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PETA, Local Animal Advocate Offering $6,000 Reward for Helping Authorities Catch the Samoa Dunes Dog Killer
John Ross Ferrara / Aug. 27, 2020, 12:25 p.m. / Animals , Crime
… Kinleyville reports that local animal advocate Kent Sawatzky is also offering $1,000 for the same cause.The dog was first reported injured on Monday at 10:06 a.m. on Bunker Road at the Samoa Dunes Recreation Area …
Humboldt Public Health Lab Processes Record Number of COVID-19 Tests
LoCO Staff / Aug. 27, 2020, 11:11 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… in the heart of Eureka, recently processed 1,280 COVID-19 tests in one week thanks to a new process and the early delivery of a new piece of equipment that automates the extraction of RNA and DNA — the genetic …
‘Game Changer’ in California Coronavirus Testing to Double Capacity and Speed Up Results
Ana B. Ibarra / Aug. 27, 2020, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… test results are almost useless in terms of helping stop the spread, he said. Newsom said the state will aim to get a new laboratory facility running by Nov. 1, just in time for the peak of flu …
OBITUARY: Milton ‘Skip’ Alvin Warren Jr., 1958-2020
LoCO Staff / Aug. 27, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
Hoopa Homicide Suspect Surrenders Peacefully, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Aug. 26, 2020, 3:42 p.m. / Crime
The County is Ready to Review Plans for Restarting Youth Sports, and Here are Some Guidelines
LoCO Staff / Aug. 26, 2020, 3 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt , LoCO Sports!
Judge Sentences Arcata Man to 11 Years to Life for Attempted Murder, More Than a Year After a Jury Convicted Him of the Crime
Rhonda Parker / Aug. 26, 2020, 1:47 p.m. / Courts
… commitment to nonviolence as a way of life and have not been in a single physical altercation or even so much as an argument during the the 3 1/2 years of my incarceration to date.”While in jail, Kistler …
California Lawmakers Propose Last-Minute Bill Providing Funds for Fighting Wildfires
Julie Cart / Aug. 26, 2020, 12:56 p.m. / Sacramento
… that has been added to electrical customers’ bills since last year to create a $21 billion insurance fund to pay for utility-caused fire damage. Lawmakers say the cost to ratepayers would be less than $1 …
28,399 Plants, 6,415 Pounds of Processed Cannabis Destroyed by Law Enforcement in Northeast Humboldt County
LoCO Staff / Aug. 26, 2020, 9:30 a.m. / Crime
… cannabis commercially.During the service of the warrants, deputies eradicated approximately 28,399 growing cannabis plants. Deputies seized and destroyed over 1,408 pounds of cannabis bud and approximately 5 …
(CORRECTION) ‘This is Our World’: A Petition Calls for the Renaming of Arcata Streets, Removal of Historic Plaque
James Wilde / Aug. 26, 2020, 7:27 a.m. / Activism
… (CORRECTION) ‘This is Our World’: A Petition Calls for the Renaming of Arcata Streets, Removal of Historic Plaque A petition with more than 1,000 signatures calls …
REDWOOD SKY WALK UPDATE: Construction Underway for the Hanging Walkway of Eureka’s Dreams
Stephanie McGeary / Aug. 26, 2020, 7:05 a.m. / Community Services , Eureka Rising
… not sure how soon it will be open for use. Slattery said that there will be an update on the construction and progress of the Redwood Sky Walk at the next Eureka City Council meeting on Tuesday, September 1 …
TODAY in SUPES: Blue Lake Cannabis Farm Supported by Industry Colleagues But Vehemently Opposed by Neighbors
Ryan Burns / Aug. 25, 2020, 5:04 p.m. / Cannabis , Local Government
Dog Found Shot Several Times at Samoa Dunes; Sheriff’s Office Seeking Owner After Euthanizing Animal
LoCO Staff / Aug. 25, 2020, 4:54 p.m. / Crime
Dry Thunderstorm Risk Results in Little to No Lightning, NWS Says; Red Salmon Complex 41 Percent Contained
John Ross Ferrara / Aug. 25, 2020, 2:05 p.m. / Fire , How ‘Bout That Weather
Woman Arrested for Allegedly Stabbing Man Saturday Afternoon, Following an Argument
LoCO Staff / Aug. 25, 2020, 1:41 p.m. / Crime
… and then with a knife.Tyldsley was located at the scene. She was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of assault with a deadly weapon (PC 245(a)(1)) and inflicting corporal injury …
Sheriff’s Office Seeking Homicide Suspect After Identifying Remains Found Last Week Off Highway 96 As Belonging to Missing Person
LoCO Staff / Aug. 25, 2020, 1:12 p.m. / Crime
Sheriff’s Office Opens ‘Suspicious’ Death Investigation After Human Remains Found Off Highway 96
LoCO Staff / Aug. 25, 2020, 12:46 p.m. / Crime
Sheriff’s Office Investigating Early Morning SoHum Stabbing
LoCO Staff / Aug. 25, 2020, 11:50 a.m. / Crime
OBITUARY: Grant Morgan Gilkison, 1963-2020
LoCO Staff / Aug. 25, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Judith Anne Santsche, 1942-2020
LoCO Staff / Aug. 25, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Donna Ilene Meng, 1935-2020
LoCO Staff / Aug. 25, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
Frankovich Urges People to Take COVID-19 Precautions When Welcoming Fire Refugees Into Their Homes
Ryan Burns / Aug. 24, 2020, 5:07 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Humboldt State: No New Cases Among Dorm Residents Today; Five Positive Cases Isolated in Special Living Quarters
LoCO Staff / Aug. 24, 2020, 5:03 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… . The positive rate of those results is approximately 0.83 percent, compared to a county rate of 1.68 percent and the state rate of 5.6 percent.The affected students have been moved to rooms on campus that are set …
Public Invited to Online Workshop on Making Broadway in Eureka Safer, Less Congested, Maybe a Bit Less Ugly
Ryan Burns / Aug. 24, 2020, 2:49 p.m. / Government , Transportation
District Attorney to Bring Reckless Driving Charges Against Person Who Drove Through Mass of McKinleyville Black Lives Matter Protesters in June
Hank Sims / Aug. 24, 2020, 1:31 p.m. / Crime
LoCO Elections is Back! Put Your Questions to Candidates for Local Office Before You Fill Out Your Ballot
Hank Sims / Aug. 24, 2020, 8:25 a.m. / Elections
(VIDEO) Arcata Barn Fire Fueled By 187 Tons of Hay Causes ‘Massive Fireball’; Inextinguishable Blaze to Continue Burning for at Least a Week, Arcata Fire District Says
LoCO Staff / Aug. 24, 2020, 8:20 a.m. / Fire
OBITUARY: Dennis Arlen Brandt, 1935-2020
LoCO Staff / Aug. 24, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Trinidad Bods
LoCO Staff / Aug. 24, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Mondays With Michaele