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OBITUARY: Kyle David Avelar, 1987-2025
LoCO Staff / May 23, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Bayside Residents Show Up En Masse At Last Night’s Arcata City Council Meeting to Protest the Roger’s Garage Low-Income Housing Project
Dezmond Remington / May 22, 2025, 3:42 p.m. / Community
… ’s median income. The property has been zoned for the proposed use since 2008. The topic came up at last night’s meeting because the council was considering committing $1.3 million Community …
Attention, Local Government Watchdogs! The Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury is in Desperate Need of More Jurors for Its Upcoming Term!
LoCO Staff / May 22, 2025, 12:09 p.m. / Courts
… (term of July 1st -June 30th). To date we have not received enough applications to proceed with our normal member selection process and timeline. The primary work of the Civil Grand Jury …
Eureka High’s Future Farmers Continue Their Insane Post-Season Run, With the Forestry Team and the Milk Quality and Dairy Foods Team Bringing Home High Accolades From Statewide Competition
LoCO Staff / May 22, 2025, 10:54 a.m. / LoCO Sports!
Fraud Pushes California’s Community Colleges to Consider an Application Fee. Is It Worth It?
Adam Echelman / May 22, 2025, 8:32 a.m. / Sacramento
US Senate Blocks California’s Electric Car Mandate in Historic Vote
CalMatters staff / May 22, 2025, 8:29 a.m. / Sacramento
… are “doing the bidding of the oil industry,” after Trump promised to help them if they donated $1 billion to his campaign. He said it will mean “Californians and others will be breathing dirtier air …
‘This is a Bad Ordinance. It Needs to Be Rewritten’: Eureka City Council Scraps Controversial Homeless Encampment Ordinance
Isabella Vanderheiden / May 21, 2025, 5:07 p.m. / Homelessness , Local Government
… in one year in jail or a fine of up to $1,000. In the months since it was first presented to the council, the ordinance has drawn sharp criticism from homeless advocates and allies who argued …
Cal Poly Humboldt’s VP of Advancement (and Former Tom Jackson Chief of Staff) To Leave the University Next Month, Interim President Announces
LoCO Staff / May 21, 2025, 3:07 p.m. / Cal Poly Humboldt
Arcata City Council to Consider Banning Sales of Nitrous Oxide at Meeting Tonight
Dezmond Remington / May 21, 2025, 2:14 p.m. / Arcata
… tagged with a $1,000 fine, six months in jail or both. Overusing nitrous oxide has some health risks; it can block the absorption of Vitamin B12, and heavy users can sometimes lose feeling …
New Study Shows Coho-Killing Toxin Pools in Humboldt County Parking Lots Before Draining Into the Bay
Hank Sims / May 21, 2025, 1:12 p.m. / Environment
Ospreys Built a Nest Atop Electrical Equipment at PG&E’s Humboldt Generating Station. The Utility Wants to Move It Without Harming the Birds
Ryan Burns / May 21, 2025, 12:16 p.m. / Wildlife
Her Miscarriage Showed the Limits of California’s Abortion Protections. Where You Live Matters
Kristen Hwang / May 21, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… maternity ward is 86 miles north along a winding, mostly two-lane stretch of Highway 1. Last year, Nusslock arrived at Providence St. Joseph Hospital bleeding and in pain but still hopeful her pregnancy …
Lawmakers Attack Governor’s Plan to Streamline Delta Tunnel
Rachel Becker / May 21, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
DA’s Office Will Not Charge Man Who Drove With Unrestrained Toddler on Truck Flatbed, Leading to Death
Ryan Burns / May 20, 2025, 2:55 p.m. / News
Introducing Humboldt County’s Next Director of Aviation, Ryan Cooley, Who Is Set to Be Appointed By the Supes on Tuesday
LoCO Staff / May 20, 2025, 2:04 p.m. / Local Government
‘Empty Bowls,’ a Major Free Meal Fundraiser, Coming Up Again Next Month, With a Tribute to the Local Man Who Made it Happen Here
LoCO Staff / May 20, 2025, 12:22 p.m. / Fundraiser
OBITUARY: Bob Robertson, 1954-2025
LoCO Staff / May 20, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… will be held on Sunday, June 1st, in the St. Bernard High School gym at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the St. Bernard Academy Foundation, 222 Dollison, Eureka, CA, 95501 in Rob …
