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Humboldt Supervisors OK Potter Valley Water Diversion Plan, Paving the Way for Eel River Dam Removal
Isabella Vanderheiden / July 22, 2025, 3:54 p.m. / Environment , Local Government , News
Owners of the Royal Crest Mobile Estates Ask Fortuna’s City Council to Kill the Proposed Rent Stabilization Ordinance
Dezmond Remington / July 22, 2025, 3:30 p.m. / Housing
(UPDATE: ALL CLEAR) Sheriff’s Office Seeking Man Who Fled From Rio Dell Firefighters Who Were Attempting to Help Him Earlier Today
LoCO Staff / July 22, 2025, 2:55 p.m. / Emergencies
Two Head-On Car Collisions on Highway 101 in Northern Mendo Yesterday; Both Were DUI-Related and One Innocent Driver Was Killed, CHP Says
LoCO Staff / July 22, 2025, 1:29 p.m. / Traffic
… the California Highway Patrol: On July 21, 2025, at 1440 hours Humboldt Communications Center received a 9-1-1 call of a two-vehicle crash on US-101 near MPM 76 in Mendocino County. A Porsche Macan, driven …
EPD Provides Timeline Of Yesterday’s Fatal Collision on Broadway, Confirms Deceased Driver Was Female
Andrew Goff / July 22, 2025, 11:39 a.m. / Traffic
FIRE UPDATE: Containment Lines Hold Steady as Butler Fire Nears 18,000 Acres; Red Flag Warning Issued
LoCO Staff / July 22, 2025, 9:52 a.m. / Fire
… : 116 acres; 80% containment Online Fire Information: www.linktr.ee/srffirepio Personnel: 1,652 Operational Updates: Firefighters had a productive day on the Butler Fire July 21 as cooler …
How the GOP Budget Bill Will Affect the Cost of California Health Insurance
Kristen Hwang / July 22, 2025, 8:02 a.m. / Sacramento
… . Today, Altman has downgraded to a gold plan and pays $1,147 per month. That’s a 222% increase over the past decade for less comprehensive coverage. Medical inflation has always outpaced general inflation …
OBITUARY: Raymond Truttman, 1934-2025
LoCO Staff / July 22, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… United Methodist Church in Eureka on August 13, 1965. At this time Ray was blessed with another son, Rick, that he raised as his own. Ray and Donna were happily married 1 month shy of 60 wonderful years …
Head-On Crash That Seriously Injured Two People on 299 Last Week Caused by Caltrans Employee Veering Into Incoming Traffic, CHP Says
LoCO Staff / July 21, 2025, 4:36 p.m. / Traffic
Blue Lake’s Ex-Mayor Wants Most of the City Council Recalled, But First She Wants Them to Appoint Her to Join Them.
Ryan Burns / July 21, 2025, 2:51 p.m. / Local Government
Looking to Expand Access to Opioid Treatment, SoHum Health Seeks Participants in Clinical Trial
Isabella Vanderheiden / July 21, 2025, 2:21 p.m. / Health , Rural
Eureka’s Rotary Club Has Graciously Awarded a Fat Check to a Cardboard Cutout of Dolly Parton So It May Continue Delivering Books to Humboldt Kids
Andrew Goff / July 21, 2025, 9:54 a.m. / Community
… of Eureka release:The Rotary Club of Eureka has awarded a $1,500 grant to the Bridgeville Community Center, supporting the organization’s efforts with the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. This contribution …
FIRE UPDATE: Evacuation Orders Expanded as Butler Fire Exceeds 17,000 Acres With 6 Percent Containment
LoCO Staff / July 21, 2025, 9:34 a.m. / Fire
… National Forest is implementing level 1 fire restrictions beginning today. Restrictions going into effect cover a range of potential fire igniting activities, such as building and maintaining campfires …
OBITUARY: Alice Flocchini, 1923-2025
LoCO Staff / July 21, 2025, 7:34 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Andrew Louis Sicard, 1963-2025
LoCO Staff / July 21, 2025, 7:29 a.m. / Obits
… the life of Andy at his birthday party to be held at the Adorni Center on the waterfront in Eureka, CA. The family will be arriving via the Madaket after a private ceremony at sea at approximately 1:30 p …
SPRINTING ACROSS AMERICA: Ranking the Top Ballpark Cuisine – Week 12 of Our Major League Baseball Tour Across the Continent
Tom Trepiak / July 20, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sprinting Across America
… there is a to-go option. This is not the final Top 20 list because we have yet to be in Seattle. Mostly, previous food descriptions will be gleaned from Weeks 1-11 with occasional additional remarks. Some of you …
Blue Lake Man Arrested on Suspicion of Fentanyl and Meth Sales
LoCO Staff / July 19, 2025, 12:43 p.m. / Crime
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Batteries and Achieving 100 Percent Renewable Energy
The EcoNews Report / July 19, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Timber Magnate Henry Neff (‘Pap’) Anderson Was Brained to Death by a Piece of His Own Mill, and His Dream Model Town of ‘Andersonia’ Was Just as Doomed as He Was
Lorraine A. Michaels / July 19, 2025, 7:30 a.m. / History
… again. To increase the milling capacity of his two mills in Grays Harbor, Pap purchased 10,000 acres of redwood on November 1, 1902, and later annexed an additional 5,000 acres, located in southern …
OBITUARY: Diana Lee Harralson, 1949-2025
LoCO Staff / July 19, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Lavern ‘Gary’ Juchtzer, 1948-2025
LoCO Staff / July 19, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… of life will be held on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at the Jed Smith Campground off Highway 199 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. This will be a casual gathering, as Gary would have wanted nothing more than a good day …
Eureka Man Arrested for Stealing Cash From His Place of Employment in Arcata, APD Says
LoCO Staff / July 18, 2025, 5:32 p.m. / Crime
Gun-Toting Garberville Man Arrested After Stealing a Vehicle and Trying to Cash a Fraudulent Check at the Local Credit Union, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / July 18, 2025, 3:50 p.m. / Crime
… . Warren was booked on the following charges:PC470(d) – Forgery: Intent to DefraudPC29800(a)(1) – Felon in Possession of a FirearmPC484(a) – Theft of PropertyPC594(a)(2)(A) – Vandalism Under $400PC1203.2(a) – Violation …
Faced with Losing Their Homes, Some Fortuna Mobile Home Owners will Petition the City Council for a Rent Stabilization Ordinance
Dezmond Remington / July 18, 2025, 3:35 p.m. / Housing
… . Then the rent went up shortly, from $745 every month to $914. Utilities are another $200. She earns $1,900 a month from Social Security. The math is relentless, the subtraction endless. She estimates …
Honsal Says Humboldt Hasn’t Received New DOJ Demand for the Immigration Status of California Inmates, But Adds His Office Won’t Comply
Isabella Vanderheiden / July 18, 2025, 3:28 p.m. / D.C. , Immigration , Local Government
… Congressional approval of a White House request to strip $1.1 billion in funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). ”It's just gone,” KEET General Manager David Gordon said …
FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Jumps the Salmon River, Advances to Within Two Miles of Forks of Salmon
LoCO Staff / July 18, 2025, 10:36 a.m. / Fire
… the Six Rivers National Forest, Klamath National Forest, and CAL FIRE’s Siskiyou and Humboldt-Del Norte units. A night-flying helicopter was also supplied by CAL FIRE, which dropped water up until 1 a …
OBITUARY: John Curtis Perkins, 1961-2025
LoCO Staff / July 18, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Imogene Hendricks, 1932-2025
LoCO Staff / July 18, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Ila Mae Hardaway, 1941-2025
LoCO Staff / July 18, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
