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OBITUARY: Les Minton, 1946-2019
LoCO Staff / Sept. 6, 2019, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… numerous medals during his service and was awarded an Army Commendation Medal for Heroism on 1/24/1966 for an exceptionally valorous action while defending a downed helicopter. Les left the service …
OBITUARY: Daniel Anthony Lawrence, 1953-2019
LoCO Staff / Sept. 6, 2019, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
Fortuna Police Arrest Two Oklahoma Women on Warrant for Shooting in Alabama
LoCO Staff / Sept. 5, 2019, 6:45 p.m. / Crime
(PHOTOS) BOOM! Eureka Mural Restored!
LoCO Staff / Sept. 5, 2019, 5:28 p.m. / Art
Weekend Football — Busy Friday Under the Lights for North Coast Teams
Ray Hamill / Sept. 5, 2019, 4:50 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
… . For comparison sake the Falcons are almost 8,000 places behind Del Norte in the MaxPreps national rankings. Fortuna (0-2) at Kelseyville (1-1), 7 p.m. The Huskies will hit the road for the third straight week …
FOOTBALL: Stopping Arcata’s Mazzotti the Key for Crusaders
Ray Hamill / Sept. 5, 2019, 4:15 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
… , St. Bernard’s (2-0) welcomes Arcata (0-1) to Crusader Field, and key to winning the game will be containing the Tigers’ most dangerous weapon, running back Kien Mazzotti. “Mazzotti is a player we …
Park Rangers Would Like Help Identifying This Person Suspected of Car Burglary in the College Cove Parking Lot Last Month
LoCO Staff / Sept. 5, 2019, 4:11 p.m. / Crime
What Happens to Uber and Lyft Drivers Once AB 5 Passes? Plus: Everything Else You Need to Know About the Coming ‘Gig Worker’ Crackdown
Judy Lin / Sept. 5, 2019, 3:44 p.m. / Sacramento
… misclassification. Workers would also still be able to file their own lawsuits. How soon might the shift happen? Although AB 5 would take effect Jan. 1, 2020, don’t expect any immediate changes. Since …
OPERATION ‘WILD FISHER’: Weeklong Trespass Grow Cleanup Operation Hauls Tons of Trash, Miles of Water Lines Out of the Trinity Alps Wilderness
LoCO Staff / Sept. 5, 2019, 11:56 a.m. / Cannabis
OBITUARY: James Francis (Pete) Toste, 1951-2019
LoCO Staff / Sept. 5, 2019, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
McKinleyville Panthers Playing Smart Volleyball
Ray Hamill / Sept. 4, 2019, 10:20 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
TODAY in COURT: Pig Slaughter Suspects Heading to Trial; Plea Deal Possible in Hoopa Molestation Case; Defense Attorney Wants Charges Dropped Against Samoa Murder Suspect
Rhonda Parker / Sept. 4, 2019, 4:39 p.m. / Courts
Busy Weekend in Store for Local Football Teams
Ray Hamill / Sept. 4, 2019, 4:10 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
… , Hoopa and Ferndale all play on the road. The Loggers (0-2) will make their first road trip of the season, traveling to Foothill (0-1), while the Huskies (0-2) will play away from home for the third …
IOC Fighters Confident Ahead of Bellator 226
Ray Hamill / Sept. 4, 2019, 4 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
… in a bantamweight bout on the same card, in what will be his fourth appearance at the prestigious Bellator events. And Bell, a former Arcata High wrestler, has won all three of his previous fights there. Rocha is 1 …
Eureka Drivers Should Plan for Crazy Congestion on Myrtle Avenue Next Month; Sinkhole Prompts City to Build Bypass Road Near Cooper Gulch
Stephanie McGeary / Sept. 4, 2019, 1:03 p.m. / Infrastructure , Traffic
THIS WEEKEND: Alex Cappa Gets First NFL Start in Bucs Opener Against 49ers; Two Local MMA Fighters Appear on Same Pro Card
John Ross Ferrara / Sept. 4, 2019, 9:25 a.m. / Arcata , HSU , LoCO Sports!
… in Albert Gonzales, who stands 6-feet-4-inches tall and has a professional record of 1-1-0. The prelim fights begin at 4:30 p.m. and will air live on the video streaming service DAZN. On Sunday, former …
California at Odds Over Whether to Make Insurers Cover Infertility Treatments
Elizabeth Aguilera / Sept. 4, 2019, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… their fertility. The California Health Benefits Review Program, an independent organization under the UC system that evaluates health-related proposals, reported that if Portantino’s bill becomes law, nearly 1 …
OBITUARY: LaVerne Whitehead, 1923-2019
LoCO Staff / Sept. 4, 2019, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Mitchel Phillips, Sr., 1957-2019
LoCO Staff / Sept. 4, 2019, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
VIDEO — Bell Making Plays With His Arm and His Feet
Ray Hamill / Sept. 3, 2019, 10:40 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
Student, Community Activists Laud HSU Decision to Provide Undocumented Students with Legal Aid
Freddy Brewster / Sept. 3, 2019, 4:24 p.m. / HSU
33-Year-Old Briceland Whitethorn Man Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash on Briceland Thorn Road
LoCO Staff / Sept. 3, 2019, 2:42 p.m. / Traffic
Juvenile Arrested at Cooper Gulch After Running From Cops, Allegedly Drawing Pellet Gun During Chase
Hank Sims / Sept. 3, 2019, 1:49 p.m. / Crime
… : Andrew Goff.###Eureka police got quite a scare just after 1 p.m. today, when a juvenile allegedly pulled what appeared to be a handgun on an officer who had attempted to contact him.According to Capt …
Sector Humboldt Bay Rescues Two Men Stranded on Island at Mouth of the Eel River After Personal Watercraft Fails
LoCO Staff / Sept. 3, 2019, 1:21 p.m. / Emergencies
Five H-DNL Teams Positioned Nicely in Early NCS Rankings
Ray Hamill / Sept. 3, 2019, 12:15 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
… would not be good enough to get the Tigers into the postseason this year. There are three H-DNL teams in Division 7, with Hoopa leading the way at No. 8. Ferndale (0-1) is No. 11, and McKinleyville (0 …
Bear River Fight Night ‘Most Exciting Yet’
Ray Hamill / Sept. 3, 2019, noon / LoCO Sports!
… , meanwhile, suffered his first defeat in the cage, dropping his record to 5-1 after losing on a second-round TKO to Isaac Qiokata, who improved to 4-0. Moore fights out of Crescent City and has become another …
Local Piece of Shit Takes Out Insecurities on Superior Eureka Street Art Festival Artist
Andrew Goff / Sept. 3, 2019, 11 a.m. / Art
Getting Food Stamps to Poor Californians Is Surprisingly Difficult
Jackie Botts and Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado / Sept. 3, 2019, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… long struggled to get food stamps to the hungry. The state enrolled just 72% of eligible residents in CalFresh in 2016, the fifth lowest rate in the nation, leaving behind about $1.8 billion in federal …
Alas, Paper Receipt Ban, We Hardly Knew Ye: 2019 Bills Get Winnowed Some More
Laurel Rosenhall / Sept. 3, 2019, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… program, leaving $1.8 billion in federal funds on the table that could be helping hungry people. Despite no registered opposition, lawmakers held a bill that aimed to dramatically increase enrollment …
