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Old Man Hides Behind COVID Mask in Downtown Bank Robbery Today; Eureka Police Seeking Suspect Who Scrammed With Cash
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2020, 5:33 p.m. / Crime
TODAY in SUPES: Madrone Says Trinidad Being Overrun by Mask-Shunning Tourists; Sheriff’s Use-of-Force Policies Criticized
Ryan Burns / June 23, 2020, 5:15 p.m. / Local Government
… .”Frankovich said data suggests that only about 1.5 percent of the county has been infected, and even those people could be at risk of getting reinfected.Shortly after her presentation to the board, the county's …
County Approves Purchase of 197-Acre McKay Community Expansion; New Public Trail Access Planned
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2020, 4:25 p.m. / Community
… Humboldt County acquired 1,000 acres of forestland from Green Diamond. The McKay Community Forest is managed for multiple objectives including public access and recreation, sustainable timber harvest …
Yurok Tribe Appoints Public Health Officer to Oversee COVID-19 Response
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2020, 4:15 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… Council has provided $1,250 to Tribal citizens who are facing financial challenges because of the pandemic and are over the age of 18 by December 30, 2020. The Council also set aside $2 million in CARES …
Budget Deal Shields Neediest Californians, Shifts Burden to Middle Class
Laurel Rosenhall / June 23, 2020, 4 p.m. / Sacramento
… and hope Uncle Sam delivers The agreement reflects a compromise between Newsom, who sought $14 billion in cuts unless the federal government delivered stimulus funds by July 1, and lawmakers, who wanted …
TODAY in COURT: Rio Dell Murder Suspects Scheduled for Preliminary Hearing; Accused Ferndale Cop-Shooter Deemed Mentally Capable of Standing Trial
Rhonda Parker / June 23, 2020, 2:54 p.m. / Courts
Big Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox Have Masked Up For Your Safety
Hank Sims / June 23, 2020, 2:03 p.m. / :)
HEALTH OFFICER: Almost All Businesses Can Reopen Now (So Long as They Get Certified); Movies, Gyms and Even Bars Cleared for Takeoff
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2020, 11:59 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
OBITUARY: Joyce Ann (Johnson) Martins, 1942-2020
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Joyce Ann (Johnson) Martins, 1942-2020 Shortly after 1 p.m. on Friday, June 12, 2020, while surrounded by family, as the sun came out and birds began singing, God took …
OBITUARY: Mary Jean Waldkirch, 1927-2020
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
Escaped Tortoise Taken Into Custody By Rio Dell PD
John Ross Ferrara / June 22, 2020, 5:20 p.m. / Animals
McKAY RANCH SUBDIVISION: Environmental Groups Voice Concerns About 81-Acre, 320-Unit Development Planned in Cutten
Ryan Burns / June 22, 2020, 5:01 p.m. / Environment , Local Government
Stolen Rifle, $6,000 and 196 Grams of Heroin Found During McK Traffic Stop Yesterday Morning, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / June 22, 2020, 4:18 p.m. / Crime
… into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of felon in possession of a firearm (PC 29800(a)(1)), person prohibited in possession of ammunition (PC 30305(a)), carrying a loaded firearm …
Youth Sports, Bad Hand Sanitizers and the 2020-21 School Year: Humboldt County’s Public Health Officer Again Takes the Media’s COVID Questions
Hank Sims / June 22, 2020, 3:45 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Suspect in Eureka Murder, Two Other Recent Stabbings Ruled Mentally Incompetent to Stand Trial
Rhonda Parker / June 22, 2020, 2:30 p.m. / Courts
County Reports ‘Significant Progress’ in Meeting Low-Income and Moderate-Income Housing Needs
Freddy Brewster / June 22, 2020, 1:29 p.m. / Government
MURALS STILL ON: The 2020 Eureka Street Art Festival is Moving Across Town This Year
LoCO Staff / June 22, 2020, 12:07 p.m. / Art
U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear 18-Year-Old Klamath Water Rights Case, Upholding Tribal Primacy
LoCO Staff / June 22, 2020, 10:47 a.m. / Courts , Environment , Fish , Tribes
From Prison to the Halls of Power: A Politician’s Son Lobbies to Let People on Parole Vote
Laurel Rosenhall and Adria Watson / June 22, 2020, 7:23 a.m. / Sacramento
California’s Vacation Industry Is Open for Business. Proceed With Caution.
Rebecca Sohn / June 22, 2020, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… away, warning that it would issue $1,000 fines to those who traveled to the area for nonessential reasons. The warning was lifted a week later. In the Tahoe area, 62 people have tested positive …
MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Our Balancing Act
LoCO Staff / June 22, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Mondays With Michaele
Firefighters Douse Small Wildfire Near Fickle Hill
LoCO Staff / June 21, 2020, 8:45 p.m. / Fire
(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: What’s Restaurant Dining in Humboldt Like Now? Six Rivers Brewery’s Meredith Maier Tells Us About the Changes They’ve Made to Help Thirsty Folks Stay Healthy
LoCO Staff / June 21, 2020, 8 a.m. / Humboldt Holding Up
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Unintelligent Design
Barry Evans / June 21, 2020, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… ” for more on this.)Vitamin C isn’t the only necessary vitamin that we need to include in our diets. Others (so-called “essential micronutrients”) include vitamins A, B1, B2, B3 and D. Without B1 (thiamine …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Why Spring- and Summer-Run Salmonids are So Damn Interesting and Weird
The EcoNews Report / June 20, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
OBITUARY: Frank Cheek, 1937-2020
LoCO Staff / June 20, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… section titles and a No. 1 ranking in the state of California. A former wrestler, Ed Spears, from Ceres was wrestling at a small college in Northern California. He encouraged Coach Cheek to apply …
Motorcyclist Killed in Eureka Crash Yesterday
LoCO Staff / June 19, 2020, 5:51 p.m. /
City of Eureka Offers Rent and Mortgage Assistance for Households and Homeless Shelters Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic
Stephanie McGeary / June 19, 2020, 4:37 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt , Homelessness , Local Government
In Video Address to the County, Humboldt’s Public Health Officer Talks About the New Business Sectors Opening Today and Lays Out a Rough Timetable for the Future
Hank Sims / June 19, 2020, 3:21 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Humboldt Deputies Rescue Trapped Dumpster Diver
LoCO Staff / June 19, 2020, noon / Hardly News
