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GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: To Sleep, Perchance to Dream
Every time we turn on a light, we are inadvertently taking a drug that affects how we sleep.— Charles Czeisler, chronobiologist ###In a recent TED talk, the researcher quoted above, who studies…
SOCCER ROUNDUP — Big Day for Fortuna Soccer
Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – Fortuna’s Sarah Hohman in action against Eureka on Saturday.The Fortuna boys secured their seventh straight league title outright with a 3-2 win at Eureka on…
Wildcats Continue to Roll, Secure L4 Crown Outright
…With the win, their seventh in eight games, the Cats improved to 7-2 on the season and 5-0 in the Little 4, securing the league title outright for the first…
Elderly Arcata Man Suffering From Dementia Found Safe at the North Jetty
PREVIOUSLY:Arcata Police Looking For Elderly Man Suffering From Dementia Who Wandered Off This Afternoon###From the Arcata Police Department:On 10-26-19 at about 5:50 pm, a citizen called…
Crusaders Prevail in All-Eureka Showdown
…The Crusaders had forced a punt deep in Eureka territory and appeared to have blocked it, but the officials ruled the SB player did not touch the ball and the Loggers recovered…
OK! Now We’re Looking at 9 P.M. or Thereafter, With an ‘All-Clear’ Tomorrow Afternoon (Though the Blackout Will Last Longer)
Pacific Gas and Electric is holding a press conference in San Francisco at the moment. Of greatest immediate interest: They've now pushed the Humboldt portion of the blackout to 9 p…
YET MORE NEW INFO! We’ll Start Going Dark at 8 P.M. Rather Than 7, PG&E Now Forecasts
…Thank you for your patience, as this is a fluid situation in which the forecast models change. These may also change but are the latest times for the planning purposes of our…
Power Shutoff Moved to 7 P.M, According to Humboldt County OES
Update from the Humboldt County Office of Emergency services:PG&E advises that the power shut down time has now changed to 7pm tonight due to changing weather patterns.Please note, this…
About the Whale: Marine Mammal Experts Explain Why Your Rescue Ideas Probably Would Not Have Worked
…And according to the official report, the whale was not dragged smoothly from the shore; rather, the vessel pulling it allowed slack in the line and then gunned the engine, yanking on…
Humboldt to Lose Power at 5 P.M, Says Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services
Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services Facebook Post:Here's the latest ☕You still have some time today to get yourself ready before it's lights out. Our latest information indicates Humboldt…
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Where’s the Mercury in Humboldt Bay Coming From?
…Via Wikimedia.On this week's episode, the Green Gang investigates mercury in Humboldt Bay and the Eel River. (Could they be connected?) Need a costume idea? We've got you covered…
VIDEO — Trio of Running Backs Lead the Warriors
Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – Levi Cox Cooley has more than 1,000 yards rushing this season.The Warriors showed just why they’ll be tough to stop in the North Coast Section…
Big Day for Loggers at Trinity Invitational
Submitted photos – The Eureka boys celebrate their win at Trinity HighThe Eureka Loggers continued their impressive season in cross country with another strong showing at the Trinity High Invitational in Weaverville on…
Tigers D Sets the Tone With Another Shutout
Photos by Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.comBy Ray Hamill —The Arcata Tigers kept their playoff push on track with a dominating 32-0 win over McKinleyville at the Redwood Bowl on Friday night…
Arcata Police Looking For Elderly Man Suffering From Dementia Who Wandered Off This Afternoon
Press release from the Arcata Police Department:The Arcata Police Department is requesting the public's assistance in locating Arthur Barab, DOB/6-1-1942. Barab is a white male approximately 6…
(UPDATING) LoCO BLACKOUT NOTES: Random Tidbits You Might Find Useful
…This PSPS event differs from the last one in the sense that Humboldt County is directly affected by the extreme weather conditions. Because of the direct impact of the weather event, restoring…
Games to Go Ahead Despite Impending Power Outage
…And that includes the big football showdown at Crusader Field on Saturday between Eureka and St. Bernard’s, just the third ever meeting between the two crosstown rivals. The game is scheduled…
In Latest Press Release, PG&E Predicts 850,000 Customers Will Be Affected by Coming Blackout, Which Will Probably Last Longer Than the Last One
…The fire risk is even higher because vegetation on the ground has been dried out by recent wind events.Given the forecast and conditions, PG&E is advising its customers of the…
Plenty at Stake for Crusaders, Beat-Up Loggers
…The meeting is just the third ever between the two programs and just the second in the past half century after SB switched to the Big 4 in 2018. Last year a…
BLACKOUT ALERT: County Says to Plan For Shutdown to Start Early Afternoon Tomorrow, and to Last for Four Days
Alert message sent out by the County of Humboldt moments ago:P G & E ADVISES THAT ALL CUSTOMERS IN Humboldt County will lose power early afternoon, Saturday, October 26, 2019, due to…
A PG&E Spokesperson Talks to KHUM About This Weekend’s Potential Power Shutoff
…He informed me that due to high wind conditions Humboldt County has the "potential" to have it's power shut off for "safety reasons" beginning sometime on Saturday. He said that conditions…
Is It Fair to Blast PG&E for Not Managing Blackouts Like San Diego Gas and Electric?
…In the wake of the 2007 fires, SDG&E began using “public safety power shutoffs” as one mitigation tool. Now the shutoffs have become the new normal across California with increased wind…
Tigers Crowned Big 5 Champions in Volleyball
File photo – The Arcata Tigers capped a perfect Big 5 campaign with a four-sets win over McKinleyville on Thursday.The Arcata Tigers are Big 5 champions in volleyball. On Thursday night…
WEEKEND FOOTBALL — Action Heats Up as Season Winds Down
Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – Lane Thrap and the St. Bernard’s Crusaders will host the Eureka Loggers on Saturday.The big showdown at Crusader Field highlights the local football action this weekend…
(WATCH) ‘Who Killed Josiah?’: Documentary Takes a Look at the Lawson Case
Earlier this week Southern California television station KCET, as part of its SoCal Connected series, released a mini-documentary about the unresolved David Josiah Lawson killing. Watch it above.PREVIOUS LoCO COVERAGE…
The Whale is Dead
…But even after it was cut free from the fishing gear it was never able to free itself into the sea.Goley said the next step is to perform a necropsy to…
‘Monster Crowd’ Expected for Saturday’s All-Eureka Showdown
Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – A huge crowd showed up at Albee Stadium a year ago for the Eureka/St. Bernard’s game and the same is expected this weekend at Crusader Field…
(UPDATE: CONFIRMED, KIND OF) Now PG&E Has Released a Map Indicating a Whole Lot More Than 2,000 Local Customers Could Be Affected By the Saturday Shutoff
…Similar to the October 9 outage, this map reflects virtually all populated areas of the county on the grid.Without additional clarifying information available from PG&E at this time, the Sheriff…
County to Release Final EIR For Terra-Gen Wind Energy Project; Public Hearing Scheduled Early Next Month
Simulation showing what the view from Scotia would look like after large turbines are installed atop Monument Ridge. | File photo courtesy Terra-Gen.###From the County of Humboldt:The Humboldt Wind Energy…
Drug Task Force Intercepts Seven Pounds of Meth in SoHum Traffic Stop; Three Arrested
…On October 24th, 2019, at approximately 8:45 a.m., special agents with the Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF), with the assistance of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, conducted a…