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CITY COUNCIL ROUNDUP: Eureka Advances New Rules for Stolen Shopping Carts, OKs Rate Increase for Trash Pick-Up, and More!
Isabella Vanderheiden / Aug. 6, 2025, 3:25 p.m. / Local Government
… .###The City of Eureka is rolling out a new program to address an uptick in stolen and abandoned shopping carts scattered around town.At last night’s meeting, the Eureka City Council voted 3-1 …
Lawsuit Could Force Humboldt County to Regulate Groundwater Pumping in the Eel River Valley
Ryan Burns / Aug. 6, 2025, 7:15 a.m. / Environment , Fish , Local Government
California Cut Coal From Its Energy Supply. Why It Might Plug Back Into Fossil Fuels
Alejandro Lazo and Jeanne Kuang / Aug. 6, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Benjamin Thomas Branham Sr., 1945-2025
LoCO Staff / Aug. 6, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Shirley ‘Jean’ Browning, 1935-2025
LoCO Staff / Aug. 6, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
New Bicycle Skills Park Might be Coming to the Arcata Community Forest
Dezmond Remington / Aug. 5, 2025, 4:48 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
Kneeland School District Shifts to Year-Round Schedule to Combat Learning Loss Among Students
Isabella Vanderheiden / Aug. 5, 2025, 3:47 p.m. / Education
… ;nbsp; o Spring Break: April 13, 2026 – May 1, 2026 o Other Scheduled Holidays: Labor Day- Sept 1, Staff Day- Nov 10, Veterans Day Nov 11, Martin Luther King Day- Jan 19, Memorial …
MISSING: Eureka Police Department Seeking 37-Year-Old Woman Last Seen in April in Arcata
LoCO Staff / Aug. 5, 2025, 2:38 p.m. / Missing
‘A Piece of Freedom’: How San Quentin Prisoners Brought World-Class Art Inside Its Walls
Joe Garcia / Aug. 5, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… between light and dark highlights. Metaphorically, it underscores the bright juxtapositions of humanity that live deep within our prisons. We needed to meet two objectives simultaneously: 1) reach out …
California Wine Industry Torn on Trump Tariffs
Levi Sumagaysay / Aug. 5, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Sacramento
… group, said California’s wine industry generated about $88 billion in economic impact in 2022. The state’s wine exports in 2022 totaled $1.3 billion, according to the California Department of Food …
OBITUARY: Noel Francis Halker, 1977-2025
LoCO Staff / Aug. 5, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… was his phenomenal voice. Sonny’s mother said he sang his heart out throughout childhood, particularly in church where he learned harmonizing and singing with deep soul. One time, at the tender age of 2 1 …
Blue Lake Recall Proponents Submit Signatures to City Hall, But Did They Gather Enough to Trigger an Election?
Ryan Burns / Aug. 4, 2025, 4:18 p.m. / Elections
Sheriff’s Office Arrests Alleged Repeat Offenders in Theft-From-Vehicles Case
LoCO Staff / Aug. 4, 2025, 3:09 p.m. / Crime
… Sheriff's Office Arrests Alleged Repeat Offenders in Theft-From-Vehicles Case Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On August 1, 2025, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office …
Should Lyft and Uber Charge More if Your Battery Is Low? California May Soon Ban That
Maya C. Miller / Aug. 4, 2025, 7:16 a.m. / Sacramento
California Police Misconduct Records Now Available in Public Database
CalMatters staff / Aug. 4, 2025, 7:12 a.m. / Sacramento
… enforcement agencies through a database created by UC Berkeley and Stanford University. The Police Records Access Project database, which contains roughly 1.5 million pages of records from 12,000 officer …
SPRINTING ACROSS AMERICA: Final Baseball Rankings! Alberta, Canada to Seattle – Week 14 of Our Major League Baseball Tour Across the Continent
Tom Trepiak / Aug. 3, 2025, 7 a.m. / Sprinting Across America
… Tariq Skubal shut them down in a 4-1 game. But we had a lot to cheer about with the layout and design of the stadium, and the friendliness of the fans and staff. No. 8: Philadelphia Phillies / Citizens …
OBITUARY: Levi Parker Rice, 1982-2025
LoCO Staff / Aug. 3, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Donald Lincoln Ziegenfuss, 1930-2025
LoCO Staff / Aug. 3, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Remembering ‘Shipwreck,’ King Salmon’s Weird, Nautical-Themed Roadside Attraction
Glen Nash / Aug. 2, 2025, 7:30 a.m. / History
… Gould owned land near King Salmon which they sold to the men. The 11 acres went for $1,500 each and were considered an ideal location. Map by Andrew Goff. They hired local architect …
As the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Winds Itself Down, KEET-TV Cancels its Flagship Local News Program
Hank Sims / Aug. 1, 2025, 4:32 p.m. / Media
We Got Panicky Alerts and Wacky Flood Maps. So How Do We Improve Humboldt County’s Tsunami Warning System?
Isabella Vanderheiden / Aug. 1, 2025, 2:53 p.m. / Earthquake , Emergencies
… ’t need to evacuate, but they should avoid beachfronts and harbors.” As predicted, the tsunami that arrived at our shores just before midnight was measured at about 1.2 feet — well within the threshold …
Indianola Cutoff Traffic Stop End With Two Arrested on Suspicion of Dealing Meth and Fentanyl
LoCO Staff / Aug. 1, 2025, 1:41 p.m. / Crime
… sale or furnishing of controlled substances Penal Code § 22610: Unlawful possession of a stun gun by a felon or addict Penal Code § 12022.1: Felony committed while released on bail or own recognizance …
David Lindberg, Local Water District Board Member, Killed in Motorcycle Collision With a Deer on Hwy. 36
Ryan Burns / Aug. 1, 2025, 10:10 a.m. / News
Newsom Wants Voters to Weigh in on New Congressional Districts in November
Alexei Koseff / Aug. 1, 2025, 6:52 a.m. / Sacramento
Trump Administration Rescinds Designated Offshore Wind Project Areas; Existing Lease Areas — Including Humboldt — Will Likely Not Be Affected
Isabella Vanderheiden / July 31, 2025, 12:50 p.m. / Offshore Wind
The New Bay Trail Promises to Transform the Humboldt Bay Marathon
Dezmond Remington / July 31, 2025, 12:28 p.m. / LoCO Sports!
The Public Defender’s Office is Overworked, Underfunded and Housed in a Truly Shitty Old Building, Civil Grand Jury Report Finds
Ryan Burns / July 31, 2025, noon / Local Government
She Had to Fight for Help With Medical Bills. A New California Bill Could Make It Easier
Ana B. Ibarra / July 31, 2025, 7:08 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Martha Janelle Cringle Buss, 1938-2025
LoCO Staff / July 31, 2025, 6:55 a.m. / Obits