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The Governor’s Deadline to Pick a Local Rep for the Coastal Commission Has Expired With No Selection
Ryan Burns / July 10, 2019, 4:54 p.m. / Government
Bat Killing Fungus Spreads to California; Humboldt Bat Expert Says Local Bats More Likely to Survive Contact With Deadly Spores
John Ross Ferrara / July 10, 2019, 4:51 p.m. / Wildlife
Cops Swarm Eureka’s West Side Fearing a Shooting, Discover BB Gun
Hank Sims / July 10, 2019, 4:19 p.m. / Non-Emergencies
Crescent City Teenager Killed in Collision With Heavy Equipment Last Night
Jessica Cejnar Andrews / July 10, 2019, 3:54 p.m. / Traffic
… from the California Highway Patrol:On July 9, 2019, at approximately 2105 hours, Party #1 (P-1, Cervantes) was traveling in Vehicle #1 (V-1, Ford) northbound on Lower Lake Road north of Mud Hen Village …
‘White Youth’ Recruitment Flyers Spotted Around Humboldt
Andrew Goff / July 10, 2019, 2:22 p.m. / News
Time to Get WET and WEIRD! The 50th Anniversary Gasquet Raft Races are This Weekend, and They’re Looking for More Participants
Jessica Cejnar Andrews / July 10, 2019, 1:57 p.m. / Our Culture
Yak on the Loose! Sneaky Bayside Yak Slinks Away From Sheriff’s Deputies.
John Ross Ferrara / July 10, 2019, 1:40 p.m. / Animals
Held at Gunpoint, Ziptied and Locked in a Trailer: A Local Security Guard Tells His Tale of Being Held Up During a Cannabis Heist
Freddy Brewster / July 10, 2019, 12:17 p.m. / Crime
… of my [car] windows open and do a lot of laps,” Lawrence said. “Presence is the whole thing.” Things started to go south for Lawrence at around 1 a.m. It was about halfway through his shift and he …
Even Robots are Mad at KHSU: Ransomware Responsible for Station’s Computer Woes, Says HSU
Andrew Goff / July 10, 2019, 9:44 a.m. / Education
… Communications Commission.KHSU programming has been interrupted since the station began experiencing computer problems on July 1.The attack exploited a vulnerability in KHSU’s system. The University is grateful …
California Wants to Allow Credit Cards at the DMV, but It’ll Cost You a Fee
Judy Lin / July 10, 2019, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… once the DMV adds field offices and expands self-service terminals. In a state with 27.1 million drivers, that works out to about $2.65 per driver. DMV spokesman Jaime Garza confirms the change …
OBITUARY: Marian Louise Qualls, 1947-2019
LoCO Staff / July 10, 2019, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Hildegard McConnell, 1943-2019
LoCO Staff / July 10, 2019, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
Eureka Woman Held Without Bail for Alleged Torture, Murder of 19-Year-Old Woman
Rhonda Parker / July 9, 2019, 5:27 p.m. / Courts
(VIDEO) Sheriff Honsal to Unpermitted Marijuana Growers: ‘We are Coming’
Andrew Goff / July 9, 2019, 4:47 p.m. / Cannabis
(UPDATE) Homelessness Issues Dominate Sometimes-Testy Del Norte Board of Supervisors Meeting Today; Supes Also Move to Give Themselves Raises Codify Previous Pay Increases
Jessica Cejnar Andrews / July 9, 2019, 4:45 p.m. / Local Government
… for the homeless while steering them away from “iconic areas” like Beachfront Park and Battery Point Lighthouse. Gitlin, who represents Del Norte County District 1, said he wanted the board …
The State Corruption Investigation Into Humboldt’s Public Administrator Bureau Seems to Have Fallen Into a Black Hole
Ryan Burns / July 9, 2019, 4:29 p.m. / Government
… California government code section 27443, and anyone found guilty can be punished with a $1,000 fine, up to a year in the county jail or both. Plus, the law states, “Upon conviction of this section a person forfeits …
McGuire Bill That Would Demand Trump Tax Returns for California Ballot Access Flies Through State Senate
LoCO Staff / July 9, 2019, 10:22 a.m. / Sacramento
State May Push Cities and Counties to Draw ‘Fairer’ Districts
Ben Christopher / July 9, 2019, 7:42 a.m. / Sacramento
Some Poetic Soul Tried to Plant a Redwood Tree in Arcata’s Old McKinley Statue Plot, Which Sits Above a Mound of Solid Granite
John Ross Ferrara / July 8, 2019, 5:19 p.m. / Arcata , Our Culture
Famed Investment Banker Offering $10K Reward for Contents of Briefcase Lost at Eureka’s Carter House Inn
Ryan Burns / July 8, 2019, 3:35 p.m. / News
They’re Filling in The Hole in Waterfront Drive; Traffic Could Be Snarled Near H Street for a Couple of Months
Freddy Brewster / July 8, 2019, 1:53 p.m. / Traffic
(UPDATE) Police Searching for Leads After Armed Robbery in Arcata’s Cannabis Innovation Zone
Freddy Brewster / July 8, 2019, 1:05 p.m. / Crime
(VIDEO) SHARK SIGHTING! Apparent Great White Spotted Near Trinidad
Ryan Burns / July 8, 2019, 12:18 p.m. / Shark
Eureka Police: Victim in July 4 Homicide Was 19-Year-Old Eureka Woman; Suspect Will Be Held on Torture Charges
LoCO Staff / July 8, 2019, 11:42 a.m. / Crime
Myrtletown Assault Suspect Accused of Bashing Man With Wrench Found Hiding in Shrubbery, Says Sheriff’s Office
LoCO Staff / July 8, 2019, 11:15 a.m. / Crime
… ;nbsp; On July 7, 2019, at about 1:10 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence on the 1800 block of Myrtle Avenue, in the county’s jurisdiction of Eureka, for the report of an assault …
Caltrans Has Settled With Victim of 2011 Broadway Construction Accident for $37.5 Million, Says Victim’s Attorney
Hank Sims / July 8, 2019, 9:29 a.m. / Transportation
California’s Pollution Enforcers Would Like to Save Tropical Forests. But at What Cost?
Rachel Becker / July 8, 2019, 8:46 a.m. / Sacramento
Teacher Credentials Come in for Tough Grading as California Rethinks Charter School Rules
Ricardo Cano / July 8, 2019, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… -profile effort to regulate California’s 1,300 charter schools more closely. Intensely lobbied by teachers’ unions, school boards and charter advocates, the push has focused most publicly on sweeping governance …
OBITUARY: Ruth Ann Nissen, 1941-2019
LoCO Staff / July 8, 2019, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Old Town Rowed!
LoCO Staff / July 8, 2019, 5 a.m. / Mondays With Michaele
