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GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: The Myth of the Myth of the Flat Earth
Barry Evans / March 18, 2018, 8 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… today! Despite: (1) ships disappearing over the horizon; (2) round Earth shadow on the moon during a lunar eclipse; (3) photographs of Earth from space; (4) orbital GPS satellites helping to navigate cars …
DEAD RECKONING: Downtown Underground II: Banana Jello
James Faulk / March 18, 2018, 7:43 a.m. / Dead Reckoning
SCAM ALERT: EPD Says Phone Scammers are Calling Local Residents Claiming to be From PG&E
John Ross Ferrara / March 17, 2018, 2:33 p.m. / Crime
(VIDEO) Wacky Costumes and Cold Water: The Discovery Museum’s 17th Annual Perilous Plunge
John Ross Ferrara / March 17, 2018, 2:06 p.m. / Our Culture
OBITUARY: Melvina Marie ‘Grandma Toots’ Rowland, 1934-2018
LoCO Staff / March 17, 2018, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… had their back and would protect them. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, April 7, at the Salyer Wayside Chapel at 1 p.m. Please feel free to come and share your memories and funny …
Arcata City Council to Hold Mega-Meeting Next Week to Ask Itself Whether it Should Ask Voters Where They Would Most Like to See the McKinley Statue Moved To (Including Where it Is)
Hank Sims / March 16, 2018, 2:04 p.m. / Local Government
… may recall, last month the Arcata City Council voted 4-1 to finally and forever remove the statue of President William McKinley that has graced/defiled the center of the town for the last century …
Arcata Officer Injured After Busting Out Car Window to Stop Man From Cutting His Own Neck
Andrew Goff / March 16, 2018, 11:55 a.m. / Crime
Eureka Police Officers Respond to Reported Drive By, Find Nothing But Shell Casings in the Road
Ryan Burns / March 16, 2018, 11:24 a.m. / Crime
Eureka Man Rescued From Assault by Gun-Wielding Resident Ditches St. Joe’s ER to Steal Booze from Safeway, Says EPD
Andrew Goff / March 16, 2018, 11:11 a.m. / Our Culture
OBITUARY: David Prentiss Jones, 1942-2018
LoCO Staff / March 16, 2018, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… took his final breath on St. David’s Day, March 1st, the day our saint left this earthly plane. He was 76 years old.David was born in Ogden, Utah, to Prentiss and Mattie (Moore) Jones. He was the oldest …
OBITUARY: Barry Charles Hay, 1946-2018
LoCO Staff / March 16, 2018, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Jimmy Dale Severe, 1948-2018
LoCO Staff / March 16, 2018, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… by his family and friends. A Celebration of Life Lunch will be held Sat., March 17, 2018 at 1 p.m. at The Meadows Senior Village Community Room, 2065 David Way, Fortuna. ###The obituary …
GOLDBERG TRIAL, FINAL DAY: Murder Suspect Wraps Up Emotional Testimony; Jury to Deliberate Monday
Rhonda Parker / March 15, 2018, 4:33 p.m. / Courts
… premeditated murder or fired in self-defense when he shot his wife’s boyfriend to death in September 2016. Visiting Judge Graham Cribbs dismissed the jury about 1:45 p.m., telling jurors to return Monday morning …
Congratulations, DA Fleming, Sheriff Honsal and These Five Other Candidates Who Basically Already Won Because They Will Have No Opponents on June’s Election Ballot
Ryan Burns / March 15, 2018, 4:19 p.m. / Elections
It’s Official: Sen. Mike McGuire Introduces ‘Great Redwood Trail Act’
Hank Sims / March 15, 2018, 4:10 p.m. / Sacramento
GOLDBERG TRIAL, DAY 11: Accident, Self-Defense or Murder? Jon Goldberg Testifies About the Moment He Shot Tim Smith
Rhonda Parker / March 15, 2018, 8:24 a.m. / Courts
… Testifies About What He Was Like as a Boy; Psychologist Says Goldberg Told Him Shooting Was AccidentalGOLDBERG TRIAL, DAY 11, Part 1: Murder Suspect Takes the Stand, Tearfully Recounts Learning of His Wife …
OBITUARY: Leilani Jean Whitten, 1946-2018
LoCO Staff / March 15, 2018, 8:12 a.m. / Obits
… .The funeral service will be at Sanders Funeral Home at 1385 E Street in Eureka, California at 2 p.m,., on Friday, March 16th with visitation from 10 a.m. To 1 p.m. Following the service there will be a pot …
OBITUARY: Raymond Edward Christen, 1925-2018
LoCO Staff / March 15, 2018, 8:06 a.m. / Obits
‘Precious’ is Precious (and Free), Thanks to Rescue Efforts by Humboldt Bay Fire
John Ross Ferrara / March 14, 2018, 8:26 p.m. / Animals
Man Matching Description of Murder Suspect Wanted for Decapitating Woman in Washington is Seen in Happy Camp After Victim’s Car was Found in Yreka
John Ross Ferrara / March 14, 2018, 5:52 p.m. / Crime
… for five counts of unlawful possession of a firearm and one count of motor vehicle theft. A $1 million warrant has been issued for his arrest, as he remains a person of interest in the homicide …
Wanted Felon Using False Name Attempts to Smuggle 12 Grams of Heroin Into Humboldt County Jail Via ‘Her Person’
John Ross Ferrara / March 14, 2018, 4:31 p.m. / Crime
All the Fight Has Gone Out of the North Coast Railroad Authority
Hank Sims / March 14, 2018, 4:26 p.m. / Government
HSU Police Cite One, Arrest Two During Statewide Sting Operation to Prevent Underage Drinking
John Ross Ferrara / March 14, 2018, 3:22 p.m. / Crime
… then arrest and cite them for furnishing alcohol to the minor. The penalty for furnishing alcohol to a minor is a minimum $1,000 fine and 24 hours of community service. The program is intended to reduce …
(PHOTOS) PEPPERBOX: Humboldt County High School Students Walk Out to End Gun Violence
Marlena Tavernier-Fine, Pepperbox / March 14, 2018, 3:09 p.m. / Activism
GOLDBERG TRIAL, DAY 11, Part 1: Murder Suspect Takes the Stand, Tearfully Recounts Learning of His Wife’s Affair With Victim
Rhonda Parker / March 14, 2018, 2:36 p.m. / Courts
… GOLDBERG TRIAL, DAY 11, Part 1: Murder Suspect Takes the Stand, Tearfully Recounts Learning of His Wife's Affair With Victim Murder suspect Jon David Goldberg broke down this morning …
UPDATE: Mountain Lion Frightening Orleans Community Lawfully Killed by Resident
John Ross Ferrara / March 14, 2018, 2:21 p.m. / Wildlife
Body Found at Mouth of Eel River Over the Weekend Belonged to Missing Fortuna Man, Says Sheriff’s Office
Andrew Goff / March 14, 2018, 2:03 p.m. / News
Wanted Felons Busted Driving Stolen Car in Eureka, Both Arrested on Numerous Charges
John Ross Ferrara / March 14, 2018, 11:22 a.m. / Crime
‘Extremely Intoxicated’ Man Drives Poorly and Brandishes Sawed-Off Shotgun at Officer Before Being Arrested, Says EPD
Ryan Burns / March 14, 2018, 11:16 a.m. / Crime
Hayfork Man Severs Artery While Showing CHP Officers His Radio-Controlled Airplane; Officers Apply Tourniquet That Saves Man’s Arm and Maybe His Life
John Ross Ferrara / March 14, 2018, 10:27 a.m. / Airport , Emergencies
