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(UPDATE) Two Arrested in Eureka on Felony Vandalism Charges After Spray Painting Racist Slurs on Home, Vehicles
LoCO Staff / Aug. 8, 2024, 2:23 p.m. / Crime
Arcata Mathematician/Accidental Radical Phyllis Zweig Chinn Reflects on a Lifetime of Teaching and Trailblazing
Gillen Tener Martin / Aug. 8, 2024, 9:54 a.m. / Education
$88 Million in Federal Funds Headed to North Coast Tribes for Renewable Energy Projects, Huffman Announces
LoCO Staff / Aug. 8, 2024, 9:53 a.m. / Energy , Infrastructure , Tribes
… than 20 MW of new renewable energy capacity. The project is cost effective compared to the $1 billion cost to underground and harden the Hoopa 1011 circuit through conventional means …
TikTok, Brat and Kamala Harris: Will Newly Fired-Up Young Voters Flip Elections in California?
Matthew Reagan and Jenna Peterson / Aug. 8, 2024, 7:20 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Steven Smith, 1955-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 8, 2024, 7:13 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Douglas Ernest Brown, 1962-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 8, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
LoCO INVESTIGATES: That Kid Playing Violin in the Winco Parking Lot Actually Is Playing His Violin, and He and His Kid Brother Rule
Hank Sims / Aug. 7, 2024, 5:03 p.m. / :)
(PHOTOS) Here are All the Murals From the *Final Eureka Street Art Festival; PLUS: Organizer Jenna Catsos Reflects on the Event’s Colorful Run
Andrew Goff / Aug. 7, 2024, 4 p.m. / Art
Eureka Nabs $630,000 ‘Prohousing’ Grant From the State to Fund Homelessness Services
LoCO Staff / Aug. 7, 2024, 3:01 p.m. / Homelessness
Eureka City Council Reviews New Rules for Vacant Buildings, Tables Vote
Isabella Vanderheiden / Aug. 7, 2024, 2:42 p.m. / Local Government
… is not maintained for 30 days or more, the owner will be fined $1,000 per month.There are a few exceptions to the proposed rules. If there is an active permit and the owner is diligently working to “complete …
Driver in Fatal Rollover Collision in Eureka Likely Suffered Medical Emergency Before Crash, EPD Says
LoCO Staff / Aug. 7, 2024, 11:50 a.m. / Traffic
… Driver in Fatal Rollover Collision in Eureka Likely Suffered Medical Emergency Before Crash, EPD Says Press release from the Eureka Police Department:On August 6, 2024, at approximately 1:54 pm …
Shots Were Fired Into a Home on K Street Last Night, Eureka Police Department Says
LoCO Staff / Aug. 7, 2024, 11:48 a.m. / Crime
Resident Treated for Smoke Inhalation Following Valley West Apartment Fire
LoCO Staff / Aug. 7, 2024, 9:20 a.m. / Fire
California Battles Onslaught of Wildfires With Help From Mutual Aid: ‘More Resources Than Rest of US Combined’
Julie Cart / Aug. 7, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Raven-Simone Dancing-Cloud Doolittle, 1993-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 7, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Raven-Simone Dancing-Cloud Doolittle, 1993-2024 Our beloved Raven-Simone Dancing-Cloud Doolittle, born October 23, 1993, began her journey home on August 1, 2024 …
OBITUARY: Frank Shaughnessy, 1960-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 7, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… : 1) Students who share Frank’s interests: Please make check out to CEINC (address CEINC, PO Box 806, Bayside, CA 95524) and put Frank Shaughnessy Scholarship fund in the note, and/or 2) Maura’s Pan Ma …
OBITUARY: Nancy Lou Quintrell, 1937-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 7, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… by many other close family members and friends who were very close to her heart.A celebration of life will be held on August 17, 2024, at 1 p.m. in the afternoon at Eureka First United Methodist Church …
OBITUARY: Philip Robin Aycock, 1951-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 7, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Eureka Business Owner Thavisak ‘Lucky’ Syphanthong Announces Bid for City Council Ward 4 Seat
Isabella Vanderheiden / Aug. 6, 2024, 2:23 p.m. / Politics
Security National Has Spent $710,645 and Counting on Measure F, the ‘Housing for All’ Initiative
Ryan Burns / Aug. 6, 2024, 1:56 p.m. / Elections
… “ ”No on F” campaign include the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, AFL-CIO (which chipped in $1,000); the Humboldt Democratic Central Committee ($1,500); and Eureka resident Tyler …
Drug Task Force Arrests Local Man Alleged to be Transporting Fentanyl Into Hoopa
LoCO Staff / Aug. 6, 2024, 8:52 a.m. / Crime
California’s Two Biggest School Districts Botched AI Deals. Here Are Lessons From Their Mistakes.
Khari Johnson / Aug. 6, 2024, 8:39 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: James (Jim) Lowell Lindquist, 1928-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 6, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
New Eureka Council Candidate Just Bought a House in Ward 2 and Changed His Political Party Last Week
Ryan Burns / Aug. 5, 2024, 3:02 p.m. / Elections
Security National Project Manager Kenny Carswell Announces Bid for City Council Ward 2 Seat
LoCO Staff / Aug. 5, 2024, 11:52 a.m. / Politics
As LGBTQ Library Material Comes Under Fire, California May Ban Book Bans
Alexei Koseff / Aug. 5, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… ’s permission. Fresno County Supervisor Steve Brandau stands outside his office in the Fresno County Hall of Records on Aug. 1, 2024. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local The committee …
OBITUARY: Siddiq Steven Kilkenny, 1946-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 5, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Kenneth ‘Ken’ Starkey, 1948-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 5, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Number 500
Barry Evans / Aug. 4, 2024, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Number 500 LoCO published GOU #1 on January 5, 2015. Titled “New Year's Thoughts about Aging,” I managed to riff on senior discounts, erectile dysfunction, angina …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Northwest Forest Plan at 30
LoCO Staff / Aug. 3, 2024, 10 a.m. / Environment