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The Outpost Must Say Farewell to Not One But (Soon) Two of Its Star Reporters
Hank Sims / Aug. 16, 2024, 11:51 a.m. / Housekeeping
Humboldt Bay Firefighters Extinguish Early Morning Blaze at Eureka Gas Station; Minor Injuries Reported
LoCO Staff / Aug. 16, 2024, 9:57 a.m. / Fire
… station on the 1400 block of Broadway. Humboldt Bay Fire responded with 1 Truck, 3 Engines and 1 Chief Officer. The first arriving company found heavy black smoke pushing from inside the convenience store …
California Lawmakers Kill Crime Bills, Keep Reparations Proposals Alive
Sameea Kamal and Jeanne Kuang / Aug. 16, 2024, 7:22 a.m. / Sacramento
… to the 32% held of the 1,009 bills in the May suspense file hearings. But it’s higher than the 25% average over the last decade, according to lobbyist Chris Micheli. Members of the Senate Appropriations …
OBITUARY: Kathleen Ellen Kelly Burgh, 1940-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 16, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Boise Fire Surpasses 10,200 Acres; Fire Crews Making ‘Really Good Progress’ On Containment Lines
Isabella Vanderheiden / Aug. 15, 2024, 4:38 p.m. / Fire
‘Moon Over Humboldt’: A Former Local Journalist Has Written a Love Letter of a Novel to This Place, in All its Rough-Around-the-Edges Glory
Gillen Tener Martin / Aug. 15, 2024, 3:32 p.m. / Fiction
Old Town’s Tavern 1888 to Close at the End of This Month
Andrew Goff / Aug. 15, 2024, 1:30 p.m. / Business
A ‘Quiet Night’ on the Boise Fire Frontlines as Total Acreage Consumed Creeps Up to 10,000
LoCO Staff / Aug. 15, 2024, 8:24 a.m. / Fire
… detected within the last six hours, orange within the last 12 and yellow within the last 24.###PREVIOUSLY:Orleans Locals Talk About Living in the Shadow of the Boise Fire as it Consumes Another 1,400 Acres …
An Environmental Dispute Over Kernen Construction is Tormenting a Glendale Neighborhood and Taking Up a Lot of Government Time
Jacquelyn Opalach / Aug. 15, 2024, 7:49 a.m. / Business , Environment , Government
What 9 Cases From Kamala Harris’ Past Say About Her Record as a California Prosecutor
Nigel Duara / Aug. 15, 2024, 7:31 a.m. / Sacramento
… ’s presidential nominee: 1. Harris faces first test when a cop is killed The shooting of a police officer on a poorly lit street in San Francisco in 2004 would haunt Harris for decades. Officer Isaac …
California Seeks Biden Administration Approval for Controversial Diesel Truck Ban
Alejandro Lazo / Aug. 15, 2024, 7:25 a.m. / Sacramento
… already face. The rule would transform the commercial trucks operating on California’s roads, affecting around 1.8 million vehicles, including those used by the U.S. Postal Service, FedEx, UPS and Amazon …
OBITUARY: Ronald (Duke) Lee Costa, 1953-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 15, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Daniel John Smith, 1959-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 15, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Orleans Locals Talk About Living in the Shadow of the Boise Fire as it Consumes Another 1,400 Acres Since This Morning
Isabella Vanderheiden / Aug. 14, 2024, 4:58 p.m. / Fire
… Orleans Locals Talk About Living in the Shadow of the Boise Fire as it Consumes Another 1,400 Acres Since This Morning The Boise Fire as seen from Orleans on Tuesday evening …
… .”Redwood Meat Co. is worth at least $1.5 million, according to Owens, who bases that figure on the recent stock transfer to Christie. ”The annual cash flow for the Company in 2023 was $719 …
Did You See That Big Ship in Humboldt Bay Last Week? That’s the Vessel Mapping the Seabed and Collecting Data for Offshore Wind Development
Isabella Vanderheiden / Aug. 14, 2024, 12:13 p.m. / Offshore Wind
Eureka Man Arrested for Attempted Homicide After Allegedly Firing Weapon During Verbal Dispute, Eureka Police Say; Long Police Standoff Last Night Ends Peacefully
LoCO Staff / Aug. 14, 2024, 9:53 a.m. / Crime
Boise Fire Nearly Doubles in Size Since Yesterday, Up to an Estimated 7,200 Acres
LoCO Staff / Aug. 14, 2024, 8:12 a.m. / Fire
Californians Will Vote on a $18 Minimum Wage. Workers Already Want $25 and More
Jeanne Kuang / Aug. 14, 2024, 7:54 a.m. / Sacramento
… $16.50 an hour sorting packages and loading trailers at an Inland Empire warehouse. Rent — $1,000 a month — swallows nearly 40% of his income, and he said grocery prices have risen. To make ends …
OBITUARY: Christine Minta Mengel, 1949-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 14, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… Church in Fortuna at 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 17, 2024. In lieu of flowers please consider making a donation to an organization Christine would appreciate: Hospice, Soroptimist, Garden Club, 4-H, etc …
TODAY in SUPES: Sheriff Honsal Chafes Against Call for Civilian Oversight; Board Considers Responses to Civil Grand Jury, Denies Blocksburg Glamping Project
Ryan Burns / Aug. 13, 2024, 4:56 p.m. / Local Government
BE AWARE! All Simulated Hell Will Break Loose in the Cal Poly Dorms Tomorrow Evening
LoCO Staff / Aug. 13, 2024, 4:28 p.m. / Non-Emergencies
(VIDEO) Here’s How Badass Coast Guard Heroes Pluck an Ailing Person Off a Ship 28 Miles Out to Sea
LoCO Staff / Aug. 13, 2024, 9:52 a.m. / Emergencies
Theft From Blue Lake Construction Yard Leads to Vehicle Chase, Crash Yesterday; Suspect Still at Large, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Aug. 13, 2024, 9:39 a.m. / Crime
Fast-Growing Boise Fire Tops 3,600 Acres; Meeting in Orleans This Evening
LoCO Staff / Aug. 13, 2024, 7:11 a.m. / Fire
A Reader Would Like to Share This Story About Government Working Right
LoCO Staff / Aug. 13, 2024, 7 a.m. / Government
… the Senator's office responded to my email letting me know that she would give this her full attention the following morning. By late morning, she sent me a form to complete. By 1 p.m., I had a copy …
California Is Giving Schools More Homework: Build Housing for Teachers
Carolyn Jones / Aug. 13, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… . Photo by Zoë Meyers for CalMatters Garcia pays $1,300 a month for a three-bedroom apartment, roughly half of market rate. The rent is similar to what she paid in Tijuana, but now she has time to cook …
Californians: Your Rent May Go Up Because of Rising Insurance Rates
Levi Sumagaysay / Aug. 13, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
BOISE FIRE UPDATE: Wildfire Near Orleans Ballooned to 1,600 Acres Over the Weekend, Still No Containment; Facebook Live Community Meeting This Afternoon
LoCO Staff / Aug. 12, 2024, 10:26 a.m. / Fire
… BOISE FIRE UPDATE: Wildfire Near Orleans Ballooned to 1,600 Acres Over the Weekend, Still No Containment; Facebook Live Community Meeting This Afternoon Press release from Six Rivers National Forest …
60th Klamath Salmon Festival (This Weekend) Marks Second in a Row Without Salmon, But Dam Removal Brings New Hopes for Runs’ Recovery
LoCO Staff / Aug. 12, 2024, 10:14 a.m. / Event