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Sheriff’s Office Investigating Apparent Electrocution Death at the Blue Lake Power Plant
LoCO Staff / Nov. 13, 2024, 4:09 p.m. / News
Does Anyone Know Who is Shooting at Homes on This One Street in Pine Hill?
LoCO Staff / Nov. 13, 2024, 2:35 p.m. / Crime
Sheriff’s Office Makes Arrest in Months-Old Attempted Murder Case; Two More Suspects Still Being Sought
LoCO Staff / Nov. 13, 2024, 2:21 p.m. / Crime
… PC 459: Burglary PC 182(a)(1): Conspiracy to Commit a Crime Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Cady or Overholt is urged to contact law enforcement immediately. To provide …
Trump Has Promised to ‘End’ Offshore Wind. What Will That Mean for California’s Big Bet?
Julie Cart / Nov. 13, 2024, 1:56 p.m. / Sacramento
Trump’s Proposed Tariffs, Especially on China and Mexico, Could Hit California Hard
Levi Sumagaysay / Nov. 13, 2024, 7:42 a.m. / Sacramento
… The Port of Los Angeles says nearly 1 million California jobs are related to trade at that port. The Port of Long Beach handles about 3% of all U.S. imports and has about 575,000 Southern California jobs …
California Senate Leader Calls Union ‘Morally Bankrupt’ for Opposing a Vulnerable Democrat
Ryan Sabalow / Nov. 13, 2024, 7:37 a.m. / Sacramento
… $1 million to oppose the state’s most vulnerable Democratic senator in a tight race that could put a Republican in his seat. The union apparently spent the money against Sen. Josh Newman …
OBITUARY: Dennis Lee Sherman III, 1992-2024
LoCO Staff / Nov. 13, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Travis Lee Standley, 1972-2024
LoCO Staff / Nov. 13, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… . Travis was born on August 7, 1972, in Bemidji, Minnesota, to loving parents Russell Standley and Elena Lerch (Standley). He departed this life on November 1, 2024, at the age of 52, due to heart …
OBITUARY: Fernando Soares Lourenco, 1930-2024
LoCO Staff / Nov. 13, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… together with his family. Beginning in the 1970s he was the catalyst for lively picnics at Pump stations #1 & #4, Korbel, Weott, Moonstone Beach and Benbow Lake. Fernando had a great sense of humor …
OBITUARY: Kenneth ‘Joe’ Shepp, 1950-2024
LoCO Staff / Nov. 13, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
TODAY in SUPES: Board Suspends 2025 Weed Taxation, Directs Staff to Explore ‘Repeal and Replace’ Options for Measure S
Ryan Burns / Nov. 12, 2024, 4:34 p.m. / Cannabis , Local Government
… of Supervisors. | Screenshot.###Once again today, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors opted to cut the struggling cannabis industry some slack, voting 3-1 to eliminate taxation on next year's cultivation …
King Tides Incoming This Weekend! Please Document Your Experience With Our Future Sea Levels
LoCO Staff / Nov. 12, 2024, 11:16 a.m. / Science
… . For comparison, ocean levels in California are projected to rise as much as 1.2 feet by 2050 and up to 6.6 feet by the end of the century.Sea level rise is caused by climate change from burning fossil fuels …
BABY RED PANDA HAS LANDED: Sequoia Park Zoo Rejects Community Plea For Moo Deng Clone, Goes With Strengths Instead
Andrew Goff / Nov. 12, 2024, 10:09 a.m. / Cavy Babies
Two Fortuna Residents Killed in Motorcycle Crash Sunday
LoCO Staff / Nov. 12, 2024, 8:49 a.m. /
It Used to Be a Notoriously Violent Prison. Now It’s Home to a First-Of-Its Kind Education Program
Wayne D’Orio / Nov. 12, 2024, 7:17 a.m. / Sacramento
(VIDEO) New Documentary ‘Guardians of a Forgotten Warship’ Spotlights Humboldt Veterans Working to Restore a WWII-Era Vessel Beached in Samoa
Isabella Vanderheiden / Nov. 11, 2024, 8:53 a.m. / Our Culture
… . The crew’s dream is to replace the bottom of the ship, lug it back into Humboldt Bay and turn it into a museum and a meeting place for veterans. However, doing so would cost another $1 million dollars …
OBITUARY: Jason ‘J-Bird’ Hunsucker, 1975-2024
LoCO Staff / Nov. 11, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Janet T. Bessette, 1931-2024
LoCO Staff / Nov. 11, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Janet T. Bessette, 1931-2024 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Janet T. Bessette, on November 1, 2024 — appropriately on All …
LETTER FROM ANKARA: New City, Old Friends
James Tressler / Nov. 10, 2024, 7 a.m. / Letter From Ankara
PASTOR BETHANY: What Does it Mean to Be a Good Human Today?
Bethany Cseh / Nov. 10, 2024, 7 a.m. / Faith-y
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Election Recap — It Wasn’t All Bad!
The EcoNews Report / Nov. 9, 2024, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Three Generations of Freshwater’s Pioneering Coeur Family — Grocers, Athletes and Soldiers
Jeremiah R. Scott Jr. / Nov. 9, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
VOTE COUNT UPDATE! We Are Past the Halfway Mark; Manual Canvass Tally Underway
LoCO Staff / Nov. 8, 2024, 5:29 p.m. / Elections
… changes in the results, with a couple of possible exceptions:1. The Blue Lake insurgency ticket has increased its lead a tiny bit. Ryan wrote about that today.2. Alex Stillman has crept up a little bit …
[UPDATED] Highly Contentious Blue Lake City Council Race is a Nail-Biter, With Many Votes Yet to Be Counted
Ryan Burns / Nov. 8, 2024, 4:28 p.m. / Elections
Three Years Later, Suspect in Eureka Bank Robbery Arrested in Maryland, Police Department Says
LoCO Staff / Nov. 8, 2024, 3:50 p.m. / Crime
IS That How We Do it in Humboldt? Fact-Checking Brett McFarland’s New Single (No, Nordic Aquafarms Will Not Be ‘Cooking GMO Salmon’)
Isabella Vanderheiden / Nov. 8, 2024, 2:07 p.m. / Our Culture
… bed, wildfires, oil refineries, a wind turbine, the “Eye of Providence” on the $1 bill, clear cut forests, tent cities, a torn American flag, and then the screen goes black. “I used to think I …
One Issue Trump and Newsom Agree On? California Homelessness
Marisa Kendall / Nov. 8, 2024, 8:28 a.m. / Sacramento
ELECTION UPDATE: More Than Half of the Humboldt County Ballots Are Still Uncounted, Elections Office Says
LoCO Staff / Nov. 7, 2024, 5:13 p.m. / Elections
Rebuked by Voters, Arkley-Affiliated ‘Citizens for a Better Eureka’ Resumes Court Battle Over 5th and D Parking Lot
Ryan Burns / Nov. 7, 2024, 2:55 p.m. / Courts
… to be developed into multi-family housing by Dishgamu Humboldt Community Land Trust, a unit of the Wiyot Tribe. | Photo by Andrew Goff.###Rob Arkley's Security National spent more than $1.6 million on a failed …
Help Investigate Your Government! The Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury is in Urgent Need of Alternates
LoCO Staff / Nov. 7, 2024, 12:07 p.m. / Local Government
… is seeking additional Alternates for the fiscal year of 2024/2025 (July1 - June 30). Alternates may be called upon to complete the term if/when a Grand Juror finds it necessary to resign during their term …
