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With Final Election Results In, Supervisor Fennell Faces Runoff With Bushnell, Local Dems See Power Shift
Ryan Burns / April 24, 2020, 4:01 p.m. / Elections
Humboldt County Libraries See A Surge in E-Books, Digital Rentals and Other Online Services
Freddy Brewster / April 24, 2020, 3:26 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… . “So that we can get everybody in the room.” The Eureka Library is starting to host their own story times starting next week on Fridays at 1 p.m. with Ms. Jeanine, Parsons added. The story …
Sheriff’s Office Investigating Shooting Near Carlotta This Morning
LoCO Staff / April 24, 2020, 1:53 p.m. / Crime
HSU Concludes Investigation Into Faculty Member Accused of Soliciting Sex From Students But Doesn’t Disclose Results
LoCO Staff / April 24, 2020, 11:23 a.m. / HSU
Even Harder Than Shutting Down: How Does Newsom Reopen California?
Laurel Rosenhall / April 24, 2020, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Barbara Newkirk, 1958-2020
LoCO Staff / April 24, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Frances Prescott, 1938-2020
LoCO Staff / April 24, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Rick Gordon Voight, 1947-2020
LoCO Staff / April 24, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Rick Gordon Voight, 1947-2020 In memory of Rick Gordon Voight April 1, 1947 — April 21, 2020 Aged 73, passed on Tuesday morning around 11 a.m. at his home with his …
Oyster Fest 2020 Postponed ‘Tentatively Until Later This Summer’
Andrew Goff / April 23, 2020, 4:20 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Another Day With No New Humboldt COVID-19 Cases Confirmed
LoCO Staff / April 23, 2020, 3:49 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Public Health Officer Approves NOVID-4Me Masks After Confusion About Valves Not Complying With Public Health Orders
Stephanie McGeary / April 23, 2020, 3:16 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Hoopa Valley Tribe Receives Limited Supply of Rapid COVID-19 Tests, Which Give Results in Under 15 Minutes
Ryan Burns / April 23, 2020, 12:20 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… , 1,800 tests have been performed with 52 coming back positive. All but two of those confirmed cases have since recovered.Like virtually everywhere in the country, Humboldt County still lacks sufficient …
(REGISTER) Laid Off Humboldters Can Get Help Navigating Life’s Next Steps During Friday Online Event
Andrew Goff / April 23, 2020, 11:54 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
In a Heartfelt Letter, Owner of Om Shala Yoga Studios in Arcata Says It Will Close Permanently Due to COVID-19
LoCO Staff / April 23, 2020, 11:09 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Coronavirus Detectives: Here’s How Counties Try to Track Everyone Exposed
Rachel Becker / April 23, 2020, 10:22 a.m. / Sacramento
Sheriff’s Office Reopening to Public Friday, Offering Services by Appointment Only
LoCO Staff / April 23, 2020, 10:13 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
How Coronavirus Could Test California’s Commitment to Privacy
Ben Christopher / April 23, 2020, 7:24 a.m. / Sacramento
… of privacy advocates. But there is a limit to how effective these apps are. In Singapore, which developed its own contact tracing application, TraceTogether, only 1 in 5 of the island city …
Shortage on a Stick: More Swabs on the Way, but That Alone Won’t Solve California Test Gap
Ben Christopher / April 23, 2020, 7:05 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Marylin Margaret Sauers, 1933-2020
LoCO Staff / April 23, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Everett Dewey Myers, 1947-2020
LoCO Staff / April 23, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
(VIDEO) Loosening Shelter Restrictions Will Increase COVID Cases, But We Can’t Stay Like This Forever, County Health Officer Says
Ryan Burns / April 22, 2020, 5:29 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… and first responders have been tested in Humboldt, and now many of those came back positive? (1:17) So far, the county has not had enough testing capacity to screen asymptomatic workers, “although …
NoHum? SoHum? Humboldt Bay Area? Broad Regional Info on Humboldt County COVID-19 Infection Rates Now Available
LoCO Staff / April 22, 2020, 4:53 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Again: No New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Humboldt Today
LoCO Staff / April 22, 2020, 4:37 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… of recovered cases: 50Total number of people tested by Public Health Laboratory: 1,138 Total number of people tested by all other sources (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, California …
Library System Stocking Up on New E-Books, Audiobooks Thanks to a Spate of New Grants
LoCO Staff / April 22, 2020, 9:36 a.m. / Local Government
‘The Economy, The Surge and What’s Next for Humboldt County’: A Live Broadcast Thursday Night
LoCO Staff / April 22, 2020, 7:01 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
California Could Protect Stimulus Checks From Debt Collectors. Will Newsom Act?
Jackie Botts / April 22, 2020, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… checks. Image via iStock###Californians have begun to see money appear in their bank accounts: $1,200 for single people and an extra $500 for each kid. But for Californians with consumer debt, that money …
YET AGAIN: No New Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Humboldt; Total Number of Infected Remains at 52; All But Two Recovered
LoCO Staff / April 21, 2020, 5:19 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… , a total of 1,614 county residents have been tested since the outbreak began. Humboldt County’s testing rate of 1,137 per 100,000 residents exceeds the estimated state rate of 666 per 100 …
Hydesville Man Reported Missing Emerges From the Woods Near Titlow Hill After 14 Days
LoCO Staff / April 21, 2020, 5:15 p.m. / Crime
BREAKING: Masks Mandatory Starting Friday; Health Officer to Mandate Face Coverings for Indoor Spaces Outside Your Home, Or Wherever You Can’t Stay 6 Feet Away
LoCO Staff / April 21, 2020, 4:37 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt