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(VIDEO) How Do You Know We Haven’t Hit Peak COVID? Also, Why Does Trump Lie? County Health Officer Responds to Latest Media Questions
Ryan Burns / April 10, 2020, 5:22 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… the disease. 1:00: Why is President Trump saying things that contradict the situation on the ground, like saying, “Anyone that wants a test can get a test”? “Well, I can tell you that’s been …
No New Confirmed Cases for Third Day in a Row, According to Humboldt’s Joint Information Center
LoCO Staff / April 10, 2020, 4:28 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… preparedness efforts.” Frankovich said sheltering in place keeps mildly symptomatic and asymptomatic people from being in close contact with individuals outside their home.A total of 1,349 Humboldt County …
COUNTY WARNS: Beachgoers On and Around Trinidad’s Scenic Drive Better Start Social Distancing, Or Else
LoCO Staff / April 10, 2020, 3:31 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
(VIDEO) Hundreds of People Descend on Bayshore Mall to Seek Help at Food For People’s Emergency Distribution Event This Afternoon
Hank Sims / April 10, 2020, 2:56 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… ,” Anne Holcomb, executive director of Food For People, told the Outpost's Andrew Goff at the scene this afternoon. Holcomb said that 50 people were already waiting to be served at 1:30 p.m., half …
Rep. Huffman to Hold Virtual Town Hall Focused on Humboldt Small Business and Economy Monday Evening
LoCO Staff / April 10, 2020, 12:13 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Several Firefighters Exposed to COVID-Positive Patient Released From Quarantine, Says Humboldt Bay Fire
LoCO Staff / April 10, 2020, 9:48 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
In Today’s COVID MINUTE, a Humboldt County Public Health Nurse Gives Mask Advice
LoCO Staff / April 10, 2020, 9:24 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Here’s How Putting California’s Homeless in Hotels Actually Works
Matt Levin / April 10, 2020, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… Newsom’s office said today 1,813 hotels or motel rooms are now occupied as part of Project Roomkey, a joint effort between the state, counties and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Newsom also said …
Newsom the Beneficent? California Governor Steps Into Pandemic Supply Vacuum
Ben Christopher / April 10, 2020, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… – we will beat this if we all work together. pic.twitter.com/uagRbfrmOW— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) April 9, 2020 “We have received just over 1 million (medical masks) from the federal …
OBITUARY: Evelyn Christine McManus, 1935-2020
LoCO Staff / April 10, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Michelle Annette Anderson, 1968-2020
LoCO Staff / April 10, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Joyce Woods Erickson, 1932-2020
LoCO Staff / April 10, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Joyce Woods Erickson, 1932-2020 Joyce Woods Erickson passed away at home in Fortuna on April 1, 2020. Joyce was born on September 27, 1932 to Herbert and Ada (Briggs …
OBITUARY: Gerald Lloyd ‘Pete’ Johnson, 1940-2020
LoCO Staff / April 10, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: John Henry Hower, 1933-2020
LoCO Staff / April 10, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
Second No-New-Positives Day in a Row: Humboldt County’s Total COVID-19 Case Count Remains at 50
LoCO Staff / April 9, 2020, 4:44 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
(AUDIO) ‘What a Joke.’ California Fish and Game Commission Bails on Public Conference Call After Discussion to Possibly Ban Sportfishing Turns Chaotic
John Ross Ferrara / April 9, 2020, 4:22 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt , Fish
(VIDEO) Sheriff Honsal Says COVID-19 Rules Can Be a Bit Looser in Our Rural Region
Ryan Burns / April 9, 2020, 4:03 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… . And there’s still accountability for property crimes, he says. People are being arrested, “and they will eventually have their day in court. 1:22: Have any citations been issued for violating …
(PHOTOS) Local History Buff Shares Pictures Comparing Arcata’s Past and Present
Stephanie McGeary / April 9, 2020, 3:01 p.m. / Art , History , Pictures
Local Community Health Centers Land More Than $2 Million in Federal Funding Via CARES Act
LoCO Staff / April 9, 2020, 2:09 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt , Health Care
… and Services Administration (HRSA). More than $1.3 billion in congressionally directed funding is being awarded to 1,387 health centers nationwide to improve their resources in the midst of the coronavirus …
(UPDATE) Clash Erupts Between Sheriff’s Office and Hoopa Valley Tribal Members Over Who Has Jurisdiction Over Highway 96
Freddy Brewster / April 9, 2020, 1:46 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
(VIDEO) Local Band The Oyster Baes Practice Social Distancing in Pajama Pants in New Music Video
Ryan Burns / April 9, 2020, 11:59 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
(VIDEO) Humboldt Has Its Very Own TikTok Celebrity! South Fork High School Grad Hopes to Spin Internet Fame Into a Successful Acting Career
John Ross Ferrara / April 9, 2020, 8:15 a.m. / Celebrity , COVID-19 and Humboldt , Internet
The Art of the Deal: California’s Alliance Could Solve the Nation’s Mask Shortage
Jackie Botts / April 9, 2020, 7:52 a.m. / Sacramento
… , along with personal protective equipment like gowns, shields and gloves. The governor has already ordered $1.4 billion worth of the masks and other equipment and has freed up $306.8 million …
Car Thievery Suspect Flees From Deputies in McK; Crashes Into Another Car; Flees on Foot; Eventually Arrested in Possession of Gun, Weapons, Police Scanner, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / April 8, 2020, 5:45 p.m. / Crime
… into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on multiple felony warrants for charges of felon in possession of a firearm (PC 29800(a)(1)) and PRCS Revocation (PC 3455(a)), in addition to fresh charges of vehicle …
Eureka City Council Discusses Efforts to Address Homelessness During COVID-19 Crisis
Stephanie McGeary / April 8, 2020, 4:45 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt , Homelessness , Local Government
No New Positive Cases Today, Says Joint Information Center; New Demographic Data Will Be Provided Soon
LoCO Staff / April 8, 2020, 4:28 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
NEED FOOD? Food For People Will Hold an Emergency Drive-Through Food Distribution on Friday
LoCO Staff / April 8, 2020, 3:47 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
(VIDEO) Humboldt ‘Nowhere Near Peak’ of COVID-19 Cases, County Health Officer Says in Latest Round of Answers to Media Questions
LoCO Staff / April 8, 2020, 3:20 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… . The limiting factors right now are supplies, including the chemical reagents used in testing. 1:17: When will the county be able to offer testing to people who do not meet the CDC-defined criteria? That …
Mad River Hospital Forced to Furlough Some Employees, it Says, After Pandemic Puts Elective Surgery and Other Normal Medicine on Hold
LoCO Staff / April 8, 2020, 1:31 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
19-Year-Old McKinleyville Resident Arrested After Allegedly Assaulting Family on the Hammond Trail; Child Victim Hospitalized
LoCO Staff / April 8, 2020, 1:19 p.m. / Crime