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Suspect in Gang Murder of 14-Year-Old Gets New Attorney as Case Continues to Wend Its Way Through Court
Rhonda Parker / Oct. 17, 2017, 12:20 p.m. / Courts
Golden State Warriors Cancel Pyrotechnics for Tonight’s Season Opener, as California Still Grieves From Deadly Wine Country Wildfires
John Ross Ferrara / Oct. 17, 2017, 11:18 a.m. / Fire , LoCO Sports!
Four Arrested During Drug Task Force Raids at Eureka Motel, Burger King Parking Lot
Andrew Goff / Oct. 17, 2017, 11:12 a.m. / Crime
CASE SUSPENDED: Man Who Led Cops on Bullet-Riddled Chase Through Downtown Eureka Deemed Mentally Incompetent; Judge Orders Second Opinion
Rhonda Parker / Oct. 17, 2017, 10:34 a.m. / Courts
(VIDEO) Eureka Considering New Transitional Housing Facility Off the Hikshari Trail, on City Property; Chinn Would Run ‘Betty’s PG&E Village’
Sierra Jenkins / Oct. 17, 2017, 7 a.m. / LoCO Video Reports
OBITUARY: Margaret Marie Sloan Wright, 1955-2017
LoCO Staff / Oct. 17, 2017, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
Oh, You’re So Smart? Well, Make Sequoia Park Better Then!
Andrew Goff / Oct. 16, 2017, 4:41 p.m. / Community
Catastrophic Natural Disaster? There’s an App For That! Sheriff’s Office Asks Residents to Register With Their Alert/Information System
Hank Sims / Oct. 16, 2017, 2:49 p.m. / Emergencies
Man and Horse Killed After Being Struck by Ford F150 on Bridge in Willow Creek
Andrew Goff / Oct. 16, 2017, 12:36 p.m. / Traffic
Last Night’s Fire By Zane Middle School Held to a Quarter-Acre; No Obvious Cause Discovered
Hank Sims / Oct. 16, 2017, 8:30 a.m. / Fire
… and extinguished the fire within 45 minutes. No structures were threatened and there were no reports of injury. Resources used. 2 engines, 1 water tender, 1 squad and 1 Battalion Chief. 12 personnel in total …
HARDIN: Please Don’t Scare the Trimmigrants
John Hardin / Oct. 16, 2017, 7 a.m. / Cannabis
Sector Humboldt Bay Rescues Teen Fall Victim Stranded Along 300-Foot-Cliff Face in Crescent City
John Ross Ferrara / Oct. 15, 2017, 6:55 p.m. / Emergencies
Kneeland Toddler Who was Hospitalized After Nearly Drowning at Shasta Lake Has Died, Parents Say
John Ross Ferrara / Oct. 15, 2017, 5:40 p.m. / Feel Sad
Santa Rosa Transient Arrested for Allegedly Ransacking Homes of Wildfire Evacuees, Found in Possession of Jewelry, Cell Phones, Gun
John Ross Ferrara / Oct. 15, 2017, 2:23 p.m. / Crime
… from yesterday:Today at approximately 1:45pm, Hillsborough Police Department was assisting SRPD with extra patrols in the evacuation zones of northwest Santa Rosa.The officers stopped Anthony Happel …
Evacuation Orders Lifted for Areas of Mendo County, Some People May Return Home by This Afternoon
John Ross Ferrara / Oct. 15, 2017, 10:35 a.m. / Emergencies , Fire
DEAD RECKONING: Yes Dear, the World Really is on Fire
James Faulk / Oct. 15, 2017, 7:01 a.m. / Dead Reckoning
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Wisdom, Distilled
Barry Evans / Oct. 15, 2017, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: Kolchak, The Night Stalker, and the CURSE of the CZAR
James Tressler / Oct. 15, 2017, 6:59 a.m. / Letter From Istanbul
Sheriff’s Office Asks Mendocino Lake Complex Fire Evacuees to Assist Deputies in Location Efforts by Contacting Emergency Call Center
John Ross Ferrara / Oct. 14, 2017, 2:52 p.m. / Fire
… and Willits to call the EOC call center at 707-467-6428 and provide the following information:1. Name2. Address3. Telephone number4. Are all occupants …
After Widespread Outages, AT&T Pledges $250,000 to Aid Communities Impacted by California Wildfires
John Ross Ferrara / Oct. 14, 2017, 12:37 p.m. / Internet
Some Much-Needed Rain May be Coming to Mendocino County Late Next Week
John Ross Ferrara / Oct. 14, 2017, 9:10 a.m. / Fire , How ‘Bout That Weather
OBITUARY: Leo Arthur Durr, 1959-2017
LoCO Staff / Oct. 14, 2017, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… before Tooby, from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. Please bring a side dish and beverage. Lasagna will be served.I hope everyone who knew Leo will attend. Thank you.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Leo …
THEATER PREVIEW: ‘Gruesome Playground Injuries’ — Putting on a Play Isn’t All Fun and Games When Someone Loses an Eye
Lauraine Leblanc / Oct. 13, 2017, 4:31 p.m. / Theater
Celebrity Chef and Humboldt Native Guy Fieri Brings Flavortown to Victims of Sonoma County Fires
John Ross Ferrara / Oct. 13, 2017, 3:19 p.m. / Feel Good
… and dinner for thousands of people in partnership with the Salvation Army.“We started planning this on Monday night,” Fieri said in a Salvation Army YouTube video. “We just served maybe 1,200 people pulled …
Challengers Aim to Unseat College of the Redwoods Trustees, Who They Say Have Been Asleep at the Wheel
Ryan Burns / Oct. 13, 2017, 2:57 p.m. / Education , Government
… to decline the health care coverage that comes with a spot on CR's Board of Trustees, a benefit that she says costs the college $1,200 per month for each of the board's eight members …
Drug Task Force Busts Fortuna Mom (and Boyfriend) With Meth, Heroin, Weed, Scale and Packaging Materials
Hank Sims / Oct. 13, 2017, 2:09 p.m. / Crime
(UPDATE) Badly Singed Kitty, Sheltering Beneath Car and Surrounded by Burnt Homes, Rescued by Sonoma County Cops
John Ross Ferrara / Oct. 13, 2017, 2 p.m. / Animals , Emergencies , Feel Good , Feel Sad
Another ‘Red Flag Warning’ Issued for Dangerous Fire Conditions; Evacuation Orders Lifted for Much of Mendo’s Redwood Valley
Hank Sims / Oct. 13, 2017, 1:16 p.m. / Fire
… ORDERS for these areas are lifted, but will remain under EVACUATION WARNING:The Redwood Valley community south of the following locations:1. West Road south of and including Laughlin Way2.& …
(VIDEO) All-Too-Real Drone Footage Shows Devastation Left by Wine Country Wildfires, Now the Deadliest in California History
John Ross Ferrara / Oct. 13, 2017, 8:38 a.m. / Emergencies , Fire