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(VIDEO) LoCO Promises You This Cute AF Song About the Humboldt Bay Trail Will Help You Have a Better Weekend
Andrew Goff / Nov. 21, 2025, 4:44 p.m. / :) , Feel Good , Hardly News , Our Culture
‘Community for Everyone’: Here’s a List of Humboldt Nonprofits Serving Free Thanksgiving Meals
Isabella Vanderheiden / Nov. 21, 2025, 3:17 p.m. / Community , Food , Homelessness
… Thanksgiving dinner on Monday, Nov. 24, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Want to volunteer? Contact the Eureka branch at (707) 442-6475.“These meals are important for the community because it helps connect people to each …
Bridgeville Home Burns to the Ground; Recovered Remains ‘Tentatively’ ID’d as Animal
LoCO Staff / Nov. 21, 2025, 3:14 p.m. / Fire
Annie and Mary Trail Update: First Chunk to Dorms Almost Completely Done, Total Completion by End of Next Year Likely
Dezmond Remington / Nov. 21, 2025, 1:42 p.m. / Trails
Cal Poly Humboldt Buys 191 Acres of Former Sun Valley Floral Farms Ag Land for $5M
LoCO Staff / Nov. 21, 2025, 1:35 p.m. / Cal Poly Humboldt
Democrat Eric Swalwell Joins Crowded California Governor’s Race to Succeed Gavin Newsom
Maya C. Miller / Nov. 21, 2025, 11:01 a.m. / Sacramento
Newsom Closed 4 Prisons and Trimmed Payroll. Corrections Spending Is Still Over Budget
Cayla Mihalovich / Nov. 21, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Robert Donovan Dunlap, 1944-2025
LoCO Staff / Nov. 21, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
(VIDEO) Kelly Clarkson Honors Yurok Tribal Members in Her ‘RAD HUMAN’ Segment
Andrew Goff / Nov. 20, 2025, 4:44 p.m. / Community
We Want More Bus Routes, Say Arcata Residents at Council Meeting
Dezmond Remington / Nov. 20, 2025, 4:14 p.m. / Government
… the same requests year after year.” It wasn’t all bad news; Mayor Alex Stillman said that over 1,000 Cal Poly Humboldt students were riding the bus to and fro the new Hinarr Hu Moulik dorms daily, and White …
State and Local Reps React to Trump Plan to Open More than 1 Billion Acres to New Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling
Ryan Burns / Nov. 20, 2025, 3:53 p.m. / D.C.
… State and Local Reps React to Trump Plan to Open More than 1 Billion Acres to New Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling Map of areas proposed for new gas and oil leases. | Image via …
Shotz Coffee to Take Over the Distinctive Gold Rush/Green Rush Drive-Thru in Eureka
Ryan Burns / Nov. 20, 2025, 2:24 p.m. / Business
Eureka City Council OKs $30K for Food for People, St. Vincent de Paul’s Dining Facility as Food Pantries Brace for Changes to SNAP Eligibility
Isabella Vanderheiden / Nov. 20, 2025, 10:42 a.m. / Food , Local Government
Up to 61,000 Truck Drivers in California Could Soon Lose Their Licenses. Here’s Why
Adam Echelman / Nov. 20, 2025, 8:43 a.m. / Sacramento
… in highway funding, and they don’t notice a 1% reduction in trucks on the road.” Still, she said many truck drivers and trucking companies could be hit hard. Because of the transportation department …
He Built a Nursing Home Empire Despite State Investigations. Now, Lawsuits Are Piling Up
Jocelyn Wiener / Nov. 20, 2025, 8:06 a.m. / Sacramento
… injuries. Six months later, an Alameda County jury found another facility had violated the rights of 71-year-old James Doherty, Sr. more than 1,400 times. That included seven instances in which staff …
What is This Thingie, and Where Did it Come From??
Dezmond Remington / Nov. 19, 2025, 4:41 p.m. / Art
Fortuna City Council Advances Nitrous Ban, Approves Hiring Freeze to Boost Police Wages
Ryan Burns / Nov. 19, 2025, 1:40 p.m. / Local Government
… ; it will have to be brought back for a second reading at another meeting before the approval is official. But the 4-1 vote, with Councilmember Abe Stevens dissenting on political philosophy grounds, appears …
A City-Run Grocery Store in Eureka? The Council is Toying With the Idea, but Henderson Center’s Former Rite Aid is a No-Go
Isabella Vanderheiden / Nov. 19, 2025, 11:25 a.m. / Community Services , Food , Local Government
Toys for Tots Needs Volunteers! If You’d Like to Hang Out With Cool People on the Weekends to Collect Toys For Kids In Need, Join Up!
Hank Sims / Nov. 19, 2025, 10:50 a.m. / Our Culture
Local Law Enforcement Agencies Are Instituting the ‘Blue Envelope Program’ to Improve Communication With Neurodivergent People, and There’s a Big Event at the Wharfinger Today to Kick it Off
LoCO Staff / Nov. 19, 2025, 7:47 a.m. / Politics
Billionaire Activist Tom Steyer Joins Race to Succeed Newsom as California Governor
Maya C. Miller / Nov. 19, 2025, 7:03 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Paul ‘Jason’ Pacheco, 1977-2025
LoCO Staff / Nov. 19, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Gordon Schatz, 1943-2025
LoCO Staff / Nov. 19, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Mark ‘Sparky’ S. Hensley, 1954-2025
LoCO Staff / Nov. 19, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
HUD Policy Changes May Force 70+ Humboldt People into Homelessness — But Maybe Not for Several Years
Dezmond Remington / Nov. 18, 2025, 4:57 p.m. / Homelessness
… , according to DDHS data. DHHS received $365,000 for the time period between Oct. 1, 2026, and Sep. 30, 2027 for permanent housing. The Arcata House Partnership, responsible for housing 31 of them, received …
TODAY IN SUPES: Board Selects Chair and Vice Chair for 2026, Homeless Rights Advocates Raise Alarm Over Federal Funding Cuts
Isabella Vanderheiden / Nov. 18, 2025, 3:36 p.m. / Local Government
… to serve as an alternate.The board also voted to appoint Arroyo to the California State Association of Counties delegation, with Wilson as an alternate. The board approved the appointment in a 4-1 vote …
New Liability Waiver at Humboldt County Animal Shelter Leaves Volunteers Feeling Hung Out to Dry
Ryan Burns / Nov. 18, 2025, 2:08 p.m. / Animals , Local Government
… be adequate staffing and proper maintenance to actually make sure that the volunteers and everyone else there is safe,” volunteer Ana Zurawski said in a phone interview. ”1 also feel …
Cal State Wants to Offer Bigger Raises to Campus Presidents While Cutting Elsewhere
Mikhail Zinshteyn / Nov. 18, 2025, 1:04 p.m. / Sacramento
(VIDEO) NEW UNDERCROSSING DAY! Here’s What Humboldt Bay Looks Like From 18 Feet Higher Up
Andrew Goff / Nov. 18, 2025, noon / Traffic
… Corridor in Preparation for Indianola Undercrossing ConstructionCaltrans Breaks Ground on Indianola Undercrossing and Half Signal at Airport RoadCaltrans Completes Phase 1 of Indianola Undercrossing Project …
Returning to Our Roots: Sacred Groves to Bring ‘Green’ Burials to Tree-Based Cemetery in Kneeland Hills
Isabella Vanderheiden / Nov. 18, 2025, 9:32 a.m. / Community
… year, along with 20 million board feet in hardwood for caskets and 1.6 million tons of reinforced concrete, according to an August 2025 report from U.S. Funerals Online. While cremations have a lesser …
