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California Voters Could Make It Easier for Cities to Build Fire Stations and Fix Hospitals — Right Away
Cayla Mihalovich / Oct. 30, 2024, 7:11 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Craig Ray Haberstock, 1962-2024
LoCO Staff / Oct. 30, 2024, 6:55 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Alexander V. Winogradov, 1991-2024
LoCO Staff / Oct. 30, 2024, 6:49 a.m. / Obits
TODAY in SUPES: Board and Public Voice Concerns About Wood Pellet Biofuel Project; Sheriff Proposes Advisory Council in Lieu of Oversight Committee
Ryan Burns / Oct. 29, 2024, 4:54 p.m. / Environment , Local Government
… ” runs a whopping 1,300 pages, not counting the voluminous appendices.The board agreed to send a letter to the Golden State Finance Authority asking it to extend the public comment period for the DEIR …
Unidentified Driver of Dodge Challenger Dies After Vehicle Goes Off a Cliff and Erupts in Fire in Hoopa
LoCO Staff / Oct. 29, 2024, 1:21 p.m. / News
(VIDEO) Goodbye, Schatzi’s! Maybe the Real Hidden Treasures Were the Friends We Made Along the Way
Isabella Vanderheiden / Oct. 29, 2024, 7:05 a.m. / :)
… of 850 lbs of steel. The piece is currently listed for sale on Facebook Marketplace for $1,995.00. “I’m trying to find a new home for it. I think it should go in the middle of the Arcata Plaza where Mc …
OBITUARY: Gemma Jerene Marcelli-Martensen, 1947-2024
LoCO Staff / Oct. 29, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Gemma Jerene Marcelli-Martensen, 1947-2024 Gemma Jerene Martensen, 77, passed away peacefully on October 23, 2024. Born in Eureka on September 1, 1947, Gemma …
BREAKING: St. Joseph Hospital Denies Allegations in State Abortion Care Lawsuit But Agrees to Follow State Health Care Laws as the Case Proceeds
Ryan Burns / Oct. 28, 2024, 5:30 p.m. / Courts , Health Care
Score Some of the City of Arcata’s Stuff On The Cheap at Auction This Week
Dezmond Remington / Oct. 28, 2024, 4:57 p.m. / Arcata
… (plus some office chairs to sit around in while you admire your steals), then Arcata has you covered. The default bid for all items will be $1. Bidding ends Nov. 14. Winners have to pay for their items …
LoCO Endorses Kamala Harris for President
LoCO Staff / Oct. 28, 2024, 4 p.m. / D.C.
A Bat-Killing Fungus Has Escaped Humboldt to Infect at Least Four Other California Counties
Ryan Burns / Oct. 28, 2024, 2:29 p.m. / Wildlife
Several Dozen ‘Housing For All’ Signs Illegally Placed On Telephone Poles Around Town Over the Weekend
Hank Sims / Oct. 28, 2024, noon / Elections
Three Fortuna Kids Arrested for Breaking Into Rohner Park Pavilion
LoCO Staff / Oct. 28, 2024, 11:47 a.m. / Crime
McKinleyville Man Arrested After Pepper-Spraying Employees During Attempted Robbery at Ace Hardware Last Week, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Oct. 28, 2024, 8:27 a.m. / Crime
Deputies Investigating Armed Robbery at McKinleyville Smug’s Pizza Thursday, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Oct. 28, 2024, 8:21 a.m. / Crime
California Families Battling Addiction Fight for Their Lives After Insurance Denials
Jocelyn Wiener / Oct. 28, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… to a 2023 study by KFF (formerly Kaiser Family Foundation) of people insured by Affordable Care Act plans, less than two-tenths of 1% of people who were denied treatment filed an appeal with their health …
In Nationwide First, California Plans to Rev Up Sales of Electric Motorcycles
Alejandra Reyes-Velarde / Oct. 28, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… or hydrogen motorcycles would be sold in California by 2045 — about eight times more than the total on its roads now. Electric motorcycles make up only 1% of current motorcycle sales. The state Air …
PASTOR BETHANY: Jonah, Part IV — Or, The Things You Can Find in the Dirt
Bethany Cseh / Oct. 27, 2024, 7 a.m. / Faith-y
Humboldt Transit Authority Secures $18.7M Grant to Fund the Region’s First 15-Minute Intercity Express Line
Isabella Vanderheiden / Oct. 26, 2024, 12:35 p.m. / Transportation
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Is Humboldt a ‘Climate Refuge?’
The EcoNews Report / Oct. 26, 2024, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Eureka’s Groundbreaking, World-Famous Baby Orchestra
Unknown Author / Oct. 26, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
… 1/2 to 7 years of age, was organized in 1929 under the direction of Karl Moldrem and was called the Sherman Thompson Baby Orchestra. It promptly gained attention locally when the children played …
OBITUARY: Leon Freitas, 1953-2024
LoCO Staff / Oct. 26, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
[UPDATED] Eureka Campaign Finance Roundup: Kenny Carswell Leads All Candidates; Security National Surpasses $1.6 Million Spent
Ryan Burns / Oct. 25, 2024, 4:43 p.m. / Elections
… [UPDATED] Eureka Campaign Finance Roundup: Kenny Carswell Leads All Candidates; Security National Surpasses $1.6 Million Spent UPDATE, 4:44 p.m.:After this post was published, Eureka City Hall …
Humboldt County is VOTING! Elections Office Sees Huge 95% Increase In Early Mail-In Ballots
Ryan Burns / Oct. 25, 2024, 4:14 p.m. / Elections
… Wikimedia Commons. Creative Commons License.###With 11 days to go before Election Day, voters of Humboldt County are already turning out as if American democracy is on the line. And hey, maybe it is!As of 1 …
Cal Poly Humboldt Student and Community Member Alana Hackman Hits It Big with TikTok Video
Dezmond Remington / Oct. 25, 2024, 3:49 p.m. / Internet
Redwood Coast Energy Authority Board Reconsiders, Opts to Take Nuclear Energy From Diablo Canyon For One Year
LoCO Staff / Oct. 25, 2024, 2:13 p.m. / Energy , Local Government
… to be shut down by the end of 2025, but with California’s renewable energy development lagging behind schedule, the state legislature approved a $1.4 billion loan to PG&E to keep it operating through …
Dungeness Time! Recreational Crabbers Can Start Getting Their Crab On One Week From Now, Though the Commercial Fishery is Again Delayed
LoCO Staff / Oct. 25, 2024, 1:42 p.m. / Fish
… of recreational crab traps will be allowed when the season opens in Fishing Zones 1, 2, and 5. As a reminder, crab traps cannot be used south of Point Arguello. In addition, a Fleet Advisory has been issued for all …
THEY DID IT! Thanks to the Former Mayors, Old Town Eureka Will Have Extra Twinkle This Holiday Season (But You Can Still Pitch In)
LoCO Staff / Oct. 25, 2024, 11:21 a.m. / News
PRESCRIBED BURN ROUNDUP: Big, Good Fires Planned Today and Tomorrow in the Blue Lake and Scotia Areas, Respectively, Weather Permitting
Hank Sims / Oct. 25, 2024, 10:27 a.m. / Fire
California’s Plan to Overhaul a Key Climate Program — Raising the Cost of Gas — Ignites Debate
Alejandro Lazo / Oct. 25, 2024, 7:39 a.m. / Sacramento
