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No, You are Not Alone With Your Verizon Woes
Andrew Goff / Sept. 30, 2024, 10:32 a.m. / Technology
Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help in Solving Case of a Hoopa Woman Who Went Missing 33 Years Ago
LoCO Staff / Sept. 30, 2024, 10:17 a.m. / Crime
As Tonight’s Deadline Nears, Here Are the Most Notable Bills That Gov. Newsom Signed and Vetoed Over the Weekend
Lynn La / Sept. 30, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
Use It or Lose It: California Schools Race to Spend the Last of Their Pandemic Funds
Carolyn Jones / Sept. 30, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… to a database compiled by Georgetown’s Edunomics Laboratory. In some cases, districts risked leaving millions of dollars on the table. Overall, California schools hadn’t yet spent $1.8 billion of the $13 …
OBITUARY: Esther Solorio Rodriguez, 1939-2024
LoCO Staff / Sept. 30, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… by burial at Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Eureka.Reception to follow 1 p.m. at the Lost Coast Brewery Event room — 1600 Sunset Drive, Eureka Rest in peace, dear Esther. You will always be in our hearts …
PASTOR BETHANY: Jonah Escaped the Whale, But the Point of the Story is What He Escaped After That
Bethany Cseh / Sept. 29, 2024, 7 a.m. / Faith-y
TO YOUR WEALTH: The Stock Market Doesn’t Care About Your Politics
Brandon Stockman / Sept. 29, 2024, 7 a.m. / Money
… ), Obama (D), Trump (R), and Biden (D)— significantly outperformed investing under only one party.⁴If you had invested $1,000 in the S&P 500 since Eisenhower's inauguration only during …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: How Will Groundwater be Regulated After This Significant Court Ruling?
The EcoNews Report / Sept. 28, 2024, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Japanese Ambassador’s Southern Humboldt Reception Party
William McClure and Ruth McClure / Sept. 28, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
GUEST OPINION: October 7 is Not a Good Day to Hold a Pro-Palestine Protest at Cal Poly Humboldt
LoCO Staff / Sept. 28, 2024, 7:05 a.m. / Guest Opinion
NO MORE MUGSHOTS: Ninth Circuit Appeals Court Decision Limits the Right to Release Pre-Trial Booking Photos
Ryan Burns / Sept. 27, 2024, 4:15 p.m. / Courts
Arcata Fire Stamps Out Quarter-Acre Blaze Near the Murray Road Offramp, Asks Drivers to Please be Careful About Dragging Chains and Discarded Smoking Materials
LoCO Staff / Sept. 27, 2024, 2:58 p.m. / Fire
EPD Releases Details on This Morning’s Fatal Collision; Everyone Involved is Cooperating, Police Say
LoCO Staff / Sept. 27, 2024, 1:17 p.m. / Traffic
… revealed that a male was crossing W. Harris Street on his mobility scooter outside of a crosswalk and away from the intersection of W. Harris and Elizabeth Streets. Vehicle 1 was traveling east in the left …
Conflicted Board of Redwood Coast Energy Authority Declines to Accept ‘Free’ Nuclear Power From Diablo Canyon
Ryan Burns / Sept. 27, 2024, 12:31 p.m. / Energy , Local Government
… as anticipated. And so, in 2022, at the urging of Gov. Gavin Newsom, the state legislature approved a $1.4 billion loan to PG&E to help maintain the reliability of California's power grid by keeping …
The Sheriff’s Office is Getting a $30,000 Heat-Vision Camera to Help With Aquatic Rescue Operations
Dezmond Remington / Sept. 27, 2024, 11:25 a.m. / Local Government
… , a FLIR device helps law enforcement identify issues with increased efficiency.” About $1.3 million in total grant money from the Boating Safety program was split between various sheriff’s offices around …
How Do You Like These New Green and Gold, Cal Poly Humboldt-Branded Crosswalks?
Dezmond Remington / Sept. 27, 2024, 9:57 a.m. / Infrastructure
BREAKING: Eureka Police Responding to Fatal Traffic Collision on West Harris Street
Ryan Burns / Sept. 27, 2024, 9:16 a.m. / Traffic
… BREAKING: Eureka Police Responding to Fatal Traffic Collision on West Harris Street Photo by Andrew Goff.###UPDATE, 1 p.m.: EPD Releases Details on This Morning's …
Economists Like Newsom’s Plan to Help Control Gas Prices. Refiners Don’t.
Malena Carollo / Sept. 27, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
Gavin Newsom Is Vetoing 1 of Every 5 Bills. Here’s Why
Jenna Peterson / Sept. 27, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… Gavin Newsom Is Vetoing 1 of Every 5 Bills. Here’s Why Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses the media during a press conference unveiling his 2024-25 January budget proposal …
California Will Apologize for Slavery as Part of Reparations Push
Wendy Fry / Sept. 26, 2024, 4:54 p.m. / Sacramento
Want to Observe the Election Process? You Are Very Welcome to Do So, Says the County Elections Office, and There are Lots of Opportunities, Starting Tomorrow!
LoCO Staff / Sept. 26, 2024, 10:30 a.m. / Local Government
… ballot processing and counting will take place at the Humboldt County Office of Elections, located at 2426 Sixth St. in Eureka. This process is also open for public observation. 1% Manual Tally …
K-12 Funding Is Guaranteed in California’s Budget. School Boards Say Newsom Jeopardized It
Carolyn Jones / Sept. 26, 2024, 8:14 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Jared Michael Ourique, 1984-2024
LoCO Staff / Sept. 26, 2024, 7:56 a.m. / Obits
… Oliver Ourique: 388924Jared will be missed by many. Please join us to remember him on Sunday, October 13, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Van Duzen River Grange, located at 5250 Hwy 36, Carlotta, CA 95528.###The …
Gavin Newsom Has Not Solved California’s Housing Crisis. Three Lessons for Kamala Harris
Alexei Koseff / Sept. 26, 2024, 7:39 a.m. / Sacramento
… . The country built about 1.45 million new homes last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The strategy carries some political risk. Newsom set an ambitious housing goal as a candidate for governor …
OBITUARY: Sandy Lee Heddinger, 1943-2024
LoCO Staff / Sept. 26, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
YEAR in REVIEW: It Was a Pretty Wet Year. And We Don’t Know Whether Next Year Will be Wet or Dry
Hank Sims / Sept. 25, 2024, 1:34 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
… ’re talking about the “water year,” of course – that period from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30 that meteorologists and other scientists use to talk about rainfall here in the U.S. of A. Look at the LoCO weather report …
LoCO INTERVIEW: Scott Bauer, Eureka’s Fourth Ward City Council Representative, on His Re-Election Campaign and the Importance of Community Resilience
Isabella Vanderheiden / Sept. 25, 2024, 12:43 p.m. / Elections , Local Government
Cal State Campuses Brace for ‘Severe Consequences’ as Budget Gap Looms
Mikhail Zinshteyn / Sept. 25, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… ’s got to face up to that.” He and others stressed that the system has been in a state of fiscal distress for several years. Last year the trustees indicated that Cal State spends $1.5 billion less than …
Only 1 in 5 California Community College Students Makes It to a University, Audit Says
Adam Echelman / Sept. 25, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… Only 1 in 5 California Community College Students Makes It to a University, Audit Says The commencement ceremony at Southwestern College in Chula Vista on May 24, 2024. Photo …
OBITUARY: Sandra Joan Katri, 1944-2024
LoCO Staff / Sept. 25, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits