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(VIDEO) SHARK SIGHTING! Apparent Great White Spotted Near Trinidad
Ryan Burns / July 8, 2019, 12:18 p.m. / Shark
Eureka Police: Victim in July 4 Homicide Was 19-Year-Old Eureka Woman; Suspect Will Be Held on Torture Charges
LoCO Staff / July 8, 2019, 11:42 a.m. / Crime
Myrtletown Assault Suspect Accused of Bashing Man With Wrench Found Hiding in Shrubbery, Says Sheriff’s Office
LoCO Staff / July 8, 2019, 11:15 a.m. / Crime
… ;nbsp; On July 7, 2019, at about 1:10 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence on the 1800 block of Myrtle Avenue, in the county’s jurisdiction of Eureka, for the report of an assault …
Caltrans Has Settled With Victim of 2011 Broadway Construction Accident for $37.5 Million, Says Victim’s Attorney
Hank Sims / July 8, 2019, 9:29 a.m. / Transportation
California’s Pollution Enforcers Would Like to Save Tropical Forests. But at What Cost?
Rachel Becker / July 8, 2019, 8:46 a.m. / Sacramento
Teacher Credentials Come in for Tough Grading as California Rethinks Charter School Rules
Ricardo Cano / July 8, 2019, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… -profile effort to regulate California’s 1,300 charter schools more closely. Intensely lobbied by teachers’ unions, school boards and charter advocates, the push has focused most publicly on sweeping governance …
OBITUARY: Ruth Ann Nissen, 1941-2019
LoCO Staff / July 8, 2019, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Old Town Rowed!
LoCO Staff / July 8, 2019, 5 a.m. / Mondays With Michaele
Eagles 19U Reach Championship Game, Fall to Kings
Ray Hamill / July 7, 2019, 6:20 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
… closed out a big week with a sacrifice fly and an RBI. The Eagles will play next against the Humboldt B52s on Wednesday night at Bomber Field in Eureka. The Legion players are 1-2 against the B52s …
Sunday Baseball — B52s Sweep; Crabs Lose
Ray Hamill / July 7, 2019, 5:05 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
… Sunday Baseball — B52s Sweep; Crabs Lose The Humboldt B52s won their seventh straight game on Sunday, defeating the Sonoma County Tigers 2-1 in extra innings at Bomber Field. The two teams combined …
Del Norte Unified Speech Therapists Balk at Plan to Eliminate Assistant Position
Jessica Cejnar Andrews / July 7, 2019, 7 a.m. / Education
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Natural-Born Dualists
Barry Evans / July 7, 2019, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
OBITUARY: Althea Bernice Moon-Vorpahl, 1938-2019
LoCO Staff / July 7, 2019, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
Crabs Win in Dramatic Fashion
Ray Hamill / July 6, 2019, 11 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
Smith, Beebe Lead B52s to Sixth Straight Win
Ray Hamill / July 6, 2019, 9:15 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
… . Keegan Beebe dominated on the mound for the home team, pitching six innings for the win. Beebe, who improved to 2-1, held the Tigers scoreless, giving up just three hits and two walks, while striking out …
Eagles 17U Move Within One Win of District Title
Ray Hamill / July 6, 2019, 7:55 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
Coast Guard Rescues Stranded Hiker At Patrick’s Point On Fourth of July
LoCO Staff / July 6, 2019, 12:13 p.m. / Emergencies
(UPDATE) Vegetation Fire Breaks Out in Difficult to Reach Area Near Benbow This Afternoon
LoCO Staff / July 5, 2019, 5:43 p.m. / Fire
Historic Requa Inn Up for Sale: 105-Year-Old Property Listed for $1.99 Million
Jessica Cejnar Andrews / July 5, 2019, 5:05 p.m. / Business , Tourism
… Historic Requa Inn Up for Sale: 105-Year-Old Property Listed for $1.99 Million Requa Inn. Photo by Flickr user papajohnpictures. Public domain license.###Janet Wortman would …
Eureka Woman Arrested in Connection With Early Morning Homicide Near Hikshari Trail
Andrew Goff / July 4, 2019, 4:38 p.m. / Crime
Should College Athletes Profit From Their Prowess? NCAA Says No, but California May Say Yes
Felicia Mello / July 4, 2019, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… cuts…,” the university’s legislative director wrote in a letter to lawmakers. Sports are big business at the University of California and other colleges with Division 1 teams. The two highest …
OBITUARY: Ken McCauley, 1948-2019
LoCO Staff / July 4, 2019, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Joyce Katherine Bushnell, 1934-2019
LoCO Staff / July 4, 2019, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
Del Norte Unified Bracing For Budget Deficits Over the Next Two Years
Jessica Cejnar Andrews / July 3, 2019, 5 p.m. / Education
… and a 1 percent increase in staff salaries, the district’s projected expenditures are greater than its revenues, Assistant Superintendent of Business Jeff Napier told trustees Thursday. The district …
A New State Law is Changing How Courts Treat the Mentally Ill, But in Humboldt It’s Not That Easy
Ryan Burns / July 3, 2019, 4:17 p.m. / Government , Health Care
… netted the county close to $1 million to help implement mental health diversion and increase collaboration among judges, law enforcement, the Public Defender's Office and DHHS. The county' …
Here are Your July Del Norte/Curry County Art Happenings!
Andrew Goff / July 3, 2019, 3:57 p.m. / Art
… by Phillip Wadsworth at noon on July 25, preceded by a potluck. Saturdays from 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. at the gallery include a papier maché program. Sundays from 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. include a still-life drawing …
Sheriff’s Office Busts Trashy Rancho Sequoia Unpermitted Grow Op For the Fifth Time in the Last Year
LoCO Staff / July 3, 2019, 3:39 p.m. / Crime
BECAUSE WEED? Old Town’s ‘Because Coffee’ Closing This Weekend, Will Likely Be Replaced by Cannabis Smoking Lounge
Stephanie McGeary / July 3, 2019, 1:04 p.m. / Business , Cannabis
SMOKE PATROL! Get to Know These PG&E Planes Flying Your Skies to Spot Fire
LoCO Staff / July 3, 2019, 9:57 a.m. / Fire
… Sumeet Singh, PG&E vice president of the Community Wildfire Safety Program.The patrols began on June 1 and will run until October 31 or later, depending upon conditions. Seven planes will fly daily …
Zombie KHSU Will be Broken for a Week While We Figure Out How to Fix Computers, Says Local Institute of Higher Education
LoCO Staff / July 3, 2019, 9:31 a.m. / Media