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THE ECONEWS REPORT: Are Humboldt Bay King Tides a Harbinger of Sea Level Rise?
Photo by Ted Halstead for the Humboldt Bay King Tide Photo Initiative.You may have noticed it: the bay seems particularly high this time of year. The extreme high tides of winter…
OBITUARY: Richard (Dick) Dale Miller, 1935-2019
…The children got to roll the quarters from the machine, and Dick always managed to pass a few along to them.The families lived next door to each other on the ranch…
OBITUARY: Norman Keith Ingersoll, 1941-2019
…He then moved to California with his brother’s family where he attended college and served on the Manteca Police Department. In 1963 he was drafted to the Army where he served…
OBITUARY: David Christopher Stone, 1978-2019
David Christopher Stone passed in peace at his home on Thursday December 19, 2019 in Eureka, at the age of 41. David was born March 10, 1978 at 10:31 in Fall…
Tigers Pull Away From Hoopa for Fourth Straight Win
Photos by Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – Arcata’s Brandon Bento-Jackson moves the ball up court during Friday’s game with Hoopa.The Arcata Tigers are building momentum ahead of next week…
Marcelli’s Restaurant Spanned Five Decades and Four Generations and Will be Closing Friday Evening
Photos courtesy of the MarcellisMarcelli’s Restaurant, a cornerstone of Eureka’s past, is shutting its doors this evening after nearly five decades and four generations of family ownership. Although the restaurant…
Got Ideas About How Humboldt Can Reduce Its Carbon Footprint? City of Eureka, County Government to Hold ‘Climate Action Plan Public Workshop’ Later This Month
Press release from the City of Eureka: The City of Eureka, in partnership with the County of Humboldt, is excited to be hosting a Climate Action Plan Public Workshop on Wednesday, January…
Ferndale Boys Appear Ready to Compete for L4
A couple of months after ending a lengthy league title drought in football, the Ferndale Wildcats will be hoping to do the same in boys basketball. The Cats have not won a…
Last-Minute ‘No War With Iran’ Rally at the Courthouse This Evening
Rally graphic via Facebook.###Members of the Humboldt Progressives are organizing a rally for peace at the Humboldt County Courthouse this evening, in light of the United States' assassination by drone of…
EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: The City May Make a Few Zoning Changes, Including to the Site Which Holds Betty’s PG&E Trailers
Trailers on the Crowley site | File photoThe Eureka City Council is discussing some major coastal zone code changes at next week’s meeting, possibly advancing the Betty Chinn housing development near the…
OBITUARY: Kevin Leslie Tinney, 1969-2019
…As quarterback for the Cougars at John F. Kennedy High School, he until just recently held the California record for the most touchdown passes (eight) completed in a single high school game…
OBITUARY: William ‘Bill’ Ruff, 1954-2019
…Bill loved his time at the ballpark with the Crabs fans and players. He was proud to have been on the board when the Crabs and the City of Arcata were able…
OBITUARY: Gregory James Fitch, 1951-2019
…If you so desire, donations may be made to the Kneeland Fire Protection District through the Humboldt Area Foundation, California Trout, or Friends of the Eel River. If the sun refused to…
OBITUARY: Donald C. Meng, 1930-2019
…Soon thereafter he became sole owner, and for 40+ years he supplied all the body shops from Garberville to the Oregon border with all their auto refinishing supplies. Don loved to hunt…
PREP BASKETBALL — Loggers Drop Tourney Opener; Huskies Continue to Roll
The Eureka girls dropped their opener at the Stonebarger Tournament at Liberty High on Thursday night, falling 58-52 to a good Half Moon Bay team. Carly Boynton led the Loggers with…
Loggers Put Themselves in Position to Challenge for Big 5
Photos by Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – Eureka’s Trevor BellWith their Big 5 opener in boys basketball less than a week away, the Eureka Loggers have put themselves in position to challenge…
Arcata, Hoopa to Meet Ahead of League Openers
…First up, the Arcata boys will play a triple-header against Hoopa on Friday, with the freshmen getting the action under way at 3:30 p.m., followed by the JVs at…
Humboldt Gets a Shoutout in Poster for New SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Featuring Keanu Reeves
SNAILNAPPED! Will SpongeBob & Patrick #SaveGary? Find out when The @SpongeBobMovie: Sponge on the Run hits theatres May 2020 #SpongeBobMovie pic.twitter.com/0CgOPk6J4p— SpongeBob (@SpongeBob) November 15, 2019Check out the bottom of…
Eureka Police Arrest Suspected DUI Driver in Crash That Took Out Power to Thousands Today
PREVIOUSLY:Power Outage in Eureka; 3773 Customers AffectedEureka's Union Street Closed After Driver Plows Into Power Pole, Flees on Foot###Press release from the Eureka Police Department:On January 2, 2020…
Impressive CR Women Prepare for Tough Conference
Things are about to get a little tougher for College of the Redwoods women’s basketball, although this year’s team appears well up to the challenge. The Corsairs have cruised through…
Eureka’s Union Street Closed After Driver Plows Into Power Pole, Flees on Foot
…Power out to 3,373 Eureka customers.###A block of Union Street is closed at the moment, as per scanner traffic, after a driver ran into a power pole near the intersection…
Nordic Aquafarms Hires Idaho Native as First Cali-Based Exec, Signs Contracts for Permitting, Engineering
…The chosen NAF site has a range of strengths supporting a competitive RAS facility that will supply the West Coast of the U.S. with fresh seafood in the future. HarrimanNAF Inc…
California’s Homelessness Crisis — and Possible Solutions — Explained
A tent encampment by the West Oakland BART station. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters###California’s most vexing issue is also its most shameful: the large and rising number of residents…
OBITUARY: Sherry Louise Livingston, 1945-2019
…The family would like to thank Sherry’s health care providers and Hospice for their care and support. ###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Sherry Livingston's loved ones. The…
Social Media Video of Vehicle Weaving Across Lanes at High Speeds Sparks CHP Investigation
CHP press release:Arcata, CA – The California Highway Patrol has recently been made aware of a video posted to Facebook that appears to show a vehicle weaving across both lanes, at high…
Man Dies After Overdosing On Mix of Cocaine and Alcohol; Cocaine Can Be Laced With Fentanyl Without the User’s Knowledge, Arcata Police Say
Arcata Police Department press release:In the past 24 hours, the Arcata Police Department has responded to two drug overdose medical emergencies within the City of Arcata. In both cases, the victims…
OBITUARY: Lino Mogni, 1932-2019
Lino Mogni died of natural causes in the early morning of December 23, 2019. He was 87 years old. Lino, a first generation Italian-American, was born July 21, 1932 in Eureka…
Our 2019 Sportsperson of the Year
Submitted photo – Cass BellCongratulations to Cass Bell, the HumboldtSports.com 2019 Sportsperson of the Year. And what a year it has been for the Arcata star, in and out of the MMA…
THE DECADE THAT SUCKED: A Look Back at the Most Viewed News Stories of the 2010s
Well, that sucked.Tonight we say goodbye to those mostly lousy 2010s (as seen in the following headlines) and ring in a new decade.But before we do, LoCO decided to dig…
TIPSY TOW: You Shouldn’t Drink Without a Safe and Sober Ride Home Tonight, But if You Blow it There are Options
…In the past, Cummings, says, AAA has helped defray some of the expenses, but for whatever reason they're not doing that around here this year. So they're footing the bill…