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Two Suspicious Vegetation Fires Likely Sparked By Same Person Last Night, Arcata Fire District Says
LoCO Staff / Aug. 21, 2019, 4:18 p.m. / Fire
Eureka ‘Shatters’ Temperature Record Today
John Ross Ferrara / Aug. 21, 2019, 3:04 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
… 's date.”The high temperature at the office here on Woodley Island has climbed to 78 degrees as of 1 p.m. today,” the NWS wrote on Twitter. “This will shatter the previous daily record …
Local Cops Reflect on California’s New Use-Of-Force Laws, Speculate on How They Might Have Applied in Past High-Profile Case
Freddy Brewster / Aug. 21, 2019, 3:03 p.m. / Local Government
Jockey Seriously Injured, Horse Euthanized After Accident at Humboldt County Fair
Ryan Burns / Aug. 21, 2019, 12:53 p.m. / Animals
COURT ROUNDUP: Supporters Turn Out for McKinleyville Murder Suspect Who Claims He Acted in Self Defense; Eureka Murder/Torture Case Delayed
Rhonda Parker / Aug. 21, 2019, 12:45 p.m. / Courts
… . As the son left the courtroom, Lieteritz mouthed “I love you.” Lieteritz, 40, remains in custody on $1 million bail. A restraining order was granted against Alicia Rose, Lieteritz’s ex-girlfriend, but he …
The Arcata City Council Will Discuss Adding Plaque to Plaza Drinking Fountain to Teach You About Its Anti-Boozing History
Stephanie McGeary / Aug. 21, 2019, 12:45 p.m. / History , Local Government
David Holper Named Eureka’s Poet Laureate
Hank Sims / Aug. 21, 2019, 12:09 p.m. / Art
These Local Health Professionals are Urging Pregnant and Breastfeeding Moms to Lay Off the Cannabis
LoCO Staff / Aug. 21, 2019, 9:12 a.m. / Health
A Visit to UC Merced, Where Diversity and a Focus on First-Generation College Students are Producing Amazing Results
Felicia Mello / Aug. 21, 2019, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… meet UC’s eligibility standards but aren’t accepted to their first-choice campus are often offered slots at Merced. A stunningly small number — about 1% — accept. “I thought maybe I wasn’t smart …
(PHOTOS) EUREKA GRAND THEFT INVESTIGATION: Do You Recognize These Blurry Folks?
LoCO Staff / Aug. 20, 2019, 4:26 p.m. / Crime
County Makes ‘Bold Choices’ to Address Affordability and Homelessness in Newly Adopted Housing Element
Ryan Burns / Aug. 20, 2019, 4:18 p.m. / Homelessness , Local Government
Lithium Battery Ignites, Starting Garage Fire in McKinleyville
LoCO Staff / Aug. 20, 2019, 9:07 a.m. / Fire
(VIDEO) California’s New Police Use-Of-Force Law, Explained
Byrhonda Lyons / Aug. 20, 2019, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Jason David Hubbard, 1974-2019
LoCO Staff / Aug. 20, 2019, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… touched many lives while he was with us and will be greatly missed by all. Celebration of Life will be held Aug. 31 at Moonstone Beach House from 1-4 p.m. Please bring a potluck dish to share and your beach …
Yoked Family Man From Freshwater on Verge of Becoming a Professional Bodybuilder; Find Him in the Latest Issue of ‘Muscle & Fitness Magazine’
John Ross Ferrara / Aug. 19, 2019, 4:49 p.m. / Dad , LoCO Sports!
… with former Cincinnati Bengals Rey Maualuga and Maurice Purify.But between the hours of 3:30 and 7 a.m., before his family wakes up for breakfast, the 6-foot-1-inch 250-pound father of two is running laps …
Eureka Teen Arrested After Threatening to Stab Employee of Business He’d Just Shoplifted From, Says EPD
LoCO Staff / Aug. 19, 2019, 2:52 p.m. / Crime
… Threats (PC 422) and Brandishing a Deadly Weapon (PC 417 (A)(1) ). …
EMERGENCY LIFTED: The Entrance to Humboldt Bay is Once Again Deep Enough to Cross Safely, Says Harbor District
LoCO Staff / Aug. 19, 2019, 12:23 p.m. / Infrastructure
… and Conservation District: Over the last several months, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers removed approximately 1.1 million cubic yards of sediment from the entrance channel of Humboldt Bay; the U.S. Coast Guard …
Gov. Newsom Signs Landmark Police Use-Of-Force Bill
Dan Morain / Aug. 19, 2019, 11:59 a.m. / Sacramento
… enforcement groups who said earlier versions of the bill would have put officers in danger. Under the new law, which takes effect January 1, police may use deadly force only when “necessary in defense …
PLANNED PARENTHOOD: Eureka Clinic Shouldn’t Experience Cutbacks, Despite Withdrawal From Federal Funding Over Trump Administration ‘Gag Rule’
Freddy Brewster / Aug. 19, 2019, 11:19 a.m. / Health
MISSING: Sheriff’s Office Seeking Dow’s Prairie Man Last Seen by Roommates in 2018
LoCO Staff / Aug. 19, 2019, 11:12 a.m. / Missing
HSU Receives $8.6M to Rebuild Trinity Annex; Building Will House University’s Children’s Center
LoCO Staff / Aug. 19, 2019, 10:40 a.m. / Education
(UPDATE) Eureka’s Sears Store Will Be Closing Its Doors Soon, Though We Can’t Get Corporate to Confirm It
Hank Sims / Aug. 19, 2019, 8:03 a.m. / Business
Paging More Doctors: California’s Worsening Physician Shortage
Elizabeth Aguilera / Aug. 19, 2019, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Francis ‘Toads’ Stebbins, 1931-2019
LoCO Staff / Aug. 19, 2019, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Barbara Patricia Hill, 1928-2019
LoCO Staff / Aug. 19, 2019, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… March 16, 1928 at the old General Hospital in Eureka. Her parents were Edward Everett Hill and Hazel Dell (Anderson) Hill. She attended Fortuna Elementary School for the 1st and 2nd grade …
MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Fishing is Difficult!
LoCO Staff / Aug. 19, 2019, 6 a.m. / Mondays With Michaele
Local Man Daniel Komins Found Dead in Trinity Alps; Preliminary Investigation Reveals the Missing Hiker May Have Fallen in Steep, Rocky Terrain
LoCO Staff / Aug. 18, 2019, 5:38 p.m. / Emergencies , Emergency
Blue Lake Volunteer Fire Department Shares List of Items Public Can Donate to Aid Search Efforts for Daniel Komins
John Ross Ferrara / Aug. 18, 2019, 10:50 a.m. / Emergencies
… shared a list of basic items on Facebook that anyone can drop off at the BVFD station located at 111 1st Ave. in Blue Lake. Firefighters will be at the station receiving donations until at least 2 …
California National Guard, Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Join Effort to Find Missing Trinity Alps Hiker From Blue Lake
LoCO Staff / Aug. 18, 2019, 9:07 a.m. / Emergencies , Emergency
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Heaven and Hell
Barry Evans / Aug. 18, 2019, 7:45 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… recorded by Homer in the Iliad and the Odyssey, at least 1,000 years before Jesus. Odysseus, for instance, goes to Hades (there was no heaven back then!) where the dead — good or bad, noble or peasant …
