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Local Cannabis Company Taking Over the Ol’ Kmart Building in Eureka
Stephanie McGeary / Dec. 12, 2018, 4:05 p.m. / Cannabis , Local Government
Sheriff’s Office Says One Local Has Reported Losing $185,000 Cash to New Phone Scam
LoCO Staff / Dec. 12, 2018, 1:36 p.m. / Crime
… Office of Inspector General (OIG) at 1-800-269-0271 or online via https://oig.ssa.gov/report.If a person has questions about any communication—email, letter, text or phone call—that claims to be from SSA …
Identity of Man Whose Body Was Found in Eel River Released
LoCO Staff / Dec. 12, 2018, 12:07 p.m. / News
Man Survives Rolling Sedan off Highway 96 Into Icy Klamath River by Breathing From Air Pocket for Five Hours
LoCO Staff / Dec. 12, 2018, 11:51 a.m. / Emergencies
… Highway Patrol Yreka Communications Center (CHP Dispatch) received a 9-1-1 call regarding a vehicle upside down in the Klamath River. The red 2018 Ford Fusion was located in the Klamath River on State Route …
Man Shot in Head in Weitchpec; Sheriff’s Office Investigating
LoCO Staff / Dec. 12, 2018, 10:39 a.m. / Crime
Eureka Police Identify, Arrest Dumpster Arson Suspect
LoCO Staff / Dec. 12, 2018, 8:39 a.m. / Crime
Suspect in 2016 Drug Murder of Teenage Girl Will Finally Go To Trial Next Month
Rhonda Parker / Dec. 12, 2018, 7:58 a.m. / Courts
OBITUARY: Robert Eugene Hunsucker Sr., 1959-2018
LoCO Staff / Dec. 12, 2018, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Doris Marie Brown, 1930-2018
LoCO Staff / Dec. 12, 2018, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… service Thursday, December 13 at 1 p.m. at Paul’s Chapel with gravesite services to follow at 2 p.m. at Greenwood Cemetery, both in Arcata.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Doris Brown …
BACK TO BASIC: New Old Navy Coming to the Bayshore Mall
Andrew Goff / Dec. 11, 2018, 5:08 p.m. / Bidness Time
… a push from its handlers lately. Earlier this year Gap announced that it planned to open more than 60 Old Navy stores even as it closed some of its Gap and Banana Republic stores. There are now over 1 …
Fight Over Mercer-Fraser Glendale Operation Derails Today’s Big Board of Supervisors Meeting on Mass Land Rezoning
Hank Sims / Dec. 11, 2018, 4:55 p.m. / Local Government
… , but even it was not without controversy. The vote was 3-1-1. Supervisor Virginia Bass abstained, as her family owns property bordering the property, and Supervisor Mike Wilson objected to the board going …
… :One brindle colored pit bull mix named Lucy, 1.5 years old, weighing approximately 55 poundsTwo black and brown Rottweiler/Mastiff mix puppies, 4 months old, weighing approximately 40 poundsAccording to shelter …
Humboldt Bay Fire Extinguishes Early Morning Blaze on Third Street
LoCO Staff / Dec. 11, 2018, 11:03 a.m. / Fire
Hydesville Man Gets 13 Years in Prison for Shooting His Girlfriend in the Thigh
Rhonda Parker / Dec. 11, 2018, 10:46 a.m. / Courts
Harden the Homefront Against Holiday House Burglars and Here’s How, Says HCSO
LoCO Staff / Dec. 11, 2018, 10:27 a.m. / Crime
(VIDEO) Eureka Community Services Director Gets Smacked Down After Attempting to Cancel Local Fundraising Event
Andrew Goff / Dec. 10, 2018, 6 p.m. / Community
The Identity of This Guy, Who is Apparently a Would-Be Car Burglar, is Still Unknown to Park Rangers and They Would Like to Rectify That
LoCO Staff / Dec. 10, 2018, 4:30 p.m. / Crime
Conflict-of-Interest Questions Arise as Supervisors Set to Consider Rezoning More Than 500,000 Acres Tuesday
Ryan Burns / Dec. 10, 2018, 3:56 p.m. / Local Government
… , at the commission's Nov. 1 meeting.The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will consider rezoning roughly 13,000 parcels covering half a million acres of land in a move that would affect properties …
(UPDATE) Oregon Marijuana Company Leases 16,000-Square-Foot Bien Padre Factory in Eureka
John Ross Ferrara / Dec. 10, 2018, 2:53 p.m. / Cannabis
… for several years.” Photo by Grown Rogue International Inc.The company applied for its city permit on Oct. 1, and expects to receive a distribution license from the California Bureau …
Highway 36 Homicide Victim Identified; Sheriff’s Office Still Investigating
LoCO Staff / Dec. 10, 2018, 1:38 p.m. / Crime
IT HAS COME TO THIS: Humboldt Bay Fire Offers Tips on How to Help Prevent Dumpster Fires
Andrew Goff / Dec. 10, 2018, noon / Fire , Our Culture
… .If a fire occurs in a dumpster or trash storage area, call 9-1-1 immediately. Make sure to let the dispatcher know how close the dumpster is to a structure or if the fire is spreading. Though they may …
Big Environmental Violations Found on Unpermitted Alderpoint Grow Raided Last Week
LoCO Staff / Dec. 10, 2018, 11:47 a.m. / Crime
Deputies Respond to Alarm at McKinleyville Storage Facility, End Up Stumbling Upon Hash Lab Gear and a Whole Lot o’ Weed
LoCO Staff / Dec. 10, 2018, 10:02 a.m. / Crime
… Office: On Dec. 8, 2018, at about 1:30 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a self-storage facility on the 1600 block of Sutter Road in McKinleyville for a duress alarm activation …
Eureka Meth Dealer Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison
LoCO Staff / Dec. 10, 2018, 9:07 a.m. / Crime
… . Stiglich admitted that among the reasons he possessed the weapon were to protect himself, his drugs, and his money. On March 1, 2018, a federal grand jury indicted Stiglich charging him with one …
OBITUARY: Kevin Wayne Stockwell, 1962-2018
LoCO Staff / Dec. 10, 2018, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Bonnie Mae Kanen, 1944-2018
LoCO Staff / Dec. 10, 2018, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… meal and reception on Monday, December 17, at 1 pm at the Hydesville Community Church 3296 Highway 36, Hydesville.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Bonnie Kanen’s family. The …
OBITUARY: Judith Ann Meng Robinson, 1936-2018
LoCO Staff / Dec. 10, 2018, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
Eureka Brewery Joins Long List of Companies Donating Beer Sales to Camp Fire Relief Fund
John Ross Ferrara / Dec. 9, 2018, 11:23 a.m. / Fire
… than 1,400 other breweries across the U.S. to brew its “Resilience Butte County Proud IPA” and donate 100 percent of the profits to the Camp Fire Relief Fund.Six Rivers Brewery was the first local brewer …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: The Myers-Briggs Scam
Barry Evans / Dec. 9, 2018, 8:04 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
OBITUARY: Ed Larsen, 1947-2018
LoCO Staff / Dec. 9, 2018, 7:53 a.m. / Obits