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(VIDEO) Humboldt Rap Dads of Area Sound Return With New Fantasy Music Video
Andrew Goff / May 27, 2020, 8 a.m. / Music
OBITUARY: Claude Parrish, 1924-2020
LoCO Staff / May 27, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Donna Saba, 1950-2020
LoCO Staff / May 27, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
(VIDEO) Q&A: Sheriff Honsal Believes Humboldt Did a ‘Pretty Good Job’ Behaving Over Memorial Day Weekend
Andrew Goff / May 26, 2020, 5:42 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… compliance checks made and people were sticking with their households,” he said. No citations were issued. (1:18) Last week you recommended that no tourists come to Humboldt for the holiday weekend …
Churches May Reopen With Reduced Capacity; Certified Restaurants Can Resume Dine-in Services This Friday
LoCO Staff / May 26, 2020, 5:35 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
(VIDEO) Kayaker Who Narrowly Escaped Yesterday’s Shark Attack in Shelter Cove Shares His Account, Says Shark was ‘Definitely a Great White’
John Ross Ferrara / May 26, 2020, 4:25 p.m. / Shark
Civil Grand Jury Issues Glowing Report on Local Prison Camps, Suggests Training Jail Inmates to Fight Fires
Ryan Burns / May 26, 2020, 4:01 p.m. / News
… , the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) attracted a good deal of scrutiny and criticism for paying inmates just $2 per day plus $1 per hour when they were actively …
Identity of One of Three Subjects Suspected in Series of Rural Humboldt Burglaries Released by Sheriff’s Office
LoCO Staff / May 26, 2020, 10:25 a.m. / Crime
… Correctional Facility on charges of grand theft (PC 487), burglary (PC 459.5), possession of stolen property (PC 496(a)) and driving with a suspended or revoked license (VC 14601.1(a)). The two …
Blind Spot: Lobbying Behind California Coronavirus Contracts Can Stay Secret
Laurel Rosenhall / May 26, 2020, 7:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… to the coronavirus pandemic: a Sacramento lobbyist named Mark Weideman. His firm represents BYD, an electric bus maker that landed a $1 billion contract to produce medical masks for California; Bloom Energy, which …
One New Confirmed Case of COVID-19
LoCO Staff / May 25, 2020, 3:59 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Eureka Man Reportedly Attacked By 18-Foot Shark While Kayaking in Shelter Cove; Local Fishermen Rescue Him From Icy Water
John Ross Ferrara / May 25, 2020, 1:50 p.m. / Emergencies , Ocean , Shark , Wildlife
MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Glory Regardless
LoCO Staff / May 25, 2020, 7 a.m. / Mondays With Michaele
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: StarWatch
Barry Evans / May 24, 2020, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: Our Affectionate Disinfectant
James Tressler / May 24, 2020, 7 a.m. / Letter From Istanbul
Humboldt County Joint Information Center Expands Hours of Possible Exposure at Aztec Grill In McKinleyville
LoCO Staff / May 23, 2020, 2:51 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Two New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19, Both At Alder Bay
LoCO Staff / May 23, 2020, 2:38 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
The Eureka Police Department Wants You to Stay Vigilant and Secure Your Homes and Vehicles
LoCO Staff / May 23, 2020, 2:25 p.m. / PSA
In Her Weekly COVID-19 Update, Eureka Mayor Susan Seaman Thanks the Eureka City Schools for Delivering 90,000 Meals, Shouts out St. Vincent DePaul, Betty Chinn and Other Eureka Establishments
LoCO Staff / May 23, 2020, 12:47 p.m. / Government
After Being Deemed ‘Essential’ Humboldt’s Cannabis Industry Has Had Mixed Success
Freddy Brewster / May 23, 2020, 11:36 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… the COVID-19 pandemic, and Humboldt’s No. 1 cash crop has been affected in a few different ways. Sales at a few dispensaries have been up, while one of the county's larger cannabis companies has …
(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: Eureka Councilmember Discusses Working at St. Joseph Hospital During a Pandemic, Reveals His Fav Local Fish Tacos, Defends His Mullet
LoCO Staff / May 23, 2020, 10 a.m. / Humboldt Holding Up
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Humboldt Social Media-Friendly Naturalist John Griffith
The EcoNews Report / May 23, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
(VIDEO) Ferndale Creates Virtual Memorial Day Service, Will Still Hold Social Distancing Parade
Stephanie McGeary / May 23, 2020, 7:05 a.m. / Community
Bear River Casino Touts ‘Virus-Killing’ Spray Ahead of Reopening; There’s No Evidence the Spray Does Any Such Thing
Ryan Burns / May 22, 2020, 4:43 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt , Tribes
(PHOTOS/VIDEO) Temporary Geyser Erupts in Eureka
Andrew Goff / May 22, 2020, 4:21 p.m. / Traffic
AT EASE, WESTHAVEN! That Maddening Leak Has Been Found and Repaired, and You May Now Resume Normal Water Usage
LoCO Staff / May 22, 2020, 12:38 p.m. / Emergencies
One Man Shot Dead After Attempting to Assault West Avenue Resident in Eureka Last Night, Police Say; Investigation Determines Shooter Acted in Self-Defense
LoCO Staff / May 22, 2020, 12:08 p.m. / Crime
City Pumps Brakes on Trinidad Rancheria’s Request for Water; Will Draft Policy Before Continuing Formal Negotiations Over New Hotel Development
Freddy Brewster / May 22, 2020, noon / Government , Tribes
THE VILLAGE IS DEAD: Developers Withdraw Application for Proposed Arcata Housing Project, Which the City Council Has Been Debating for Years
Stephanie McGeary / May 22, 2020, 11:44 a.m. / Local Government
The Pandemic Hasn’t Killed California’s Big Housing Plans — but They Have Mutated
Matt Levin / May 22, 2020, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
UCs Ditch the SAT and ACT — Set Out to Make a ‘Fairer’ Standardized Test
Mikhail Zinshteyn / May 22, 2020, 7 a.m. / Sacramento