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TODAY in COURT: Delay, Delay, Delay — Alleged Cop-Shooter, Alleged Roommate-Murderer, and Newspaper Embezzlement Suspect Will All Go to Trial Later Than Planned
Rhonda Parker / Nov. 29, 2018, 2:01 p.m. / Courts
Injured Bald Eagle Takes a Ride in the Back of a Squad Car After Yurok Tribe, Fish and Game Wardens Rescue It Near Panther Creek
LoCO Staff / Nov. 29, 2018, 1:40 p.m. / Wildlife
Hillsdale Homeowner Detains Teen Burglarizing His Garage; Same Teen Seems to Have Burglarized Victim’s Car the Previous Day, Cops Say
LoCO Staff / Nov. 29, 2018, 11:01 a.m. / Crime
Humboldt Man Found Pushing Dolly Full of Weed East on Wyoming Highway
Andrew Goff / Nov. 29, 2018, 11 a.m. / Cannabis
Big Tributary of the Eel Opens Up for Fish Passage After San Francisco-Based Non-Profit Removes Dead Railroad Tracks
LoCO Staff / Nov. 29, 2018, 10:55 a.m. / Environment
… to fruition, after years of work went into making it happen.”Fish and watershed activists, including CalTrout, have long identified restoring access into Woodman Creek as the #1 priority fish passage project …
Armed Robbery at Azalea State Reserve Last Night; Suspect Rammed Victim’s Vehicle, Demanded Wallet
LoCO Staff / Nov. 29, 2018, 9:27 a.m. / Crime
OBITUARY: Thomas Lee Perrett, 1934-2018
LoCO Staff / Nov. 29, 2018, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… to his children — he also served in this role for his nieces Bonnie and Chanell.Tom will be remembered for his long and successful career as a firefighter with Humboldt Fire District #1, retiring …
OBITUARY: Leland (Lee) Biasca, 1926-2018
LoCO Staff / Nov. 29, 2018, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… in Arcata. He married the love of his life and better half, Virginia Biasca, on May 1, 1954. Lee graduated from Eureka High School in 1944 and a month later was training in boot camp. He served our …
Man Wearing Redwood Curtain Brewery Sweatshirt Suspected in Multiple Bank Robberies in Sonoma and Mendocino Counties
Andrew Goff / Nov. 28, 2018, 3:18 p.m. / Crime
Eureka Man Arrested in Connection with Multiple Vehicle Burglaries
LoCO Staff / Nov. 28, 2018, 2:47 p.m. / Crime
Sheriff’s Office Investigating Sexual Assault; Suspect Offered Ride to Woman in Eureka Then Drove Her to Fairhaven and Forced Himself On Her
LoCO Staff / Nov. 28, 2018, 1:49 p.m. / Crime
High-Risk Sex Offender Arrested in Eureka Last Night Near Carson Mansion
John Ross Ferrara / Nov. 28, 2018, 1:33 p.m. / Crime
16,000 Pounds of Marijuana Seized, Over 30 People Detained at Grow Site East of Honeydew
Andrew Goff / Nov. 28, 2018, 12:14 p.m. / Cannabis
Fortuna Takes the ‘Interim’ Out of ‘Interim City Manager,’ Hires Merritt Perry for the Gig Full-Time
LoCO Staff / Nov. 28, 2018, 11:08 a.m. / Local Government
Two Occupants Trapped After Rollover Accident in Eureka
Ryan Burns / Nov. 28, 2018, 10:02 a.m. / Traffic
HUFFMAN: I’m Voting For Nancy Pelosi for Speaker, and Here’s Why
Hank Sims / Nov. 28, 2018, 6:50 a.m. / D.C.
Hoopa Student Arrested for Bringing Firearm to School; Campus Placed on Temporary Lockdown
LoCO Staff / Nov. 27, 2018, 5:52 p.m. / Education
Goodbye, Sidelines and Toby & Jack’s: State Rules to Revoke Plaza Bars’ Liquor Licenses
Ryan Burns / Nov. 27, 2018, 5:40 p.m. / News
All Humboldt Bay Fire Units Will Start Packing Narcan, the Life-Saving Opioid Overdose-Reversal Drug, Starting Next Month
LoCO Staff / Nov. 27, 2018, 4:27 p.m. / Emergencies
(VIDEO) Humboldt County Drag King in ICU After Head-on Collision on Oregon Highway; GoFundMe Campaign Launched
Andrew Goff / Nov. 27, 2018, 1:23 p.m. / Our Culture
‘Tis the Season for Eureka Car Break-Ins, Says EPD
LoCO Staff / Nov. 27, 2018, 1:22 p.m. / Crime
… of thefts from vehicles during November. Since November 1st, there have been 66 reported incidents of items being taken from vehicles, both locked and unlocked. A large number of these thefts have occurred …
Ohio Man Arrested After Deputies Discover 500+ lbs. of Weed, Rifles with High-Capacity Magazines in Weaverville Commercial Building
LoCO Staff / Nov. 27, 2018, 1:10 p.m. / Cannabis
Stephen Hillenburg, HSU Alumnus and Creator of SpongeBob SquarePants, Has Died
Ryan Burns / Nov. 27, 2018, 10:10 a.m. / News
OBITUARY: Roy Edward Voight, 1969-2018
LoCO Staff / Nov. 27, 2018, 7:39 a.m. / Obits
… life will be held at the Fortuna Veterans Memorial Building, 1426 Main Street, Fortuna, CA at 3 p.m. on 12/1/2018. The family is requesting that family and friends bring a dish, potluck style …
LARGE HUMBOLDT SURF ALERT: Be Especially Wary of the Ocean for the Next Couple of Days
Andrew Goff / Nov. 26, 2018, 5:10 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
Stealing Myrtle Avenue Gas Station ATM Proves More Difficult Than Would-be Burglar Expected
LoCO Staff / Nov. 26, 2018, 1:09 p.m. / Crime
Man Arrested After Crashing Car, Fleeing from Deputies on Foot on Highway 36 Near Carlotta
LoCO Staff / Nov. 26, 2018, 11:05 a.m. / Crime
Errant Driver in Last Week’s Fatal Highway 101 Collision Arrested For Driving Under the Influence
LoCO Staff / Nov. 26, 2018, 8:32 a.m. / Traffic
… 101-Route 1 Interchange Near Leggett ###From the California Highway Patrol:A woman from Alameda was driving her 2001 Ford Escape, northbound on US-101, just south of State Route 1, near Leggett …
Missing Eureka Man’s Bullet-Riddled Van Found Burning Near Leggett With Body Inside; Mendo Sheriff’s Office Searching for Man Seen Fleeing the Scene While Legs Were on Fire
LoCO Staff / Nov. 25, 2018, 3:44 p.m. / Crime
… /3: The body found in the van on Highway 1 has been identified as Eureka man, Frank Pinckney, according to the North Coast Journal.# # # Original Post: Mendocino County Sheriff's Office press …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Burrowing into Mars
Barry Evans / Nov. 25, 2018, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… that did make it to the surface, eight were successful. The rest either (1) crash-landed, (2a) landed safely but didn’t function (the UK Beagle 2), or (2b) functioned only briefly (the USSR Mars 3 …