OBITUARY: Gloria Hartman, 1956-2025
LoCO Staff / May 20, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Ralph Leonard Lindstrom, Jr., 1932-2025
LoCO Staff / May 20, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… . Lindstrom Jr.Family and friends are invited to a celebration of Ralph’s life on August 3rd at the Wharfinger Building, Great Room, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Wharfinger building is located at 1 Marina Way …
OBITUARY: Cheryl Lynn Land, 1948-2025
LoCO Staff / May 20, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… in our hearts. In her honor, let us carry forward her legacy of love, laughter, and resilience with a celebration of life for her friends and family, at her home, on her birthday, July 13, 2025, at 1 p …
The Hoopa Valley is About to Get Wired Up With Fast Fiber-Optic Lines. Downside? Travel on 96 is Gonna Be Impacted for Quite a While
LoCO Staff / May 19, 2025, 3:23 p.m. / Infrastructure
Eureka Police Commander Leonard La France Named ‘Crisis Intervention Team Law Enforcement Executive of the Year’
LoCO Staff / May 19, 2025, 10:41 a.m. / Local Government
… Enforcement Executive of the Year Award by CIT International for their upcoming annual conference which will be held in Anaheim, CA from Aug. 11-13, 2025. It is anticipated there will be over 1,600 attendees …
Pelican Bay Prison Artists Collaborate With Cal Poly Humboldt Students on ‘Project Rebound’ Mural
LoCO Staff / May 19, 2025, 10:04 a.m. / Art , Cal Poly Humboldt , Crime
… break cycles of incarceration, boasting a less than 1% recidivism rate among its participants. The Cal Poly Humboldt Art department has played a foundational role in this collaboration. Since 2021 …
Four Adults Arrested, Two Children Placed Into Protective Custody After Search Warrant Served on Alleged McK Drug House Yesterday, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / May 19, 2025, 7:46 a.m. / Crime
… a drug residencePC 12022.1: Committing a new felony while out on bail Nicholas Arbuckle, 28, of McKinleyville: PC 273a(a): Child abuse likely to cause great bodily injury or deathH&S 11365 …
Should California’s Climate Budget Pay for High Speed Rail and Firefighters? Newsom’s New Plan Triggers Fiery Debate
Alejandro Lazo / May 19, 2025, 7:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… project in Fresno on Oct. 20, 2023. Gov. Newsom is seeking at least $1 billion a year in climate funds for the controversial project through 2045. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local …
‘Shocking’ and ‘Plain Cruel’: Health Advocates Say Newsom’s Medi-Cal Budget Could Cripple Women’s Reproductive Care
Kristen Hwang / May 19, 2025, 7:13 a.m. / Sacramento
… using $1.6 billion generated by Proposition 35 over the next two years to help address California’s $12 billion state deficit. The governor said the spending plan is allowable under the ballot measure …
Deputies Track Loleta Burglary, Car Theft Case to Man Let Out of Prison Eight Days Earlier, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / May 18, 2025, 8:21 a.m. / Crime
… ): Vehicle TheftPC 29800(a)(1): Felon in Possession of FirearmPC 3455(a): Post-Release Community Supervision ViolationPC 487(a): Grand TheftPC 487(d)(2): Grand Theft of FirearmPC 594(b)(1): Felony Vandalism …
TO YOUR WEALTH: Investing Reveals Who You Are: 6 Ways to Build Character and Wealth When You’re Not ‘Rich’
Brandon Stockman / May 18, 2025, 7 a.m. / Money
… ) in the stock market could yield $4,342,407, while the same amount in a high-yield savings account might grow to $1,312,035, and in a standard savings account to just $395,946.⁶ Obviously this uses past stock …
SPRINTING ACROSS AMERICA: Denver to Houston – Week Three of Our Major League Baseball Tour Across the Continent
Tom Trepiak / May 18, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sprinting Across America
… the Rockpile. It’s the uppermost section of the stadium but tickets are only $1 for fans 12 years of age and younger or 55 years of age and older. And $5 for anyone else. They are only available starting two …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Pope Francis’ Environmental Legacy
The EcoNews Report / May 17, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment