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Demographics: Meet HSU’s Latest Batch of Freshmen
John Ross Ferrara / Aug. 24, 2017, 1:37 p.m. / HSU
… Angeles. No surprise there. Angelenos make up almost half of HSU's 1,214 incoming freshmen.The most common ethnicities of our new Lumberjacks — by far — are Hispanic/Latino and white …
Southern Oregon’s Chetco Bar Fire Tops 100,000 Acres With Zero Percent Containment; Outlying Areas of Brookings Evacuated
Hank Sims / Aug. 24, 2017, noon / Fire
Inmate Accused of Attacking Nurses Will Be Evaluated for Mental Competency; Criminal Proceedings Suspended
Rhonda Parker / Aug. 24, 2017, 9:52 a.m. / Courts
OBITUARY: William ‘Bill’ C. Connell, 1935-2017
LoCO Staff / Aug. 24, 2017, 7:43 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: William 'Bill' C. Connell, 1935-2017 William 'Bill' C. Connell, Humboldt County Chief Public Defender for 32 years, died unexpectedly on July 1, 2017 …
Arcata Police Chief Denounces Alt-Right, Announces Launch of ‘Not in Our Town’ Campaign
LoCO Staff / Aug. 23, 2017, 5:10 p.m. / Community
Guard Describes Jailhouse Attack That Left Him With Black Eyes, Bloody Nose; Two Inmates Will Face Felony Charges for Assaulting Officer
Rhonda Parker / Aug. 23, 2017, 2:54 p.m. / Courts
Humboldt’s New HR Director Committed to ‘Making County an Employer of Choice’
Ryan Burns / Aug. 23, 2017, 1:51 p.m. / Local Government
EPD: Man Dwelling Near Eureka Slough Bridge Throws Rocks at Cars, Attacks Officers, Gets Tased
Hank Sims / Aug. 23, 2017, 11:20 a.m. / Crime
OBITUARY: Delia Leota Beck Wilkes, 1939-2017
LoCO Staff / Aug. 23, 2017, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… — for everything she has done for her during her last 3 years. Thank you!!A visitation will be held at Paul's Funeral Chapel in Arcata on Friday, Aug. 25 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.A celebration of life …
OBITUARY: Ernest Eugene Rassbach, 1933-2017
LoCO Staff / Aug. 23, 2017, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… at Fresenius Kidney Care in McKinleyville.His memorial will be held at Greenwood Cemetery in Arcata on Friday Aug. 25 at 1:30 p.m. with a gathering immediately after at his home. In lieu of flowers we would like …
Lost Coast Brewery is Teaming Up With ‘90s Punk Rockers to Produce ‘The Bro-Hymn of Beers’
Andrew Goff / Aug. 22, 2017, 5:17 p.m. / Beer
Sheriff’s Office to SoHum Burglar, Car Thief: We Have You on Video and Your Days of Freedom Are Numbered
Hank Sims / Aug. 22, 2017, 4:57 p.m. / Crime
Local Attorney ‘Forgets’ Loaded Pistol in Briefcase While Attempting to Enter the Humboldt County Courthouse, Says HCSO
Andrew Goff / Aug. 22, 2017, 2:47 p.m. / Our Culture
Defendant in Manila Murder Case Has Criminal Proceedings Against Him Suspended, Will Be Committed to a State Hospital
Rhonda Parker / Aug. 22, 2017, 1:28 p.m. / Courts
Three Arrested in Eureka During Sweep of Suspected Heroin Hub
Andrew Goff / Aug. 22, 2017, noon / Crime
EPD: Woman Arrested for Burning Down Blue Heron Office Had Prior Disagreement with Property Owner
Andrew Goff / Aug. 22, 2017, 11:23 a.m. / Crime
OBITUARY: Mauro Battilocchi, 1947-2017
LoCO Staff / Aug. 22, 2017, 7:31 a.m. / Obits
(PHOTOS/VIDEO) Humboldt Stares at the Sun
Andrew Goff / Aug. 21, 2017, 4:24 p.m. / Our Culture
(UPDATES) Former Blue Heron Motel Office Building in Flames
Hank Sims / Aug. 21, 2017, 2:52 p.m. / Fire
Officer Describes Punching, Pepper-Spraying Half-Naked Woman Who Rammed Power Plant Gate; Suspect Held to Answer for Felony Vandalism
Rhonda Parker / Aug. 21, 2017, 1:12 p.m. / Courts
AIR QUALITY ALERT: Officials Warn of ‘Very Unhealthy’ Air Quality Conditions Along the Klamath River as Wildfires Continue to Grow
Hank Sims / Aug. 21, 2017, 12:47 p.m. / Emergencies
… Information, call the NCUAQMD’s hotline toll-free at 1-866-BURN-DAY (1-866-287-6329), or visit the website at www.ncuaqmd.org. …
(PHOTOS, VIDEO) HOW’S YOUR ECLIPSE? Coastal Humboldt is Socked In, But People Are Flocking Inland to Get Views
Hank Sims / Aug. 21, 2017, 10:07 a.m. / Nature
HARDIN: An Honest Value in Humboldt County
John Hardin / Aug. 21, 2017, 7:03 a.m. / Guest Opinion
… IPA at Eureka Natural Foods, or the Liquor Store in Redway for $28.88 a case. Just last week I saw that they still have it at ENF at that same price. That works out to about $1.20 per 12 oz bottle …
WILDFIRE UPDATE; Plus, Brush Fire on Eureka Waterfront Adds More Smoke Above Our Heads
Ryan Burns / Aug. 20, 2017, 6:32 p.m. / Fire
Inmate Tased After Assaulting Correctional Officers, Two Nurses in Unexplained Attack
Hank Sims / Aug. 20, 2017, 1:49 p.m. / Crime
… on August 9, 2017 by the Fortuna Police Department forcharges of PC245(a)(1), assault with a deadly weapon. At the time of the assault he was housed in a maximum security celled unit.DeMarco was receiving …
Outpost Investigation Finds Illegal Sales Through Public Administrator’s Office Date Back to at Least 2013
Ryan Burns / Aug. 20, 2017, 7 a.m. / Local Government
… by a $1,000 fine, up to a year in the county jail or both. The Public Administrator is entrusted with serving as the executor of estates for people who die without any heirs or without relatives who …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Sorry, Humboldt — Your Eclipse Experience is Going to be Nothing Like the Transcendent Experience of Totality
Barry Evans / Aug. 20, 2017, 6:45 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… darkened as the moon's shadow, racing at 1,300 mph across our planet, cut off sunlight from the peaks. Seconds later, as if someone had turned a switch, it happened: we were in totality.It was far from …
OBITUARY: Jesse Lawrence Roberts, 1989-2017
LoCO Staff / Aug. 20, 2017, 6:01 a.m. / Obits
(VIDEO) LITERACY DAY! Eureka Celebrates Transforming an Old Telephone Booth Into a Colorful Lending Library and Launches a Traveling Library for Those in Need
Sierra Jenkins / Aug. 19, 2017, 6:55 p.m. / LoCO Video Reports
Two Pounds of Meth Discovered During Traffic Stop Near Benbow; Two Arrested
Andrew Goff / Aug. 19, 2017, 10:22 a.m. / Crime
