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… . The Trump administration will pay German energy company RWE $1.22 billion to vacate three leases, off the coasts of Eureka, New York and Louisiana, in a settlement with the U.S. Department of the Interior …



… and affordable energy. RWE U.S. Offshore secured these leases from the U.S. government with a long-term commitment to develop offshore wind capacity in American waters and invested more than $1 billion toward …



… , even though people increasingly share such thoughts with chatbots. OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, revealed in a report last fall that about 1.2 million users a week share thoughts of suicide …





… used by students. In the first quarter of 2026, a total of 1,028 riders used evening routes, 72% of whom used their Cal Poly student ID, according to HTA’s staff report. Another route, the 2023-era Green …





… the former Iron Gate Dam, and 1,245 of those fish returned to Fall Creek Hatcheries — about 10%.” James | Screenshot Yurok Tribal Chairman Joe James described dam removal as a “big part …









California Democrats Defy Newsom, Back Billionaire Tax

Maya C. Miller and Jeanne Kuang / Aug. 5, 2026, 7 a.m. / Sacramento

… as inequality worsens. The top 1% of Americans held 22% of the nation’s household wealth in 1989; now they hold nearly a third. The bottom half’s share has declined from 3.5% to 2.5%. Prop. 40 is being watched …



… more students, said Melanee Cottrill, executive director of Head Start California, a nonprofit that advocates for California’s 1,813 Head Start centers. In the same announcement, the agency said …



OBITUARY: Marilyn Irene Nelson, 1939-2026

LoCO Staff / Aug. 5, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits







… , 2026, at approximately 1:00 a.m., an officer with the Cal Poly Humboldt University Police Department (UPD) was conducting a property check on university-owned land when they observed a vehicle parked …



Jerold Phelps Now Offering Outpatient MRIs in Garberville

Sage Alexander / Aug. 4, 2026, 10:47 a.m. / Health

… , and is waiting for a building permit while navigating funding challenges around healthcare cuts in 2025's H.R. 1.Brown noted that folks from elsewhere can have their referrals sent to Garberville, too …



Hoopa Firefighters Responding to 2.5-Acre Fire Near Bald Hill

Isabella Vanderheiden / Aug. 4, 2026, 10:40 a.m. / Fire









… Pourat, associate director at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. An additional 1.7 million middle-income Californians bought insurance through the commercial Affordable Care Act marketplace …





… Shannon Miranda and Husband Jim Oxborrow Have Put Their Las Vegas Home on the Market for $1.1M Aerial view of the Las Vegas home co-owned by Shannon Miranda and James Oxborrow …





… Guire will host the Zeke Grader Fisheries Forum, also known as the California State of Fisheries hearing, at the State Capitol at 1 p.m. to discuss obstacles facing both the salmon and Dungeness crab fisheries …





… registrants were suspected of being out of compliance, 12 were unable to be contacted, 5 offenders were currently incarcerated and 1 was discovered to have moved out of the area. Additionally, 6 arrests were …