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OBITUARY: Gordon Schatz, 1943-2025
LoCO Staff / Nov. 19, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Mark ‘Sparky’ S. Hensley, 1954-2025
LoCO Staff / Nov. 19, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
HUD Policy Changes May Force 70+ Humboldt People into Homelessness — But Maybe Not for Several Years
Dezmond Remington / Nov. 18, 2025, 4:57 p.m. / Homelessness
… , according to DDHS data. DHHS received $365,000 for the time period between Oct. 1, 2026, and Sep. 30, 2027 for permanent housing. The Arcata House Partnership, responsible for housing 31 of them, received …
TODAY IN SUPES: Board Selects Chair and Vice Chair for 2026, Homeless Rights Advocates Raise Alarm Over Federal Funding Cuts
Isabella Vanderheiden / Nov. 18, 2025, 3:36 p.m. / Local Government
… to serve as an alternate.The board also voted to appoint Arroyo to the California State Association of Counties delegation, with Wilson as an alternate. The board approved the appointment in a 4-1 vote …
New Liability Waiver at Humboldt County Animal Shelter Leaves Volunteers Feeling Hung Out to Dry
Ryan Burns / Nov. 18, 2025, 2:08 p.m. / Animals , Local Government
… be adequate staffing and proper maintenance to actually make sure that the volunteers and everyone else there is safe,” volunteer Ana Zurawski said in a phone interview. ”1 also feel …
Cal State Wants to Offer Bigger Raises to Campus Presidents While Cutting Elsewhere
Mikhail Zinshteyn / Nov. 18, 2025, 1:04 p.m. / Sacramento
(VIDEO) NEW UNDERCROSSING DAY! Here’s What Humboldt Bay Looks Like From 18 Feet Higher Up
Andrew Goff / Nov. 18, 2025, noon / Traffic
… Corridor in Preparation for Indianola Undercrossing ConstructionCaltrans Breaks Ground on Indianola Undercrossing and Half Signal at Airport RoadCaltrans Completes Phase 1 of Indianola Undercrossing Project …
Returning to Our Roots: Sacred Groves to Bring ‘Green’ Burials to Tree-Based Cemetery in Kneeland Hills
Isabella Vanderheiden / Nov. 18, 2025, 9:32 a.m. / Community
… year, along with 20 million board feet in hardwood for caskets and 1.6 million tons of reinforced concrete, according to an August 2025 report from U.S. Funerals Online. While cremations have a lesser …
OBITUARY: Dr. Lois Anne Cook, 1949-2025
LoCO Staff / Nov. 18, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Richard Wilmer McDowell, 1937-2025
LoCO Staff / Nov. 18, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: William C. Landergen, Sr., 1939-2025
LoCO Staff / Nov. 18, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… daughter-in-law Mandy Landergen of McKinleyville, CA also his brother-in-law Arthur Mastel (Liz) of Medford, OR, as well as 7 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandson. He …
OBITUARY: Jackie Lea Glenn, 1931-2025
LoCO Staff / Nov. 18, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
The Flood-Prone Places Are Flooded Again. Don’t Drive Through Them!
LoCO Staff / Nov. 17, 2025, 2:51 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
After a Standoff in Carlotta, Deputies Arrest Man Who Allegedly Assaulted His 70-Year-Old Mom
LoCO Staff / Nov. 17, 2025, 1:21 p.m. / Crime
… was booked on the following charges:273.6(a) P.C. Violation of domestic violence court order368(b)(1) P.C. Cause injury to dependent adult1203.2(a)(1) P.C. Violation of probation148(a)(1) P.C. Resist …
Kneeland’s Backcountry Press Wins Prestigious Prize at the National Outdoor Book Awards
LoCO Staff / Nov. 17, 2025, 7:49 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Poultrymen! Back in the Day There Were Plenty of People Who Made Their Scratch Off Half-Wild Turkeys and Chicken Farms
Elwain Dreyer / Nov. 15, 2025, 7:30 a.m. / History
… to be a considerable amount of initiative on the part of local agriculturalists in the county. The County Assessor's first report for the year 1854 indicated potato crops, 1,400 head for stock raising, 412 milch …
‘They’re Killing People’: HUD Announces Funding Changes to Homeless Services, Sparking Chaos Locally
Dezmond Remington / Nov. 14, 2025, 4:57 p.m. / Homelessness
District Attorney Review Exonerates Police Officers’ Fatal Shooting of a Man Who Slashed Two Children’s Throats in Early 2024
LoCO Staff / Nov. 14, 2025, 4:22 p.m. / Crime
… . Negotiations continued and a few minutes later Martinez released the two remaining children. They had no apparent physical injuries. By 1:00 p.m., all hostages were rescued.Following the hostage rescue, CNT …
Rejoice! The Restrooms in Redwood Park Are Open Again
LoCO Staff / Nov. 14, 2025, 12:23 p.m. / :)
Klamath River Youngsters Who Recently Paddled the Un-Dammed Waterway Head to Brazil for COP 30 Climate Change Conference
LoCO Staff / Nov. 14, 2025, 12:12 p.m. / Tribes
The EPD Says It Broke Up a String of Vehicle Thefts, All Involving Kias, Early Yesterday Morning
LoCO Staff / Nov. 14, 2025, 11:19 a.m. / Crime
That Big FBI Raid in Hoopa Yesterday? That Was a Child Pornography Investigation, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Nov. 14, 2025, 10:35 a.m. / Crime
Feds Invest a Million Bucks in the McKinleyville Community Forest Thanks to Rep. Jared Huffman, Says MCSD
LoCO Staff / Nov. 14, 2025, 10:18 a.m. / Local Government
… Services District:The McKinleyville Community Services District (MCSD) today announced it has been awarded $1 million in Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS), secured through the strong advocacy of U …
Humboldt County Office of Education, Tribal Partners Launch California’s First State-Sponsored Native American Studies Curriculum
LoCO Staff / Nov. 14, 2025, 8:19 a.m. / Education
More Housing on the California Coast? Changes at the Coastal Commission Signal a Pro-Building Shift
Nadia Lathan / Nov. 14, 2025, 7:32 a.m. / Sacramento
… of the public — vote on the independent, quasi-judicial state agency tasked with conserving more than 800 miles of the California coast and keeping it open to the public. Its authority spans about 1,000 yards …
They Want to Be California’s Next Governor. Here’s What They’d Do About Health Care
Ana B. Ibarra / Nov. 14, 2025, 7:27 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Camille Jeanette Mead-Rossen, 1960-2025
LoCO Staff / Nov. 14, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Rosemary Moore, 1947-2025
LoCO Staff / Nov. 14, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Drug Task Force Busts Up Alleged Blue Lake Drug House; One Arrested, Loads of Firearms and an Eye-Popping Amount of Cash Seized, Agents Say
LoCO Staff / Nov. 13, 2025, 4:36 p.m. / Crime
… of a controlled substance for the purpose of sales HS 11370.1 – Possession of a controlled substance while armed Anyone with information related to this investigation or other narcotics related crimes …