for a Non-Profit Senior Care Community, Volunteering As COVID-19 Contact Tracer and How the County Has Handled the Pandemic
Stephanie McGeary / Aug. 14, 2020, 7:05 a.m. / Community , Health Care