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OBITUARY: Imogene Fay DeWarns, 1937-2025
LoCO Staff / May 8, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Imogene Fay DeWarns, 1937-2025 Imogene Fay DeWarns died at her home in Fortuna on April 28, 2025. She was born Imagene Fay Crayton on May 1, 1937, in Tickfaw, Louisiana …
OBITUARY: Rayetta Warlick, 1937-2025
LoCO Staff / May 8, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
The Blue Lake Community is Under the Impression That Its City Manager Has Been Fired, But City Hall Won’t Say Whether She Has Been Or Not
Hank Sims / May 7, 2025, 3:47 p.m. / Local Government
Placement Hearing for Sexually Violent Predator Delayed by Missed Filing Deadline; Prosecutor Alleges Stobaugh Possessed Child Pornography in State Hospital
Ryan Burns / May 7, 2025, 2:57 p.m. / Courts
… direct emails or letters from the public — in this or any other case. Instead, per the state's Welfare and Institutions Code 6609.1, all communication with the court must go through the DA's Office …
This Weekend is Your Final Chance to Drive Across This Beloved SoHum Bridge
Andrew Goff / May 7, 2025, 2:42 p.m. / Traffic
EPD Provides Additional Details on Yesterday’s Fatal Vehicle vs. Bicycle Collision on Harris
LoCO Staff / May 7, 2025, 11:07 a.m. / Traffic
(UPDATE: RODENTS BEATEN BACK, CAFE REOPENED) Rodents Take Down Their Second Humboldt County Cafe in a Week, This Time in Garberville
Hank Sims / May 7, 2025, 9:18 a.m. / Health
DNA Testing Closes Another Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case, This One from 1987
LoCO Staff / May 7, 2025, 8:58 a.m. / Crime
Many Californians Can’t Get Mental Health Help. Is It Too Hard to Become a Therapist?
Adam Echelman / May 7, 2025, 7:21 a.m. / Sacramento
… at least 900 internship hours, San Diego State’s program asks its students to work 1,050 hours. For Jacqueline Guan, a student in the program, these required internships “should be compensated labor.” Like …
California Regulator Weakens AI Rules, Giving Big Tech More Leeway to Track You
Khari Johnson / May 7, 2025, 7:13 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Cynthia Lynn Silva, 1974-2025
LoCO Staff / May 7, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… Church in Arcata, followed by a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Interment will take place at 12:15 p.m. at St. Mary’s Cemetery. A reception will follow at 1 p.m. at the Portuguese Hall in Arcata. Cynthia’s light …
TODAY IN SUPES: Garberville Vets Hall Finally Moves Ahead, Board Opposes Relocation of Sexually Violent Predator to Manila
Isabella Vanderheiden / May 6, 2025, 5:07 p.m. / Local Government
… and tense deliberation over the county’s ongoing budgetary constraints, the board voted 4-1, with Third District Supervisor Mike Wilson dissenting, to award a $3.79 million contract to Eureka-based Adams …
Administrators, Teachers and Staff in Klamath-Trinity Allege Fiscal Mismanagement as Schools Face Possible Funding Cuts from Trump Administration
Ryan Burns / May 6, 2025, 2:07 p.m. / Education
… district is about to face incredibly painful cuts to our funding. As a district serving tribal lands that states may not tax, our district receives federal impact aid which in addition to the Title 1 funding …
(UPDATE 3: REOPENED AGAIN!) (UPDATE 2: RECLOSED) (UPDATE: REOPEN) The Public Health Division Has Temporarily Closed Old Town Coffee and Chocolates Due to a Mouse Invasion
Hank Sims / May 6, 2025, 11:35 a.m. / Health
(AUDIO) Did You Get a Blue Bag in the Mail, Humboldt? Here’s What You Should Do With That
Andrew Goff / May 6, 2025, 11:23 a.m. / Food , On the Air
College of the Redwoods Decides it Won’t Rescind Various DEI-Related Resolutions
Dezmond Remington / May 6, 2025, 10:42 a.m. / Education
… .”Update, 1:31 5/6Board members read a statement from Flamer at today's meeting emphasizing CR's commitments to free speech and its own future. ”In response to recent federal executive …
EPD on Scene of Fatal Collision on Harris Street
LoCO Staff / May 6, 2025, 9:30 a.m. / Traffic
OBITUARY: Jim (James) Dale, 1961-2025
LoCO Staff / May 6, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Charlie Thorp, 1939-2025
LoCO Staff / May 6, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Jeff Angelo, 1964-2025
LoCO Staff / May 6, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Signe Ann (Gooch) Savage, 1956-2025
LoCO Staff / May 6, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Tammy Rochelle Reid, 1959-2025
LoCO Staff / May 6, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
TODAY IN SUPES: Humboldt County’s General Fund Balance is Expected to Dry Up in Two Years Due to Ongoing Deficits
Isabella Vanderheiden / May 5, 2025, 5:04 p.m. / Local Government
… prediction. While the board and staff have made progress in reducing the county’s structural budget deficit from $18.4 million to $15.1 million through various cost-cutting strategies, it’s “not enough to make …
GHOST GUNS SEIZED: Two Arrested in Eureka on Suspicion of Firearms Trafficking
LoCO Staff / May 5, 2025, 10:38 a.m. / Crime
… scales, and drug-related paraphernalia.Gordon Dale Briggs Jr. was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges including PC 29800(a)(1) (felon in possession of a firearm …
Sheriff’s Office Warns Swimmers of ‘Serious Dangers’ in Fast-Moving Rivers
LoCO Staff / May 5, 2025, 9:12 a.m. / Public Safety
‘Millions Out on the Street Virtually Overnight’: How Trump’s Budget Proposal Could Affect California
Ben Christopher and Marisa Kendall / May 5, 2025, 9:07 a.m. / Sacramento
… the pathways to get out of shelter and into housing.” Homeless veterans fared better. The budget proposes a $1.1 billion increase “for the President’s commitment to ending veterans’ homelessness.” Those funds …
When Will Democratic Lawmakers Make California More Affordable? Later, Leaders Say
Yue Stella Yu / May 5, 2025, 7:26 a.m. / Sacramento
SPRINTING ACROSS AMERICA: Eureka to San Diego — Week One of Our Major League Baseball Tour Across the Continent
Tom Trepiak / May 4, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sprinting Across America
… to San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. Sutter Health Park. Photo: Quintin Soloviev - Own work, CC BY 4.0, LinkGame #1: White Sox versus Athletics at Sutter Health Park …
(PHOTOS) ‘No Kings, No Oligarchs’ Protest at the Courthouse Draws Hundreds
Hank Sims / May 3, 2025, 2:16 p.m. / Activism
THE ECONEWS REPORT: New Timber Harvest Plan for Jackson State Forest
The EcoNews Report / May 3, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment